Don’t take it personally!
A project in which I have been very involved has not worked out and could be wound up in the next couple of months. Its failure brings a great deal of disappointment; I had made a heart and soul commitment to its work and had a great deal of hope in its success.
It was with a heavy heart that I ‘phoned another person involved to say that I thought we would have to call it a day.
“Don’t take it personally”, the person said.
But of course I take …