Paul Mompremier: From Boy To A Man Redefining Grief with Herdyne Mercier, LCSW

Paul Mompremier
 
Episode Introduction
Paul Mompremier joins us on this episode of Redefining Grief and walks us through his struggles of growing up with a father who hasn’t always been the most supportive. He also talks about his books and tells us his key mantra in life.
Paul is an author, a model, a motivational speaker, and a truly intelligent person. He talks about his past experiences in the podcast and also sheds light on how this will affect his parenting style in the future. We’ll be getting to know about his latest book ‘The Gentlemen Code’ in this episode too. This episode is a reflection of his struggles in life and how he hustled hard enough to overcome them.
As a young man who decided that although he didn't have a guide, he was going to do what he needed to do to emotionally show up in his life. Although he may have made mistakes in his life, he said that wasn’t any excuse for him not becoming a man. Paul for brought up by his mother alone and met his real father only when he was 26. He constantly missed his presence on various occasions and moments.
Paul hated his mother back then. He felt she was keeping him away from his father. This caused him more emotional issues and he went doing heavy cardio and workout so he could distract himself.
Paul shares that ever since he stepped into the healing journey, he prays to a higher power. He does not prejudge anyone that believes in any religion because that religion has maybe helped them or saved them through dark times.
He explains the three most important “P”s in his life- Patience, persistence, and Prayer. Paul says you can't control the world and when you go outside, you don't control everything that's around you. So being patient is a very important piece.
A lot of people dream big while a lot of people dream small. But if you're not persistent in working towards your goals, and achieving everything that you want to live, you will fail. So persistence is another thing that you can apply to your life. 
Tune in and learn how Paul practices self-love in little forms every day!
 
About Our Guest
Paul Mompremier is a motivational speaker, an author, and a model. He has authored two books, Prince Motivation: How a boy became a man, and Gentleman Code: Be a prospect, not a suspect.
 
Episode Quotes
“Life is this delicate balance of embracing the good times, and the bad times, the happy times, and those times that are sad, so that we can really have what I believe is emotional well, being that peace, that joy, that sorrow, all of it is a makeup of our DNA, our emotional DNA of making us who we are.” - Paul[10:38]
“I also feel that I will not judge, I would not prejudge anyone that believes in any religion because that religion has maybe helped them or saved them through dark times.” - Paul [14:57]
“You can't control the world when you go outside. You don't control everything that's around you. So being patient is a very important piece“- Paul [17:40]
 
Redefining Grief Pearls of Wisdom, P.O.W., Questions
What have you learned about yourself since redefining your grief journey? [32:03]
         Let go of whatever is holding you back. Let it go
If today was your last day on earth, and you were granted five words or less? What would it be? [34:13]
Prayer, patience, and persistence are key. 
During your hard times, what's that one song that just gets you through? [34:58]
 Great man by Kevin Gates.
 
Episode Time-Stamps
[06:31] – What is your truth?
[08:32] – About his book
[14:54] – The 3 important Ps and prayer in detail
[17:00] – Patience
[19:48] – Persistence
[24:11] - What he is doing for his mental health today
 
Reference Links
YouTube link to Paul’s favorite song: 
Great Man by Kevin Gates
Book: 
Prince Motivation: How a boy became a man without guidance.
Gentleman Code: Be a prospect, not a suspect.
 
Connect with Paul
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mompremier-21a058137
Instagram:  https://www