Summary:
The alternative is to be fully present, step into life, and pursue passions wholeheartedly. The act of dancing around the periphery can be used as a constructive comment to help others get their selves in line with their objectives.
Alternatively, it can be used as a manipulative suggestion to support another person's agenda or line one's pocketbook.
Article:
I was once sitting in my garage (my man cave), scrolling through channels on a wall-mounted big screen television, looking for something interesting. I stumbled across a televangelist, a gentleman who had a southern drawl in his conversation.
This was his exact sales pitch to get people to send money.
"You 'Kan't' go to heaven without paying your way in. If you think you can, you're just dancing around the periphery. However, if you send a $100 love gift, I will pray that god answers your prayers. And if you send $200 right now, I will double your prayers."
1.https://www.halfwayupthemountain.com/2020/01/06/dancing-around-the-periphery/