Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a published Amazon Best Selling Author of If Not Now, Then When? Live the Best of Your Life For the Rest of Your Life by Reaching Towards Your Passion and Purpose. Some former publications include a poem, A Kaleidoscope of My Expectations, and an article in the Christian magazine, WHOA. The article is Finding Honor in the Face of Alzheimer’s Disease. I am an expert in my field. A transformational life coach, motivational speaker, and blogger. I am the Founder & President of Lori Barrett Enterprises, LLC. I have over 35 years of experience with families & ministry. I currently live outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
If Not Now, Then When? Live the Best of Your Life For the Rest of Your Life by Reaching Towards Your Passion and Purpose. The inspiration came after years and years of going around the same mountain to only end up frustrated and stuck in my career and lifestyle. I needed and wanted a lifestyle change. That change came from following my passion and purpose.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do most of my writing while the tv is on. I’m not watching it. For some reason it acts as a buffer for my brain by canceling out other noise/distractions and helps me to concentrate better. My writing flows for me. It sounds strange, I know, but it works for me.
I also keep a pen that lights up by my bedside with a blank ledger so that when I wake up with a thought on my mind, I can just jot it down. The lighted pen works well as not to wake up my husband by turning the lamp on.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are many! Here’s the top 5:
1) The Bible
2) Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
3) Gillie, A Retrospective Biography of MacGill Mackill by my father, Robert Leonard Peterman
4) Anything Jane Austen
5) Soar by T.D. Jakes
What are you working on now?
An On-line Virtual Summit for the Fall of 2020.
My coaching program.
Video Challenge
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon.com, (author central page) social media, and my website, www.lifestyleswithpurpose.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stick with it & don’t give up. Write what you’re passionate about. It keeps it interesting. When you get frustrated (and you will at times), or if you are prone to writer’s block, walk away and take a 30 minute break. Either stretch, take a walk, do yoga, really anything that gets your mind off of it for a while. Then when you come back, you’re refreshed!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“When you become who you were meant to be, you will set the world on fire.”
—St. Catherine of Siena—
What are you reading now?
1) The truth about forever – Sarah Dessen
2) Re-reading, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m thinking about writing another self-help book at some point, but I leaning more towards a children’s book & a novel possibly first (in that order).
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible
Pride & Prejudice
My current book!
Hinds Feet on High Places
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