Show Up, Be Present & Listen with Marci Jobson, Co-Founder of Warrior Way, Former Baylor Coach and USWNT Footballer

In Episode 134, Marci Jobson, Co-Founder of Warrior Way and Warrior Way Gives, Former Baylor coach, former USWNT and professional footballer, wife of our very own, Paul Jobson, and mother of 4 boys, talks with Phil and Paul about how her passion and purpose are driving her in her ministry using soccer, growing up with 7 siblings, her path through club, HS, and college soccer to the USWNT and pro ranks to college coaching to parenting and ministry, partnering together with Paul on and off the field in different roles,  uncommon bucket list item, which included a desert in the Middle East, that she was able to check off recently, keys to cross-cultural relationships, incorporating faith into playing and coaching, transactional vs. transformational coaching, how she coached both young girls and a pro men’s team in Guatemala, and much more. Specifically, Marci discusses:

·      Her personal story, including how she grew his passion for soccer, leadership, ministry, and coaching, and her windy road to ministry with Warrior Way and Warrior Way Gives (5:29)

·      What she learned about herself and leadership working as a head coach, assistant coach, and unofficial consultant with Paul at Baylor (10:01)

·      What Paul is really like behind the scenes (19:15)

·      Her personal why/life purpose and how she is living it out in her life (21:54)

·      The work Warrior Way and Warrior Way Gives are doing in Waco and other parts of the world, including a few really cool stories about empowering girls and Marci coaching a men’s team in Guatemala (25:01)

·      How to navigate cross-cultural relationships and partner together to help everyone flourish (36:12)

·      Her outreach with the US military in the Middle East and how she crossed off one of her bucket list items (43:43)

·      A defining moment in her soccer career and how it impacted her life and leadership (52:28)

·      Why the relational piece of coaching is so critical (57:33)

·      The best leader she played with and what set her apart from the rest (1:02:02)

·      The best coach she “played for” and what she learned from him (1:05:56)

·      How she has used lessons learned from soccer in her marriage and parenting (1:09:20)

·      Her recommendations (1:11:12)

Resources and Links from this Episode

·      Uncut Video of the Episode

·      HSEL Facebook Group

·      Warrior Way Soccer

·      Providence World (Donations to HSEL Podcast)

·      Coaching the Bigger Game Program

·      Phil’s email for DISC Training