As we enter the New Year, it is an ideal time to reflect on not only our personal resolutions but our professional goals. Evaluating and establishing both long- and short-term goals is an essential step. It’s even more important to develop a personal blueprint for how you will reach these benchmarks. Committing to this exercise helped shape my career in many ways, from my start working every imaginable job on a golf course to my seat today in the corner office as the CEO of Cleveland Metroparks.