[00:00:00] Speaker A: Hey, this is your host, Dee Wells. And why not you? And all I could say is, wow, wow, wow.
Hey. There's nothing like having real conversation with people you like and admire about leading others, growing others, lifting others up, and carving out your own path in this world. We just have to keep it going. And one of the things I want you to ask yourself is, why not you? That's right. In this episode, I am joined by my friend Lee west, who was recently acknowledged as the lion of the quarter. Now, we're both members of King's accountability group, and Lee was. He got this recognition not by happenstance, but for being consistent just in his work ethic, setting goals and achieving those goals, elevating himself, but also stepping back and being that supportive person to elevate others.
Now we're about to dive into this conversation with the line of the quarter, Mister Lee west. Y'all tune in because this is good. All right, y'all, let's go.
[00:01:02] Speaker B: Welcome to another episode of why not you? With your host, Derek Wells, where we talk with leaders and entrepreneurs who are doing what they love to do. They'll share insights into overcoming adversity, the systems they use, along with the power of personal growth, faith, and much more. Our goal is to empower you with personal growth, faith, and a plan for ultimate success. Now here's Derek with another life changing story.
[00:01:33] Speaker A: All right, ladies and gentlemen, this is a boy, D. Wells. Why not you? And I got my man, Lee west, another king's accountability member who got line of the quarter, and we gonna be talking with him this morning, man. What an honor, brother. What's going on, Lee, man?
[00:01:50] Speaker C: Derek, thank you for having me on.
Why not you? It's great to be on this lovely platform. As you can see, I got my. I got mine right here. And, you know, that's the team west entertainment.
I need to get my setup like yours. That brick wall back there looks beautiful, man.
Is that a. Why not? You pickleball paddle?
[00:02:10] Speaker A: It is broken. Fire.
[00:02:15] Speaker C: I love it. I love it. Yeah, I got. I gotta fix my setup. We had some technical difficulties at the beginning of the call, but we made it happen.
[00:02:22] Speaker A: We did.
[00:02:26] Speaker C: We made it happen, man. Thank you for having me.
[00:02:29] Speaker A: You are welcome. Hey, man, just. Just. I know you got stuff going on and.
Hey, man, briefly, though, man, I want to. I want to get your thoughts on King's accountability group, the CAG membership. You know, just being part of a community, that's one that's uplifting, that's encouraging us.
Are you part of some amazing men in that in the organization, what is. What is CAG meant to you?
[00:03:00] Speaker C: So the beautiful thing about this is, I like to the origin stories, you know, where things begin and how they develop. And I know that that group was formed, um, I think it was just like men meet, or I forget what the name was prior to it being King's accountability group.
Um, but I met CB and Terrell through Bu bre University for people that don't know. And they invited me to one of their calls, like, one Sunday. They were like, hey, man, I think you, you know, you'd like this since you are, uh. Cause I was, like, leveling up in Bree University and taking on leadership roles and helping encourage and inspire people. Like, I was one of the hosts, so I was, like, diving every week. It was like, all right, Tuesday, this is your day. You got to do this. X, y, and z. Whoever, my partner was, my co host, or if I was a co host, it was a beautiful thing. And then you start that accountability amongst those people.
And to see, I guess, as Bu started to part ways with the way that they were structured, the rise of CAG, like, started, and I was like, oh, man, it's crazy how, like, the baton passed because needed.
However, bu was co ed, and CAG is all men.
And it's a beautiful thing because, like, we go from the ages of, like, 18 all the way through up to, I don't even know how to what the oldest CAg. Me neither, but he needs to come out and talk because he's like, yo, I'm the oldest in this joint, you know? So that way we can, I say we probably like, from 18 to 60 something. I don't know. Maybe, I don't know.
But what CAG has done for me and all of those men that have transitioned in there from BU to where we are today, it's just like, never stop believing in yourself, man. It's one thing to say it, and I tell this to people all the time. Like, we can go to as many seminars as we want. It's all gonna be recycled information. Yeah, there's no way. There is no in between on that. You're not finna go to these new seminars and find something new.
