Woody Wonders

I've been thinking about ageism quite a lot recently and how it can affect us, and no, before you accuse ME of being ageist, I'm also referring to how it affects young people too.  In fact, it can affect many age groups - children, teenagers, adults, senior citizens.  Obviously, most of this blog will feature on ageism from my point of view and the age I am now because that's simply where I'm at right now. Think back to when you first started out in your career, no doubt you were anxious, nervous, self-conscious and worried that you wouldn't be taken seriously and that other people would think you had no experience or knowledge As you get older, you start to experience very similar feelings, anxious, nervous, self-conscious and worried that people will also be thinking you've lost your drive and ambition and that you're not up-to-speed with how fast technology is moving and such like. Before I started in my current role, I went for an interview at another co...

It's been a year since most of us started working from home and living our lives in very different ways to how we had previously.  So in this week's blog I thought I'd take a look back at the events along the way. DISCLAIMER:   I can only relate to myself and those close to me.  Everyone has had a different journey so please bear that in mind when reading this blog!! February 2020:   Covid has become the buzz word of the moment and starting to feature more and more in everyday conversations.  At the end of February, me and Mr Bob signed on the dotted line for our new house, believing we had a couple of months to decorate before moving in very smoothly and with no mishaps - hmm! March 2020:  Covid has taken a strong hold across the world, events are being cancelled left, right and centre and it was only a matter of time before we would be in lockdown.  Everything related to our new house was grinding to a halt and we weren't in a position to move at th...

Do you have 'perfectionism tendencies'? As far as I'm concerned, perfectionism is the root of all evil.  I know this because I have 'perfectionism tendencies'.  On a good day, it's a pain in the backside and means that I check things half a dozen times; on a bad day, it's absolutely paralysing because it means that I'm scared of even starting something in case I fail.  Yet the sad thing is that I know I'll be way more productive and creative if I didn't worry so much about making the odd mistake, which I do anyway, so it's completely irrational and counterproductive!! I'm not overly competitive (well, maybe when I'm trying to pass someone in the last 100 mtrs of a race!), and I certainly don't see myself as an anxious person, so why do I have these 'perfectionism tendencies'?  I don't want to let anyone down, including myself, simple as that. I've been trying to think of ways I could turn this 'prob...