I had a little laugh as I chose the featured image for this article. A photo of a type writer – the glamorous idea of what it means to be a writer. When actually, it’s hours at your laptop drinking copious amounts of coffee often late into the night trying to meet deadlines. Nope, no…
Being Successful
My 12 Money Rules of Thumb!
This topic is perhaps a little out of my comfort zone – raised with the idea that you don’t talk about money in public. Which is weird because in private, it was often the conversation at the dinner table. My family came from nothing and built a successful business over the years. My father ran…
Meet Gerard: What it’s like being an academic!
Academia is honestly not for everyone. After being at university for over a decade, still not sure what to do with my life, my family kept telling me I should just go for it. I thought of all the students I’d have to deal with and all the marking that needed to be…