Whether it's like a financial seminar, whether it's like a coaching seminar, whether, I mean, like football, whatever field that you dive into, if you continue to go to those type of seminars, yes, you're going to learn educational things in that field, but majority of the information that they give you is going to be something that you've already heard. As you already heard. You already heard, but you're not applying. Application is the difference. And then inside of CAG is like, all right, we hear you, but what are you doing with it?
You know what I mean? Like, we hear you want to do x, y, and z, but how are you accomplishing these tasks? And I love the accountability factor, and Terrell is one of my accountability partners that I meet with on Wednesdays, and we just break bread on things that I want to accomplish or things that I have accomplished and what's next after that and so on and so forth. And I guess I'm the guy that reminds everybody to take a break because everybody else is full throttle. Go, go, go.
So, yeah, CAG has been played an intricate role in my.
My development as a. As a man. Black man in America.
[00:06:37] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:06:39] Speaker C: Exact. I love the brotherhood. I love the unity. I love the community aspect of it. It's definitely not a cult for people that don't know.
[00:06:50] Speaker A: Right?
[00:06:51] Speaker C: Oh, yeah, our family barbecues, like, all right, we're not a cult. We are family. You know, for real. Not no religious stuff that we talking about. However, people are of different religious backgrounds and beliefs and things of that nature, and we respect everybody. And, you know, however you decide to pray or who you pray to, we still respect you. And your mindset is just like a bunch of men holding each other accountable to push themselves to the next level.
[00:07:16] Speaker A: Yeah. And that's one of the things I love about it, too, is that, you know, like you just said, there are folks from different backgrounds, but we all have, like, that common ground or we all have, like, a common theme where we all kind of want to. You talked about it earlier. It's like, elevate, get to that next level in your life where you're just being productive. And I don't think it's so much just with men having to, you know, be, like, number one in their field or whatever it is that they're working on. But just being that the best man, you know, working on yourself to be the best man that you could possibly be, whether, I mean, even if you're single or if you got a family, becoming the best father, because you do have different brothers in there, man, who just have various backgrounds. And they might have struggles. Some might not have as many struggles as the other one, but we have that place, that community where people could just talk.
[00:08:12] Speaker C: Yeah.
This last Sunday's call about the imposter syndrome, so they were like, I think Ron Jeezy asked a question. At the end of it, he was like, well, what value do you get out of the CAG? You know what I mean? Like, what is something big? And I was like, the fact that people can come here and be going through something, but then don't want to speak on it, but then hear somebody else speak on it and allows them to know, like, dang, okay. I'm not the only one going through this type of thing, you know what I mean? It's real problems out here for everybody. And this is one of my brothers. So now I feel not necessarily obligated, but I feel more comfortable to share whatever I'm going through. Not necessarily for me, but everybody as a whole, because I've been there, too, where it's just like, all right, I'm hesitant to say certain things that I'm dealing with, and then you'll reach out to certain kings that are you familiar, you feel like can help you in whatever wheelhouse that you have and some type of issues with. And I think not even. I think I know that that is extremely powerful because not everybody's perfect, for sure, but we definitely gonna figure out how to wait to help you be the best version of yourself. That.
[00:09:27] Speaker A: Man, you got recognized as being the lion of the quarter, man. What were some of the things that you actually did? And, I mean, when you just, like, reflect on it, where some of the things that you done that actually stood out to you.
[00:09:42] Speaker C: Being a support? Yeah, I think that's the biggest one for me. Cause I said it on the call. Like, I used to want to be the one and, you know, the limelight, the main guy. Like, I always, I gotta be front and center. It has to be everything center focused on me. But then once I said I took a step back and learn that you can still be successful and enjoy life and accomplish things as you support other people in the process, like that is, I personally find so much more like, favor in that enjoyment in helping other people excel and not knowing what the next opportunity will bring, but still being open to it and continued education is for everything for me, no matter if it's an actual school or, you know, whether it's the podcast, podcasting space, or whatever it is that you decide that you want to do. I feel like, you know somebody who said that low, when I interviewed low, he said that as soon as you stop learning, that's when you die.
