ve a number of choices. The choices are about how we think, how we behave, what we do, and how we respond.

How do these unexpected incidents affect you? How do you behave when they happen? What do you think about when your productivity is directly impacted?

The intent of this article is to

Kevin was ready to get the day started. He only had one scheduled meeting all day, a real rarity. He was looking forward to a day in the office to catch up on calls, emails, filing, etc. As he walked out the door of his home he slipped on some ice and broke his ankle. Kevin’s day just landed in a totally different direction than what he originally intended.

Julie woke up all set to get the week started. She was excited because she was ready to dig in and be a productivity maven. She had put a task list together and she was geared up to tackle it. Just as she knocked one item off the list and felt that she was just getting on a roll she was interrupted. The interruption itself isn’t really important to this story – whether it was a colleague “dropping by”, a client calling, or her son’s school – the fact remains, her roll was brought to a screeching halt.

Does this sound even vaguely familiar to you?

Many of us start out our days or our weeks very well intentioned, excited even, to be productive or make a dent in the “to-do” list. Occasionally, something unexpected happens. The unexpected event prevents us from being as productive as we would like to be. When this happens we have a number of choices. The choices are about how we think, how we behave, what we do, and how we respond.

How do these unexpected incidents affect you? How do you behave when they happen? What do you think about when your productivity is directly impacted?

The intent of this article is to

lly different direction than what he originally intended.

Julie woke up all set to get the week started. She was excited because she was ready to dig in and be a productivity maven. She had put a task list together and she was geared up to tackle it. Just as she knocked one item off the list and felt that she was just getting on a roll she was interrupted. The interruption itself isn’t really important to this story – whether it was a colleague “dropping by”, a client calling, or her son’s school – the fact remains, her roll was brought to a screeching halt.

Does this sound even vaguely familiar to you?

Many of us start out our days or our weeks very well intentioned, excited even, to be productive or make a dent in the “to-do” list. Occasionally, something unexpected happens. The unexpected event prevents us from being as productive as we would like to be. When this happens we have a number of choices. The choices are about how we think, how we behave, what we do, and how we respond.

How do these unexpected incidents affect you? How do you behave when they happen? What do you think about when your productivity is directly impacted?

The intent of this article is to

felt that she was just getting on a roll she was interrupted. The interruption itself isn’t really important to this story – whether it was a colleague “dropping by”, a client calling, or her son’s school – the fact remains, her roll was brought to a screeching halt.

Does this sound even vaguely familiar to you?

Many of us start out our days or our weeks very well intentioned, excited even, to be productive or make a dent in the “to-do” list. Occasionally, something unexpected happens. The unexpected event prevents us from being as productive as we would like to be. When this happens we have a number of choices. The choices are about how we think, how we behave, what we do, and how we respond.

How do these unexpected incidents affect you? How do you behave when they happen? What do you think about when your productivity is directly impacted?

The intent of this article is to

amiliar to you?

Many of us start out our days or our weeks very well intentioned, excited even, to be productive or make a dent in the “to-do” list. Occasionally, something unexpected happens. The unexpected event prevents us from being as productive as we would like to be. When this happens we have a number of choices. The choices are about how we think, how we behave, what we do, and how we respond.

How do these unexpected incidents affect you? How do you behave when they happen? What do you think about when your productivity is directly impacted?

The intent of this article is to

ve a number of choices. The choices are about how we think, how we behave, what we do, and how we respond.

How do these unexpected incidents affect you? How do you behave when they happen? What do you think about when your productivity is directly impacted?

The intent of this article is to highlight the choices we have when these situations arise. The more we are aware of the choices we have in unpredictable situations, the easier it is to identify a choice that makes the most sense in the moment.

Choice of No acceptance – We see children pick this choice quite often when something doesn’t go the way they want. They get frustrated, pout, and throw a tantrum over it. As adults this is typically tempered a bit, but the same idea applies. It is a choice to be frustrated, anxious, and even pout about how the unexpected situation threw your plans for a loop. It is the choice to not accept that unexpected things or events can, and will at times, change our best laid plans. This often leaves us less productive and miserable doing what came up unexpectedly. Do you ever find yourself in this choice? How long do you stay frustrated before realizing that it isn’t going to do you any good? Do you realize at some point that you should choose another path at least for your own sanity? While this is a choice, it’s not one I recommend.

Choice of Hesitated Acceptance - Outwardly there is acceptance that the day just took a big left turn. Inwardly we don’t let go of thinking about