2019 Symposium

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Keynote:

Inky Johnson, former collegiate player whose career abruptly ended due to injury, delivered a message of Competitive DNA. This theme focused on the intangibles that each athlete possesses and how those skills can be applied to countless environments, showcasing many of his own testimonials and personal experiences. “Faith goes farther than talent” framed the mindset Inky encouraged our scholar-athletes to maintain when overcoming adversity and searching for the next steps. “Be activated,” another common phrase used, positioned each audience member to consider their presence and mindset in all arenas while challenging them to apply the intangibles they possess as often as possible.

Clemson All In Poker Chips Philosophy

Exercise:

Modeled after a familiar pre-game commitment with the All In Chips, each individual student was given five poker chips, with various colors denoting different identities held. Dragon poker. The scholar-athletes then wrote which intangible they use the most when fulfilling the identities of: an athlete, a student, a leader, and a man. The final poker chip designation was for each student’s differentiator, or what intangible they felt they possess that they do better than anyone on the team.

2019 Symposium

Keynote:

Inky Johnson, former collegiate player whose career abruptly ended due to injury, delivered a message of Competitive DNA. This theme focused on the intangibles that each athlete possesses and how those skills can be applied to countless environments, showcasing many of his own testimonials and personal experiences. “Faith goes farther than talent” framed the mindset Inky encouraged our scholar-athletes to maintain when overcoming adversity and searching for the next steps. “Be activated,” another common phrase used, positioned each audience member to consider their presence and mindset in all arenas while challenging them to apply the intangibles they possess as often as possible.

Exercise:

Clemson All In Poker Chips

Modeled after a familiar pre-game commitment with the All In Chips, each individual student was given five poker chips, with various colors denoting different identities held. The scholar-athletes then wrote which intangible they use the most when fulfilling the identities of: an athlete, a student, a leader, and a man. The final poker chip designation was for each student’s differentiator, Poker table cover prices. or what intangible they felt they possess that they do better than anyone on the team.