Geoff Piva, CCM
The Club Manager Journal
I am a Certified Club Manager and Golf Professional with over 20 years experience in the Private Club industry. Over the past 2 years, I have been on a journey of discovery and self awareness that has made me a better manager and better person by leading with empathy, grace and love. Grab you pen, and get ready to journal.
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Feb 16, 2026
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31 - How to..... Deal with Transitions 16.02.2026 11:28
How do you deal when you have to move on from someone at your Club? Short answer? Be. Kind. Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn
30 - Welcome Back! - What Have I Been Doing? Great reads in 2025, and my Word of the Year in 2026! 09.02.2026 40:03
Welcome Back! Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linkedin 2025 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 Ar...
29 - Learn to "Dance with your Fear" 05.07.2025 17:44
Music Credit: "Fear" by Ben Rector Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn Listen to "Fear" by Ben Rector Listen to The Inward Nine with Chandler Withington
28 - My Club Management "A-HA" Moment 06.06.2025 4:37
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28 - You Don't Need All the Answers Right Now 02.06.2025 10:29
"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 Clear Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn Follow CMJ on LinkedIn
27 - Be a Turtle - When things Get Busy, Slow Down! 27.05.2025 12:23
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26 - Visualization: Use to manifest success at your Club! 14.04.2025 9:58
"Believe you can and you're halfway there" - Teddy Roosevelt
25 - The First Day of School: The Beauty of Re-Opening your Club! 07.04.2025 10:39
"Fall in Love with the Process"
24 - 3 Strategies for Having Better Conversations at your Club 31.03.2025 12:12
"You can change everything in your next conversation" - Jefferson Fisher
23 - The Club Manager and Divorce: Why its Common, How to slow it down, and My Story 03.03.2025 27:22
Two ancient terms I live by, and their meanings: "Amor Fati" - Love your Fate "Luctor et Emergo" - I Struggle, and Emerge Follow CMJ on Linked In Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linked In
22 - Indifference: How to Live, Work and Lead in a state of Calm 24.02.2025 16:01
"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 In Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on Linked In
21 - Do you want to create better habits as a Club Manager? Start in the Off-Season. 17.02.2025 13:39
"To create a good habit you must make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy and make it satisfying." - James Clear Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn
20 - Reflections from CMAA National Conference 14.02.2025 11:27
Reflections from Conference in Tampa, Florida this past week. Follow CMJ on LinkedIn Follow Geoff Piva, CCM on LinkedIn
19 - The Dichotomy of Control and Boundaries - Why we need to understand them both as Club Managers 10.02.2025 16:06
"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
18 - The Four Stoic Virtues and the Club Manager - #4 - Temperance 03.02.2025 13:49
"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
17 - The Four Stoic Virtues and the Club Manager - #3 - Justice 27.01.2025 10:35
"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
16 - The Four Stoic Virtues and the Club Manager - #2 - Courage 20.01.2025 13:22
"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
15 - The Four Stoic Virtues and the Club Manager - #1 - Wisdom 13.01.2025 16:29
"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
14 - Reflections on 2024, the best (and worst) year of my life, and the opportunity of 2025! 01.01.2025 17:34
"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
13 - Helping others Understand Servant Leadership 25.11.2024 11:00
"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
12-The Power of Patience 18.11.2024 12:04
"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
11 - Review Season and Having Difficult Conversations 11.11.2024 9:32
"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
10 - Staying in the Present 04.11.2024 11:19
"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
09 - We All Need Help 28.10.2024 7:54
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
08 - The Most Popular Person at the Club - The Club Manager and the Golf Professional 21.10.2024 13:51
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