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Not surprising, mentoring was also iden fied by Head Golf Professionals as a key to their success. While it is one thing to want a mentor, the challenge is in finding and keeping one. You are encouraged to review the sec on on mentoring contained in the report tled, "Career Mapping: An inves ga ve look at the career transi ons of PGA of Canada Head Professionals" at: www.pgaofcanada.com. All new professionals will face challenges during their careers... those who don't make an effort to get a mentor may not progress as quickly as those who are able to confide in and seek the help from an experienced professional. -- Ryan Anderson 4. TEACHING GOLF IS HARD WORK Focus and unrelen ng commitment to your current role is a key success factor in the golf industry. If you want to advance to higher paying roles and assume more responsibility, you will need to outperform those who have the same goal. As this research has uncovered, it can take 8 to 15 years before acquiring a Head Teaching Professional role. Career success comes from staying mo vated when mes are tough, remain- ing focused, and out-working your peers. Those interviewed for this study observed many aspiring Teaching Professionals not working as hard as they should, se ling into a rou ne, and following a mo o of 'I'll do it tomorrow' rather than proac ve- ly ge ng things done. Current Head Teaching Professionals understand how difficult it can be to stay mo vated when there are a limited number of teaching roles available. In spite of these difficult condi ons, they strongly advise that aspiring Teaching Professionals stay pa ent, con nue to work hard, learn and grow as these efforts will pay off in the end. Work effort is the number one difference I no ce today with some of the young professionals entering the business. Many expect to have a 'normal' work week in terms of the number of hours they are required to work... some can't make the adjustment to the long hours and dynamic work schedule that Teaching Professionals are o en faced with. -- Colin Orr The big difference from working in the pro shop to teaching 6-10 lessons a day is that the schedule is never set, and workload can be very heavy for extended periods of me...some of the professionals transi oning from the shop towards teaching can have difficulty with these expecta ons. -- Jamie Kureluk CAREER MAPPING AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK AT THE CAREER TRANSITIONS OF PGA OF CANADA HEAD PROFESSIONALS By: Tim Robinson Ph.D. A RESEARCH PROJECT SPONSORED BY: THE PGA OF CANADA ©2017 CAREER MAPPING AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK AT THE CAREER TRANSITIONS OF PGA OF CANADA HEAD PROFESSIONALS By: Tim Robinson Ph.D. A RESEARCH PROJECT SPONSORED BY: THE PGA OF CANADA ©2017 At the beginning you must be willing to do anything to teach and build your business…any loca on, any hour of the day…you need to commit a lot of me to learn how to teach. I don't see this type of work effort as much today. -- Louis Melanson DECODING CAREER SUCCESS: AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK AT THE CAREER TRANSITIONS OF PGA OF CANADA HEAD TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

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