1.0icouldhttps://icould.comicouldadminhttps://icould.com/author/icouldadmin/Sandy M - icouldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZfKvvvHsgF"><a href="https://icould.com/stories/sandy-m/">Sandy M</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://icould.com/stories/sandy-m/embed/#?secret=ZfKvvvHsgF" width="600" height="338" title="“Sandy M” — icould" data-secret="ZfKvvvHsgF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Sandy M was initially encouraged by his parents to study Biology and although he decided to study it at The University of Edinburgh, he felt that it wasn't for him. His first job was with a London publishing company but he felt he wanted to return to Edinburgh. He joined Standard Life on a temporary contract in the Marketing team and realised that it brought together his passion for writing and communications.