The Mackey Speaks Leadership Journal

God loves you. If you haven't heard it before, or if you just haven't heard that truth yet today, God loves you. In this sermon from Houston Northwest Church, Mackey reminds us of this good news. He then teaches on the great freedom and INFLUENCE that comes through living life with Jesus Christ. God has given you Influence. How should you live in light of that?  Key Takeaways: The PURPOSE of influence is to SERVE. The PLACE of Influence is WHEREVER YOU ARE.The PRIDE of Influence can DISQUALIFY you. The PRESSURE of Influence can DEBILITATE you. Visit mackeyspeaks.com to connect with us! 

Over the past 18 months, Mackey and the 2Words team have been asking students athletes about their experience with mental health, racial injustice, COVID frustrations, and the pressures facing teens today. In this THSCA Coaching School Session, Mackey speaks on 5 Things Kids Wish Adults Knew (But Are Too Afraid Say). Key Takeaways: - How to remove the stigma of failure by defining what it means to fail on your team. - How to create space for your team members to be honest about mental health. - How to build positive leaders who can handle the pressures of leadership. To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum, please email Colton at colton@2words.tv or visit our website at www.2words.tv/gameplan      

When you hear the words SECOND CHANCE where does your mind go? Maybe you think of someone messing up. Maybe you think of the criteria that you would use to potentially forgive someone. Maybe you think nobody deserves a second chance at all. In this message given at FBC Kaufman, Mackey invites us into the grace of receiving our second chance. Even more so, he then challenges us to go counter-cultural in GIVING second chances to those around us. Could Jesus be calling us past our past and into a future of second chances? Key Takeaways: - How do you live God's dream despite past poor decisions? - A second chance is an opportunity to become who God created you to be. - “The Scandalous mathematics of grace.” Phillip Yancey Visit mackeyspeaks.com to connect with us! 

Are you stressed? Hoping to leave 2020 in the rearview? You aren't alone. The American Psychological Association reports that nearly 8 in 10 adults (78%) say the coronavirus pandemic is a significant source of stress in their life. And in that stress, 2020 has revealed just how tightly we cling to worry, to anger, and to control. But what does Jesus say? How do we as Christians respond to the stress of a year like 2020? In this sermon, Mackey walks through Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and proposes some trades. What might Jesus give to us if we were to let go of our worry, our anger, our control? Might it be the key we need to unlock newness of life in 2021. Key takeaways: When I am tempted to WORRY, I Give God my ATTENTION. When I am tempted to give into ANGER, I Give God my BEST When I am tempted to lose control because I have no control, I give God my circumstances. 

Christians we are supposed to be grateful, right? Grace in Christ has been given to us after all! But why does the prayer of gratitude so often feel like a rote obligation? In this episode, Mackey reframes the true and ongoing power of God's grace, and teaches. us how to accept God's invitation into gratitude.  Key Takeaways: - The prayer of gratitude is more slow than fast. - The Giver is more important than the gift. - Listening is the beginning of prayer.

Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in the middle. We get stuck in a place where we're too big for what's behind us but still too small for what's ahead. In those moments, we must trust in the wisdom of God. In this episode, Mackey encourages us to trust in the Lord and remember that the only way we can grow into what is ahead is by going through the tough time of being stuck in the middle. Key Takeaways -The only way we grow in that tension that we're in is by going through it. -We have to trust the wisdom of God. -What is impossible for man is possible with God.

Being part of God's community brings us closer to God. Our community helps us to be more like Christ, comforts us in times of struggle, and calls us out with love when we have gone astray. In this episode, Mackey explains that joining God's community is not optional; it is required to become as Christlike as we can and to bring ourselves ever closer to God. Key Takeaways -Don't let being right keep you from being kind. -Mercy triumphs over judgment and leads to restoration. -Community comforts us in our troubles and calls us out in love.

