A Generous Family Leon J. Hendrix Jr. was the student body president for Clemson University in 1963. He later attended its graduate school and each of his four children attended the university as well. Hendrix went on the spend 10 years heading up the gun manufacturer Remington Arms. And Hendrix loved Clemson’s football team. So […]
Regardless of what industry you are in, there a few people who are better culture builders than Clemson Tigers head football coach Dabo Swinney. On Wednesday, May 12th Coach Swinney appeared as a guest on The Colin Cowherd Podcast. The topics they covered ranged from his upbringing to their recruiting philosophy to Trevor Lawrence. But […]
From April 2nd through 8th, writer and speaker Jon Gordon has put together an all-star lineup of over 30 speakers for this year’s The Power Of Positive Summit. During these times of disruption caused by COVID-19, this event has been a great encouragement to me. So much so, I want to share the content from […]
I am currently reading Manie Robinson’s excellent book Top of the Hill: Dabo Swinney and Clemson’s Rise to College Football Greatness. In chapter 4, Robinson tells the story of the events which unfolded on Monday, October 13, 2008. This was the day Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips relieved head football coach Tommy Bowden of […]
This past Saturday evening with 71,330 in attendance, the Clemson Tigers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl earning a trip to the national championship game against the LSU Tigers. It was a classic football game – arguably the two best programs in college football, incredible coaching, immense pride, dozens of future […]
I recently wrote a post John Maxwell’s Difference Between Successful And Unsuccessful People. John’s premise is the difference between the two is how people think. Recently, the ACC Network created an incredible resource called Champions: Coaching Conversations. This one-hour episode featured interviews with a fraternity of six current ACC coaches who have won national championships. The […]
Earlier this summer, Clemson Tigers head football coach Dabo Swinney and his three sons were traveling to Toronto. While there, he reached out to the Toronto Raptors in hopes of getting tickets to the 76ers playoff game. The request was granted with one condition – Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wanted some of his time. […]
