Anchor text for interbal linking vs external linking.

Hey everyone, here's something I'm confused about.

Let's say I use an anchor text "website development company" on my website for internal linking. Is it okay to add external links to the same anchor text on a different as well? Having exact anchor text on different pages, one linking to an internal page and one linking to an external page, is not going to be an issue, right?

I remember reading something of this sort but I can confirm if it's true or not.