When life goes in a direction we didn't expect, the evil one tempts us to abandon our hope in Jesus and to question God. No matter what storms come our way, we have to remember that Jesus is good, He loves us, and our hope must remain in Him. In this episode, Mackey encourages us to remember that real faith and stability comes from relying on Jesus despite the storms that come our way. God doesn't bring the storms, but he can use them to test and solidify our faith in the Lord.  Key Takeaways -Jesus is the real deal and has been proven genuine generation after generation. -Jesus is more interested in our growth than our comfort. -Real faith and stability is not the absence of storms; it is seeing things going a way we didn't expect and being faithful anyway.

It is very easy to look the part without being the real deal. It's much harder to actually be the real deal. That's because being the real deal comes with a much higher cost, and not everyone is willing to pay up. But being the real deal for yourself and your family will also pay out much more over time than simply pretending to be a person of character. In this episode, Mackey explains why he wants to be the real deal for family and how he goes about it. Key Takeaways -Don't just look the part, be the real deal for your family. -Sometimes being the real deal comes with a high cost, so be willing to pay up. -Hold each other accountable for being the real deal.

Spiritual maturity has nothing to do with age and everything to do with listening to God. We become mature and complete when we listen to God. This listening is at the beginning of prayer. When we listen to God's voice, he keeps us on track. Listening is active in a couple of different ways: 1) We must actively listen to what God is leading us to in life, and 2) we must listen to the Word with our actions, for example by loving each other as He loves us.  Key Takeaways: -We become mature and complete when we listen to God. -Do not merely listen to the Word, do what it says. -God thinks highly of you even when you don't.   If you haven't completed the Mackey Leadership Camp, check it out today! www.youtube/mackeyspeaks

Maturity isn't about age, and being a complete person isn't about having all the right answers. To be fully mature and complete, we have to follow the example of Jesus, who fully depended on God the Father. In this episode, Mackey explains how God invites us to maturity and completion when we fully depend upon Him.  Key Takeaways: -You become mature and complete when you depend on God. -Jesus never asks us to do something that He has not already done. -The more generous you are, the bigger your world becomes.    If you haven't completed the Mackey Leadership Camp, check it out today! www.youtube/mackeyspeaks  

If someone asks you to go one mile with them or for them, go two miles instead. It's easy to think: No way! That's twice the distance, after all. But leaders will go the second mile willingly and without being asked. That's because going the second mile means counting others before yourself, and that's what being a servant leader is all about. In this episode, Mackey explains the key components of being a second-miler, someone who doesn't just go one mile, but instead chooses to go two. Key Takeaways: -Call out the best in others. -Count others before yourself. -Leaders volunteer to go the second mile.   Don't forget to sign up for the FREE Mackey Leadership Camp Virtual Summit 2020 by visiting https://tier1leadership.org/camp2020/?msID=0f068171-950b-4722-8e71-07b55997b1fd.  

There is a conversation going on in our country and around the world about race and inequality. There is a lot of right thinking coming to the surface amidst the turmoil, but right thinking does not change things; right action does. In this episode, Mackey encourages us to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves, to speak up for what is right with unrestrained boldness, and to never hesitate to step in and help someone in need. Key Takeaways: -We don't protect things we don't think are valuable. -If it's right, call it right. And if it's wrong, call it wrong. -We want to be people that turn right thinking into right action.   To learn more about the Mackey Leadership Camp Virtual Summit, please visit http://www.mackeyspeaks.com/leadership-camp 

The only way to finish strong is to give your best to the cause or goal straight through (not to) the finish line. There will be real consequences for our world if this generation of coaches fails to finish strong. You are that generation, and you have a great responsibility to your athletes, your family, and future generations to prepare the leaders in your locker rooms for the world they will face tomorrow. Part of that preparation involves teaching tomorrow's leaders how to finish strong. In this episode, Mackey dives deep on what it means to finish strong and how to do it. Key Takeaways: -Change the mindset from a "have to" to a "get to" mentality. -If you're going to finish strong, you cannot do it alone. -Continue giving your best, even when it costs more than you thought it would.   The Mackey Leadership Camp will be held online, July 6-10, 2020. Details will follow upon registration.    The MLC Virtual Summit is completely free, and you are encouraged to get as many of your team to participate as possible. Register Today!  https://form.jotform.com/92875089599179

