BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential
"Nothing is stronger than the Human Spirit. "
My name is Brandy Smith and I am a member of BEYOND LIMITS. I just got involved this fall and am already immersed in the project. Hiking the Appalachian Trail is an experience that many people take advantage of to find themselves. So I caught myself thinking, who needs to find themselves most?
Time. It’s a funny thing really. We all have the same amount of it: yet some of us seem to have too much of it and others don’t seem to have enough. I fall into the latter category. I’m constantly one step ahead of where I am, planning, figuring, creating and playing out the next scenario. I’ve always got multiple things going on at the same time. My mother likens me to a race car. She’s always said that I drive my car full speed ahead and that I lap everyone else about five times before they reach the finish. Maybe she’s right. Maybe that explains why I’m so tired half the time??
Hi, my name is Tong Liu. I am an international student at UMPI. I come from Beijing. I am now an Oakley spokesperson of China because of my snowboarding. I am also a member of BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken You Potential.
Have you ever devoted yourself to a charity or cause you would like to support in your leisure time? Or have you wanted to? Then I believe you must be interested in the project – BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential. This project not only is a charity but it is a mental challenge.
Hi, my name is Meghan Legassie and I am a third year student at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. I am majoring in professional communication and journalism. I have always loved writing, so why not pick a major that includes what I love and find myself doing in my spare time?
My name is Monica Hewitt. I am a junior at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, and I am involved in the nonprofit program, BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential. We are committed to helping all people recognize that if they persevere, they can accomplish amazing things.
What does it mean to find yourself? People do lots of things to find themselves. They travel the world or go for a degree. For me it’s the later. I’m currently in school trying to figure out just who I am.
Have you ever said to yourself that one day you want to accomplish something great or cool or even just show the world what you’re made of? I know I’ve had those daydreams that one day (hopefully soon) I’ll prove my worth and acquire at least some mild amount of fame. All it takes to reach your goals is persistence—trust me, I’ve seen it.
Have you ever wanted to be part of something great? Do you want to reach out to people and help them to discover their awesomeness? Have you discovered all the amazing things that you can do yourself – including the ones you didn’t think you could?
Back in fall 2015 when we decided to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2017, we realized that it would be good to do some practice hiking. Our goal wasn’t to do something as challenging as Katahdin and Baxter State Park, but we thought that it would be good to sample some varied terrain and get more hiking exposure.
I’ve always been an extremely lucky person: luckiest person alive I say to anyone whom I can get to listen. Despite having physical challenges from birth, I also had great support from my family, especially my dad. When you’re a kid and you’re really different, you hear a lot of “CAN’T.” I heard that I couldn’t go to university or hold a job. But my dad was always there, saying that whatever I set my mind to, I could and would do. My dad also said that if you saw something that needed to change and you could do it, then you must. I believed my dad—still do.
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