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Special Mini-Issue I

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Special Mini-Issue I

Beyond Limits Magazine

Each day at Beyond Limits Maga-

zine we introduce you to athletes,

explorers, and everyday people

who are involved in extraordinary

adventures. These people live a

“Life Beyond Limits.” For some of

these individuals, the lifestyle came

as a natural progression of their

personalities, but for most it came

about as a means to change their

lives.

For this mini-issue, we asked our

contributors to share their secrets

to living a Life Beyond Limits.

Beyond Limits Magazine Editorial Staff:

Bill Murphy, Editor In Chief

Ann Brennan, Senior Editor

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Laura Doupnik, Web & Graphic Design Specialist

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A message from Bill Murphy, Editor-in-Chief of Beyond Limits

Magazine. I want to welcome you to come with me on an adventure

of discovering what you are capable in this world. The experience I

want for you when you read our magazine, visit our Facebook page, in-

teract with us on Twitter, or subscribe to us on Kindle is to feel

and know that you have arrived at a place where you can explore what

is possible through reading about others like you. Their journeys are

not your own, but it is my intention that you will be inspired to step

out of limitation and into possibility and re-capture a vision for your

life that may have atrophied and shrunken. Your concept of yourself

can be expansive and will be broadened reading our stories.

About Bill Murphy: Bill is an entrepreneur who has come from utter

failure to owning businesses generating millions........ businesses he

owns, but businesses that do not own him. A blessed husband, Father

of three, soccer coach of two, six times firewalker, two time Ironman

finisher, Survival school adventurer, Tae kwon do blackbelt, Spelunker

of the Spirit, and Mindfuless Meditator.

Launched in late 2010, Beyond Limits Magazine is one of a kind. We

want to know what our readers like most here, so we can deliver more

to you! If you have a story you would like to share or have a suggestion

for the magazine, please contact us at http://

beyondlimitsmagazine.com.

Shaping the Self

“We shape our work, and then, not surprisingly, we are shaped

again by the work we have done. Sometimes, to our distress,

we find ourselves in a place where the work seems to be doing

all the shaping, where we don’t seem to be able to lift

ourselves out of the mud of our own making, where we don’t

feel able to shape ourselves at all. At this point no strategy will

free us from our imprisonment…”

Excerpt from Crossing the Unknown Sea by David Whyte

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Michael Sandler was stumped when I first asked him for his top five

tips for living a Life Beyond Limits.

“The problem,” he said, “is that I don’t generally see limits.”

However, once Michael and his wife Jessica sat down, they couldn’t

limit themselves to five tips.

Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee’s two final tips for living a Life Beyond Limits. 1. Reconnect with Nature. Walking, running, and meditating (sitting or ly-ing on the ground) in nature gives me peace, strength, guidance and cour-age. It helps put everything in per-spective. When I’m disconnected from nature, I get stressed out and there’s almost nothing I can do. But when I plug back in, such as sitting or laying on the ground for 10-20 minutes in the morning, or taking a barefoot walk on a local trail, the whole world becomes clearer, I become stronger, more creative, and can overcome al-most any challenge that comes my way. It helps me to follow my motto “go slow to go fast”. Plugging back in to nature slows me down, gives me perspective, and helps me get far more done in a much shorter time. I’m just devoid of the nervous energy and brain chatter that often gets in the way. 2. My wife’s Bonus Tip:

“I listen to my wife”…she’s right, without her, I’d still have limits. Having a special someone in your life that can help act as a charac-ter foil or keep you on track can be the greatest gift in the world. Though I’d achieved a lot, as one of my best friends, a world-class marathoner himself (Hendrick Maako) said at our wedding, “Dude, you were NO WHERE without her.” Jessie helped me focus my ef-forts and bring all of my dreams into reality.

Photo Credit Kennan Harvey

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D a v e C o r n t h w a i t e ’ s

t o p 5 t i p s :

1 . Pe r s e v e r e

2 . O n l y l i s t e n t o p e o p l e w h o

c a r e a b o u t y o u

3 . E m b r a c e f a i l u r e b u t n o t t o o

m u c h

4 . B e c r e a t i v e & c o n c e n -

t r a t e o n y o u r s e l f

5. A n d l a s t l y, e n j o y i t .

E n j o y y o u r a dv e n t u r e

a n d y o u r l i f e .

Beyond Limits Magazine asked David

Cornthwaite to become a contributor because

as an author and public speaker, he has created

a lifestyle built around adventure. Through

his Expedition1000 project Dave has found a

way to combine his life of adventure with his

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Michael Sandler discovered the joys of barefoot running after enduring a

life-threatening accident which left him with a titanium femur and hip

and the devastating diagnosis of being told he would never run again. De-

fying all odds, Michael began barefoot walking and within six months was

running 10-20 miles per day barefoot and pain and injury free. Michael

has made it his mission to share the valuable lessons he has learned going

barefoot. The book Barefoot Running: How To Run Light And Free By Get-

ting In Touch With The Earth debuted in May 2010 and has since sold over

15,000 copies. Barefoot Walking: The Greatest Exercise on Earth is due out

in 2012.

Because Sandler seldom sees limits in life, he couldn’t limit himself here.

Michael shared seven tips for living a Life Beyond Limits.

Photo Credit Kennan Harvey

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Ann’s 5 Tips for Living a

Life Beyond Limits :

1. Take the first step. Whether you

are looking to paddle down the Mis-

sissippi on a paddle board, swim

across the English Channel, or break

out of a lifestyle that has been

pushed upon you, there is always a

first step. Decide what that is and

take it.

2. Set goals. What do you want from

your life? Though the fancy car and

the nice house may seem like a good

goal when you are sixteen, these are

not the things that are important to

us in the end. Instead, we begin to

hunger for that one thing that will make us happy. Look towards

that goal now and remember it in everything you do.

