A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

[Joywtseo421]

Pardon me while I brush off some pretty well-used ‘Internet Wisdom.’ Well used perhaps because they are so wise….here it is!

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right” – Henry Ford

The reality is that if this post applies to you, you may well be over 40, 45, perhaps a little older, and if that is the case, you may be starting to buy into the premise [more urban myth in my opinion] that you may be ‘too old?’ or that ‘employers prefer young blood’.

The reasons why this myth made it into circulation would need an entire post dedicated qatar phone number library to it, but in my experience … *wields over a quarter of a century of experience for dramatic effect* …employers who recognise experience and maturity as an asset are still out there, let me give you an experience.

You go into B&Q, looking for something to use as a moisture barrier between a concrete floor and some untreated wood flooring – who do you ask for advice?

Is it the young man who seems to be focusing all his energy on resisting the urge to wear his cap back-to-front, staring at his phone? [No offense intended, this is pure hyperbole,] or is it the seasoned tradesperson, oozing competence from years of experience in the building trade because B&Q recognise the value of experience and make it a priority to litter their workforce with such talent?

I will leave my rhetorical question hanging, unanswered in the digital air.

My own mum, as well as several of my Linkedin connections are over 70, still working, not ready to retire, perhaps a little ‘lower’ on their career ladder than previously, but still valued by their employers!

It is possible to take some control over your own destiny, and potential success or failure can lie squarely in a person's own mind!