We are on a great adventure with our kids. Sometimes it might feel more like an endless waiting room sit at the doctor's office, but that's part of the journey. The parents primary role in their child's life is threefold: teaching right from wrong, speaking the truth in love, and reminding them that God is always near them. In this episode, Mackey encourages us to adventure with our children as guides and accomplices without trying to tackle the adventure for them. Key Takeaways: -Every person on this Earth has a God-given purpose. -There's value in practicing patience every day. -People prefer honest criticism to false flattery.   To learn more about the Mackey Speaks Leadership Virtual Summit, please visit http://www.mackeyspeaks.com/leadership-camp 

When talking about character traits, belief might not be at the top of your list of traits. After all, what impact does belief have on your character? In this episode, Mackey proposes an answer to this question: Belief in something greater than yourself helps you to push harder, faster, and longer. It helps you to be a better leader to your team and in your community.  Key Takeaways: -Believe in something bigger than now. -When you have perspective, it allows you to grow and think more clearly. -When we believe in something bigger than self, we are willing to assume the best of others.   Schedule a time for Mackey to speak to your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv Visit www.mackeyspeaks.com  to learn more about this year's Mackey Speaks Leadership Camp Virtual Summit in partnership with Still Water Camps!

Your health limits how far you can go in life. When you're in poor health, it limits what you can do and the impact that you can have on others. That's not to say that illness or obesity will always prevent people from reaching their dreams or influencing their community. But it is true that the healthier you are, the further and faster you can go. Health isn't about just one thing, but to get healthy you do need to take one step in the right direction every day. In this episode, Mackey dives in on the importance of doing the work to get healthy. Key Takeaways: -The healthier you are, the further and faster you can go. -The healthier you are, the longer and better you can serve. -Take one step in the right direction every day.   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv.

Celebration is contagious. When we see someone smile or laugh, we want to smile and laugh with them. Complaining is also contagious, though. When we hear someone complain about the weather, it makes us realize it's too hot, too muggy, or too something when moments before we were enjoying a beautiful day. When we hear someone complain about a situation we're coping with well, we suddenly find it harder to cope.  The words that we use and the things that we do are contagious to others. In this episode, Mackey and Colton challenge us to think about this contagiousness and what we are infecting the people around us with. Are we infecting them with celebration or complaints? Key Takeaways: -What we say and do is contagious. -The work you do matters. -When you celebrate others, you find even more things to celebrate.   Schedule a time for Mackey to virtually encourage your athletes by emailing Alyssa at Alyssa@2words.tv

God's grace gift is for all who believe, and all people need it. This gift has the power to transform us from the inside out. When we come to the gospel to be transformed so that we are more like Jesus, we are honoring God's grace gift. In this episode, Mackey invites you to think about how God's grace gift is calling you to live in an upside down way. How has God's grace gift changed your life? Key Takeaways: -God's grace gift is for all who believe. -Be good friends who love deeply. -The only power you have is the power God has given you.

There will be times in our lives when we need to hit the reset button. When something keeps us from living out the purpose that God has for us, that's a reset moment. When we let anything other than God have control over us, that's a reset moment. In this episode, Mackey reminds us that God has a purpose for each of us, and sometimes, we need to hit the reset button to get back to that purpose. Key Takeaways: -Faithful, consistent work is better than big, inconsistent changes. -God is for you, not against you. -God sees the very best in you, even when you see the worst in yourself.   To have Mackey jump on a virtual locker room talk with your athletes, please email Alyssa at alyssa@2words.tv.

