Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Part of the way through the valley of despair is realizing this has happened, and you have to make a choice whether you're going to stay in it or move forward.
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Chapter 2: What insights does Q Parker share about his evolution as an artist?
And so that's what a typical day is. And so one day this folder may fall short. So then I know the next day I got to maybe give that one a little bit more time and attention. But the beauty of it is I am operating in full and total independence. Wow. You know, I can I go at my own pace. I'm an independent artist, which gives me the freedom to do the things. I'm an independent businessman.
I can I can do the deals that I want to do now. I have the freedom to move in certain ways with my grandchildren, with my wife, with my family. And so it's just. I laugh because I get to almost 25, 30 years of being a professional to now being able to really live in the freedom of which I feel like all artists and all creatives should have come into the game with that type of creative freedom.
But to now live in it as a fully independent artist, self-funded, I'm having the time of my life. This is the most fun I've had in years. And man, it's just... It's just a good season.
I love it. I love it. I want to talk about, I used to all these different folders and I love how you compartmentalize because a lot of times we can have so much going on that we forget, okay, let's focus on what we need to focus on. When you wake up in the morning, what is Q's like first thing? What is like your morning routine and day look like to even be able to pour into all those folders?
All right, so the first thing is obviously spending the time with myself, praying, meditating. I get up at 4.30 every morning because what I didn't mention in those folders is Q Parker. And so I have to give myself the time and pour into myself so that I'm at a full capacity to even give to others. I can't run myself down so much giving to others when I have not given myself the time.
from 4 30 till about seven o'clock 7 30 that's all my time and it's my time because normal people are asleep sleep exactly listen so my phone not ringing game changer it's just that's just my time so during those hours i work out i'm praying i meditate i'm sitting in the sauna i'm going to the stretch lab um i'm going to yoga like i'm doing all of those things for me.
And then I'm able to go upstairs, spend some time with Charlinda, spend some time with my wife. My oldest grandbaby, he damn near lives at our home. And so then I'm spending time with him, getting him dressed, taking him to school. And then I start my day. And then there may be meetings with my partners of Paramount Collective Ventures, which is my independent label and managing company.
we have our touch points and then I'm starting. I'm just kind of I look at what's all in my day and then I try to just find some time within that day to go so they can get a massage or something, because at the end of the day, I have to continue to prioritize kindness.
Mm hmm.
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Chapter 3: How does Q Parker prioritize health and discipline in his life?
Who's your top five R&B groups?
Ooh. Ooh. Okay. We got 112, Boyz II Men. Yeah. I love TLC. SWV. Thinking groups. Destiny's Child. Oh, nice. That's a great list.
Oh, New Edition. New Edition, yeah.
Yeah. Okay. Yeah, I know that's fine.
But yeah, those are some of my favorite groups. That's a good list. Yeah. That's a good list.
Yes. I remember, I'm from Martin, Tennessee. You've been to my hometown. Martin, yes. And you all came, 112 performed in Martin, Tennessee at UT Martin when I was in college. Listen, it was like the best thing ever. Wow. Yes. A long time ago.
You know what? I love those times. And, you know, when people ask me about the current Q Parker. Yeah. It's hard for me to tell the Q Parker Today story without giving love to my group members as well as the brand 112. Because what you see in Q Parker now as an artist and all of these things, I learned from 112.
It helped shape, yeah. And we see it.
And so one of the reasons why, even today, I'm constantly on the road. I'm constantly going into the radio stations. I'm doing phoners. I'm calling. I'm shaking hands, kissing babies. And all of that because back then, 112, we were in... in the major college, to the small college, to the major city, to the small city. If there was a demand for the group, we were going to be there.
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Chapter 4: What does Q Parker mean by compartmentalizing life into folders?
All of those things contribute to the way of life. A mentor of mine told me, he said, when you're born, you look like your parents. When you die, you look like your choices.
Ooh. That's a word.
And so our choices determine what we looking like. They do. Yeah. You know? Yeah. So that's why, man, I'm very particular in the choices that I'm making because I want to defy what 50 years old look like. Right. I want to defy what 60 years old look like. Like, I'm not going to be the average 60, 70, 80, 90 year old. I'm just not.