[00:10:49] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:10:53] Speaker C: That'S a bar.
So, like, even the way I navigated this, and I was just sharing, I didn't share my wins crazy like that with the group. But, like, when I graduated, I was doing this, and it was some things that I shared with Terrell internally that he shared with the committee, and I'm a part of the committee.
[00:11:15] Speaker A: Right.
[00:11:16] Speaker C: I didn't know that he was sharing these things with the committee. And so, like, when you get lying at a week or, you know, so on, so forth, and it's like, bro, you just. People just been grinding and doing things that you normally don't do. And that's what we like to recognize on the line committee is people stepping outside of their comfort zone. And I'm always looking for ways to stretch myself and grow, and it's an honor to be recognized from the entire organization as someone that's actually doing that, as well.
[00:11:46] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:11:47] Speaker C: Not to say that nobody else is doing that. We're all doing it.
Everybody's doing it at different frequencies and consistently, like, hidden strides on different type of strides. Like, hold up, hold up.
Did you just. And then you just. And hold up. We got it. We got to give you your flowers.
Even, like, accepting it. Like, it got emotional because I didn't know. I knew I was one of the runner ups, but I didn't know. You know what I mean? Yeah. How it was gonna play out.
It's definitely a place where you want to be. I just say that if you. If this is a man watching this right now and you're thinking about, you need a brotherhood or you need somebody to talk to, this is definitely a place for that to be. And we hold each other accountable to the highest standard possible, and our accountability partners are on our backs, not in an egregious way, but in a way where you feel loved and cared for. You know what I mean?
[00:12:55] Speaker A: When you talked about or when you just mentioned, like, stepping back, because it had to be, like, all about you, and then you just kind of stepped back and took more of that supportive role.
Before you step back, do you feel like you were putting, like, a lot of pressure on yourself, or you felt like.
I'm trying to think of, like, the right word, because I just know, like, you could grind so hard, and you'd be pushing, and you push, push, push, and it's like, man, am I doing this for me, or am I doing this for other people?
[00:13:34] Speaker C: Right.
I would say, for me, the reason why I wanted to be at the time, like, in the spotlight, a lot of people believe in that whole self made mentality.
[00:13:48] Speaker A: Oh, yeah.
[00:13:49] Speaker C: I don't believe in that. Like, nobody is really self made. Yes. You might be the product, you might be the brand or things that you might do. And you go in these rooms and you make these connections, but the connections help propel you to the next level. So that's true.
[00:14:07] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:14:07] Speaker C: You got around the right people and you're, you are the face of the company, so on, so forth. But it's other people that believed in you get to where you are today. And that was the reason why I was like, all right. I used to always want 100% sole ownership of everything. And I sat and I looked at it, I was like, man, these multi million dollar companies, billion dollar companies, trillion dollar companies, all are in partnership with somebody.
[00:14:35] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:14:39] Speaker C: You don't got to do it by yourself.
[00:14:40] Speaker A: Right.
[00:14:41] Speaker C: I have to do anything by yourself. There's people out there willing to help support you as you support them, but you got to come from a genuine place because people can definitely tell.
[00:14:50] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:14:51] Speaker C: Not being authentic with it. And you look into always like, take. You know what I mean? It's okay.
Just the other day, I appreciate the fact that people want to take from me, but take from me and give in a way to where you're gonna bless somebody else. Yeah, I'm not here to just be taking advantage of and then, like, not it not be replenished somewhere else at least or another people as you take from me, too.
[00:15:24] Speaker A: I mean, you just think about like some of these, you know, so called, like solopreneurs.
You know, they might be the ones that came up with the idea and start running with it, but then you kind of get to a place where you might not be the most organized, organized person. So now you need some kind of virtual assistant or somebody who can actually help you with your organization. Or maybe it's the marketing part, or you just think about Eric Thomas. You talked about breathe university.
Who is he rocking with?
You know what I'm saying? Yeah, yeah.
So they fill in the gaps.
