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Create Your Future
Jesika Lucarelli & Tallie Martin, Great Mountain Guide Service
There’s really no future unless you create it.
Go By What You Feel
Laura Farrell, Founder, Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports
I’m not a tech-y person, so I don’t spend a lot of time researching anything. I just go by what I feel and experience.
Have Nothing To Prove
Jane Koopman
For me, so much of it is the community and the people you get to share those experiences with.
Be Brave Right Where You Are
Amanda Hatley, She Summits, Co.
I realized that I live my best life in the outdoors.
Start Small and Build Confidence
Christi Holmes, Maine Women Hunters
Role models are so important. It’s so hard to picture yourself doing something that you haven’t seen anyone who looks like you doing.
Keep It Creative
Holly Twining, Maine Yoga Adventures
If I’m staying good at my job, I’m going to keep it creative.
Follow Your Heart (and Your Dogs)
Polly Mahoney of Mahoosuc Guide Service
Still, after all these years, it’s an adrenaline rush and a spiritual experience for me every time.
Slow Down and Be Present
Lauren Jacobs, University of Maine
Not everyone is going to do it like you, and that is totally fine.
Dig a Hole and Ping Your Mom
Mikayla Clarke, AT and PCT Thru-Hiker
It was the most male-dominated environment I’d been in up to that point.
Make Some Use of Your Discomfort
Bri Dostie, Confluence Collective
Normalcy is not the same thing for everybody.
Take Your Time and Snack A Lot
Shannon Bryan, FitMaine
Instead of ‘I suck at that’, try ‘I’m really good at learning’.