Yeah, no, you're on a, listen, your trajectory, listen, yes. I love that. So your new music, The Evolution of Romance, you have been very intentional about bringing romance and how to love back into the conversation. What was really something, what sparked that?
So big shout out to Al Jamal, Elvis, Feli the Voice, Aunt Tario J. Bush. Those are my partners. Enrico Love. Wow, that's so crazy.
Every person you named is like, that's crazy.
So they are my production team. And we set out and had a conversation before
the two-week recording time it took to make this this record and uh you know so you record this in two weeks yeah two weeks yep ten songs in two weeks uh but that can happen when you are intentional you're not just recording just to be recording like we knew exactly what we wanted to record and the in the nine songs that are on the album are the only nine we recorded
That's how spot on and laser beam focused we were on this. And in the past, I may record 30 and choose 12. Right, exactly. Record 20 and choose eight. But no, we only recorded what the world here as volume one. And so in this initial conversation, I said, man, I could sing anything. Right. I can. It just flows through my vein.
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Chapter 5: How does Q Parker define romance in today's fast-paced world?
So I'm on like a three year- What made you want to do volumes instead of just like one project?
Because I knew that I didn't want to have a triple release with like 40 some songs. And there are different levels of romance. We talk about the evolution of it is steadily being defined and it can be defined in so many ways. It was no way that I wanted to try to force the full embodiment of romance into nine songs.
That's so true. Yeah. No, that's real. I love that. And I'm excited to see what the evolution of romance is.
Romance is just so key. And as I've been on this campaign journey, I've coined myself the romance dealer. Just dealing romance, just campaigning romance and bringing it back into the homes, the hearts of these relationships.
Hey there, this is Dr. Jesse Mills, Director of the Men's Clinic at UCLA Health and host of the Mailroom Podcast. Each January, guys everywhere make the same resolutions. Get stronger, work harder, fix what's broken. But what if the real work isn't physical at all?
To kick off the new year, I sat down with Dr. Steve Poulter, a psychologist with over 30 years experience helping men unpack shame, anxiety, and emotional pain they were never taught to name. In a powerful two-part conversation, we discuss why men aren't emotionally bulletproof, why shame hides in plain sight, and how real strength comes from listening to yourself and to others.
Guys who are toxic, they're immature, or they've got something they just haven't resolved. Once that gets resolved, then there comes empathy and compassion.
If you want this to be the year you stop powering through pain and start understanding what's underneath, listen to The Mailroom on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows.
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Chapter 6: What lessons has Q Parker learned from his journey in the music industry?
And this is a true testament of having a vision. putting in the work right i live by a motto that says regimen plus consistency equals results you had a regimen you were consistent in that yeah and now you're living in the results and so i'm proud of you thank you yeah thank you so much i love you love you too thank you wow you're gonna try to make the cry
So every week a listener writes in and we give them advice. So this week for positive outcomes, Shambria Brown writes, what advice do you have for someone who is trying to rebuild their relationship with God? Ooh, trying to rebuild. That's been like the story of my last few years. My advice would be to be very intentional about your relationship with Christ and also
understand that the walk will not be perfect. I think a lot of times we see what looks like this just perfect path for everyone who is following Christ. Right. But people don't show their shortcomings. And I talked about it earlier is that when when you're on this path and you're trying to do what's right, even if you fall down, get up, don't give up. That would be my advice. What about you?
I would say, first and foremost, God understands who we are way more than we do. And your small effort is just you really tap into who he already know you are. And so it's just like riding the bike. You got to get on the bike every day until you become better at it. Again, regimen and consistency builds results. And so if I start giving time today, Then I come back tomorrow.
Then the next day, I'm going to look up and a week has gone by. And now I'm getting more and more confident. The relationship is becoming more and more solid. So again, I don't know if I'm going to make the shot if I don't shoot the shot.
Come on. That's real. I love that. Thank you, Shambria, for writing. Thanks, Shambria. Oh my goodness, that was such a great conversation and a reminder that growth doesn't stop when you stay consistent with yourself and your purpose. Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of the Keep It Positive Sweeties show.
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Hi, I'm Dr. Priyanka Wally.
And I'm Hari Kundabolu.
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