Determine your circles of concern, control and influence.
It’s easy to get caught up in the list of concerns and worries. Staying focused in that circle of concern leads to reactive actions, feelings of disempowerment and sucks your time, energy and focus. Leaving you less productive and will less influence.
Smart leaders focus on their circle of control, how they show up, how they look after themselves and what they say and do. This means thier influence circle grows, they have a sense of agency and empowerment and they find themselves making progress on the things that matter.
The first step is to get clear on what is in your 3 circles. Make it visual and obvious - that makes it easier to shift your focus to areas of concern. Download this cheat sheet to understand more about the 3 circles, determine your personal circles and take actions to stay focused and a leader of influence.