Rex Ballard Autobiography for the Landmark Education Wisdom Course
Roots
Mom's Ancestors
Dad's parents & Grandparents
Mom - 1934-2001
Dad 1932-Current
1953 – Parents
1954 – Parents Meet/Marry
1955-6 - 1st year – 0 yrs
1956-7 - 2nd year – age 1
A Miracle of Modern Medicine
1957-8 – Age 2
1958-9 – 3 years old
1959-60 – 4 years old
Who am I, What Am I?
1960-1 - 5th year
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1962-3 – 6-7 year old - 1st Grade
Mar-Sep 1963 – 7 year old - 1st Grade - Fallas
1963-4 - 7-8 years old - 2nd Grade
Alone with God
1964-5 – Age 8-9 - 3rd Grade
Being an “It”
1965-6 – Age 9-10 - 4th Grade
1966 – Age 10-11 - 5th Grade
Near Death Experience?
1967-8 – Age 11-12 - 6th Grade
Born Again
1968-9 – Age 12-13 - 7th Grade
Nerd, Mad Scientist
A Mission from God
The First Attacks
1969-1970 – Age 13-14 - 8th Grade Nerd/Babtist phase
Coming Out of my Shell
Rebel, Karma Chameleon
1970 – Age 14 - 8th Grade Hippie/Freak/Singer phase Strong Suit -Karma Chemeleon
Coming of Age
1970-1971 – Age 14-15 - 9th Grade
Renaissance Man
George Washington HS – Becoming Accountable
1971-1972 – Age 15-16 - 10th Grade
16 and a Community Leader
1972-1973 – Age 16-17- 11th Grade
Identity – Who Am I?
1973-1974 - Age 17-18 - 12th Grade
LHC Freshmen – Little Brother
1974-5 - Age 18-9 – LHC Freshman
College – Sophomore - Panzy
1975-6 - Age 19-20 – LHC Sophomore
Sophomore Year – Workaholic Phase
1976-7 Age 20-21 LHC Junior
Junior Year – PCs and Theater
1977 - Age 21 - ACC
Arapaho Community College
Connie Mohr
AA, Losing Family and Connie
Free Falling to the Bottom
Hitchiking on the Road to Recovery
1977 - Age 21-2 - Bethesda/LaBelles
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1978 - Age 22 – LHC Senior/OldeTown
Loretto Heights College - the final chapter.
1979 - Age 23 – Theater Management
A Theater Manager at Last (sort of).
A.A. and the 90-day-wonder.
Becoming a Professional - What do I REALLY want to do?
1980 - Age 24 – Sales/Teaching
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1981 - Age 25 – Computer Sales/ Programmer/Husband
1982 - Age 26 – Software Designer
7/1982-7/1983 - Age 27 – Associate Engineer CCI / Father
Software Engineer - Creating the Systems of the Future.
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1984 - Age 28 – Junior Engineer - CCI
1985 - Age 29 – CCI “Special Forces”
1986 - Age 30 – CCI “Special Forces” TGC
1987 - Age 31 – CCI “System Architect” SIC
1988 - Age 32 – Fedex SuperTracker
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Fedex – Bravo Zulu
1989 - Age 33 – Fedex Architect
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1990 - Age 34 – Great West Life Architect
Great West Life - Leader and MIS Architect.
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1991 - Age 35 – GWL Enterprise Architect
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Landmark Forum
1992 - Age 36 – Internet Consultant
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Creating the Commerical Internet and the World Wide Web.
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1993 - Age 37 – Dow Jones/Internet
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1994 - Age 38 – Internet Leader/Landmark Leader
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1995 - Age 39 – S&P, McGraw Hill, Internet
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1996 - Age 40 – S&P, McGraw Hill, Internet
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1997 - Age 41 – Consulting IT Architect
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1997-8 - Age 41-2 – Prudential – Enterprise Architect Going Global with Linux and OSS
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1998-9 - Age 42-3 – Prudential – Enterprise Architect Going Global with Linux and OSS
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1999 - Age 43 – IBM -IT Architect
Alaska
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2000 - Age 44 – IBM -IT Architect
2001 - Age 45 – IBM -IT Architect
2002 - Age 46 – IBM -IT Architect
2003 - Age 47 – IBM -IT Architect
2004 - Age 48 – IBM -IT Architect
2005 - Age 49 – IBM -IT Architect
Cell Phone List - 2005
2006 - Age 50 – IBM -IT Architect
2007 - Age 51 – IBM -IT Architect
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