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Tell a story about a plan that went wrong in a useful way.

Set up your original intention. Describe the turning point. Explain what you kept from the experience.

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Try this angle: Set up your original intention. Describe the turning point. Explain what you kept from the experience.

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We planned a picnic and arrived just as the rain started. Moving under a station roof meant strangers shared their food and stories; the best part of the day came from the plan failing.

Make it yours: Let the turning point change what your story means, not merely where it happens.