“Don’t take it personally.”

I’ll bet you’ve heard this advice at some point in your own career - most likely delivered by a well-intentioned boss or mentor-type on a day that wasn’t your best.

While the intent is good, it’s so much easier said than done, right?

After all, we bring our whole selves to the work that we do. How could it not be personal?

It was allowing myself to take my work personally that led to the alignment I’d been seeking between my beliefs and my business - and that has led to the work I do today to support women in insurance sales.

My roots in the insurance industry were planted as a curious young woman working for Westfield Insurance; to say it’s a full-circle moment to be invited to chat about the intersection of my personal and professional journey in a candid conversation on Westfield’s podcast, Closing the Gap, is putting it mildly!

Have a listen as host Chris Cline and I chat about the journey - including the missteps I’ve made along the way, what I didn’t do with the check I received from my first client - and a frank call to action for insurance agency leadership today.