BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential
"Nothing is stronger than the Human Spirit. "
I often wonder what it is that makes individuals think they can’t. Why is it that they doubt themselves? When in our lives do we learn to be embarrassed and decide not to try something new? As children we are instinctively born with natural curiosity to explore. What happens to that flame? Why does it burn out?
Hello again everyone. Has it already been a whole week? It seems that time goes by faster and faster and we don’t even see it. I think that’s what they mean about life being precious. I mean, we are only given a very finite amount of time to do something good in this world. What it really comes down to is making it count.
My name is Garrett DeLong and I am a second-year student at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. About one year ago, I became aware of the organization BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential. As I researched BEYOND LIMITS, I gradually became more aware of what the group’s mission was all about: inspiring people to achieve great things. Continue reading “Being Part of Something Great”
Hello, everyone! My name is Erin and I’m a member of BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential. I didn’t join for the sake of joining, though. Neither did I join for someone else or their opinion. I joined because I have lived a life plagued with “can’t.” Growing up, I always had a little voice in the back of my mind whispering, “can’t” when I thought about doing anything. The voice was there whenever I had doubts or fears, and especially when I had hopes and dreams. To be haunted by my own limitations was paralyzing and daunting and something I would never wish on another.
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.