I was kept back a year at primary school at the age of 11 for being one day too young.
At 18 when applying in person at the School of Oriental and African Studies (London University) they laughed in my face.
At 20 my first serious girlfriend dumped me.
At 21 I was given the body swerve by all Advertising Agencies I’d applied to.
I did telesales instead and was rejected repeatedly.
As a cosseted, youngest child early adult rejection hurt badly. Now I’m grateful as each bump on the road thickened the skin and shaped a quiet determination to persevere.