My Abstract Timeline

Below is a little about my abstract life to date:

At age 0 I…

• Was born in Sydney, Australia

At age 6 I…

• Went to a boarding school in India at the base of the Himalayas

At age 12 I…

• Was taken around the world by my parents (thanks!) giving me the travel bug. Visited: USA, Canada, England, Scotland, France, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and India

At age 13 I…

• Got my first job (pamphlet delivery)
• Started my first business (buying bulk candy from the supermarket in the morning and re-selling it at school)

At age 14 I…

• Was ‘recommended’ by my principal that I should leave school, half way through year 9 due to constant mischief and rebellious acts against authority
• Got a job at the Pizza Hut Call Centre (I was too young to legally work but lied about my age)

At age 15 I…

• Went to TAFE (a community college of sorts) and completed my year 10 in 4 months
• Worked in Data Entry, Desktop Support and whatever else I could find

At age 16 I…

• Became the youngest Australian to get their CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
• Also became a Microsoft Certified Professional
• Got my first real job in IT
• Travelled to Hong Kong and Japan

At age 17 I…

• Returned to TAFE to complete my High School Certificate (HSC)

At age 18 I:

• Lost my job in IT as my company closed down
• Worked in a bar, cafe and restaurant
• Executed my first stock trade

At age 19 I…

• Graduated from TAFE with my HSC and a mark of 94.95
• Was accepted into a Bachelor of Commerce at Sydney University (top business degree in Australia)
• Got a job as an Undergraduate Accountant in a Finance Company
• Got a job as a part-time Mortgage Broker
• Got a job as a part-time High School Tutor

At age 21 I…

• Quit my 3 part-time jobs
• Got a full-time job as an IT Recruitment Consultant in a Public Firm, youngest consultant ever employed.
• Switched to part-time Uni

At age 23 I…

• Made $140,000 for the financial year
• Purchased my first property
• Dropped out of University
• Travelled to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam

At age 24 I…

• Quit my job as a Recruitment Consultant
• Set off to travel the world: Asia, North America, Europe and counting…
• Started an e-commerce business
• Started affiliate marketing
• Started this blog

At age 25 I…

• Continued to travel… Mostly Canada and USA
• Learned to Snowboard
• Attended numerous conferences in the Internet Marketing Space
• Grew my Internet Marketing Company
• Sold my E-commerce Store

At age 26 I…

• Lived in the Dominican Republic for 8 months, learned to surf
• Built my internet marketing company significantly revenues, profit, staff
• Started Vitoto
• Also traveled to the US, Thailand and Australia

At age 27 I…

• Moved to San Francisco to work on Vitoto where I currently am

Well, that’s all so far… Feel free to contact me regarding anything I have done or if you are doing something similar and want to network. I am always open!

For another perspective on abstract, read Abstract Education: The Khan Academy.