The Past, Present & Future are All Here for You to Succeed
One of my favorite books is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. And in that book is one of my favorite quotes:
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”
Every day, the world is growing more complex and complicated. For security professionals, this means that the job of maintaining and growing the resilience of an organization’s security posture is becoming increasingly difficult.
Technology has both empowered us and made us more vulnerable than ever before. Things like IT-OT convergence, drone threats, nefarious AI offerings and international cyberattacks continue to create challenges for utility security professionals. On top of that, through information sharing on the web, physical threats are becoming more sophisticated and coordinated.
Indeed, the threat landscape that today’s utility security professionals must contend with is substantially wider and more complex than ever before. Finding the best path forward, securing budget dollars and selecting solutions can be downright overwhelming.
But this is where Marcus Aurelius’ wise words offer a positive perspective. Think about how much you have done to overcome yesterday’s challenges. Those obstacles gave you the opportunity to grow and be ready for today’s challenges—much like today’s challenges will help you grow and be ready for tomorrow’s.
In other words, every hardship you face gives you an opportunity to become something better than you were yesterday—something that you would not have achieved had you not faced that adversity. You rose to the challenge, you found success and you got better.
Opening this magazine and reading to grow your knowledge shows you are already doing the work. Take advantage of every resource—whether it’s reading expert insights, connecting with peers or learning about new tools and solutions. It will all help you go confidently into tomorrow’s storms, knowing that you will fight off every headwind and march toward success. Just like you always have.