An email to a golf professional friend came back with one of those automated replies. Within his message: “I have been laid off …” Ouch. I know many golf professionals and instructors whose ability to make a living has taken a massive hit. Salaried-professionals are being laid off because golf courses in Ontario are not allowed to open. Professionals who live on lesson revenue are trying to figure out—very quickly—how to earn money with online … [Read more...]
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How to make a difference during a virus lockdown? ‘All you can do is, do your best’
April 2, 2020 By Tim O'Connor
Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Father Vernon Boyd, Fred Shoemaker, Garry Lester, golf professionals, Holy Rosary church
The rarely taught but important skill of listening
November 27, 2017 By Tim O'Connor

November 27, 2017—It was about seven or eight years into my marriage when I learned a very important needed lesson. When Sandy would get home from work, we'd usually talk about our day while I made dinner. Every once in a while, she’d be frustrated, and vent about a problem at the office, which invariably involved various people. As she was speaking, I would start formulating my solutions to her quandary, cut her short, and prescribe my … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Blog, Coaching, Golf, Instruction, Performance Tagged With: Extraordinary Golf, Fred Shoemaker, Garry Lester, listening