Building Without A Blueprint

Life hurts. To be human means we will experience pain, and experience it often. In this episode, Princeton unpacks the idea that faith should help us have a healthy relationship with pain. In part one, he starts the journey by teaching the difference between productive pain and abusive pain.

Episode Description: In this episode Princeton plays back a sermon that unpacks the biggest lesson he learned in therapy, and how it has changed his whole perspective on life and building. He discusses how our short-term situations, do not define our long term identity. He addresses that when we learn this, we can live lives that are free of feeling like we have to prove who we are.

This episode plays back an episode of the “Art of Connection” radio show where he is interviewed by his mentor, Jonathan Sprinkles. In the interview, Princeton describes what originally sparked his desire to create Building Without A Blueprint, and what the purpose of the show is today.

In this episode, Princeton concludes his Black Women Who Build series talking to expert author and brand leader, Sonia Jackson Myles founder of The Sister Accord. The episode asks the question: Where do black women go to have a safe space and heal? The answer: Sisterhood. This episode unpacks the importance of sisterhood, the barriers to healthy sisterhood, and how to build sisterhood.

In this episode of the Black Women Who Build series, Princeton spends time with licensed marriage and family therapist Kiaundra Jackson to talk about tools and strategies for soul care of black women. They unpack Kiaundra’s journey to healing and wholeness, her brand development as a mental health professional, and her strategies for other black women to heal and take care of themselves.  

In this episode, Princeton sits down with Emily Rountree to discuss her journey to entrepreneurship and how she took a small idea in a business class and grew into a business that has her being recognized by Forbes magazine. 

In this episode, Princeton begins a series highlighting the stories, experiences, and contributions of black women in various aspects of society. This first episode in the series features author, Professor, researcher and administrator Professor Donyell Roseboro of the University Of North Carolina Wilmington.

In this episode Princeton addresses one of the biggest reasons for burnout: fighting the wrong fight. He says that fighting the wrong fight not only drains us, but steals our ability to remain grateful. Listen to this sermon to get clarity and inspiration to fight the right fight.

Princeton Parker continues dissecting the movie ¨A Star is Born¨ (spoiler alert) as he did in Episode 8. He not only imparts impactful lessons but also shares how we can incorporate them into our lives.

In this episode, Princeton gives a review of the blockbuster hit “A Star Is Born” starring Bradley Cooper and Lady GaGa. He shares a lesson from the film on the importance of being personally healed so that our relationships and our dreams can be healthy and strong.