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How do you deal when you have to move on from someone at your Club? Short answer? Be. Kind.Follow CMJ on LinkedInFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

Welcome Back!Follow CMJ on LinkedInFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linkedin2025 Books Referenced:"Atomic Habits" - James Clear"Wisdom Takes Work" - Ryan Holiday"Courage is Calling" - Ryan Holliday"Discipline is Destiny" - Ryan Holiday"Right Thing, Right Now" - Ryan Holiday"The War of Art" - Steven Pressfield"The Next Conversation" - Jefferson Fisher"The Second Mountain" - David Brooks"The Art of Saying No" - Damon Zahariades"The Are of Letting Go" - Damon ZahariadesPodcasts:The Jefferson Fisher PodcastThe Daily StoicSolved with Mark Manson

Music Credit: "Fear" by Ben Rector⁠Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn⁠Listen to "Fear" by Ben RectorListen to The Inward Nine with Chandler Withington

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"Many Situations in life are similar to going on a hike: the view changes once you start walking. You don't need all the answers right now, new paths will reveal themselves if you have the courage to get started" - James ClearFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedInFollow CMJ on LinkedIn

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"Believe you can and you're halfway there" - Teddy Roosevelt

"Fall in Love with the Process"

"You can change everything in your next conversation" - Jefferson Fisher

Two ancient terms I live by, and their meanings:"Amor Fati" - Love your Fate"Luctor et Emergo" - I Struggle, and EmergeFollow CMJ on Linked InFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linked In

"What if, when others are upset, envious, excited, passive or greedy, you were objective, calm and clearheaded? How much more relaxed would you be?"Follow CMJ on Linked InFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linked In

"To create a good habit you must make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy and make it satisfying." - James ClearFollow CMJ on LinkedInFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

Reflections from Conference in Tampa, Florida this past week. Follow CMJ on LinkedInFollow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"A boundary is something you tell someone you are going to do, and they have to do nothing in return". Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them, but because we had them." - Seneca Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"And a Commitment to justice in your own acts. Which means, thought and action resulting in the common good. What you were born to do" - Marcus Aurelius Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"Courage is the ability to retain strength of character and our morals in the face of fear and the desire not to do so" - Epictetus Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not in my control and which have to do with the choices I actually control" - Epictetus Follow CMJ on Linked In Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linked In

"Last Year is dead, they seem to say, begin afresh, afresh afresh." - Philip Larkin's "The Trees" Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linkedin

"People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care." - John C Maxwell Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"The most useful form of patience is persistence. Patience implies waiting for things to improve on their own. Persistence implies keeping your head down and continuing to work when things take longer than you expect." - James Clear Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"Listening well is one of the most powerful skills you can bring to a difficult conversation" Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done, one is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. So today is the right day to love, believe , do and mostly live. - Dalai Lama Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

Being Vulnerable is a sign of Strength. Don't be afraid to reach out to other managers when you need it. Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

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"Healthy Striving is Self Focused: 'How Can I Improve?' Perfectionism is other-focused: 'What will they Think?' - Brene Brown Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"You can drop the sword. You can let go." - Mel Robbins Mel Robbins "Let Them" Theory Episode Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"The tranquility that comes from not caring what they say or do, but only what you do" - Marcus Aurelius Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"To run a successful organization, you must learn to manage peoples energy, especially your own" - Jon Gordon Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he comes to strength" - Marcus Aurelius CMJ on LinkedIn Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

"There is no more important job then being a parent" - Ryan Holiday CMJ on LinkedIn Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn

My name is Geoff Piva and I am a Certified Club Manager and Golf Professional with over 20 years experience in the private club industry. Over the past 3 years i have been on a journey of self awareness and discovery that has led me to this podcast. I hope my journey can help you be a better leader, parent, and person. CMJ on LinkedIn Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn