Controlling the Controllables

The world around us is has only two major factors – things we can control and things we can’t control.

Below we demonstrate our ‘circle of control’, a theory by Stephen R Covey (author of book 7 habits of highly effective people – well worth a read btw).

We have a ‘circle of concern’ a ‘circle of influence’ and a ‘circle of control’ The circle of concern is everything that you might worry about but have no control over whatsoever, for example – the weather. Next we have the circle of influence – this can be things like whether or not you pass an exam, you have influence (i.e. you can study) however you do not have complete control over the result. Then we have the circle of control – what you eat, what time you go to bed, how much you look at social media – these are all things you have COMPLETE control over – very black and white that one.

The idea is that you let go what’s in the circle of concern and instead focus on the circle of control. CONTROL THE CONTROLLABLES!!!

By creating a visual representation, we can input our own concerns and worries & focus on the stuff that we can do something about.

We’ve created a generic one for you & then there’s a blank worksheet for you to print and fill in yourself.

Think about where to put things like ‘other people’s pregnancy announcements’ and ‘self care’

Remember, control what you can, let the other shit go….

Blank worksheet linked below to print out, fill in and stick on the fridge!

COC worksheet