Cultivate Resilience
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Embrace Your Inner Strength: How to Cultivate Resilience and Thrive

How to Cultivate Resilience and Thrive? Have you ever faced a setback that felt insurmountable, yet you found the strength within to not only overcome it but also emerge stronger than before?  Although I have many memories of examples…
Boost Confidence
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Unleash Your Potential: How to Boost Confidence and Transform Your Life

How to Boost Confidence and Transform Your Life? Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be brimming with confidence, ready to tackle any challenge life throws your way? Able to go for whatever you want in life? Well, you're…
Hope through Resilience
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Building Hope Through Resilience

Have you ever felt hopeless like I sometimes have? Life, you know, it's like this wild adventure with twists and turns, and sometimes, it feels like we're navigating through a storm. But amidst it all, there's hope – a resilient, enduring…
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Building Resilience to Combat Bullying: My Journey and Tips

Have you ever been bullied? Or been a bully? Bullying – a word that can send shivers down the spine of anyone who's experienced it. Or who has seen the devastation bullying can cause. I know this feeling all too well. Years ago, I shared…
Summer Owens with FCCLA high school students holding SO WHAT posters
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Embracing the Rebel Within: The Power of Resilience in Leadership

If you’ve ever been labeled a ‘rebel’, ‘bossy’, or ‘stubborn’, I'm here to tell you that you're not alone. These adjectives, which some perceive as negatives, can actually be your superpowers when it comes to leadership. It’s…
Summer Owens showing Unshakable Confidence and Resilience: Empowerment for Success
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Building Resilience Through Unshakable Confidence: A Journey of Self-Discovery

Over a decade ago when I began speaking on resilience, the topic of confidence and ways to build confidence were always on my mind. I learned early on that for me, believe I could do something, was essential to me pushing through to make it…
Erma Simpson at the Exchange Club Family Center with Summer Owens for the teen parent First S.T.E.P.S. program.
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Empowering Young Parents: Making a Difference on the Journey

As a speaker and advocate for resilience, I want to share with you the incredible impact the Exchange Club Family Center's First S.T.E.P.S. Program had on my life. I understand firsthand the challenges faced by young parents, and…
City of Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis and Summer Owens at the Women of Achievement Awards
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Celebrating Powerful Women: Inspiring Stories of Strength and Resilience

In 2012, I was introduced to a sisterhood that opened my eyes to the incredible power of women. Throughout history, women have displayed remarkable strength and resilience, shaping the world we live in today. From trailblazers who challenge…
Summer Owens Day 1 10th anniversary countdown. Day 1: Celebrating Milestones and Staying Committed
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10-DAY 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY COUNTDOWN- DAY 1: Celebrating Milestones and Staying Committed

The other day I met up with Cynthia Daniels, the well-known event planner who coordinated the Inaugural S.O. What! Awards and Scholarship Soiree. We were making time to celebrate the success of the event that I had envisioned for years and finally…