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We are never powerless

January 26, 2011 by Ann Hawkins 3 Comments

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In the face or world disasters, personal hardship and events over which we have no control it is easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless.

In this situation I recommend Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

In Habit 1: Be Proactive,  Covey recommends that instead of submitting to a general malaise we divide things up into those things over which we have no real control and those things about which we can do something. (The most important one of these of course is controlling how we feel by examining the thoughts we allow ourselves to have but that’s another story!)

circle-of-concern

Covey suggests that we first note all our concerns (illustrated by the big circle), then pick out the things we can influence (the smaller circle in the middle)

As we take action on the things we CAN influence we feel more empowered and in control. This more action we take the more empowered we feel and this has the effect of enlarging the inner circle and reducing the effect of the bigger one.

Focusing on how impotent we are to change things is disempowering. Focusing on what we CAN do is empowering and allows us to change more than we ever thought possible.

If you’d like to talk about how to grow your business and extend your circle of control and influence, get in touch! 

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Control, Face, General Malaise, Habit, Impotent, Inner Circle, Personal Hardship, Stephen Covey, World Disasters

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  1. Desiree Ashton says

    September 15, 2011 at 2:44 pm

    I also like his Principles of Personal Management – a great way to refocus when things are feeling fragemented and fractured!

  2. eosrules says

    May 24, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    @Desiree Ashton Hi Desiree, Would you please kindly provide a link to the actual resource you are referring to ? (book ?)

  3. Ann Hawkins says

    July 23, 2014 at 8:18 am

    https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits.php

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