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8. What is one piece of advice you would give to an aspiring golf professional to help them to become a head professional? ADVICE STRENGTH SUPPORTING EVIDENCE DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF FROM YOUR PEERS THROUGH HARD WORK AND PASSION PPP (STRONG POSITIVE) "At end of the day nothing replaces hard work and building rela onships with the members…this will become your brand and make you stand out" ---- Dean Manz "Make yourself irreplaceable…work your tail off and people will no ce…the reference le er you get from your club is the most important thing on your resume" --- Lindsay Bernakevitch "You have to separate yourself from your friends at work…create a professional distance…this is needed to manage properly as you need to be able to set high standards and provide feedback to anyone not mee ng them…this is a key leadership trait if you want to be considered for promo on" --- Dus n Kerr-Taylor "Work harder than the next guy…put in the hours…there will be mes when you think that nobody is no cing but rest assured only those who put in the me, are passionate, will succeed" --- Cory Kartusch "Do what you love…love what you do…I've worked harder in the golf industry than in any other role… you absolutely need to be passionate about the game and everything associated with the role…success comes from hard work and passion!" --- Debbie Savoy-Morel BUILD A BROAD NETWORK WITHIN THE GOLF INDUSTRY PPP (STRONG POSITIVE) "Be deliberate about building as broad a network as possible...I've established a network from every job I've held and it has help me so much in my career to solve problems and give me ideas on how to improve my club" ---- Alan Palmer "Building your network is key to your success…it's a small industry and your network will help you get known to others…I've relied on and benefited from my network throughout my career" --- Dave Zibrik "Look to work for the best people and at the best clubs…having a good golf pedigree by having worked at a variety of top clubs will enhance your network and credibility which will open up a lot of doors" ---- Dale Schienbein DON'T SPECIALIZE TOO EARLY PP (MODERATE POSITIVE) "Consider working for a progressive non-golf company that offers good training and feedback…developing business acumen, sales, and HR skills in another company will really benefit you in a head professional role" --- Miles Mortensen "My advice to an aspiring pro is to not specialize too soon…learn everything…all aspects of role… and then if you want to specialize later in your career and you're provided the opportunity you'll be ready" ---- Alan Palmer "If you're thinking of ge ng a college or university degree …do it… regardless of your major … you can always specialize in golf la er… in this way you have many more op ons open for you even if your golf career doesn't unfold the way you wish" ---- Dale Schienbein ESTABLISH CAREER GOALS PP (MODERATE POSITIVE) "An aspiring pro needs to have goals…even short-term goals…have a sense of what makes them happy…without goals you can get distracted by li le things that may go wrong" ---- Alan Palmer "I knew what I wanted and I wanted to be a head professional…I then simply worked hard and kept my eyes on the prize!" ---- Dean Manz "As a young pro you need to have fairly defined goals about where you want to go…a vision for yourself…this will greatly influence your day-to-day ac vi es and how you evaluate yourself in terms of how you're doing in your career" --- Lindsay Bernakevitch CAREER MAPPING: AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK AT THE CAREER TRANSITIONS OF PGA OF CANADA HEAD PROFESSIONALS

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