Category: Personal Post

  • Week 4 – 2012

    Four weeks into the 2012 study year and I actually feel like I’m ahead of the game, which is a nice way to feel at this level. I’m well on top of my assessments and even have some breathing space! No time for complacency though, so back to the grind stone. I have uploaded a…

  • Featured In Unitec Marketing Campaign

    Check out this cutting from the latest Unitec print campaign (New Beginnings).  A little bit of my story.

  • Summer School

    The final installment of the Vans New Zealand papers (Marketing Communications Strategy) has now been uploaded. Navigate to ‘Marketing Papers’ if you are interested in reading this work. Summer school kicked off yesterday with an Operational Management paper, Project Management.  This is an intense course, completing a full paper in just three weeks! Is going…

  • Grad Show 2011

    After completing my first semester at Unitec I was very excited but surprised to be invited to the 2011 Grad Show to receive the annual academic prize for excellence in marketing.  Having my work recognised this early in my academic journey is both an honour and an encouraging sign, reassuring me that I am in…

  • Semester 1… done..

    Well the first semester is done and dusted and I’m enjoying a short break before venturing back for summer school.  I have worked hard and have really enjoyed my learning experience so far, and have been rewarded with very good marks in my assignment work.  Course grades should be out in the next couple of…

  • First Papers

    Well it’s certainly been a journey so far!  Five weeks down and I’m loving learning.  There’s no denying that it’s full on and it’s definitley no walk in the park, but the enormous sense of achievement I felt after knocking out my first three assignments is certainly a feeling that I think I can get…

  • The Journey Begins…

    17 years after leaving high school I am once again a student, this time however by choice.  Unitec Auckland will be my learning hub for the next couple of years imbedding into me fresh knowledge and fresh ideas, as well as offering me the tools required to succeed in this fast-moving world of business. Throughout my…