[00:16:04] Speaker C: Yeah. Even solopreneurs, however, that even became some type of thing or whatever the case may be. When you go on, you use these social sites, you using somebody else's platform, you're using somebody else's resources to help propel who you are. So we all using somebody in a sense, to better ourselves. And I think that we come from that mindset because it's like, no, I created this account and I'm doing this and it's my name and my brand. Yeah, somebody created that company.
So, hey, you know, yeah, I like to dive deep and sit back and analyze things. I've been doing that a lot lately and just moving slow, tread softly. I don't need to go fast anymore.
[00:16:54] Speaker A: Like he said, tread softly.
[00:16:56] Speaker C: That's it.
[00:16:57] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:16:58] Speaker C: That's the key to my, my line of the quarter success is not rushing. And, like, I used to be super decisive. Like, I can, I'll make an instant decision. Like, oh, yeah, I'm doing this, I'm doing that and doing that. Now I sit back and I weigh it out, the options, the pros and the cons, before I pull the trigger on anything.
[00:17:20] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:17:21] Speaker C: Because the kids that I coach, I also tell them, I'm like, man, you control your narrative. But also remember, every action has a reaction, and you never know who's watching.
[00:17:31] Speaker A: Yeah.
Yep.
And speaking of coaching, like, what made you get into, like, football and, you know, just becoming a football coach and, like, what is. What is one of the things, I guess, if you. If you had, like, a mission statement for coaching football, like, what would some of the words be or phrases that you would actually put?
[00:17:57] Speaker C: So what got me into coaching is one thing.
Made it to the pro level, you know, did what I was able to do there, which was nice. And the practice squad, unfortunate situation happened to where I dislocated my right shoulder for the third time. And they told me that, you know, if I take another blow to it, it could potentially be paralyzed, you know, for my rest of my life, and I want that. So dropped the cleats, picked up a whistle. So that's how. That's how that happened and that came about. And the biggest thing for me in the coaching space that resonates well with me was because I always knew that there were coaches out there that were not so nice.
[00:18:43] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:18:44] Speaker C: And I don't want to come in. I'm not a pushover coach at all. Like, I'm not that guy, but I always will give it to my kids direct, and there's not enough coaches out there that'll give them straight honesty about, like, hey, this is why I pulled you areas that you need to work on. I don't say weaknesses. I say areas of improvement, and then I'll highlight their strengths as well. And during games or practices, I've always been the, like, rah rah coach of, you know, hyping my guys up and getting going.
I've never been the one to tear somebody down, but I've been tore down. So I've experienced these things where certain grown men are talking to these young, young adults, and it's like, it's traumatizing. And you sit back and like, bro, who are you? You know what I mean? You don't even play no more. I still have a chance to. I got a shot to do x, y, and z. So I feel like the more coaches are out there with that type of mindset, the better off the youth will be, for sure. Like, because we want to encourage and inspire our youth to be responsible young men, leaders, people that hold their self accountable, team players, supportive and understanding. Like, even when you transition from sports to the real world, like, you know, the sports is all entertainment. Like, let's just say what it is. And they have no salary cap. They can make as much money in the world. But once you're done playing whatever sports you're playing, you got to go and either work with some people or work for somebody. And I say work with some people, because even if you want to go a business with yourself, you got to go work with people in order to make that flourish. Right? Or you go and work for somebody. But you still got to be a team player.
[00:20:35] Speaker A: Yeah, absolutely.
[00:20:36] Speaker C: You still got to learn how to communicate. So that that would be my biggest. My words as a coach is to be a supportive team, team teammate, know how to lead, and in your leadership, serve. So that is the biggest thing for me. And then they, like, serve. What do you mean, serve?
[00:20:56] Speaker A: Right.
[00:20:57] Speaker C: I'm a senior, and I see this junior or sophomore freshman in need of some type of extra coaching, additional coaching, and there's no other coach around, and he's making this one move or mistake, I'm gonna go and spend some time with him. Or even if I'm a sophomore, I see a freshman or I see a junior doing whatever.
