Caleb McCall grew up in a quiet town in Middle Tennessee. As a young boy, he never dreamed he would be in the place he is today. As a child, he didn't speak until he was four years old and then had a speech impediment. Today he speaks in front of hundreds at a time.
His early story is one filled with addiction and failure. At the age of 12, Caleb was introduced to drugs and alcohol by someone he looked up to, and by thirteen he had become a full-blown addict and drug dealer. Caleb loved playing sports, and as an athlete, he dreamed of getting college scholarships and playing professionally.
Those dreams all came to a screeching halt. The scholarship offers stopped coming but the lifestyle problems didn't. He became an addict, a felon, and a failure. Caleb was labeled as the guy who had a lot of potential that never panned out.
"I wanted to be accepted. I dealt with social anxiety and the drugs, alcohol, and lifestyle took all that away. Then at the age of 25, something happened, something just clicked. I realized, this is not who I am. This is not who I was created to be. I was born with a destiny and purpose. I also read in a book that the power of life and death is in the tongue and to not be conformed to everyone else's way of thinking.
So I refused to accept the answer science and society was giving me. That I was an addict. That I had this disease of drug addiction and that my life was over. I refused to speak that over my life! I got myself in this situation and it was time to get out of it. I stopped playing the victim and blaming everyone else for where I was in life and started facing problems head on! I don't go around them anymore I go right through them! I believe this is for everyone. No matter what you're dealing with. It is going to take effort and sacrifice to change your situation. Your past doesn't have to dictate your future and Obedience to your dreams makes them realities!!"
Caleb's goal is to bring this message of hope to middle school, high school and college students across the country. Caleb offers anti-drug programs along with motivational speaking through telling his inspriational story. His vision is to work with anti-drug coalitions across the country to present alternatives to the students he speaks with. Caleb has a passion to reach the next generation with his message of "Never settle, Never give up, and Change is possible". It It just starts with you.
These programs are designed as AWARENESS programs. Although Caleb knows that not everyone is using or struggling with things like he did, he has made a goal to reach as many people to let them know what route not to take. "No one ever told me. So I have taken it upon myself that the next generation will not have the excuse that no one has told them. I am coming!! They need to be aware that even at their age, every decision they make will have a result. Good or bad!"
Students will be in for a treat with Caleb. His appeal, passion, and zeal for the next generation Is unprecedented!!
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Caleb
Life Change is POSSIBLE!
While doing anti drug programs Caleb gives a testimonial of how he was introduced to drugs and alcohol at a very young age. He gives solutions to avoid the situations he put himself in. While giving accurate numbers of drug, tobacco and alcohol usage in the school with the help of local drug coalitions.
Caleb's a very passionate person when it comes to speaking to teens and adults alike. While hearing the things he went through and ways he overcame you cannot help but be motivated... Your past doesn't have to dictate your future!
As an athlete all throughout school and college, Caleb loves to bring motivational speaking to sports teams and athletic departments. He has a message to bring to the next generation of athletes, that effort and hard work will bring obedience to their dreams. And obedience to their dreams makes them realities!!