CHART Year in Review
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I always start the year off (as many people do) with a fresh set of plans to execute on. I’m a Virgo, planning is what I do best! As training leaders, thinking ahead (i.e. thinking strategically) and planning are part of our core nature. This is a necessary skill to meet the requirements of the business units and support the success of the organization overall. (Cue the 2025 Strategic Business Plan!)
My tattoo I got in France back in 2020, which translates to “take the first step.”
CHART President Dr. Felicia White, Ed.D, CHT
However, if you are anything like me, you might at times miss what is happening in the current moment because of the busyness of planning for the next moment. Now don’t get me wrong, it is important to plan, strategize, and set goals. Just don’t forget to be present for the experience of executing, because it is from these experiences that the learning occurs. This is even more important when things do not seem to go as planned, because you know what they say about the best made plans… On September 12, 1962, at an event hosted by the New York State Civil War Commission to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech in which he discussed the history of human rights in the United States, and how the Declaration of Independence and the Emancipation Proclamation had not fully achieved equality for all citizens. It is during this speech Dr. King made the famous statement “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” As I go through 2025, I will remind myself to experience the moment of climbing each step on each staircase I have planned to climb, and to not be discouraged when the steps do not lead where I planned, because I can learn from the lessons of each step. Here's to a year of learning, sharing, growing, and caring — one step at a time. Happy New Year!
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