If I'm up there and I'm learning these things or I know these things, giving back to those that are trying to or not trying, making an attempt to get to where I am, I feel like I have to do the due diligence to go down there and pick them up. So. That's right. I explain the servant to them. Okay, I'll get it, coach.
[00:21:36] Speaker A: I understand. Yeah.
No.
Out of all the. Out of all the college or pro core pro football coaches out there, who do you think you're most aligned with as far as, like, coaching style?
[00:21:56] Speaker C: My high school football coach, man, I hated him and I loved him.
I would just go ahead and say I hated the man with all my heart, and then I loved him with all my heart, too, because he was probably, like, the only male role model out there that kept things real. But I didn't understand at the time when, you know, his philosophy in the way that he was coaching back then. But as I matured into an adult. We got a great relationship now.
I was just like, dog, why are you, why are you riding my back like this, bro? Get off of me. You know what I'm saying? Why are you not giving me the playing time that I want and so on? So because they see potential in you and they want you to grow. I didn't, I didn't grasp that as a young man. So a lot of his coaching skills and traditions that he shared with me and a few of my other friends, and they feel they way because they feel their way or whatever. I had to stop and, you know, smell the coffee beans and just wait and be real. I'm not going to say flowers because it wasn't always beautiful. Sometimes coffee beans are too strong and sometimes they just write, you know what I mean?
[00:23:13] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:23:16] Speaker C: Now, I would say Fred Simms would have to be him. So, yeah, man, I've been around some phenomenal coaches ain't even gonna hold you, but when you get to like, pro level, it's not. They're a little bit more hands off.
[00:23:29] Speaker A: Right.
[00:23:30] Speaker C: It's more of a business than.
Yeah. And then college was more politics and high school is definitely relationship based.
[00:23:40] Speaker A: Right.
[00:23:41] Speaker C: That's crazy. Like, talking to you about this and thinking about it how my personal experience.
[00:23:49] Speaker A: And so do you think, like we just talked about where as far as high school is, more hands on, colleges, politics, pros is more business, more hands off. Do you think if you have the right high school coach that they're actually preparing you for, like how to, how to deal with each phase if you, I mean, if you're in a place where you're actually receiving, where you're coachable and teachable.
[00:24:17] Speaker C: Right. I definitely believe that those coaches that care about those players in high school level are preparing the ones that are going to go to the next level or that care about going to the next level?
[00:24:30] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:24:31] Speaker C: That is their due diligence to make sure that they let them know so they don't get lost in the political aspect of it because you got five star recruits, three star recruits, and so on and so forth from all over the place. And then people like, how do you get ranked? Or. Don't worry about that.
[00:24:46] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:24:47] Speaker C: Because what you can't beat is, is especially if you have talent, you know what I mean? But can't out work, hard work and effort, you know, you're a coachable kid, young man, whatever you want to call it, and then you are always punctual. All the other coaches are going to see it and they gonna be like, yo, we gotta give him a shot. Like, he's here before everybody. He's here after everybody. He doesn't talk back to nobody. He's extremely coachable. And then the way that he picks things up so quickly is a testament to how he was coached in high school.
[00:25:23] Speaker A: Right.
[00:25:25] Speaker C: And it's transitioned over to the college level, and then at the college level, he'll shine because they're giving him opportunities.
[00:25:33] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:25:33] Speaker C: Versus the guys that are just all out talented all stars. You know what I mean? Hard work beats talent any day. You know, you can be the most talented person ever, but you don't work hard for what you want. Somebody that's working hard, putting in those hours, they gonna definitely gonna catch you, man. It's like tortoise and the hair.
[00:25:53] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:25:53] Speaker C: So, yeah, that analogy to this day, I swear, like, you don't get it when you're twelve or 15. Like, man, that's a turtle and that's a rabbit. Like, ain't no.
[00:26:04] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:26:05] Speaker C: But then as you get older, you okay?
[00:26:08] Speaker A: Yeah.
So, man, what are some of the things you working on with tweaking?
[00:26:14] Speaker C: Oh. Oh, man, you about to get hot.
So right now I'm in the music license space, and that's definitely been wonderful. And I just started working on my next third studio album.
