Sideways

Everyone has experiences that go sideways.  You think one thing is going to occur, but what actually happens is nowhere near what you expect.

"Going sideways" isn't the same as "going wrong."  What happens is too unusual to you to fit within your framework of good and bad.

Most people get very uncomfortable when things get sideways.  You are challenged to react in a completely new way, because whatever happens is far outside your patterns.  Reacting in new ways changes who you are.

If you can seize a sideways moment and exploit its opportunity, you have the potential to win even when you lose.