<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The people who slow you down most are often the... > The people who slow you down most are often the ones trying to help, because doubt costs nothing to give and fear travels easily from one life into another. When someone answers your decision with nothing but more uncertainty, ask them to help in a different way, listen carefully to any concrete warning, and notice who actually supports the life you are building. Most enduring ventures begin with a small, trusted nucleus, so decide deliberately who belongs close to the center of your plans and who belongs farther out. **Source:** [[livestreams/Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Workbook|Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The people who slow you down most are often the ones trying to help, because doubt costs nothing to give and fear travels easily from one life into another. When someone answers your decision with nothing but more uncertainty, ask them to help in a different way, listen carefully to any concrete warning, and notice who actually supports the life you are building. Most enduring ventures begin with a small, trusted nucleus, so decide deliberately who belongs close to the center of your plans and who belongs farther out.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-people-who-slow-who-belongs-farther ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->