Yeah, I'm cooking with some hot. Some hot stuff right here. It's been a minute to get back into the creative aspect of it, but I got my back and it's a rap.
Let's go ahead and tell you right now, that's a rap. Like it. I got my juice back and it's over. I love music. I'm never gonna stop doing music and also doing like, some acting and gonna look to get some speaking engagements in there as well for, you know, the youth. I'm look to. I don't want to say attack, but definitely address. So my boy, DJ Spires, he's. He's doing some tours. He's from Bu as well. That's where I met him. And he's going back and speaking to a lot of kids in middle school. Yeah, elementary.
[00:27:19] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:27:19] Speaker C: That's in my wheelhouse, too, because I'm already talking to high school kids. So I find ways to blend that in and keep that all underneath. Twe. The biggest thing for me right now is the music for brands. So that's in the music sync licensing space.
And if. Are you familiar with that?
[00:27:39] Speaker A: Nope.
[00:27:41] Speaker C: All right, so I'll dive. I'll dive deeper into this real quick.
So when you hear, like, songs in movies, tv shows, at the bar, things of that nature. They all have to get placed. These are all placed songs, and some of them are definitely driven to whatever the scene is or the feel.
And every movie, every tv show, every commercial has a music supervisor with a budget, and within that budget, they can pay out from maybe a couple hundred bucks to high six figures.
[00:28:21] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:28:21] Speaker C: Like one track this is. And sometimes it's only 30 seconds or whatever the case may be. So there's a lot of people out here. And that's another reason why I stopped back from being like, I don't have to be the main guy doing big music. I'll go and make music for these companies. Why not? Yeah, there is a need for it, and it's always going to be a need for it, even though AI has jumped into the space of creating new artists. But it's not raw artistry. Different when you can actually talk to someone and broker deals and then negotiate the contracts for everybody and you got to deal with these split sheets if there's multiple people on there. That's why I do songwriting, singer songwriting, production, and I do the recording and mastering here as well, so I don't have to really go anywhere.
[00:29:17] Speaker A: So I'm talking.
[00:29:17] Speaker C: But, yeah, but if I do have someone produce it, I have to give them a percentage of the song. And if I do have other artists that are part of it and we get a landing on a sync placement, then I'll have to give them a portion. We'll do the split sheets and it'll be another artist that's, you know, wrote on the track or another producer who has produced on it. And typically, you don't really have to do it for sound engineers because you'll pay them a fee to actually mix and master the song after, like, it's all done and they're like, oh, yeah, this is the song. The route that we want to go. Yeah, do all the premix and stuff like that here. And then you send it to the big house. So that way you get the band for your.
[00:30:03] Speaker A: That's right.
[00:30:05] Speaker C: So.
And they have different categories. They have different ways for people to. This is. I'm just going to get a game for anybody that's listening to this and they want to dive deeper into it.
You can reach out to music supervisors directly, and there's a way to do that. There are people that are on LinkedIn, you can find them on IMDb and look for specific genre niches that they're looking for. Actual artists, whether you're a hip hop artist, latin artist, whatever genre you're in.
And then they have music libraries where you just send your catalog out, and they'll just put you onto the library if it's approved, and then you just in rotation. That's a steady. That's like residual income coming to you right there doing anything.
Granted, they do take a percentage, a higher percentage that they take the highest percentage out of everyone, and then you have a music agent, so they'll do the work for you. They were like, hey, such and such needs this, and we'll take this percentage out of it. They take maybe, like 20, 30% or something like that for doing the legwork, and then whereas music libraries, a 50 50, you work directly with the music supervisor, you get all the money. So, yeah, there's different ways for people to be able to do it, and hopefully I just gave some people some game, and they can, you know, dive deeper into that if they want to dive into that space, because you don't have to be. You can become a multimillionaire without being a popular artist. I'm gonna just go ahead and say that. Yeah, so, yeah, you do not have to be a Kendrick Lamar, a J. Cole, eminem, Mariah Carey, beyonce to live like them.
[00:31:47] Speaker A: Right.
