Assistants and Interns

"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence." -Colin Powell



The time is approaching in which students and golf courses are preparing for their summer internships. Students are finishing up those grueling last few weeks of school, and golf courses are awaiting the arrival of their eager help for the summer. For students, their focus is shifting to the summer, and the excitement to apply what they have learned in school to the real world.

Interns are an eager group, ready to learn new skills and techniques special to where they will be for the summer. As assistants, we will be working along side them, teaching them and training them how to apply what they have learned in school to our courses. Motivation is key for interns, communication and cooperation are equally important to maintain persistence in their performance.

Internships are a time for assistants to teach, lead, and influence. One superintendent told me during my internship, "I take you guys because, I believe in investing in the future".  Its important for assistants to remember that message when working with interns. Connections, are what make us more dynamic as assistants, no matter who that connection is.

For us assistants, remember your best internship, your best bosses, and the most influential moments that made you who you are today. Those are the people and times, that have defined your success.....share it.