GOLF IN THE LIFE OF - education for golf instructors

As we kick off a new series of episodes we have a conversation about trends we've seen from this past year in the golf instruction industry.  Coach Will Robins and host Cordie Walker share what they've seen as they work with instructors from all over the world ...
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Sometimes it feels like time can just fly by and we're not really sure what happened or what progress was made. Will Robins and I sat down to talk about some of our favorite mindsets and habits to get more out of a day / week / year ...
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It's the new year and many find it as a time to make plans for next year... But is the mindset you take into those decisions setting you up for success or failure? That's what we're talking about today with Dr Bhrett McCabe ...
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https://youtu.be/FPs7DElIEeA Want to learn how Will does it? Join us for the workshop at the 2017 PGA show. He's going to cover "How to Transition Your Students into Coaching Programs by Going Against What Everyone Has Been Telling You" over the workshop on Thursday, January 26th.    Will always delivers relevant and practical education and I'm looking forward to hosting this event with him. >> Get all the details and save your spot ...
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So you want to get marketing your incredibly profitable and effective programs you’ve set up but now you’re not sure how. How do I effectively follow up with people? Where do I send people to to sign up? How do I have people pay? How do I edit my website? Well good news. Without hiring an expensive web team or consultant you can use these tools to handle the core of the problems you’ve probably wanted to fix before.  These are the tools I use to run this site and the Golf Science Lab as well as other client projects.  I use them and definitely recommend. Email: Active Campaign You probably know you should have an email list and be staying in touch with clients and leads but it’s a pain to get out the once a month newsletter and you’re struggling to see how to improve. Well let’s come up with a plan! What if you could automate processes? So when you get a new lead through your website or you have a new client come into your academy you could send out a series of emails to welcome them in, show some of the resources you provide, and tell a bit more of your story? That’s what every golf instructor should do. Set up some simple email sequences that deal with common scenarios in your business and make the most of them. - Someone fills out a contact form on the website. - New student has their first ...
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In this episode we're talking about effective learning and what our guest, Christopher Smith has learned as a long time coach and Guinness World Record Holder in Speedgolf (a round of 65 played in 44 minutes with just six clubs at the Chicago Speedgolf Open in 2005) ...
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This conversation ranges from working on best practices for working on a side project to creating better learning environments for students based on data. Definitely a conversation to grow from with 2015 Australian Teacher of the Year, Stuart Leong ...
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How do you start a group coaching program in a resort town / golf course? It's a question I've heard from tons of coaches trying to figure out how to get group coaching program going. Maybe you've had some of these excuses My season is to short. I don't have any guests that would want this. Today's guest shares a case study of how he got his program going and the simple steps he took to get there ...
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Stuart Morgan is the director of instruction at the International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) in Hilton Head, South Carolina. IJGA is a full time golf academy where students live and go to school at, drawing players from all over the world ...
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Today we're telling the story of building a monthly coaching membership program from start to 45 members. It's about getting away from private lessons and building programs that help students get better faster and are better for you businesses ...
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