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21 5. What was your percep on of your career path when you started? Did this percep on change once you got into your career and if so how? KEY FACTORS STRENGTH SUPPORTING EVIDENCE MY INITIAL PERCEPTION UNDER-ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED AND COMPLEXITY OF ROLE PPP (STRONG POSITIVE) "I thought becoming a head professional would be easier…I didn't realize when I started in the business the ongoing professional development required to become capable of being a head professional" --- Cory Kartusch "I quickly realized that I needed to work a lot harder than I thought…you can't get too comfortable or stale" --- Dus n Kerr-Taylor "When I got my first head professional role I wasn't ready…nobody really is un l they're in it and then realize just how complex it is" --- Tim Moore "My percep ons have changed drama cally over the years…example, I didn't want to work at a private club…once I learned about how they operated my opinion completely changed…the role also offers so much variety and so many opportuni es… you can stay on the teaching side or focus on the retail, admin, business side" --- Dave Zibrik I BELIEVED I WOULD PLAY MORE GOLF PPP (STRONG POSITIVE) "When I became an associate, I didn't play nearly as much as I thought I would" --- Dus n Kerr-Taylor "I had to learn that as a golf professional I wasn't hired to play golf…I was hired to share my knowledge and passion for the game with others and to make the club successful…I now expect our assistant pros to do the same …that's it" --- Debbie Savoy-Morel "The longer I've been in my career the less golf I played…now as head pro I hardly play…and never, ever prac ce…its hard to lead and manage the golf opera ons and spend me playing" --- Lindsay Bernakevitch "I've have priori zed my role and play limited golf which is my choice… I've had only three rounds since start of season as I'm so busy with the development of the business units and memberships base" --- Miles Mortensen MY CAREER VISION WAS ESTABLISHED EARLY AND WENT AS PLANNED PP (MODERATE POSITIVE) "I was 12-years-old when I told our head professional I was going to take his job one day…I just knew I wanted to be like him" --- Tim Moore "I realized early on that I wanted to be the guy…become a head professional and made my career decisions with this goal in mind" ---- Dean Manz "I knew once I wasn't good enough to play on the tour during university that I wanted to become a head professional…and I was fortunate that I made some great contacts that really helped my career…and I felt ready by the me I was 28 and got my first role" ---- Dale Schienbein "I was fortunate that my dad was in the golf business and I knew early on that I wanted to be a head professional and set a goal to achieve posi on by 30- years-old…everything I did was done to ready me for the role and differen ate myself from my colleagues" ---- Alan Palmer