Why did I start More Life Health?
Ever since starting More Life Health, I’ve wanted to share more about myself, and why and how More Life Health started.
I’ve actually had the bulk of what I am sharing in this email sitting there for years, I just never got around to finish it & sending it out…
So without further ado, here is how it all got started…
I was born in Sydney, Australia.
I went to school in Sydney, Australia. And also went to university in Sydney, Australia to study Physiotherapy.
That’s a good summary... but a bit more has happened in between…
After finishing school, I knew I wanted to go to university, but to be honest, I had no idea what I really wanted to do with my life.
I applied for university.. and studied a degree in applied science (exercise and sports science) at the University of Sydney.
I finished the degree, but I still had no clue what I wanted to do and my options were limited. One of the common paths taken after this degree is a Masters in Physiotherapy, which sounded alright to me.
However, the first time around, with limited places, I did not get an offer for the course. Now what?
I wasn’t sure..
I decided to continue working as a concierge at a luxury hotel on a beach in Sydney and save enough to travel around the world; Europe and Egypt mainly. I had this strong feeling after doing this I’d get in when I reapplied the following year.
And I did!
After university I got offered a place in a popular hospital in Australia on rotation through different wards for a year. I liked this hospital. I would have gained great experience. However, something seemed off about me taking it…
I felt there were bigger things out there, I wanted more adventure.
One day whilst working on a placement during university a friend told me that there were great jobs in the Northern Territory of Australia with great pay rates.
To me, this sounded great.
I loved exploring new places, I loved adventure.. seeing more of Australia with better pay whilst learning from many broad aspects of health.. I got excited!
I immediately told another Physiotherapist friend about it, and he said he’d be keen to come also.
I said, “Okay, I’ll go home tonight and see if there is a job advertisement looking for two young lads in Darwin…”
I went home that night not thinking there would be a job ad like this on the website, but I checked for jobs and I saw this title, “Bring a mate to Darwin”...
I read on…
“We are a Physiotherapy Clinic looking for two New Graduate Physiotherapists to join our team…”
The ad seemed like it was written just for us.
To cut this story shorter, we applied for the ad. Got the jobs and drove up to the Northern Part of Australia to start my Physiotherapy career.
Here is a photo that was taken on the way!
I gained experience working in:
Private practice…
Hospitals (a bunch of different wards)...
Palliative care…
Nursing homes & community centres…
Working in Indigenous communities…
And with sporting teams (mainly Australian football, and field hockey)…
Then, after years doing this I decided I needed a change, and a friend asked me to move into working with older adults. I took the job and ended up working all over Australia for 7 years working with seniors in local communities and residential care.
By this time I had developed many skills & had a wide range of experience of working with so many older adults in different settings.
I wanted to help more people on a larger scale – and felt I could bring my skills online…
So I did, and More Life Health was born.
Nowadays, I now live on the South Coast of South Australia, but this will probably change soon. I like moving around and exploring new places.
I enjoy exercising, getting out in nature, swimming, surfing, reading, meditating, scuba diving, nutrition and travelling.
My goal is to help as many people improve their health & the lives of as many people around the world as I can.
Thanks for being on this journey with me.
- Mike