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rom the course to the shop, PGA of America Golf Professionals are always looking for new perspectives or ideas that can improve their businesses and their lives. That search for innovative content includes books, podcasts, YouTube videos and a number of other avenues where experts share their thoughts.
PGA Magazine asked a number of PGA of America Professionals and golf industry experts what books and podcasts they’ve enjoyed, and why they’d recommend them to their peers.
by Joe Shalaby
This podcast hosted by E. Mortgage Capital’s Joe Shalaby features deep-dive interviews with contemporary business leaders. You’ll learn about hard-won successes, second career reinventions and painful failures that led to important lessons – from all types of businesses. Some recent featured conversations include former NFLers Marshall Faulk, Chris Hetherington and Malik Jackson on their post-NFL business careers, plus some folks whose names you likely won’t recognize, but should based on their success.
by David Epstein
As a PGA of America Golf Professional, you are challenged to handle a huge variety of tasks. Being a jack of all trades can sound like a recipe for difficulty, but it is not necessarily so, says the author. Encountering myriad challenges on a daily basis is a very valuable learning tool, and generalists often succeed long-term thanks to this rigorous training regimen. This #1 best-seller, first published in 2019, starts by comparing the Tiger model (golf’s Tiger Woods) and its unremitting focus, and the Roger model (tennis’ Roger Federer) and its broader approach, before delving further into development and decision making.
by John Kim
PGA of America Professionals must often state their case to fundraise for future developments, whether hardware or software, and persuade skeptical listeners who control the purse strings. Learning how to effectively unlock this essential skillset is tackled head on by this new book. Written by an author who has personally raised more than $70 billion, this book deconstructs the bedrock concepts of this sometimes mysterious process.
by Jon Acuff
All humans have a penchant for procrastination – but that doesn’t have to be the end of the story. This down-to-earth book goes fully into why it happens and how to overcome this painful and paralyzing struggle that can make your job as a PGA Professional more difficult than it needs to be.