In our latest episode, Mackey is live with the Georgetown High School Women's Basketball team talking fear. Whatever your fear is, it begins to shape how you feel, what you think, and ultimately who you become. If there is fear inside you, on the court or off, lean into that fear because where you are going, the path you are on is greater than where fear will take you. Don't let that fear keep you from being vulnerable, from giving everything you have for the people on your left and on your righ...
Feb 26, 2018•34 min
In our latest episode, Mackey is live with the Clemens High School Women's Soccer team. Mackey goes on to talk about the very small success rate for New Years Resolutions and expresses the reason for it being largely unsuccessful because it is easy to transform your desires, but it is hard to transform your actions. It doesn't cost you anything to change your "want-to". Mackey applies this to the idea that we should always strive to live above the line in all aspects. There are going to be days ...
Feb 23, 2018•27 min
Colton is joined by Coach Jeff Rayburn of Lone Star High School. Coach Rayburn talks about his past and how he got into coaching, and the continuous support he had from his coaches to become better. He goes on to talk about how he runs his program and his program's mentality of: 5 Life Skills -Discipline -Physical Conditioning -Love and Respect Eachother -Love your coaches (let your coaches coach you hard) -Reacting to and handling emotion in a positive way Coach Rayburn goes on to talk about th...
Feb 21, 2018•23 min
In our latest episode, Mackey is back in the locker room at Prosper High School. Mackey shares the importance of honoring one another and ways in which we can do that in life and in the game. Mackey goes on to talk about the common habit we all have in compartmentalizing the different aspects of our life, choosing which one to truly focus on, when in reality, we should strive for greatness across the board. We must focus on the good things, not the bad. When you pursue excellence across the boar...
Feb 19, 2018•18 min
In our latest episode, Colton and Mackey pair up and talk about finish strong. Mackey shares a little bit about his New Years Resolution and the importance he gives to continually pushing and working towards it. Mackey also encourages coaches to be aware and diligent to not push "cruise control" in their life as seasons end. February and March can be tough months as seasons are ending, but as a coach, you have to set the standard to keep pushing and continually being a representation of the men ...
Feb 16, 2018•8 min
In our latest episode, Colton is joined by Coach Phil Danaher, who is the most winningest coach according to Max Preps. Coach Danaher shares his mindset on family, and creating an environment with his team and his coaches where family comes first and football comes second. He expresses the importance of handling your business in practice and games, but continually making an effort to carve out time for you family.
Feb 14, 2018•28 min
In the latest Coach 360 episode, Mackey is live at Clark High School talking about discipline and the continuous effort it takes to grow as an athlete and person. The future you is depending on the present you doing the right thing, right now. Your future you needs the present you to have discipline to do what you don't want to do today. Are you willing to take the right action today for your future tomorrow? If you aren't then it's no one else's fault if you aren't willing to take the action be...
Feb 12, 2018•19 min
In our latest episode, Colton catches Mackey right before he hops a plane to speak with some teams in Chicago. They discuss the servant leader mentality and methodology and how that effects both your success and your team's success. It's important to help others up, and the idea of "it's lonely at the top" doesn't have to be lonely at the top as long as you're not stepping over other people to get there but rather get there through the helping others up first and in turn, letting them help you w...
Feb 09, 2018•14 min
In our latest episode, Colton pairs up with our first wrestling coach, Coach Mark Balser. Coach Balser talks about how he has changed as a coach over the years, focusing more on the relationships he has with his players, rather than winning alone. He also talks about his approach to coaching, which centers on the idea of both discipline and fun, creating an atmosphere that encourages learning and becoming the best person you can be. Social Media Handles: @2wordstv @FullCurlColton...
Feb 07, 2018•18 min
In our latest episode, Mackey is live with the LD Bell Football team talking preparation. Mackey asks the question, "are you prepared to be successful?" Talk is cheap. It doesn't matter what you say, it matters what you do. Mackey highlights the importance of motivation and understanding where your motivation lies. Success doesn't merely built on motivation, but it is using that motivation to create discipline in yourself, which will lead to fruitful actions. Social Media Handles: @FullCurlColto...
