Story & Lesson Highlights with Laura Simms

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Laura Simms. Check out our conversation below.

Good morning Laura , we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
I usually wake up around 5:30 on my own; this is not a virtue, just what my body is set to. I was always the first one asleep at the slumber party and the first one awake in the morning.

I exercise in my basement for about half an hour. I got my MFA in acting in my 20’s and I crave movement that makes me feel like I’m back in school, really working the mind/body connection, learning to move in new ways, and always to music.

Then it’s upstairs to my candlelit office where I spend 30-60 minutes doing my daily “resilience ritual”: a fluid routine of reading, meditating, focusing on my goals. That’s been the cornerstone of keeping me inspired, creative, and up for navigating work and personal challenges. It’s one of the best parts of my day.

That’s what I do most weekday mornings. Weekends? That’s different. It’s pajamas, coffee, and cuddles with the kiddo until 9 or 10 am.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m the founder of Your Career Homecoming, a career coaching program for top performers who know they’re capable of more but need help choosing work with meaning, money, and joy.

For our clients, it’s about more than picking the next job. It’s really about designing the next chapter of their lives and being the kind of person they’re longing to become: more impactful, vibrant, and true to themselves.

We help them come home to themselves and then choose the career to match.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
When I was in second or third grade, I was outside of Sunday School while the grownups were standing around talking. In my Sunday dress and patterned leather shoes, I leaned my belly against the outdoor handrail and did a flip around it. No grownups seemed to notice or care. But I remember thinking that they would never do a flip, even if it wasn’t Sunday, they were’n’t dressed up, and no one was there to see them. I thought they wouldn’t engage in the play of a flip, just for themselves. I decided that when I was a grownup, I wanted to be the kind of grownup that did flips. And that felt powerful. To keep my play and keep my wild felt powerful.

When you were sad or scared as a child, what helped?
I would pour my little heart out to our dog.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
It’s pretty darn close. But away from work I’m definitely more of a trickster and more irreverent.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Email, dentistry, celery, saving for an HVAC, delaying international travel, cleaning out my files.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://yourcareerhomecoming.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourcareerhomecoming/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurasimms/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCareerHomecoming