Looking with new eyes

What a win really looks like

huntgather.design
Sep 6, 2018 · 3 min read

Header Image Courtesy of Lightning Pathways Co

Having a conversation with that impossible taskmaster that lives on the other side of the glass mirror, my soul searching finds a foothold. He shares my face and my voice. Every morning asking, “Are we winning?”

“Do we have one of those French lion statues they award to the luminaries? Not yet? Tsk, tsk.”

“You have one pencil award, but where are your others? Winning it 2 years ago. The statute of limitations is up. You can no longer claim it’s power up.”

“Have you even broken 1000 Instagram followers yet? How many likes per post? What’s the engagement numbers?”

“That email list still looks pretty slim. Are people even listening? Do they even care?”

“You seem pretty comfortable in that job. Isn’t it time you moved up or moved on? 3 years is like 15 design years.”

“So. What do you have to say for yourself? I’m not impressed. Where are your wins?”

Without blinking or wasting a breath I respond.

It’s simple. What I accomplish only I revel in. What I bring to those I serve, feeds them, those they serve, as well as myself.

So my win today is having my clients art installation up and running in the Government Center in Uptown Charlotte. Which lead to a follow-up exhibition at a gallery crawl in October. The City of Charlotte is also deeply interested in the project and is holding a dialogue around diversity and immigration with the exhibit as the centerpiece.

The success of her project, the trajectory it’s on and the impact it’s making are much more valuable than likes, followers or awards. The clients’ wins are my wins and are the only measure of success I hold myself too.

Inspiration

Education

Invocation

Congregation

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