- 25 years as a law enforcement officer - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Had PTSD but didn't know it till I did research regarding mentoring and mental health
- Grandfather suffered from mental health challenges and took his own life - as a result, I did not get the time with him that I would like to have had.
- Realized that relationships were important to me and hence my starting a business focused on mentoring. - Relationship with my father was challenging
- Asked for his forgiveness as he was on his death bed and never got it - how that impacted me
- guidance for others
- Wrote "The Gift of Mentoring" and published it in 2014
- Working on a book that speaks to mentoring and mental health
- Recognized the need for an independent body to certify mentors - two journeys that have been explored
- Working with International Mentoring Community to certify mentors as competent  
FIND DOUG HERE:
Website: www.talentc.ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/douglawrence-mentor
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TalentcDougLawrence/

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