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Endorsements
If youre looking for an empowering tool to help you win in leadership and in life, The Trust Protocol is it! This bold, thought-provoking book will bring new clarity to many of your relational, spiritual, and professional experiences and will provide the key to your success in the future. The Trust Protocol works EVERY time!
Chris Brown, nationally syndicated radio host of Chris Brown s True Stewardship and host of the Life . Money. Hope. podcast
Trust is the great foundation on which we build our families, workplaces, churches, friendships, and neighborhoodsthat raw commitment to trust another person. Its a daring, scary reality. In The Trust Protocol , Mac invites us to live into this realitynot ignoring brokenness and betrayal but rather leaning into the strength of trust no matter the risk. Because the reward of deep trust is a wholly improved life.
Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker and lead pastor of National Community Church
I am excited about the journey you are about to take. The time and effort you invest in reading Mac Richards inspired work will be repaid into the countless generations of your family who follow. Though they may never know the exact words you are about to read, the effect these words will have upon their lives in the future will cause them to remember you.
From the foreword by Andy Andrews, author of New York Times bestseller The Traveler s Gift
Anyone who has been in a leadership role (or just lived on Earth) for more than ten minutes will admit that one of the most difficult aspects of what they do is trust. As my good friend Mac Richard shares in his latest book, The Trust Protocol , trust is a fragile thing. But it is the most fragile things in life that are also the most valuable and worth fighting for. This book will help you fight forand maintaina life of trust, no matter where you live or what you do. And although it takes time and tenacity, living a life of trust is always worth it.
Ed Young, pastor of Fellowship Church and author of The Creative Leader and Fifty Shades of They
Trust is a must! Mac unpacks the key essentials to building your life, and your leadership, on the basis of trust. And he challenges us all to a higher level of relationship responsibility. Practical and timely, The Trust Protocol will help you lead well regardless of what season youre currently in.
Brad Lomenick, former president of Catalyst and author of H3 Leadership and The Catalyst Leader
In an age of cynicism, where people are turned off by politics and the pulpit, Mac Richard is an authentic voice of faith. I know this because he is my pastor. If I could hear one person on this planet preach about the subject of trust, it would be Mac. He gets to the heart of spiritual matters. Faith at its heart is about trust. Its one thing to believe in God; its quite something else to trust him with our lives. We all want deeper relationships built on trust. Mac leads us down that path in this revelatory book. I commend it to you.
Rick Perry, former governor of Texas
Pastor Mac Richard has written a powerful book that is a must-read for anyone who wants and needs love. There is wisdom for everyone! People who live by the Trust Protocol understand that everything in life that really matters grows and radiates from relationships, and trust is the tie that binds any and all relationshipswith God, our spouses, our friends, and our community. The more trust we have, the more influence we have, and this book teaches us a process for building the single greatest human trait we can possibly developbeing trustworthy.
Buzz Williams, head coach, Virginia Tech mens basketball
The kind of wisdom contained in The Trust Protocol doesnt come the easy way. In his new book, Mac shares from his valuable life experience how to not only earn trust but also keep it.
Steven Furtick, pastor of Elevation Church and New York Times bestselling author
Nobody lives and teaches leadership like Mac Richard. He is a leader of leaders with proven experience learned in the trenches. The Trust Protocol gives both brilliant insights and practical strategies to raise your leadership to the next level. Do yourself a favor and get this book and everything Mac puts out on leadership!
Jud Wilhite, senior pastor of Central Church and author of Pursued
In everything Ive had the opportunity to be a part ofmy faith, marriage, parenting, and Crossfitsuccess or failure really comes down to the choices we make and the people around us. In The Trust Protocol , Mac explains clearly how powerful we really are when we align our walk and our talk and how to use that power to make the world a better place.
Rich Froning Jr., four-time individual and two-time Affiliate Cup CrossFit Games champion
Heres what you need to know about The Trust Protocol : relationships are important; good relationships are built on trust; trust shows the reliability and strength of an individual. Mac does a phenomenal job detailing why trust is so important and how to implement his Trust Protocol into your life. Do yourself a favor and check this book out.
Levi Lusko, author of Swipe Right: The Life- and- Death Power of Sex and Romance
Dedication
For Julie
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Endorsements
Dedication
Foreword by Andy Andrews
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. I Love You, and I Will Fire You: Introducing the Trust Protocol
2. The Battle of the Why : Establishing and Evaluating Motive
3. The Revolution Will Not Be Sanitized: Embracing Messiness
4. The Gift of Betrayal: Leveraging the Pain of Broken Trust
5. Its the Relationship, Stupid: The Foundation of Everything That Lasts
6. You Have to Try! Taking a Shot against All Odds
8. The Chicken or the Egg? Yes: Choosing to Trust before the Evidence Is All In
9. How Many Can You Do When Youre Tired? Choosing Grit over Quit
10. Stay on the Bar! Building a Community of Trust
11. But I Live in the Real World: Benefiting the Bottom Line
12. Staying Power: Cultivating Strength through Trust
13. No Exceptions: Why the Trust Protocol Works Every Time
Notes
About the Author
Back Ads
Back Cover
Foreword
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