The subject line was 'Guess who??'

'Oh lordy' I thought. Another one of those dodgy emails offering me the chance to enhance my body parts or to inform me that I'd won the lottery in some far off African country I have never even heard of.

But, then I realised it had come through to my work address and very little spam reaches me via that email.

So, instead of deleting I thought I'd better take a look.

And I'm glad I did. It was from one of my former college lecturers from when I lived and studied in Hampshire. She was very congratulatory about my career success and has invited me down to lecture to her current students.

On reflection I owe quite a lot to this lecturer. I'm sure she's the one that told me to jack-in my A levels first time around, accept a job at my local radio station and begin my career as a broadcast journalist.

Now, I'm a great believer in fate and I'm sure that all those years ago, as a 17 year old, if I had decided to actually continue my studies, then there's no reason to suggest I wouldn't be where I am today.

Nevertheless, she told me to 'go for it' when I had the chance and for that I'm grateful.

So, cheers Sandra!