The Blueprint to Joy: Finding Peace, Purpose, Friendship and Self-Transformation with Prince EA
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Content creator and motivational speaker Prince EA joins for a deeply introspective conversation about self-transformation, peace, and purpose. He discusses his personal struggles with masculinity, offers profound insights on finding inner peace and stillness in a distracting world, and discusses the power of meditation as a catalyst for action. Learn Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tips and how to navigate the complexities of friendships while safeguarding your own peace.
Jamey, Liz and guest host Christopher Rivas embark on an empowering journey of self-discovery and transformation with Prince EA.
In This Episode
02:43 Liz’s Dating Story/Setting and Respecting Boundaries
06:15 Welcome Prince EA
08:41 We Are Born Enough
12:30 Seeking and finding joy within ourselves
14:40 Masculinity is a transformable energy
16:39 Shifting our symbols of success
21:26 Meditation and being alone with yourself.
25:05 Breaking free of a culture of brokenness/women stepping into their power
32:20 Meditation is only the first step, action must come next
38:53 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tips & Tricks
43:10 Planning/Preparing for your future self
48:20 Being man enough is recognizing that you are enough right now
Select Quotations from the Episode
“It’s been a while since I haven’t felt enough because I stopped identifying with what comes and goes — this body.” – Prince EA
“True strength is gentleness.” – Prince EA
“You shouldn’t even search for happiness. Happiness is what happens TO you and if you live a life of what happens to you then you’re a victim of everything that happens to you” – Prince EA
“I hope everybody could become rich, famous and successful so that they would know it won’t make them happy.” – Prince EA
“True meditation is really understanding that you are this timeless, this eternal, this ephemeral, this ineffable energy that is within all beings.” – Prince EA
“The mind is a great servant but a horrible master.” – Prince EA
“If I stop [overthinking and people pleasing] will I receive the same amount of love from a society that prefers me broken?” – Liz Plank
“Our society is based off profiting on people’s brokenness. It’s why we buy things we don’t need to impress people we don’t like.” – Prince EA
“Talk to yourself like you’re talking to a beloved friend with the same problem. What would you say?” – Prince EA quoting The Double Standard Technique
About Prince EA
Prince EA, is an American rapper, spoken word artist, and internet personality known for his conscious hip-hop music and motivational videos. Prince EA gained popularity on YouTube for his videos that tackle social and political issues and promote positive messages about self-improvement, environmentalism, and human rights.
The Man Enough Podcast explores what it means to be a man today and how rigid gender roles have affected all people. The goal is to create a safe, open environment for a range of perspectives to come together and stay at the table, moving from systems and language that polarize and demonize men and masculinity, into those that invite all humans to participate and thrive in the world. Each episode engages in honest conversations with celebrities, thought leaders and change-makers, exploring topics such as relationships, body image, privilege, fatherhood, sex, success, mental health and so much more.
THE HOSTS
Justin Baldoni is an actor, director, producer, entrepreneur and changemaker whose efforts are focused on creating impactful media and entertainment. Baldoni is the co-founder of Wayfarer Studios, an independent financial and production engine pioneering purpose-driven, multi-platform film and television productions that elevate and speak to the human spirit. He is also the founder of Wayfarer Foundation, a non-profit which seeks to change the way communities see and respond to unhoused populations. Learn more about his debut book, Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity at manenough.com/books.
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Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist, author of For the Love of Men: From Toxic to a More Mindful Masculinity, and the executive producer and host of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media and NBC News. She’s the CEO of Liz Plank Productions and is a columnist for MSNBC and has been listed as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media, and Marie Claire’s Most Powerful Women, and was named one of the World’s Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical. She’s built a loyal following on numerous social media platforms, but her proudest accomplishment by far remains being blocked by the 45th president of the United States.
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Jamey Heath is a prolific and versatile songwriter, musician and producer, he has co-written and/or produced songs for many artists, including Andy Grammer, Idina Menzel, Solange, Chaka Khan, Rahsaan Patterson, Randy Jackson, Dionne Farris, Guy Sebastian, Tamia, Tevin Campbell, Shanice, Az Yet, Yasmeen, Jody Watley, Ray J, Changing Faces, Janet Jackson, Kenny Lattimore, Babyface, Eric Benet, Take 6, and many others. He has been a part of many multi platinum selling records and singles earning him two Grammy Nominations with one win for his work on Gladys Knight’s, “At Last” album.
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