Hey friends!Know I haven't had a guest on in awhile so super excited to be back with a guest!Really enjoyed this conversation with my friend and hip hop artist Derrick Jewell aka Whyte-out.Derrick and I met many years ago when we were making music and doing shows in Colorado.Derrick is an incredibly talented artist and has worked with artists like Twista, Jellyroll, Rittz, Krayzie Bone from Bone Thugs n Harmony and a lot more! In this conversation we got deep,Derrick talked about his addictions and vices and how he came to a point where he had to choose to change for himself and his kids.As a father of 5 kids he realized that the #1 thing he needed to do in his life was be a loving and present father to his kids.We talked about the current culture and their desire to be rich and famous vs authentic and genuine.Several times we touched on the subject of accountability and realizing that everything in your life, good or bad is something you need to take accountability and ownership for.When you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life, you are able to take ownership and change it.Derrick has an awesome perspective around accountability and what it takes to pull yourself out of the mud and the darkness in life and make a change. I really, really enjoyed catching up and getting to have what I believe was a super meaningful conversation here! Hope you were inspired or challenged by something you heard.Please feel free to share this with someone you think this could be helpful for.As always, thank you for spending your time listening to me.I know there are endless ways you could spend your time and I'm grateful that you choose to spend some of it with me.Talk soon, God bless.-KyleListen to:Whyte-out on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4qzfLJY0QrS5vxhdY9kU5g?si=O98JyVd2SNqrTy0thHG15gWhyte-out on Apple:https://music.apple.com/us/artist/whyte-out/1450507780Whyte-out on Youtube:https://youtube.com/@WhyteOut?si=iiJVl6Q2WvQjc-fvWhyte-out on Soundcloud:http://www.soundcloud.com/whyte-outFollow:Whyte-out on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@iamwhyte0ut?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcConnect with Kyle on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidcrabtreeTwitter (X): twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: tiktok.com/@kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hey friends!It is election season in America, and you know what that means...Anger, arguments, division and overall a lack of unity and ability to see those we disagree with as human.In my opinion, if we were all able to calmly listen and communicate with one another, we would find that 99% of us all want the same things.Freedom to speak and do as we please, systems of money, healthcare and government that will work for us and to protect us, politicians that will fight for us and make decisions based on whats in our best interest and on and on.We all want to live happy, healthy and free lives and be protected from anything that would harm us or our loved ones.The issue then is not that we disagree on having these things, the major things we disagree on are typically HOW to achieve these.In todays episode I wanted to talk about how I believe we can work on being more united during times like this and how to handle hot topics and communicate maturely and effectively so that we are able to listen, understand and move towards resolution with those we disagree with and not division.If we can be mature and listen to understand and show those we disagree with that we care about them even when we don't agree, I truly believe we can change the trajectory of our nation and society.  Hope you are encouraged and challenged by this episode like I was.Please share this with someone you think needs to hear this.Thanks so much for giving me your time and listening to what I have to say, it's humbling and I'm truly grateful.Talk soon, god bless!-Kyle Lets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidcrabtreeTwitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: tiktok.com/@kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hey friends,Hope you're all healthy and thriving! This week I wanted to just unpack some of my thoughts and personal focuses recently around the way I spend my time and how I evaluate the things I'm doing that are moving the ball forward in my life.   Here's the reality, we're all busy.We live in a busy society that tells us we need to always be going to achieve what we want in life, I've bought into this as well in life and filled my days with busyness.But the more I live the more I'm convinced its not about how much you do but WHAT you do, which means we need to make sure we are not just moving fast but slowing down and being more intentional with WHAT we are doing and how we are spending our time, energy and resources.Hence the title "Slow down to speed up." It's not about moving fast, but more about being intentional with spending our time and energy on the right things that have the greatest impact.This is a huge focus for me in 2024 as I not only want to achieve a lot in life but I want to do it at a sustainable and enjoyable pace.I want to be intentional with how I spend my moments and my energy and it starts with just being aware of where we are spending our resources. Hope something here was helpful for you or someone you know.Please feel free to share this with someone