The Post Game Podcast Ep. 17 - Casey Bannon of The Golfer's Journal: Persistence and Creating Opportunities For Yourself
Casey Bannon is the Brand Manager at The Golfer's Journal, a golf media company exploring the art of golf storytelling.
He is a former collegiate golfer and DII National Champion at St. Leo's University.
Casey hosts a segment of The Golfer's Journal Podcast, "Mind Game" where he sits down with top performers to dig deeper into mental performance.
He has recently interviewed Sahil Bloom, Kelly Slater, and former Navy SEAL Jason Kuhn, among many other great guests.
What You'll Learn About:
- Being persistent to get what you want
- Storytelling
- Being real with yourself
- What is the Golfer's Journal?
- Psychology of golf - quieting an active mind
- Giving yourself reasons to believe in you
- The "What Went Well" Journal
- Making stuff because you like it
- Finding ways to compete after sports
- Increasing your surface area for luck
- Just start doing it
- Filling gaps and providing solutions
Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro to Casey Bannon
(3:00) - 5th Time's the Charm
(7:20) - Media heroes growing up
(9:00) - Chasing Your Instinct
(12:25) - What is the Golfer's Journal?
(16:55) - Connecting Community and Content
(20:00) - Broken Tee Society Tour
(23:40) - Origin of "Mind Game"
(31:20) - Mental Game Throughout his career
(34:20) - Realizing you're not special for the first time
(36:45) - Where is the line between self criticism and self doubt?
(38:05) - Unexpected learning from Mind Game Pod
(40:00) - Questions to get the best out of guests
(43:15) - Truth seeking through long form conversation
(46:31) - Short form content lacking substance
(50:50) - Advice to former athletes
(56:15) - Saying "Yes" to opportunities early on
(58:10) - Pitch the story
(1:00:05) - Get into media by doing media
(1:01:30) - Taking on jobs that open doors for you
(1:05:30) - What's Next for Casey and TGJ
(1:07:50) - Where to Find Casey and The Golfer's Journal
Instagram: @caseyfbannon
The Golfer’s Journal Podcast: Mind Game