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By Josh Cantor, CAPP
AS WE START THE SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR and perhaps start to really put 2020 in hindsight (pun intended), I think back to a year ago. Many of us had gotten past our new year’s resolutions and started to focus on what would stick— what we would really do in 2020 in our personal and professional lives. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic brought many things to a grinding halt and we spent the better part of 2020 adjusting.
Now a year later, I find myself going back to my original 2020 plans and looking at what I had started, what was in the works, and seeing where I can resume—or even deciding if my 2020 path even makes sense any more.
Questions to consider if you find yourself in a similar situation: ■ What’s changed in the last year? Do I still have the same resources, whether financial, physical, or personnel? ■ Do my 2020 plans still make sense to pursue? Is what I was trying to accomplish still attainable and will the results still bring progress? ■ With the changes of the last year, is there something else I should be focusing on? Have my priorities changed? Is there a better path to follow in 2021?
As you can see, these questions are very generic and can apply to your professional environment as well as your personal life. For many, those two worlds became even closer and more integrated during the past 10 months with changes to work and family structures.
As we continue to deal with a pandemic and given everything we have already endured, what better time than now to assess and re-assess where we are going in our personal lives as well as in the rapidly changing parking and transportation industry.
While I don’t have a lot of answers, I know our IPMI community collectively does. I encourage you to stay active and take advantage of the numerous IPMI resources including webinars, frontline sessions, and our online community (and this magazine too!). Perhaps you will pick up the pieces of 2020, or forge a new path and then hopefully share your successes! ◆
JOSH CANTOR, CAPP, is director of parking and transportation at George Mason University and a member of IPMI’s Board of Directors. He can be reached at jcantor1@gmu.edu.