you think needs to hear this.Thanks so much for taking the time to tune in, truly grateful for all of you! Talk soon, God bless-KyleLets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidcrabtreeTwitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: tiktok.com/@kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hey friends,Welcome back to another episode, I'm FIRED UP!You and I have believed a LIE and I want to expose it and speak out against it.The lie comes in many forms but they tell us that we weren't made to be great.The lies say that we aren't good enough, pretty enough, talented enough, that we should be average, don't be too disruptive, you can't change the world etc, ALL LIES!We were all created uniquely withe potential to make a huge difference and change the world, the enemy doesn't want us to believe that but its the truth.For many years of my life I have believed lies about myself and you probably have too.It's time to fight back with the truth and be reminded that you are capable of amazing things and were born to something incredible! THAT IS THE TRUTH.Hope this encouraged you and reminded you of y our potential.Please feel free to share this with someone else who needs to hear it.Thanks so much for listening, God bless!-KyleLets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidcrabtreeTwitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: tiktok.com/@kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber   

Ayo,Happy new year friends! It's pretty wild how fast the time passes in life but here we are.Hope you're all healthy and well and ready for a year of growth and blessings.For the first episode of the year I wanted to touch on something that I feel is  frequently overlooked, especially as a year ends and everyone is planning for how to do more and be better in the next.I want to talk about recognizing the progress you're making in life and being PROUD of yourself and how far you've come in life.It's very easy for most of us to focus on the gap between where we are and where we want to be in the future.We can easily feel like we're not doing enough, we're not good enough, or we're so far behind etc.But how about for a second we focus on the gap between where we've been and where we are now.The truth is, if you zoom out far enough you are probably much further ahead than you used to be and you are most likely making a TON more progress than you feel like, as a person, in your mindset and learnings and I'm sure a bunch of other areas for you.This thought sparked in me the other day when I was looking through my safe for some paperwork on a car I recently bought and I stumbled onto my binder I kept through my time in rehab in 2015.I spent some time looking through it and was shocked by how much I've grown and changed since then, it was pretty drastic.This got me thinking, bc if you asked me on a random day I would tell you I feel behind and like I'm not making as much progress as I should be, or I would tell you I'm far from where I want to be in life and I have so much more to do.Bc most of us are wired to focus on where we're not vs where we are, I think it's important to take the time to look back and acknowledge the progress we have made and are making, otherwise we will just feel like we're never enough and that can be frustrating and discouraging.The truth is, we're all doing much better than we think even if our lives aren't exactly where we want them to be.Give yourself credit for where you are, how much you've grown and learned and BE PROUD of yourself! You deserve it.Hope something here will be encouraging and inspiring for you.Please feel free to share this with someone who needs to hear it.Thanks for taking the time to listen to me, grateful for each one of you.Talk soon, God bless!-Kyle Lets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidcrabtreeTwitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: tiktok.com/@kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber               

Hey y'all!This weeks episode may be a bit convicting for some and I hope it is, it was for me too.I'm talking about the pain of staying the same vs the pain of changing.We all have areas of our lives we want to improve or we just aren't satisfied with where our lives are at and we want it to change.That's a great starting point, wanting more and not being fully satisfied with where we're at, but the problem is, too often we choose to stay in the place we're at bc it's more comfortable than doing the hard work and going through the pain of actually changing. The reality is, if you stay where you are, and don't go through the pain and discomfort required to get to where you want to go you will eventually still have to deal with the pain of being in the same place you're in now, but now you've experienced that pain twice.Once when you realized you didn't like where you were and again when you never changed and still have to experience.Life is painful and uncomfortable, you just have to choose which pain you'd prefer, the pain of change?Or the pain of regret and staying the same?One will be uncomfortable but moves you toward where you want to be and the other just keeps you miserable, but you have to choose.Hope this was motivating for you or someone you know.Please feel free to share it with someone you think needs to hear this.Thanks so much for taking the time to listen and support herre, means so much to me.Hope you're all healthy and well!Talk soon, God bless-KyleLets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidmusic/Twitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hey friends, hope all of you are healthy and well.Let's get right into it, here's my thought.I don't know about you but I have gotten SO MUCH advice in my life from all kinds of people, especially the people close to me.While this can be a good thing, this week I wanted to talk about why I believe you actually need to listen to less advice from the people around you, not more.    