Welcome to Day #1
Igniting the Next Generation
Empower
Welcome to Day 1 of the Igniting the Next Generation: Empower Summit—your launchpad to inspiration, transformation, and the tools to empower today's youth for a brighter tomorrow!
Topic #1
Traits to Ignite Your Success
with Chip Baker | author, coach, speaker
Chip Baker shares his educator journey, highlighting gratitude, core principles, intentionality, and habits that ignite lasting personal and professional growth.
Be Present Chip encourages making a conscious effort to be fully in the moment during learning sessions—don’t worry about the past or future, just focus on the here and now.
Practice Gratitude Chip discussing starting or end each day by writing down things you’re grateful for. This mindset will elevate your attitude and open you up to more possibilities.
Quote:
Click Here for this presentation"Reflect each night: What did I do well? Where can I improve? Commit to growth the next day."
Topic #2
The Art of Being a Good Teammate
with Lance Loya | author, speaker, athletic coach
Lance Loya explores the power of being a good teammate, showing how the right relationships help young people overcome identity struggles.
Embrace the Identity of a Good Teammate Lance teaches us to start by viewing yourself as a teammate, not just in sports, but in all areas of life—school, work, friendships, and family. This identity can empower you and help you find belonging.
Be the Teammate Someone Else Needs Think about how you can serve as one (or more) of these roles for others who might be struggling or searching for identity.
Quote:
Click Here for this presentation"Trying to find a healthy, attainable identity can be a big problem. The sort of big problem that is best solved through a team effort."
Topic 3
The #1 Rule for Quitting
with Marci Kornegay| Sport Leadership Educator for Girls and Women Coaches
Marci Kornegay shares lessons from long-distance hiking, emphasizing resilience, wise pauses, and helping young people push through hard days.
Don’t Decide on Bad Days Marci advises to avoid making permanent decisions when emotional or struggling—wait for clarity before choosing to quit.
Pause Beats Pushing Through Resilience doesn’t mean ignoring pain or powering through at all costs; sometimes it means taking breaks and reassessing.
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Click Here for this presentation“Resilience doesn't look like just powering through pain and misery all the time. That's just a recipe for burnout. But what it does look like is just taking a pause, sitting in it for a little bit, and waiting for a better day.”
Topic #4
The Decider
with Laura Ollinger | youth life coach
Lance Loya explores the power of being a good teammate, showing how the right relationships help young people overcome identity struggles.
We All Ask “Am I Enough?” Laura explains that the deep-seated question of self-worth is universal and rooted in our biology; our brains treat social rejection much like physical pain.
You Decide Your Worth While we can't control other people's judgments or every situation, we do control the meaning we assign and how we move forward.
Quote:
Click Here for this presentation"Every human really wants these three things: to belong, to matter, to feel enough."
Topic 5
Confident Leaders Don’t Follow the Crowd​
with Garrett Carter| Student Outreach Director
Garrett Carter shares his journey from troubled youth to purpose-driven leader, emphasizing identity, faith, and leading with conviction.
Check Your Source Garrett explains that we should reflect on where your confidence comes from—seek a foundation in purpose, not just popularity or external validation.
​Anchor in Purpose Develop your identity, whether through faith or other core values, to ensure you’re not just following the crowd.
Quote:
Click Here for this presentation"You don't need more confidence in yourself. You need confidence in who God says that you are."
