Peter Stewart

The older I get the more I value honestly and integrity, people who give an honest account of themselves and their situation. Isn’t that always the best way to start a conversation?

As for me, I did okay at school but didn’t really apply myself fully, it wasn’t until I started work than I got serious, completely focused on being good, being efficient at whatever I was asked to do. As an Apprentice Printing Technician my education started in the photographic and stencil department. I was quickly getting through a day’s work with time to spare, so asked “what do I do when I’m finished”, the Manager shrugged his shoulders and said, just sweep-up and keep the place clean. I spent so much time doing that, they called me Sweep! I’ve been called a lot worse since.

I’ve always been focused on the here and now, never planning a career path or working towards the next move. That’s not really been a conscious decision it’s just the way it is, I get passionate about the job, the journey and that seems to serve me well. I haven’t applied for a job since my first one when I was 16 years old, I've always been invited. 

My personality suits my profession, I do like a nice process, for data and logic to be applied to situations. All stacked up and thought through nicely. It still baffles me when others ignore the data and make uninformed decisions! Even people who should know better and their number appears to be growing, or am I becoming a little more critical, there’s a thought! 

Always the fit guy in the crowd, accustomed to saying to my friends, “if fitness is important to you, you’ll find the time.” Now I’m struggling to find the time much to their amusement. I do still make an effort but the endurance stuff I used to do will probably stay in the past.  I do have some nice war stories about those days though. 

I do love my dogs and currently have three Frenchies who keep us busy almost all of the time. Like most things in life, “you get out what you put in” and I get lots from them. They teach me as much as I teach them. Dogs can tell us all a little about trust and how to earn it, there’s no fooling them.

Over the years my sense of humour has landed me in trouble, I take after my mother and just can’t resist lobbing in a comment or finding something particularly funny and losing it and I mean completely losing it. That’s a burden worth bearing, all things considered 😊

That's my story, what's yours?



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Graham McKnight

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I am passionate about delivering a private client service feel to all of our customers, putting them at the heart of what we do. I work with an experienced and professional team that shares my vision and values, and we strive to build long-term trusting relationships with our clients, representing their best interests and helping them achieve their financial goals.

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