Like many of you, as the season starts to wind down, I find it a good time to reflect and take inventory. By inventory, I mean what I have left to do compared to what I set out to do. This year, I’m happy to report that I am fully sold out.
I generally have a problem with setting goals for myself and don’t often have a clear picture of what I want to accomplish. I keep assuming I will be fine. I am at a point in my family life where I know that my career is taking a back seat to family obligations. I have struggled with that for a couple of years and this year I finally became more comfortable with that idea. I know when all the kids are in school, I will be hungry to go after it again. For now, I am quite content to continue building my knowledge base, create and expand my network of experts I can call on for information, support and help. I can tell you twitter has made a huge difference in the amount and rate of information I can access over the course of a day.
I also wanted to begin the process of focusing more and more of my time on helping people read the green. Becoming a certified instructor of AimPoint Green Reading opened my eyes on how poorly green reading was being taught. I’ve used that information to teach over 100 players and coaches this summer how to apply the basics of improved green reading. I was also able to teach a little overseas thanks to Jamie Donaldson and James Ridyard. Jamie was kind enough to host me and my wife in their home, secure a location for the clinics and drum up all of the customers. James gave me an opportunity to show AimPoint to a couple Ladies from the European Tour and a Tour Caddie. This all from a people I have never met and only spoken to on twitter and skype. How people can say that twitter does nothing for your business is simply beyond me.
I also wanted to produce a few short videos for YouTube and my YouTube channel to start putting myself out there for the masses to see. I selected only a few topics but made some good content driven videos which you can see by clicking on the link above. Some time in the future, I may decide to have these video’s done more professionally but we’ll see.
I completed my first step into the physical side also by becoming TPI Certified. This will allow me to screen students to search for physical reasons why they may be unable to perform a task that will help their swing. I hope to start using this feature more often as we prepare for a winter of snow. Use that time to get screened and get a workout plan to help you prepare for the spring.
I also want to thank Andy Morrison for providing such wonderful content on the mental side of golf. Please check out his posts here. It has become very clear to me that a more wholistic approach to coaching needs to entail some mental strategies along with all the rest. It shouldn’t be something we leave to the end to “see if we need it”. Prepare during the process so all the pieces are working well together.
Thanks again for reading. Please leave comments if you feel the urge and get ready for another busy and active winter season on twitter. Learn how to use it and it will improve your business.
John
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