Meet Laura Longmire. She’s a mom and an entrepreneur who went into a business to help women feel more confident to handle all of their  roles efficiently. “it's so funny. Now we've got people we have people who come help us clean our houses or even you know, minimalist coaches who come and help us pare down all of the stuff in our house. We have people to deliver groceries or even send us boxes of groceries with the meal planned out. And yet, figuring out having somebody help us figure out what to wear seems to be like a bridge too far for a lot of women”, says Laura.  And “How you present yourself, sends them a message before you ever get to open your mouth.”

There’s much in this episode for every listener. Tune in!

How she defines who she is in every interaction. 1:59

What drew you into this profession? 6:33

“The longer I’m with my husband, the more confident I am.”. 11:27

What is business casual? What is loungewear? 17:58

Why you have to pick someone who will be honest. 22:44

Are you a rules girl or do you put rules in place in specific areas of your life 28:38

Being rich can mean a lot of different things.  33:33

If you don’t dive in and get it figured out pretty quickly, you’re going to be treading water. 39:42

Laura’s advice for new moms. 46:07

What is your lifestyle? What do you need? 51:09

What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done? 56:23

Laura’s message to men: say the nice things to the women in your life. 1:01:44

The conversation is full of gems that are precious and encouragement for the soul. Laura says, " I  tell women especially that it's it's never too late to love who you are and how you look. And the right time to do it is now the time to boost your confidence is now the time to go get that job that promotion or that man, whatever it is. Wear the thing you love, find what you love and wear it with confidence and see what changes in your life."  Stomp to your own drum!



Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

Episode 146 -- Laura Longmire -- Someday Doesn’t Exist On The Calendar

Relationship Panel One—It’s Not Just About You

Let’s talk love languages and how relationships run the gamut from romantic relationships to relationships in the work place to students in the classroom and even relationships with art. There are plenty of levels to relationships that involve communication and understanding individual perspectives and needs. Our panel discusses the beliefs that relationships should be mutual, an equal playing field and they should improve the lives of those involved. This one specific word touches everything in life with many aspects and when you understand then you are more equipped to convey your love and appreciation. Relationships are connections.
The guests on this panel discussion have been guests on the podcast before and bring vast life experience to the table—Traci Weafer is a doula creating strong bonds with those families she helps. (Episode 24)  Zoe Kakou is an educator to the core (Episode 54) and Ann Carney (Episode 60) is in the midst of parenting young boys and works in marketing 
The idea of the love languages is that each person wants love in their relationships expressed a particular way and author Gary Chapman coined the phrase 5 Love Languages and dove into expressing how to be equipped to build a foundation to explore. The various categories are— Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. Each individual has at least one language that they prefer above the other… and this is where it gets interesting. Tune in!


The music “STOMP” is used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and  Jim Huff

Episode 79--Relationship Panel Love Languages --Traci Weafer, Zoe Kakou, Ann Carney

The idea to talk to women who are out there living and making a difference is where the Stacked Keys Podcast was born. There are women who make a difference, but never make a wave while paddling through life. Immediately I can think of a dozen or more who impacted me, but I want more. I want to talk to those I don't know and I want to share with an audience that might need the inspiration to find their own beat. 

 

This podcast is to feature women who are impressive in the work world-- or in raising a family -- or who have hobbies that can make us all be encouraged. Want to hear what makes these women passionate and get up in the morning or what they wish they had known earlier in life? Grab your keys and STOMP to your own drum.

Episode 146 -- Laura Longmire -- Someday Doesn’t Exist On The Calendar

Stacked Keys Podcast

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