In our latest episode, we're bringing you Part 2 of 2 of Mackey live at Garcia Middle School breaking down the meaning of Gladiator GRIT. Gladiator GRIT: It is a mindset shift of how you see the world and how you see the circumstances around you. When you change the way you see your circumstances, it changes the choices that you make. YOU are in charge of your circumstances and your choices.

“Because I said so” isn't just a statement of authority. It's also a statement of dependability: Because I said so, it will be done. Dependability is all about doing what you say you are going to do. Dependability will always beat ability because no matter how much talent you have, it's worthless if you can't be depended upon to do what you said you would do. In this sample from the 2Words Character Development curriculum, Mackey lays out the difference between ability and dependability, and why dependability will win every time. Key Takeaways: -Talent does not exempt you from the getting the little things right. -When you are dependable in the little things, you'll be dependable in the big things. -The most important ability you can ever have is dependability.   To learn more about the 2Words Character Development Curriculum email Colton at colton@2words.tv or go to www.2words.tv/gameplan   Bring Mackey to your school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact   

You cannot defeat sin on your own. No human being can. We rely on God to direct us to the correct path, we rely on our feet to carry us there, and we rely on our family and friends to provide strength to combat our weaknesses. During this live talk, Mackey discusses creating a gameplan to fight the weaknesses that we all have. Your weakness is someone else's strength, and together with a gameplan, the gap can be closed. Key Takeaways: -You get great at what you get reps at. -Recognize where you are weak so you can bring someone else's strength to your weakness. -Your private life will always become your public life.   To bring Mackey to your school visit mackeyspeaks.com/contact or email Colton at colton@2words.tv  

In our latest episode, Mackey is talking about the simple, yet difficult practice of living family first. It is okay that family goals COST something because your family is more important than your goals.   When you put your family goals above your personal goals, your personal goals will fall in line and your personal goals serve your family goals. Key takeaways from this podcast: Your personal goals will suffer when you have family goals. Your personal goals should serve your family goals. If your personal goals serve your family goals, then the harder you work for your family goals the more successful you will be for your personal goals. Follow on social: @2wordstv @mackeyspeaks Download a FREE week of curriculum: www.2words.tv/gameplan Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact

In our latest episode, Mackey is coming to us live sharing 2 words with us, One Day. We tend to think of “one day” as a far off day in the distance. We think that “one day” is synonymous with “some day”. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn't promised, and the only day we have is this ONE day. Key takeaways from this podcast: How you spend this one day will determine the quality of your some day. Do not let opportunity pass to the next one because the next one is different. Do not neglect the work of today, today. Do not put it off until tomorrow.   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact or email Colton at colton@2words.tv

Every person you meet is in one of three places: -Having a bad time -About to have a bad time -Recovering from a bad time It is guaranteed that you will have bad days and rough times. There may even be days when you struggle to get out of bed. Those rough times and the struggles you face can either anchor you down or be the catalyst that propels you forward. The choice is yours. Will you choose to let your struggles make you stronger? Key Takeaways: Choose to view adversity as an opportunity Own your mistakes so they don't own you The best thing to do is your job   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact or email Colton at colton@2words.tv

Iron sharpens iron only when the two pieces come into contact or into conflict with one another. The iron is not broken, but sharpened by this encounter. In the same way, we can sharpen the people close to us, and allow them to sharpen us at the time. In this episode, Mackey explains why we need the mindset that we're going to challenge our family and friends, so that we can sharpen them through competition. We love them, and we want the best for them, so we are willing to be the tough iron that sharpens their own iron.   Key Takeaways: We sharpen each other through challenging one another to be our best. When you have trust, if there is conflict in the relationship it will make you better, not bitter. If we are on the same team, then “we” can beat “them.”     Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact  or email Colton at colton@2words.tv  

No matter what we are trying to teach, there's a simple, four-part model, that can help drive home the lesson so it becomes true in the life of the learner.. First, we model the behavior so the learner has a good example to follow. Second, we teach the information so that it can be understood and implemented in the learners life. Third, we test what they have learned so the message can be clarified. Finally, we reward what they do right so the lesson will be repeated in their life. When we want to take someone from where they are to where they could go, we should follow the four steps: model, teach, test, reward. Key Takeaways: -If something is true enough to teach, it is true enough to live. -We don't know if someone got the lesson until we test it. -What gets rewarded gets repeated.  

