Why It Is Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams with Laura Cooke

<p>Failures don’t automatically mean “the end.” It may just be a “restart” button for you to press and try again.</p> <p>Success comes in different forms and in different times. Just because you haven’t achieved your dreams and gained the success you desire doesn’t mean it’s too late for it. Nothing is ever too late if you believe you can.</p> <p><strong>Laura Cooke</strong> is a leadership development and change management consultant. Her calm and diplomatic nature creates the space for courageous conversations, vulnerability, and resilience by modeling what she works to bring out in others. </p> <p>Her passion for employee engagement and leadership development led her to train with Brene Brown to become a certified Dare to Lead facilitator. She has written a new book, Leave it All on the Dance Floor: Why it is Never too Late to Follow Your Dreams.</p> <p>In this episode, Laura shares what led her, along with other fellow powerful women leaders, to achieve their goals without the boundaries or the limits of time. She emphasizes the importance of believing in your biggest “why” in your life.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What you will learn from this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Discover what the dance floor metaphor is and how it can inspire you to find your own version of courage</li> <li>Know why you need to understand your biggest “why” in life and what its purpose in your journey is</li> <li>Learn why you shouldn’t stop just because of a failure</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>“We have two choices: lay down our sword, or keep going. I want to inspire people to keep going.”</strong> <em>- Laura Cooke</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p> <p>02:23 - Laura shares about her book, Leave it all on the Dance Floor: Why it is Never too Late to Follow Your Dreams, and how it came to life</p> <p>03:30 - The Dancefloor Metaphor: What is in it for you once you read the book?</p> <p>04:54 - How did Laura connect with the featured women in her book?</p> <p>07:04 - What surprised Laura while writing her book