‘Don’t take it personally….’ it’s an advice that I have both given and received. I was wrong in offering it, and in not challenging it when I received it.

Akaya Windwood, CEO of Rockwood Leadership Institute, charismatically explains why it’s ok to take it personally, without allowing setbacks and rejections to crush us.

‘To someone who is being rejected I would say “What are you learning?” “What meaning are you making of this? That’s a much more useful piece of advice than saying “Don’t take it personally”‘ – Akaya Windwood

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