John 6 tells the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 people who came to hear his teaching with two fish and five loaves of bread. By earthly standards, it should have been impossible. His disciples even said it couldn't be done. Yet, Jesus did it. Sometimes, God will ask us to do the impossible because he wants us to stretch our faith. We stretch and grow through the confusion and discomfort that arise when we seek to do that which we do not believe is possible. Luckily, if we are willing, God will work not just in us, but through us to make the impossible, possible. Main takeaways: -God cares not what you can do, but what you will do. -Confusion and discomfort lead to growth. -When tough times come, remember the good that God has done in your life.  

We were all created by God on purpose and for a purpose. That purpose will differ from one person to the next, but each of us is known, loved, and purposed by God. When we recognize this, we are better able to serve others with joy, not for the sake of a reward, but for the good of others. When we live with the purpose given to us by God first and foremost in our minds, we will find balance in our lives. Key Takeaways: A balanced life will go further faster. God has created everyone and everything on purpose, for a purpose. God is willing and able to do exceedingly more than you could ask or imagine.    

Need hope? Ask and you will receive. When we view our struggles and pain through the lens of God's hope, it changes what we see in our daily lives. With this new hopeful mentality, we rejoice in the trials we encounter because there is nothing that can derail the hope we receive from God. Knowing this, we recognize that our trials are gifts which will help us to develop the endurance and character we need to live the best possible life. Key Ideas: If you want to give hope to somebody, be vulnerable. Through endurance, you develop character. God loves you, and he is not giving up on you.  

Sometimes we get to a spot when things start to go wrong, the voice of hope starts to get real quiet and the voice of doubt gets really loud, but when we doubt is when we need hope the most.   Where do you go when you need hope, when everything is going wrong?   When things start going wrong, we need to hope in the Lord.    Key takeaways from this Podcast: The voice of doubt will lead you to believe that you are beyond help. Help that is valuable is help that is willing AND able. God's help does not always look like removal from the situation.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact

We hear all the time about 5 Star athletes. But it turns out, that it does little good to be 5 star on the field, but no star in the life.   Mackey is live with athletes from Alamo Heights HS talking about what it means to have a 5 star character. Mackey shares the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, people who will enable and encourage growth.    Key Takeaways from this podcast: You can't compartmentalize your life 5 star character influences and changes everything To change what comes out in your life, change what you put in You can't merely take, you have to give also   What is a 5-star character? 1. You surround yourself with the right people 2. You know who you are and who you're not 3. You work to be better today than you were yesterday 4. You do what you say you're going to do 5. You believe in something bigger than yourself   Follow us on social: @2wordstv @mackeyspeaks   Download your FREE week of curriculum: www.2words.tv/gameplan   Book Mackey to speak at YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact Or Email Colton at colton@2words.tv

In today's episode, Mackey is live at Eastview HS encouraging athletes and coaches to finish strong.   No matter what season you're in it will come to a finish.   The question is not whether or not you will finish, but HOW you will finish.   Everyone will finish, but not everyone will finish the same.   Key takeaways from this podcast: The person that QUITS miss the idea that what you do TODAY matters for TOMORROW. How you finish is how you set yourself up for success. If you can finish strong in the little things, you'll get the reps and training to finish strong in the big things.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact

In our latest episode, Mackey is coming to your live talking about how to make commitment count and what it looks like practically.   We want to be the kind of leader who values commitment.   It's so easy to make a commitment NOW to help you LATER with other commitments. Commitments are seen as small tasks instead of promises that COUNT. We tend to over commit and under deliver.   Key takeaways from this podcast: Count the cost of your commitment Must have boundaries Cannot succumb to the undisciplined pursuit of more

