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The competitive endurance athlete chose not to complete a grueling marathon. That's when she realized: you don't have to finish everything you start.

She was a very unhappy lawyer until she took a scuba trip to the Galapagos that convinced her to give up her career and become an explorer

An encounter with sharks taught the open-water swimmer that getting through fear leads to beauty

The gear designer thought her career was over was stricken with chronic fatigue syndrome. But a decade-plus of recovery work has resulted in her best creations yet.

The disabled surfer struggled with insecurity until the waves and a friend helped him to accept his entire self

The marine biologist learned the hard way that we have to give people hope when it comes to the health of our planet

After this mother of seven miraculously survived a violent car crash, she found a new purpose in climbing high-altitude peaks

Being incarcerated at a young age taught the gear designer that we can move past our biggest mistakes—as long as we keep going

The former soccer phenom was burnt out and angry. Then he started running every day, no matter what.