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The Confidence to Go For Your Dreams

Summer Owens — Wed, 24 May 2023 22:25:11 +0000

Do you ever think back on situations in your life and laugh at yourself about what you were scared to do then? For me it was my late 20’s and I refused to wear a swimsuit (and definitely not a bikini). One of my sisters lived in the Miami area, and my other sister and […]

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Persevere to the End

Summer Owens — Sat, 22 May 2021 00:00:53 +0000

Today as I celebrate my 42nd birthday, I also reflect on my 15th birthday when an incident that happened so fast changed everything about my life. And made me question if I would be successful. What I learned in my journey, 26 years after becoming a mother, is that to be successful in life you […]

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10 years later. 5 More Life Lessons from My Story

Summer Owens — Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:48 +0000

Ten years ago, I shared my story and life lessons in my first book, Life After Birth: A Memoir of Survival and Success as a Teenage Mother. I had no idea then what would happen when I told it. A new chapter in my life started back then. And as I celebrate an anniversary like […]

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Single Moms: Keep Your Dreams Alive

Summer Owens — Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:55 +0000

Single mothers out there, keep your dreams alive because God fulfills them. By the time I went to graduate school to study for my MBA, I had already achieved a lot in my career and life. Now, I wanted a relationship for myself and a father figure for my son. I had dated in high […]

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Remember this when you feel like giving up

Summer Owens — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:31 +0000

Before finding out that I was pregnant, I had dreams. I wanted to go to college. I wanted to be successful. I wanted a career. Then at 15 I got pregnant by a guy I didn’t know and was soon a single, teenage mother. If you have found yourself in the same situation, you may […]

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Exploring Relationships As A Single Parent

Summer Owens — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:29 +0000

At some point I was exploring relationships because I wanted my son to have a father figure in his life. I had been a teenage mother from the time I was 15-years old. I’d also been raising my son alone as a single mother for years. I wanted to have a boyfriend and had dated […]

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Parenting Tips for Single Parents

Summer Owens — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:42 +0000

Being a single parent comes with its unique challenges. And the parenting tips for single parents I picked up along the way, really helped me learn and grow in my role as a mother. My son Jaylan spent a lot of time with me at work. He had been measured to be the mini-mascot for […]

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It’s Just Temporary

Summer Owens — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:51 +0000

Making sacrifices today with a hope to reap the reward later can be hard. John Maxwell the leadership expert, coach and world-renowned speaker is quoted as saying, “You can pay now, and play later, or you can play now and pay later. But either way, you are going to pay.” I saw that expression play […]

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The Key to Beating Working-Mom Guilt

Summer Owens — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:04 +0000

There’s no doubt I had to work at beating working-mom guilt early in my career. My son had been part of my life through high school, college and even my MBA. One of my goals for my life, and his by extension, was to work hard so he could have options I hadn’t had. This […]

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