Your Stories

I hope to be more financially secure, to become more successful in my career and that my daughter will continue to grow and develop. I fear that the recession will bite deeply, costs and taxes will rise and there will be increased crime.

Managing my own workload, having the trust and respect of my colleagues and senior partners.

Some long hours, a tedious commute.

This country at the moment, I hate to see my taxes being wasted, the erosion of values, the disappearance of community. Also laziness and irresponsibility make my blood boil.

I love my little street where all the neighbours get on but don't intrude in each other's lives. I hate the lack of police, the litter and general disrepair of Front Street and the waste of resources and possibilities by the council.

Hard-working, caring, dedicated.

A photo of my family, a £1 coin and my journal.

My family, my car, a nice real ale now and again.

A train driver or long distance truck driver - certainly not an accountant!

That I'm extremely proud of them and fortunate to have them.

Paper boy but first real job was behind the bar in a bingo hall.

Worrying about my daughter's future. Or a good book that I can't put down!

John Simpson of the BBC - he has so many amazing tales to tell.

I can be a slob at times, I often take over the bathroom for an hour at a time lying in the bath and reading.

I work hard and devote myself 100% to the task in hand.

My work ethic and sense of responsibility.

Getting married...

"Trying to be Indiana Jones"

...travelling the world...

Not studying harder at school and making the most of my abilities. However, I'm happy so won't dwell on regrets.

On the golf course - clearing my head and concentrating on the game is very therapeutic.

To become a senior partner within five years, to retire comfortably by 50 and to be able to spend more time with my family in the meantime.

Having my pedal tractor run over by car thieves (missing me by inches) at 5 years old - my first realisation that there are bad people in the world.

Waking up the day after my wedding in a beach hut in Fiji with my wife next to me, listening to the waves and thinking "I'm going to make every day from now on count."

A greater work-life balance.

I'd create an environment where individuals could make a difference to their lives, where they could grow and develop with the only constraint being their own ability.