2024 Did Not End Gentle
2024 was a year of resilience and adaptation, with ambitious goals in Copilot Studio deployment, Power Platform automation, IT centralization, and cybersecurity expanding beyond initial plans. The year also brought personal challenges, including the loss of my mother, reinforcing the strength needed to navigate the unexpected. As 2025 begins, I move forward with gratitude, focus, and hope for a steadier path ahead.
Dawn Thiart
12/23/20241 min read
I found myself using words like ๐ด๐ญ๐ข๐บ, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ฆ.
The year began with clear, well-thought-out objectives:
โข Deploy ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ across multiple internal document libraries.
โข Build ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐โtravel claims, contract obligations, and beyond.
โข Create a centralised IT Function.
โข Create an L1 support function.
โข Manage the cybersecurity roadmap.
โข And more.
But as the months passed, the roadmap grew. What began as a one-year cybersecurity plan evolved into a three-year strategic initiative, demanding more time and energy than I had anticipated.
Beyond work, life brought its own challenges. This was the year I lost my mom. It was unexpected yet expectedโa loss that still caught me by surprise.
2024 became a year of adaptation, resilience, and hard lessons. It wasnโt what I envisioned, but it was what it was.
As I reflect, Iโm reminded of the strength it takes to keep moving forward when faced with the unexpected. Hereโs to stepping into 2025 with gratitude, focus, and hope for gentler days ahead.