text: Although we meet monthly during the year, it is during this annual planning session that we look to the future, learn from the past and stay focused on the present. We realize that by doing this we have the greatest likelihood of success.
  The first step in any good plan is to reflect on past successes and missteps. From there you can identify outcomes and processes, refine your tactics, and achieve your goals. Just don't forget to review every outcome so you can continue to improve!
  
  If you fly over the Great African Rift Valley from its northernmost point in Ethiopia, over the great national parks of Kenya and Tanzania, and follow it south to the…