You Know What You Want. So What’s Getting in the Way?
Sometimes the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do.
You know the conversation you need to have.
You know the boundary you need to set.
You know the decision you need to make.
You know the goal you said mattered.
And somehow, what you know doesn’t always become what you consistently do.
The Personal Interrupt Diagnostic™ helps you take a closer look at where that gap may be showing up.
Before You Start
This isn’t about finding another label for yourself.
It’s about becoming more aware of what happens between knowing what you want and consistently showing up for it.
The Personal Interrupt Diagnostic™ looks at five areas connected to The Interrupt Framework™:
DEFINE — Clarity
DISCOVER — Awareness
DIAGNOSE — Understanding
DISRUPT — Response
DEVELOP — Follow-Through
Answer based on what has been generally true for you, not the answer you think you should choose.
There are no “good” or “bad” results.
The goal is awareness.
1 – Never · 2 – Rarely · 3 – Sometimes · 4 – Often · 5 – Almost Always
1. I struggle to clearly define what I want beyond knowing that I want something to change.
2. I set goals without identifying the specific actions or decisions they will require from me.
3. I change direction when progress feels slower or harder than I expected.
4. I pursue multiple priorities at once and have difficulty deciding which deserves my attention first.
5. I notice my patterns only after they have already affected my decisions or actions.
6. I repeat the same start-stop cycle without paying attention to when or how it begins.
7. When I don’t follow through, I focus more on the outcome than on what happened before it.
8. I have difficulty identifying the situations that tend to trigger hesitation, avoidance, overthinking, or putting myself last.
9. When I don’t follow through, I quickly label myself instead of becoming curious about what contributed to it.
10. I assume I need more motivation, discipline, or information without examining whether something else is getting in the way.
11. I repeat familiar responses even when I know they aren’t producing the result I want.
12. I have difficulty distinguishing between the actual obstacle and the explanation I automatically give myself for why I didn’t follow through.
13. When I feel uncomfortable, uncertain, overwhelmed, or afraid, I tend to react automatically.
14. I recognize what I should have done differently only after the moment has passed.
15. Even when I notice myself falling into a familiar pattern, I struggle to pause before acting on it.
16. I allow temporary emotions or circumstances to change commitments I previously made to myself.
17. I make commitments to myself that become negotiable when other demands arise.
18. I can make a change temporarily but struggle to maintain it consistently.
19. When I miss a goal or get off track, I tend to abandon the plan rather than adjust and continue.
20. I depend on motivation, urgency, or outside accountability to keep doing what I said I would do.
Complete Interrupt Profile
Your Result Is a Starting Point.
The Interrupt Framework™ gives you a process for exploring what happens next:
- DEFINE — What do you want?
- DISCOVER — What’s stopping you?
- DIAGNOSE — What’s it costing you?
- DISRUPT — What are you going to do about it?
- DEVELOP — What’s your next move?
You are not the pattern. You are the person who can interrupt it.
Ready to Go Deeper?
Your result gives you a place to begin. The next step is learning to recognize the pattern sooner and practice interrupting it intentionally.
The Personal Interrupt Diagnostic™ is a self-reflection and educational tool designed to support pattern awareness and personal development. It is not a psychological, clinical, mental-health, or scientifically validated assessment and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition.