We’ve all seen it – that perfect sunset imbued with beautifully mixed
hues of color, invoking thoughts of relaxation and peace.
The challenge, I’ve found, is getting it on camera.
You wait, watch, wait a bit more for it to change just a smidgen, move
to get a better perspective, move again because something else is in the way, and
once you are in what you think is the best position, you realize that you
missed it. I call this Chasing the Sunset.
Our approach to life, both personal and professional, can be like that
as well.
How many times have you felt that where you are now is just simply
perfect the way it is? You’re not waiting for anything or see the need to
change anything to be exactly where you want to be. I’ve had a few of these.
More often, however, I have found myself waiting for this to happen, or
that to take place, or started looking for a different job or project because I
just could not get that “perfect” feeling about where I was at the time.
Although the situation at the time may have appeared just about perfect, I was
convinced that the one thing necessary to make it absolutely perfect (whatever
it was at the time), was just around the corner. All I had to do was move just
a hair to the left or right, or tweak one or two things so I could capture a
picture of the perfect sunset.
Granted, many times something can be improved, but what did I miss
along the way chasing that perfection when it was right in front of me all
along?
Watching one of those beautiful
sunsets recently, I realized that I missed many things simply because I wasn’t
looking, or listening to who and what was around me.
The old adage that Life is a Challenge is true, but so is the fact that
beauty and peace are all around you; you just have to train yourself to recognize
them in the moment; not after.
Before founding her own consulting firm in
2013, Dawn Gannon served as a respected project management and administrative
operations professional in the military, higher education, and women’s
healthcare fields for over 25 years. As a volunteer, she currently serves as the
Past Chair of the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine’s Women’s Council.
Dawn holds a Bachelor of Arts
in Management from Trevecca Nazarene University, as well as a Masters of
Business Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Management
from American Public University.
