They aren’t naysayers in the traditional sense, they’re just scared—for you and for themselves. Your job is to sell them on your vision in order to reassure them and to move them from a potential no to ideally a yes, but at least an OK. Obviously you don’t need their approval to pursue your dream, and you shouldn’t let it stop you if their approval doesn’t come, but if you can sell them it’s always better to have more people in your corner.
