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PERSPECTIVE Nurturing A Disruptive Mindset By Dr. Wale Akinyemi Merchants of negativity thrive on the effect that their negativity has on people. If you refuse to be a depository for ntegativity, then these merchants will have to look elsewhere. Each time you allow the stupidity of people get to you, you empower them and you rob yourself and invariably the world of your genius. Everything that is a breakthrough today was once booed and considered impossible by so called experts. 22 MAL27/18 ISSUE In a world where so many people live to prove a point to others and where people spend money they don’t have to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like, proving a point to yourself becomes a great attribute of truly great champions – who compete against their own records. If no one is playing music for you to dance to create it in your head and start dancing. Don’t make it about an audience. Make it about you!