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  • On Competing Against Yourself: A Runner’s Confession

    On Competing Against Yourself: A Runner’s Confession

    If you’d rather watch this content on YouTube: The subtitle of this article is: Don’t worry about the fast girls. There’s a story behind that and a broader application to non-runners, both of which I’ll share below. As a runner out there for my fitness, I must constantly remind myself that my main competition is […]

    Summer Sorensen

    August 9, 2022
    Blogging, Running, Self-Improvement
    10k training, competing against yourself, running to improve your health
  • A Tribute to My Dad For His 80th Birthday

    A Tribute to My Dad For His 80th Birthday

    July 19, 2022, marked my dad, Doug Hamilton’s 80th birthday. Such a momentous occasion calls for a tribute! My dad (my brother Garth and I call him Bo, and that is how I will refer to him henceforth) is an incredible man. But don’t take my word for it. Ask anyone who knows him well, […]

    Summer Sorensen

    July 21, 2022
    Blogging
    a tribute to dad, father daughter bond, my dad’s 80th birthday, the best dad
  • On Rebounding from Failure (Or less than stellar progress)

    On Rebounding from Failure (Or less than stellar progress)

    It’s an experience that plagues all of us from time to time: failure. Although failure is a harsh term, which is why I added (or less than stellar progress) to the title. As I’ve reflected on this year, I could easily use either term to describe how I think things have gone. Since I’m an […]

    Summer Sorensen

    June 7, 2022
    Advice, Opinion
    2022 goals, do the next right thing, rebounding from failure
  • Top secret trick for introverts

    Summer Sorensen

    April 19, 2022
    Humor, Relationships
    #tipsforintroverts, tips for introverts
  • Tactical vs. Strategic: Getting Clear on How to Achieve Goals

    Tactical vs. Strategic: Getting Clear on How to Achieve Goals

    Do you know what I mean when I say, “tactical vs. strategic” as a method for getting clear on achieving goals? So we can start with the appropriate mindset, I’ll provide definitions of both: Tactical: : of or relating to tactics: such as (1): of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose (2): […]

    Summer Sorensen

    February 24, 2022
    Advice, priorities, Productivity, Self-Improvement
    achieving goals, how do I achieve goals?, tactical and strategic goals
  • 2021 Year in Review

    2021 Year in Review

    My idea for a “2021 Year in Review” was born from reading James Clear’s Atomic Habits. It is a practice he does and recommends in that book. I decided to transform my hand-written year in review notes to a blog post for a few reasons: It raises the stakes if I publish my thoughts for […]

    Summer Sorensen

    January 1, 2022
    priorities, Self-Improvement
    2021 year in review, Atomic Habits, entrepreneurship, Productivity
  • Halloween costumes 2021

    Summer Sorensen

    November 18, 2021
    For Entertainment Only, Holidays
    Halloween 2021, Halloween costume
  • Cut Through Fear-Based Inaction: A Practical Idea on How

    Cut Through Fear-Based Inaction: A Practical Idea on How

    Let’s talk about how to cut through fear-based inaction. By that I mean, stalling on something you know you need to do, because you are afraid to do it. Have you ever neglected to take an action or make a decision based on a fear you had about what would happen if you did? Guessing […]

    Summer Sorensen

    February 20, 2021
    Advice, Lifehacks, Productivity, Professional Development, Self-Improvement
    cut through fear, how to fight fear, take action in spite of fear
  • Pros and Cons of Social Media

    Pros and Cons of Social Media

    The pros and cons of social media, examined. The rise of social media in the last 15 years has been both a wonderful and a terrible thing. As someone who has used it from the early days, as a marketer and consumer, I’ve often pondered the pros and cons of social media. It surely has […]

    Summer Sorensen

    February 14, 2021
    Advice, Blogging, Entertainment, Opinion, Self-Improvement, Social Media
    cons of social media, introverts and social media, pros of social media, pros vs cons social media
  • What Does it Mean to “Surrender All” to Christ?

    What Does it Mean to “Surrender All” to Christ?

    Those of us who grew up in evangelical Christian churches in the United States are likely to have sung songs about “surrendering” all to God or to Jesus Christ. With much gusto, or hesitation, we’d sing out, “I surrender allllll I surrender allllll All to Thee my blessed Savior I surrender all” Though I’d sing […]

    Summer Sorensen

    January 24, 2021
    Bible / Christian Living, Biblical insights, Discipleship
    Christian surrender, submit yourself to God, surrender, what does it mean to surrender to Christ?
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