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Wrestling Your 'Dream Life' Demons
Tarin O’Donnell, Tarin It Up Podcast and TKO Yoga & Fitness
It’s networking. Everything in life is networking. You meet people, and you’re just exposed to things you weren’t exposed to before. You find these opportunities you didn’t even know existed.
Talk to Cool People (Then Say Yes!)
Alicia Heyburn, Teens to Trails
Enough excuses! If it sounds a little scary, a little hard, and a little fun, make it a ‘HELL YES’!
Spend the Most Time Where the Representation Is
Saige Linsay, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
I, in particular, love the whitewater community, and I’m not saying that our community isn’t great - but we can always make it better, right??
Forget Pedal to the Metal, Put Your Mettle to the Paddle
Karrie Thomas, Northern Forest Canoe Trail
It was really never intended to be a ‘thru-paddle’… the founders imagined a series of destinations that would allow people to discover the northeast over time.
Send It Skijoring in Skowhegan!
Kristina Cannon, Main Street Skowhegan & Mary Haley, MXH Marketing
There’s no reason why we couldn’t do it here…. it’s just, no one had.
Catch Some Air with A Flying Flock
A Flying Flock
I do it because I have four granddaughters, and I want them to know you can do anything.
(Gear) Sharing is Caring
Emily Mackeown, Maine GearShare
Managing gear, if that’s not what you’re designed to do, just sucks!
Rescue Yourself First
Ari Leach, Blackbird Guide Services
The thing that meant the most to me when I received my license wasn’t my patch or my physical license…My mom met me at the door with a box, and inside was my grandmother’s very last license, her patches, her hunting jacket, and her silver Maine guide shield.
Share Your Passions, Hold Your Breath, and Watch Them Go
Charlotte & Georgia Clews
So when I had kids, I totally had this vision of taking them out in the stroller on the Pacific Crest Trail, you know, the rugged stroller. That’s not realistic, by the way.
Discover Your Backyard Backcountry
Lindsey Lapointe, Seacoast Hikes
You need to know if there’s going to be a bathroom there, if it’s stroller friendly, if you can bring your dog, if there’s a playground, if there’s a picnic table, how long it’s going to be... Because otherwise it’s too scary for you to take two babies there by yourself.
Lean Into Your Life (AND the Downhill)
Chrystsonthy Drellos, Blue Sky MTB
If I had $1 for every time I wanted to throw my bike into the woods and stomp off, I’d be a millionaire.
If the Sign Looks Interesting, Take the Exit
Ranger Emma Mitchell of the Lowell National Historical Park
I started volunteering at Boston National Historical Park, and gave myself a little bit of what it was like to work in an urban setting….and I actually didn’t hate sitting in a historic spot that was mostly about the history of people, rather than rocks and animals.