Find Opportunities: Simple Cases

"Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat."
Napoleon Hill

Leaders often focus on the opportunity side of challenges.  Not all these cases are a major challenge or  major crisis.

Today, I missed my usual subway stop.  My first thought was to get off at the next stop, move to the opposite platform, and come back one stop.

Then I thought about which stop was next.  It was along the bus line that I transferred to, so I could still catch my usual bus, just one stop earlier.

Also, this was one of the only stops along the subway line that I have never used.  So, this small misfortune gave me a chance to explore a new transfer point.  Find the subway exit. Find the bus stop.  Look around the area.  

Leaders should look for the simple cases to practice finding the opportunities in a misfortune.  Travelling provides a lot of these, whether construction, traffic, detour, flight delay, wrong turn, wrong exit, or wrong stop.