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Four weeks ago, I asked you to make a note in your calendar:

“What happened in the past four weeks that I was unprepared for?”

Now it is time to stop and think about the answer. Did something happen to you that was unforeseen? Which of these describes your response:

• Did the unexpected cause a crisis?
• Were you thrown out of your comfort zone?
• Did the unknown strike you as an opportunity?
• Were you on top of things, so the surprise yielded a benefit?

My own unexpected event came last Tuesday, in the form of a call from someone looking to hire me for a pretty cool job. We did a face-to-face interview on Thursday, and a second telephone interview that evening. I am looking forward to this opportunity, it will be an important new chapter in my personal and professional development. It is a little bit outside of my experience, but it is definitely a “growth position” that I am prepared to exploit. It will give me the opportunity to bring disparate parts of my work experience together in a new way. I will have more information for you shortly.

What unexpected event happened to you? Leave your answer in the Comments.

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