Opportunities in Interruptions

Someone needs your help. Right now. And it's urgent.

Your calendar had other plans. Your priorities were clear. But here they are, pulling you away from what matters to you.

The typical response is resentment. We tend to protect our time like a fortress, viewing every interruption as an invasion.

But what if we shifted our mindset?

Every interruption is intelligence. Someone chose you because they believe you can solve their problem. They're telling you exactly what value you bring, what gaps exist in their world.

Pay attention to the patterns. What do people consistently ask you for? What problems do they bring to your door? These aren't distractions—they're signals.

There's opportunity in saying yes strategically, then systemizing your response.

Help them once, thoughtfully. Then build a process, a template, a system that scales your solution. Create the resource that prevents the next ten interruptions while serving more people.

The interruption becomes content. The distraction becomes your next competitive advantage.

The question isn't whether you'll get interrupted—you will.

Now what will you do with that opportunity?