Purpose-Driven, Passion-Fueled, Faith-Based — A Conversation with Mark JP Hood
If you think finding out your purpose makes life easier, you’re half correct and half wrong. It can be very gratifying knowing what you are meant to do and solely focusing on that, but seeing it come to fruition requires hard work and determination. If your purpose falls within a competitive industry like entertainment, you constantly face highs that remind you that you belong and lows that may make you question if it is worth carrying on. For Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-made actor and singer Mark JP Hood, his faith in God along with the early discovery of his love for entertainment empowers his journey.
In the creative space, setbacks and failures are commonplace. The viewing public may only see the victories, but it’s the unknown losses that fuel creators to accomplish their goals. Having a spiritual foundation helps to ground the 30-year-old and keep his eyes locked on the mission. Even with a co-sign from Pharrell, multiple TV appearances, and the lead role in R&B musical film Love You Right, he still isn’t satisfied. There is more to do until he is called back to the Lord.
Our conversation began with a genuine check in on his mental health and overall being, to which he replied “Everybody says you take life day-by-day, but, no, really it’s moment-to-moment because each day is…