So often we hear the phrase, "Suck it up, be a man!" As coaches we need to reflect on how we are raising up our athletes and encouraging and enabling them to become the best version of themselves. About two weeks ago, Mackey and Colton spent some time roughing it with the boys from Hamlin ISD. Mackey shares a conversation he was having with the athletes about what it means to be a man.  Mackey shares the difference between being a boy and being a man and how EASY it is to be a boy.   Key takeaways from this podcast: Age does not define whether or not you're a “man” Men make choices that cost them Men are willing to die to self to find life   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact

 In our latest episode, Mackey shares the importance of knowing who you are and who you are not. The majority of the poor decisions we make it because we are trying to be someone that we aren't. We walk through these struggles and thoughts in this weeks episode and share practical tools to help us grow through it and past it. Key takeaways: Decisions that go against our integrity were made because we tried to be someone we were not. When you know who you are, you don't have to prove who you are. Work harder to be better today than you were yesterday Fail forward   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact

In our latest MSLJ, Mackey peels back the curtain marriage, the hard, the bad, and the ugly, and the joys.   He shares that so many people today are willing and open to divorce, that after making a vow to stick with someone through everything, they throw in the towel.   Mackey shares how to move through the surface level argument and dig deeper to get to the root of the problem.   You have to die to self to find life.   Follow on social: @mackeyspeaks   www.mackeyspeaks.com

In this episode, Mackey is sharing what it looks like to to NOT fear.   There's a lot of things out there that we can fear, and if we're honest there's a lot of reasons to fear everything out there.   We start to think, “well I look at my past, and people let me down before, so they'll let me down in the future.”   We get stuck in this mindset of doubt that paralyzes us from reaching our goals. So, let's ask ourselves, How do we stop FEARING uncertainty?   When we trust the people that are around us, we can face the fears that are in front of us.

We're bringing you an episode from the vault and taking a look at a very important topic Mackey talked about during 2Words first year of operation.   Quote of the Day: “I think the biggest mistake we make, is we hope who we are, instead of auditing who we are.” – Gary Vaynerchuk   We have to stop buying the lie that we can't let people know that we don't have it all together.   It requires more integrity to admit your mistakes and learn from them than it does to lie and say that you never make them.   Success of expensive and excellence isn't easy.   Habit Share - Includes calendar to track your goals - Helps us see how well we are doing on a certain thing - Audits your daily actions

In our latest episode, Mackey is talking about the simple, yet difficult practice of living family first.   Your personal goals when you have family or family goals. It will cost energy, time, resources that you otherwise could have invested in the personal.   It is okay that is COSTS something because your family is more important than your goals.   When you put your family goals above your personal goals, your personal goals will fall in line and your personal goals serve your family goals.   Follow on social: @mackeyspeaks   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com

Mackey shares what it looks like to have a mindset of generosity in a world that is “me” focused.   “You can have everything you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar   What is the next step? Go help someone else win TODAY!   You'll never lose helping someone else win.   Bring Mackey to YOUR school: www.mackeyspeaks.com/contact

In our latest episode, Mackey is coming to us live on a ruck in Cedar Hill.   Mackey shares the idea that at some point in our lives, everything is new to us, we ask questions and are continuously curious, but we get to a point where that stops.   There is a point where you will be let down, by coaches, parents, or leaders.   As coaches, we have to recognize that kids hear so many things that don't come true that they have a hard time believing when you tell them something.   Whatever you tell someone you're going to do, do it.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks @2wordstv   www.mackeyspeak.com

In our latest episode, we're bringing you part 2 of Mackey's 2 part sermon series on leading and carrying others' burdens.   Mackey shares that if serving is beneath you, leadership is beyond you. The key to impact is service.   Don't ALLOW yourself to get fatigued doing good. Every time we get a chance, let us work toward the benefit of all. It is worth the struggle and the perseverance.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks   www.mackeyspeaks.com