3. Believe in yourself. Becoming something more than you ever

hoped to be is not easy. There will be set backs. When that happens

look back at your goals and trust in your self. It is worth it. Keep

moving forward and happiness will come.

4. Create a support system. Surround yourself with people who un-

derstand what you are trying to accomplish and when the bad times

come, when you begin to doubt yourself, lean on them. Let them

bare some of the weight until you can get the momentum going

again.

5. Pray. Prayer is a huge part of my life. I pray every morning be-

fore I get out of bed and every night before I go to bed. Although I

pray for things in my life to turn out right, the best part of prayer

for me is in repeating my “thankfuls.” By thanking God for the

things that are good in my life I am reminded of what is good and

that makes all the difference.

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As I was pulling our adventurers’ lists

together, I began to re-examine my own

life. As a wife and a mom to three chil-

dren, it is easy to look past the steps I

have taken toward living a Life Beyond

Limits. But the very fact that I am the

editor at Beyond Limits Magazine was a

push beyond every limit I was born

with. Growing up in a trailer in North

Carolina, I was not taught to value edu-

cation. I was not taught to value my

health. I was not encouraged to follow

my passion. But I broke out of the lim-

its set upon me.

I was the first in my family to go to col-

lege. I was the first in my family to create a fitness-based life-

style. Although I followed a conventional career path right

out of college, taking jobs that brought in a paycheck doing

little to develop my soul, I did eventually push past that limit

as well. Giving up the day job and working full time towards a

career as a freelance journalist and editor. I don’t climb moun-

tains or row across oceans, but in my own way, I live a Life Be-

yond Limits.

As an editor and as a parent I teach and live by my five tips on

a daily basis.

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1. Make the impossible possible. This is my motto

and what I say before any great challenge or chal-

lenging day. I step out of bed, look out the window

and declare, “Let’s make the impossible possible.”

If you throw out the limits and go for the impossi-

ble, you’ll likely make it happen.

2. Dare to dream and follow your passion. I also

call this living big or living large. If you live large,

if you chase your dreams and follow your passions,

then you’ll live a life beyond limits and without re-

grets.

3. Always ask yourself “What would I do if I KNEW I couldn’t fail?” Be-

lieving in your future success is your first and most important step in mak-

ing it happen. Believe in it, see it, give thanks for it, and watch it come

about. What would YOU do if you KNEW you couldn’t fail?

4. Look at your weaknesses as potential strengths. In my case, my accidents

or injuries were positives, helping move me forward to become the person I

am today. So when a door shuts, open another one, if a venture

“fails” (there really is no such thing as failure), try another. Use pain, disap-

pointment, and “failures” for what they are, GUIDES, not ERRORS. Flow

like water, letting the guides steer you along, and watch the magic come

your way!

5. Think BIGGER than yourself. I recently did a marathon in Singapore

that was going terribly. However, I was supposed to stop at the halfway

point and wait for a team I was to guide into the finish for a world-record

attempt (world’s longest human chain). When I started running for the

team, I became a new person, recharged, invigorated, and filled with re-

serves and strength I didn’t know I had. When you do things for others,

when you work to help others, there’s no end to the wellspring of support,

energy, and love that’ll come your way. Helping others makes you Superman

(or Superwoman)! See Michael’s two bonus tips on page 10.

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Jini Reddy was born to be an adventurer but it

took her a long time to accept that role. After sev-

eral attempts at school and “real” jobs, Reddy fi-

nally found her place in life as a freelance journal-

ist. Jini is especially fond of natural landscapes

and off-beat journeys, and travels in search of

those precious, unpredictable, exhilarating mo-

ments when she feels connected to something

greater than herself.

Highlights include treks to the Living Root Bridg-

es in India’s Meghalaya state and the ruins of Gua-

temala’s El Mirador (the latter in the company of

a moody, pistol-toting jungle patroller), a solo fast

in the Sinai Desert, tea and hugs with the women

of Pakistan’s Kalasha tribe, eagle-hunting in Kyr-

gyzstan, fortune-telling in Shiraz, Iran, cycling in

the wilds of Quebec, sea-kayaking off Britain's Cornish coast and more.

She grew up in Montreal, Canada and lives in London, England.

Though she has the soul of an adventurer, Reddy does not fit the stereo-

type and she’s okay with that. She even fit that into her top five list:

1. You don’t have to fit the stereotype of an adventurer to blaze a trail.

It’s up to you to decide who want to be.

2. Decide whether your desire to embark on a venture is about ego or a

deeper yearning? It is so much more enriching to do things from the heart.

3. Don’t give up. Persevere. Have faith.

4. If your trip doesn’t go to plan, don’t panic. As what’s-his-name once

said, “Learn to embrace the detours.”

5. Pack snacks. Nothing worse than being in the middle of nowhere and

starving (unless you are fasting).

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David Diley shared his story about swim-

ming among sharks with Beyond Limits

Magazine readers in May of 2011. He is a

filmmaker who focuses on the human rela-

tionship with sharks in places around the

world. Having given up a day job to be-

come a filmmaker and dedicate his life to a

cause he believes in was not an easy step,

but David believes it is the kind of step eve-

rybody is capable of. “I had no money, no

savings, no stability, no support, nothing

lined up and absolutely zero security, the

only thing I had was a great idea and equal

amounts of passion and stubbornness.”

David Diley’s Top Five Tips for Living a Life Beyond Limits:

1. Believe in yourself even if nobody else will.

2. Never, ever stop learning from people with more experience than you.

3. Don’t take unnecessary risks with sharks, ever.

4. Strive to be different, carve your own niche

5. Never believe you’ve “made it,” always aim to

be better than you currently are.