Behaviour...

People are funny... I was recently chatting with friends, all of whom have full-time jobs and a pretty similar lifestyle to me I guess. We started talking about work and how some of us are luckier than others with our professions. Regardless of the job we do, we had a similar view on certain behaviours in the workplace.

We all agreed that when you first start a job, you are really paranoid about using work email and internet for personal stuff, but after a few months you just think sod it! If they are going to sack me for that then let them! There are loads of other things in work that follow this trend; how you interact with colleagues of the same status and those who are senior to you. We constantly push the boundaries once we gain an element of confidence or safety - we really are creatures of habit.

Watching Wimbledon has made me realise how mentally tough solo sports are, I mean the players cope with the pressure, the audience, the score, the outcome. It is so hard; I couldn't even cope with having a hit on centre court never mind playing a match on it. When a player hits a double fault or misses a shot, the crowd gasp...just hearing that as a viewer makes my stomach knot and muscles tense up. How can they carry on playing? I wish I had the ability to zone out and focus totally on the job in hand. That really is a talent - not many people I know have it, but I admire those who do.


Funny how you work out your strengths and weaknesses as you get older. In our youth everything is a mission; dealing with emotions, others opinions, our opinions, wants and needs, rights and wrongs, good decisions, bad decisions, future paths, options...it goes on! As you get older, I think you still have all this floating round in your head, but you start accepting your weaknesses and embracing your strengths. It is nice to start accepting yourself and being ok with it...shame it takes such a long time to get there!