In our latest MSLJ, Mackey is bringing us two new words from Anahuac HS, OPPORTUNITY COST.   Opportunity costs you in preparation and execution.   You have to put in the hard work, you have to invest in things before you can see opportunity go knock knock.   Key takeaways from this podcast: Success costs you before you ever get there Count the costs before making decisions You make today's decisions today, don't focus on tomorrow until tomorrow comes.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks   www.mackeyspeaks.com

In our latest MSLJ episode, Mackey is coming to us live talking about priorities and using the little time that you have wisely. Mackey shares that what you schedule, you make priority. When you have something set in stone, it shows a sense of value to that certain thing. Treat the things you value, the things that need to be priority the same way you would treat paying a bill: it just has to happen. When you set aside specific time for things, they will end up getting done.   Follow on social: @mackeyspeaks   www.mackeyspeaks.com

In our latest episode, Mackey is live at First Baptist Kaufman sharing how to take the next step in your life, no matter the situation you're in. In a world that is quick to punish when you get it wrong, God is a God of restoration. What taking your next step looks like: Keep a vigilent watch over your heart Proactive over reactive You are always one step away from the worst decision of your life So many times, we believe we are in our struggles alone. We are in this together. Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks www.mackeyspeaks.com  

In our latest episode, we're bringing you Part 1 of 2 of Mackey live at Garcia Middle School breaking down the meaning of Gladiator GRIT. Gladiator GRIT: It is a mindset shift of how you see the world and how you see the circumstances around you. When you change the way you see your circumstances, it changes the choices that you make. YOU are in charge of your circumstances and your choices.   Your best isn't determined by somebody else's best. It will be no good to be a 5 star athlete and a no star student. Respect is no contingent on somebody else. Respect is contingent upon you. When you can respect others because of who YOU are, it means that you can also respect yourself. Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks www.mackeyspeaks.com

In our latest MSLJ episode, we're bringing you part 2 of Mackey's message at First Baptist Kaufman. Last week Mackey shared how he learned that letting God chase us is equally as important as chasing goals and dreams FOR God. In part 2 of this talk, Mackey brings us the two remaining understandings we should have going into the new year. 1. God is coming after you. - God is pursuing you because He loves you. - In the beginning God created man on purpose for a purpose. 2. God is relentless - There is nothing in all of creation that can slow God's pursuit of you. - You will make wrong choices, but those wrong choices will NOT disqualify you from God's pursuit. - When you don't feel valuable, God values you. Even in the darkest of times, God is good. Even when it seems that He has forgotten, He is pursuing, chasing after you. Follow me on social: @mackeyspeaks www.mackeyspeaks.com

In our latest MSLJ episode, Mackey is live at First Baptist Church Kaufman. Mackey shares how he learned that letting God chase us is equally as important as chasing goals and dreams FOR God. He shares 2 of the 4 main understandings we should have going into the new year. 1. God loves you. Even when that inner critic tells you you are unlovable, He always loves you. He doesn't love you with an if-then kind of love, if you do this, then I will love you. 2. God is on your side. God is not fighting against you, he is fighting for you.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks   www.mackeyspeaks.com   YouTube: www.youtube.com/mackeyspeaks

In our latest episode, we are bringing you part one of Mackey's interview on the Mindside Podcast with Dr. Bhrett McCabe. Mackey shares how to take a vision from being a dream to making it your reality. He shares with us how he was able to take what he loved from volunteering with a football program for seven years and create it into something that he could support his family with every single day.   Key Takeaways from this podcast: -Put in the reps to achieve your goals -Money isn't an issue, it's the structure of your priorities -Goals can't be reached without sacrifice   Mackey and Dr. McCabe talk about this idea of sacrificing what is comfortable, sacrificing your time and energy NOW to become successful and reach your goals and dreams TOMORROW.   Follow us on social: @mackeyspeaks @2words.tv @TheMindSide  @DrBhrettMcCabe www.mackeyspeaks.com www.themindside.com