…it’s just business.
They made the decision as a vote of confidence against you. But they didn’t want to tell you the truth, so they just invented this cliché instead, so they could deceive you. So it must be personal.
People buy from people,
people sell to people,
people meet with people,
people talk to people,
people decide on people.
Business is people. So business is personal.
People are even more important in an increasingly over-crowded market. If everything else is the same, then it’s what you and I do that makes the difference.
Excellent point.
If you take every decision made by others personal in business I would have to hope you have very very very thick skin. Sometimes it would be easier to brush it off and accept the old adage I would think. Since I have issues though I don’t know how well I take my own advice. When I take things personally it tends to make me more driven and determined to succeed. Just my two cents.