# The circle of influence and circle of concern #permanentnote ## Source - [[book - The 7 habits of highly effective people]] ## Keywords (topics and howto) - [[topic - live a great life]] - by focusing on what you can to are being proactive in deciding what to do to increase the circle of influence - [[topic - personal efficiency]] - focus on what you can influence or work to increase the circle of influence - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[topic - mentoring, advising and coaching]] this is a great concept to share - By focusing on what is in my circle of influence (while expending it) you can achieve more results and: - [[how to be a better self]] - [[how to be a better father]] - [[how to be a better leader]] - [[how to be a better advisor]] - [[how to be a better negotiator]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - be proactive]] is the concept above - [[zt - let them lead]] is an exercise that helps extend the circle of influence by adding some of others circle in - [[zt - real delegation]] is a way to extend your circle by delegating it to someone else circle. - [[zt - natural project planning with gtd]] and focusing on what can be changed - [[zt - reduce the amount of information coming in]] focus only on information you can and plan to act upon - [[zt - be client focus]] when acting as an advisor the only circle of influence is the customer - [[zt - we see based on our narrative]] which limits our visibility of the full circle of influence we have ## Notes - Wheat we worry about is in the cicle of concern, but what we really can do something about is in the circle of influence. Proactive people focus on the cirtcle of influence and extend it. - Watching the news will mostly waste time, extend your circle of concerns and will not do anything for your cirle of influence. - Stop watching the news if you don't plan to act. - Past mistakes are in the circle of concern because you cannot do anything about them.