<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The five people nearest to a person can influence... > The five people nearest to a person can influence expectation, vocabulary, emotional regulation, information, and opportunity. Choose proximity deliberately because social environments teach what is normal long before they announce what is true. **Source:** [[livestreams/Wishes, Boundaries, and the Structure of Change - Workbook|Wishes, Boundaries, and the Structure of Change]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The five people nearest to a person can influence expectation, vocabulary, emotional regulation, information, and opportunity. Choose proximity deliberately because social environments teach what is normal long before they announce what is true.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-five-people-nearest-before-announce-true ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->