#WriterWednesday Author Interview with Doug Lawrence
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I’d like to welcome Doug Lawrence back to the blog for #WriterWednesday!
Things you need for your writing sessions: I need a creative environment to work within. I did a private writing retreat one time that seemed to work alright. I was able to write 30-40 pages of content.
Things that hamper your writing: Trying to write in a place where there are too many distractions.
A few of your favorite things: My favorite thing is my laptop. I would break into a cold sweat without it. I took a short break and went to visit a dear friend for a week. I was without email and other things for a few days and I was panicking. Sounds funny but it was stressful.
Things you need to throw out: I have two closets of clothes that I need to cull out. I also had some food in the pantry that needs to go. I had a friend who was kind enough to help me purge some of the stuff but we could do more. It is like a new beginning.
Favorite foods: I like steak and mushrooms
Things that make you want to gag: Liver and onions. I can handle the onions but the liver is definitely off limits.
Something you’re really good at: Mentoring others to help them grow personally and professionally. That would include help with their healing journey from mental health and grief related issues.
Something you’re really bad at: I wouldn’t say I was bad at something. I would say that I had room to grow. Using negative connotations doesn’t improve things.
Last best thing you ate: Schnitzel
Last thing you regret eating: Liver and onions
Favorite places you’ve been: Dubai
Places you never want to go to again: Shanghai
People you’d like to invite to dinner: Ken Blanchard or Oprah Winfrey
People you’d cancel dinner on: I can’t think of anyone off the top of my head. I would look at this as an opportunity to learn more about someone and to also learn something more about myself.
Best thing you’ve ever done: Mentor a young entrepreneur with mental health challenges
Biggest mistake: Allowing a mentee to not be accountable for her mentoring sessions. Only happened once and that was the last time.
Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Zip line in Mexico
Something you chickened out from doing: Bungi cord jumping
About Doug:
Doug Lawrence is the founder of TalentC® and is focused on all things mentoring as a solution provider. Doug Lawrence is an International Certified Mentor and holds two Mentor Certifications; Certificate of Practice – Mentor and the Certificate of Practice – Journey Mentor from the International Mentoring Community. Doug is the only one to hold the Certificate of Practice – Journey Mentor in the world today.
He has over 30 years of mentoring and leadership experience and is recognized as a thought leader in the mentoring space. Doug authored the book entitled, The Gift of Mentoring and his second book entitled, You Are Not Alone became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in North America and the UK and is a bronze medal recipient in the Global Book Awards. Doug’s third book, Grief, The Silent Pandemic was published April 20, 2025 and was the recipient of two bronze and one silver Global Book Awards. Doug is an International Best - Selling Author.
Doug works as a volunteer mentor with the Sir Richard Branson Entrepreneur Program in the Caribbean and with American Corporate Partners (ACP) in the United States helping military personnel transition from service life to civilian life.
Let’s Be Social:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doug.lawrence.1610/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglawrence-mentor
Twitter: @DougLawrenceJM
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE4YC1GkfHrQtFYgYrf8baQ
Website: https://www.talentc.ca
