<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A stranger's encouragement can matter because the... > A stranger's encouragement can matter because the stranger has no investment in the old identity. One accurate sentence may supply permission that a familiar coalition has withheld for years. **Source:** [[livestreams/Positive Regard, Leadership, and Giving People Something to Live Up To - Workbook|Positive Regard, Leadership, and Giving People Something to Live Up To]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A stranger's encouragement can matter because the stranger has no investment in the old identity. One accurate sentence may supply permission that a familiar coalition has withheld for years.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-strangers-encouragement-matter-coalition-withheld-years ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->