Seven years ago I was designing cars, six years ago it was trains and five years ago I invented an ergonomic mousemat. Four years ago I was a graphic designer, three years ago I was a traveller and two years ago I was a brand consultant. Just one year ago I became an author and now I am a presenter which all makes me: Will Baxter, Whatever will be, Will B. Author. Designer. Presenter.

A brief history of my time on earth

1980 Age 0 – Bath (UK) I was born the son of a yellow BMW driving lawyer and a bus catching Interior Designer.

1981 Age 1 – Wiltshire (UK). Found in bed with toy cars. Teddies were thrown on the floor.

1982 Age 2 – London (UK). I modelled for the front cover of Country Living magazine (they tell me the picture wasn’t used because I had too much of a tan!)

1983 Age 3 – Warminster (UK). Spent the weekend with a friend of the family who was a doctor, he noticed that I was partially deaf!

1984 Age 4 – Wiltshire (UK). Had a life changing operation where grommets were installed into my ears so I could hear fully.

1985 Age 5 – Wiltshire (UK). Spent my childhood avoiding the Television. Preferring to draw planes and cars on the kitchen table.

1986 Age 6 – Warminster (UK). His last brother was born, making him the second of four boys.

1988 Age 8 – Dorset (UK). Spent five years at ‘Tomorrows school for today’s child’.

1993 Age 13 – Bath (UK). Sent to King Edwards School, Bath. Loved it. Focused on Art and Design Technology in order to realise my dream of becoming a car designer.

1995 Age 15 – Salisbury Plain (UK). Spent a weekend being shot at as part of my school Combined Cadet Force training. Made it to the rank of Staff Sergeant in charge of REME (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers).

1997 Age 17 – Salisbury (UK). Obsessed with the freedom of the open road I passed my driving test just three weeks after my birthday. Got 18 minor points! (you are only allowed 15 now)

1998 Age 18 – Bath (UK). My A level results prove that I am not what you might call balanced! Art: A, Design Technology A, Physics E, Maths U.

1998 Age 18 – Went of to the University of Huddersfield (UK) to the study ‘Transport Design’. I spent three years drawing cars, sitting around a table with twenty-five guys and speaking about women.

1999 Age 19 – Travelled to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Jersey. Spent the summer inter-railing around Europe on my own. Looking back, being alone for three weeks was very good practice for this trip.

2001 Age 21 – Travelled to Peru (Matchu Pitchu, Arequipa and Lima) Completes the Inca Trail with a friend who is just about to join the Navy.

2002 Age 22 – Travelled to Czech Republic (Prague) I did a tandem Skydive strapped to an instructor who had his leg in plaster.

2003 Age 23 – Nottingham (UK). I took a job designing trains and then spent six years living in the fashionable city of Nottingham.

2004 Age 24 – Travelled to Australia on business, climbed the Sydney Harbour bridge in Sydney, visited Aires Rock and I did my one and only bungee jump in Cairnes. Absolutely the scariest thing I have ever done, I remember standing at the edge, thinking, “If I can do this, I can do anything.” and climbs the Sydney Harbour Bridge whilst working and travelling.

2007 Age 27 – India, Singapore Australia, New Zealand, Los Angeles & New York. I travelled around the world in 80 days/handbags.

2009 Age 29 – Wiltshire (UK). After spending two years writing up my travel diary I self-published my book. Yipee!

2010 Age 30 - In this year my aim is to give 100 talks to businesses, schools and travel groups. Please do let me know if you can think of any opportunities for me to talk.

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What would you like to do now?
a) Contact Will.
b) Go to the Will Baxter interview.
c) Buy the book.