240: Be a Community Champion and Lead by Example — Laura Lane with Two Mothers, One Prayer

All you need to do is ask, and people will step up and help others.

Laura Lane has experienced tragedy throughout her life. At the age of nine, both her mother and little sister were killed in a car accident. Later in life, Laura lost her daughter to a rare form of brain cancer. However, despite these tough challenges in her life, Laura still finds ways to inspire and be a champion of change in her community. Find out more about what Laura does, and how you can step up in your community to positively impact the lives of others.

“Fear usually comes from a lack of knowledge. So, every time fear came up, I would go, ‘What don’t I know?’ and look for the solution.”

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Key Takeaways:

[3:25] Who is Laura and what does she do right now?

[5:10] Laura’s daughter, Celeste, was diagnosed with a very rare form of brain cancer.

[8:45] Laura realized right away that she couldn’t do this alone. She contacted inspiring figures, speakers, and mentors to help, and they did!

[15:25] During this intense time, how was Laura keeping it together?

[25:10] Celeste didn’t have much time left, and one of her last wishes was to meet Robbie Williams, Celine Dion, Anne Hathaway, and David Tennant. Laura sent a call out to her network, and over the next few days and weeks, they all called Celeste.

[29:40] Laura feels so blessed that so many strangers were ready to help her little girl.

[30:40] What kind of community service projects is Laura currently working on?

[41:50] After fundraising, Laura went to her community’s high school and asked the principal what she needed. “Running shoes,” she said. So Laura went to her local shoe store and ended up filling nine hockey bags (they’re bigger than army duffle bags) with new shoes for both elementary school and teenage kids.

[51:00] Laura shares a heartbreaking story about what happened days before she arrived to give away the shoes to this community.

[1:01:30] With so much going on, how does Laura keep such a positive attitude?

“People are amazing. All you need to do is ask and they will step up and help others.”

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