Most people are giving you advice from a genuinely good place but most often they are telling you what they would do if they were in your shoes.The problem with that is they aren't in your shoes.They don't have your goals and dreams, and they can't see your vision for your life.Because of this, they may be giving you advice that is actually not going to help you fulfill your vision for yourself and your life and get you to where you need to be.In this episode I wanted to share my thoughts and my own experiences around learning how to not listen to the advice of even the people closest to me at times.It's not easy but you have to take control of your life and not always do what others want you to do if you actually want to fulfill the vision you have.Part of that journey is being misunderstood by others.Hope something here is helpful to you or someone you know.Please fr=eel free to share this with someone you think this could help.Grateful for all of you taking hte time to listen.Talk soon, God bless!-Kyle Lets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidmusic/Twitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hey friends! I've had a wild past week, from wrecking my car to thinking I killed my sisters cat, I'm glad it's over, haha.In this episode I wanted to share what all happened the past week, what I learned and the framework I  think through when adversity and hard times hit, as they inevitably will.There are very few things promised in life but adversity and struggle are a few of those things we WILL face over and over.Learning how to face hard times and move through them is critical and having a framework from which to operate has been a game changer for me in my own life. Hope that some of the thoughts and things I share here are helpful for you or someone you know.Please feel free to share this with someone you think needs to hear this.Thanks so much for listening!Talk soon, God bless.-KyleLets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidmusic/Twitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber 

Hey friends!This week I wanted to share the story if the business I started and shut down 12 months later.In 2020 I saw and opportunity to start a business and I went for it.In this episode I share the story of it all, what I learned, what I would change if I could go back and my thoughts on why there is no such thing as failure when you take action, you win or you learn.Hope you enjoy the story and learn from my experiences.Feel free to share this with someone you think this could help.Hope you're all healthy and well!Talk soon, God bless-Kyle        Lets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidmusic/Twitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hey friends! This weeks episode I unpack why I think it's important to be able to filter the opinions and advice we get from other people.“Don't listen to other people's opinions" is pretty typical advice that gets spread around.But why shouldn’t we listen to them?Are they stupid or trying to hurt us?Are they always garbage opinions? Probably not, I think there’s more to it.I believe the reason we should often ignore the opinions of others isn’t because they have bad intentions, it’s because their opinions often lack education and context.Most people are not trying to give bad advice or steer us in a wrong direction, they simply haven’t put in the thought, research, and mental and emotional energy that we have to come to a decision. It’s impossible for someone who is not you to have all of the context on the thoughts and ideas that go into your decision making process.Therefore peoples opinions on what you should do will often not align with your internal desires or feelings that you’ve processed.So most of the time we need to use wisdom and discernment when it comes to who we take advice from and when we take that advice.There is wisdom in a multitude of counsel, but don’t let that idea become you relieving yourself of your ultimate responsibility to make final decisions and be responsible for those decisions.Others only have so much context on what we want and need.People aren’t trying to harm you, they just lack context, don’t hold that against them and also don't overly weigh their opinions. Be wise, filter advice and opinions through a strict lens, and take action based on what you believe is best, even if it isn’t aligned with the opinions of people you care about. You get 1 life.Your choices are up to you.You have to make the final decisions in your life, choose wisely.Blessings.    Lets connect on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/k.david__/Facebook: facebook.com/kyledavidmusic/Twitter: twitter.com/kyle_crabtree_TikTok: kyle.david___Linkedin: Kyle DavidWatch on YouTube:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTMk53w-pGoXurdppIC_Lw/featured?view_as=subscriber