Feb 05, 2018•16 min
Colton and Mackey catch us up on what's happening in the 2W world as they're traveling to 12 different schools in the San Antonio area. Mackey digs a little deeper this week as he talks about creating a legacy and the way he was able to change the course of his family name through hard work and sacrifice. Most students and athletes don't think about the fact that they have been given their family name to invest in and improve. Social Media Handles: @mackeyspeaks @fullcurlcolton @2wordstv...
Feb 02, 2018•11 min
Colton is joined by Coach Larry Hill from Smithson Valley High School. Coach Hill shares a little bit about how they view rivals, or lack thereof. He also peels back the curtain on the service him and his team does for the community and the reason behind it. Service is crucial in developing players, but as a coach, you have to instill the reason behind doing it and do it without personal recognition.
Jan 31, 2018•28 min
In our latest episode, Mackey is live at Mountain Valley Middle School putting a little spin on the Focus Forward talk. Mackey stresses that tomorrow’s outcomes are determined today and how the things you pay greatest attention to now, are the things that will shape you in the future. Social Media Handles: @FullCurlColton @2wordstv @MackeySpeaks
Jan 29, 2018•20 min
In our latest episode, Mackey and Colton meet up to talk about what's going in the 2W world next week as well as some of their important virtual mentors. They highlight the work Tim Ferriss is with some of the most influential people in our day. They also discuss his newest book, Tribe of Mentors, and how he asks a list of 11 questions to some of his mentors from every industry. They also discuss the idea that great questions beg you to answer them for yourself and create a constant inward refle...
Jan 26, 2018•18 min
In our newest Coach360 episode, Colton is joined by Coach Joe Lombard from Canyon High School. Coach takes us through the way in which they approach goal setting and shares with us some of their Gold Standards. He also highlights some of the gold standards themes that have been consistent across his most successful teams. Coach also takes us through his definition of success and how he uses that definition to lay the foundation for the way his team works together finds success in the game of bas...
Jan 24, 2018•19 min
In this episode, Mackey is hanging out in the bleachers of the Georgetown High School baseball team. Mackey talks to those 5-star athletes about leadership and service. Coach Mackey emphasizes that if you want to be a leader, you have to serve the people on your right and your left because the "we" is always greater than the "me". If you serve others, you will notice that those people will run through a brick wall for you, they will take ownership of their job and together, you will bring the te...
Jan 22, 2018•19 min
In our latest Coach360 episode Mackey and Colton pair up to talk about attention to detail and the highlight of that idea at Mackey's latest stop: LD Bell HS. Mackey talks a little bit about paying attention to the details in life, working along side a bigger picture, but focusing on the small details within it. Social Media Handles: @mackeyspeaks @fullcurlcolton @2wordstv
Jan 19, 2018•16 min
In this episode, Coach Clint Harper joins Colton to speak more on his heart behind coaching and the ultimate goal he intends to reach, getting players' school paid for. He also discusses the importance of being high character athletes. Character is what you do when nobody is watching and discipline is what you do when everyone's watching.
Jan 17, 2018•27 min
In this episode Mackey is live in Goonville, TX with the North Forney Falcons. He shares a little bit about what's guaranteed in life: struggle. You will experience struggle in your life, whether it be in the weight room, the classroom, or internally. Struggle will come, and we need to learn how to EMBRACE that struggle. So many people treat success as if it's guaranteed and struggle as if it's optional when in reality it's the opposite. Mackey shares a little insight on how to welcome struggle ...
Jan 15, 2018•18 min
In our lates episode of Coach360 Colton catches up with Coach Adam Foster, head baseball coach at Georgetown High School. Coach Foster talks about the three pillars that are the foundation his program relies on. 1. G.R.I.N.D. (Greatness Requires Intense, Non-Stop Determination) 2. P.R.I.D.E. (Personal Responsibility In Daily Excellence 3. W.I.N. (What's Important Now) Coach Foster also encourages coaches and parents to have higher expectations of their players and children....
