26 | T HE B A R O SSA MA G
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After 12 months searching, Liam managed to find
employment at Allianz Insurance where his career
is now skyrocketing. It may not be the lawyer job
he first imagined, but it’s just as stimulating.
Again showing he can achieve anything he puts his mind
to, Liam worked his way up from a humble claims officer
to being part of a new team created as a result of the Royal
Commission into the banking sector.
“I’m a complaints support advisor now. There’s exposure
to a whole lot of divisions. CTP claims, policy operations,
property and motor…every side of the business. A lot more
exposure which can only be a good thing,” he says excitedly.
With the support of the Barossa, his workplace, friends
and family, which includes doting mother, Cynthia; father,
Christopher and younger brother Shannon whom he calls
his "best mates"; Liam is living his best life with aspirations
to continue his upward trajectory.
Even he has to smile at how far he’s come.
“People often say to me we really admire the way you
go about your bowls and your work…you have a real crack
at it. I’m like yeah but, what about the millions of people
who can’t afford to eat, have no water, no house,” he says,
remembering the extreme poverty he had seen in South
Africa years before.
“I’m extremely privileged compared to some people.
A lot has to do with your attitude I think too. I don’t get
bogged down in negative thoughts and stuff like that and
I think it is a good way to be.
“I wanted to get off the pension and become a tax payer,
I wanted to be the one to help people who couldn’t work
and I was always hellbent on doing that.
“I’ve worked hard, busted my guts for a long time,
but I’ve got there!”
Modified 1 November 201