[00:31:48] Speaker C: That right there is the. You can still live like them without doing the work that they have to do.
[00:31:53] Speaker A: Yeah. It's amazing, huh? Opportunity is out there. Opportunity is out there.
[00:31:59] Speaker C: It's endless, man, and every aspect of it, because that's another place where I was able to read, like, game my creativity, writing for other people's brands. So I got this. What is this genius consciousness? This right here is like a little brain food supplement.
If they were to hit me up, I wouldn't mind writing about the smarts of the brain, like, and what this does for me.
[00:32:25] Speaker A: Like, right?
[00:32:26] Speaker C: It's amazing. But everything around you, JBl, groove, apple, like, they're all looking for some type of music for projects that they have. Commercials, rollout movies, and tv shows are going to continue to be rolling out, and there's also radio ad placements that.
[00:32:46] Speaker A: You can.
[00:32:49] Speaker C: Man, and I didn't notice that first one when I got into the music space.
[00:32:52] Speaker A: Yeah, that's wild.
So, man, before we wrap up, before you wrap up, bro, anybody who wants to or anybody who just. They might have those something that's just passion that they're passionate about, something that they want to pursue.
Maybe it's an idea, maybe it's something that they might be talented at, but they don't know how to fine tune that skill, just kind of work on it to enhance it.
What kind of words can you just share with those folks?
[00:33:29] Speaker C: Never give up at the end of the day and then never give up and continue to put out your work. I say this because you never know who you're helping. Even if you put now, you might feel like it's your wackiest piece of work, but then somebody else out there that's like, man, that touched my life, that changed who I am as a person. It resonates with me. And then they're at the beginning of your journey of finding yourself in this new space that you are crafting. And as you continue to grow, your audience grows with you. So it's like you have created a whole new support system and they're going off and telling their friends about how dope you are at whatever you're crafty is resonates so well with them. And it's a homing feeling. We live in a world full of people and everybody. It's either two things. You're either a consumer or a producer. There's no in between.
There's no in between it. And as you are learning how to become a producer, you just got to put out as much as content as possible or you just have to be around as many people as you can.
Never second guess yourself. A lot of us are going to do it. We all do it. I say never guess yourself as far as like putting it out there to the public. Just put it out there. And whatever response you get, you always going to get something back, whether it's good or as bad or if it's indifferent. The beautiful thing about it is you created that. That is name on it.
And once you put it out there, just continue to grow off of that. Go back, reflect. We talked about this earlier self assessment. You know what I mean?
[00:35:10] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:35:11] Speaker C: Listen to what you're creating and in that space, find different ways and get different coaches to help you elevate.
[00:35:19] Speaker A: Absolutely.
Boy, y'all heard it first from brother Lee West, King's accountability group, line of the quarter. Yes, sir.
Man, thanks, Lee, for coming on, bro. I appreciate it, man.
[00:35:36] Speaker C: Man, I greatly, great, greatly appreciate being on. The interview was amazing. Thank you for dealing with me and my hiccups early on.
Thank you for that. King, I greatly appreciate you.
[00:35:51] Speaker A: So good.
All right, I want to thank Mister Lee west for coming on. Why not you? What an honor. Hey, I appreciate him.
And you could definitely hear his, his love for helping people, but you also hear the humility. And one thing I know is, man, we got real just about stepping out of the spotlight into that support zone and how it's actually underrated, yet important. So one thing we definitely know that we never want to stop learning. Because when you do, you hit the pause button on your progress, and we all need assistance to elevate.
And not needing anyone to succeed is definitely a myth.
It's okay to lean on others. To make it big. We have to. So to all y'all hustlers out there, remember, tap into the community around you. And if you're chasing the dream, keep pushing out your work. Growth happens when you're brave enough to put it out there, so why not you?
Until next week, hey, y'all, stay blessed. And remember, we cannot become what we need if we remain where we are. God bless.
[00:37:05] Speaker B: Thank you for listening to this episode of why not you remember, have faith and believe in yourself. God bless you us. Also subscribe to our channel and go to our website for more free content and life changing
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