Jan 10, 2018•24 min
In our latest episode of Coach 360, Mackey and Colton are coming to us live from the Indianapolis, Indiana at ABCA's Convention. Mackey and Colton talk generosity and how generous coaches have been with their time and resources. Mackey also tells listeners a little bit about his time on stage and the privilege it was to speak with coaches about their lives and where they're at now.
Jan 08, 2018•7 min
Our newest episode hits home for the 2Words fam. In this episode, Mackey visits Central JH to talk about making your next mistake, your best mistake. Mistakes are going to happen, in the game of life and in sports, and you have two options after making a mistake, you can either learn from it or be crushed by it. So many people try to live in such a way that they never make a mistake, but that's just not realistic. How can you use that mistake to your advantage and not your advantage? Make it 1,0...
Jan 08, 2018•26 min
In this episode, from our archives, Coach Sheets joins Coach Mackey to discuss changes in the game of baseball, how the ABCA is working to promote baseball as America's pastime, and transactional vs transformational coaching. Jeremy Sheetinger joined the ABCA as College Division Liaison in September 2015. In his role with the ABCA, Sheetinger is responsible for helping service the membership at the NCAA Div. II, Div. III, NAIA, Junior College and Pacific Association Division levels as well as in...
Jan 03, 2018•20 min
Mackey is back at home with the Kaufman Lions in our latest Coach 360 episode. Mackey gives us his personal cheat code to success: consistency. In our microwave society, everyone wants to have everything right here right now: what's the next hack, the best short cut. But it turns out, there is no short cut to success, and the only cheat code is consistency! Wake up day after day and work harder today, than you did the day before, (rinse and repeat)...then you will find success. Stay hungry for m...
Jan 01, 2018•9 min
In our latest episode Mackey and Colton catch up after a long (2 days) time apart! They talk positive pressure and the fact that pressure in itself is neither inherently bad or good, but it is your response, your outlook that creates it into a bad or good situation. Believe it or not, stress is actually a good thing. Stress can keep you moving forward on the right path. It takes time to reach your goal, to win a state championship, to build a business, and so in order to stop you from being burn...
Dec 29, 2017•17 min
In this episode, Coach Rebe joins Colton to discuss the importance of instilling an accountability mindset in her players and how that in turn effects their actions on the field. Coach Rebe reiterates the idea that when players realize they are playing for something greater than their stats, their time, or their scouts, the team gets better in the long term, which makes each player more successful. Coach Rennie Rebe is coming off of a state title in 2017 and her expectations are high for each pl...
Dec 27, 2017•23 min
In our latest episode of Coach360, Mackey is live with the Vandergrift high school football team. Mackey touches on several big ideas on success: -Success is found internally before it is found externally -Success is not simply defined by a scoreboard -Success is built on a foundation of character -Success is defined by your character. -Success is defined by doing what is right in the right way because it's the right thing to do. He also goes on the emphasize the importance of treating others as...
Dec 25, 2017•21 min
Colton and Mackey share a little about what's going on in the 2W world and how the creation of 2W, the idea to leave what they had and pursue something they believed in, took a leap of faith. They encourage others to take action in their lives. Take action on the field, in the classroom, at home. You are the driver in your own life, and it's time to take hold of what you have and work towards what you want. They go into the idea that we cannot compartmentalize our lives. We cannot put different ...
Dec 22, 2017•21 min
In this week's episode, Coach Russell Lucas shares how the 2W Curriculum is being used in his locker room weekly and the affect it has had on his students. Coach Lucas goes on to describe his focus on building character in his players by teaching them respect, family, and hard work. Coach Lucas' dedication to establishing a foundation of character goes beyond the locker room with his active involvement in The Playmaker, an event that brings in speakers to share the importance of having integrity...
Dec 20, 2017•26 min
In this week’s episode, Mackey is live with Oak Ridge High School's football team. Mackey highlights the importance of starting each season with a growth mindset; the perspective that in order to play in the championship next December, the work, begins this December; responsibility; owning our mistakes, and more. Social Media Handles: @mackeyspeaks @riseoftheridge @2wordstv
Dec 18, 2017•31 min
