Course 2, Discussion 4: The problem is the path

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✒️ Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

3 things in my circle of concern are my future, the political situation of my country and animal abuse. 3 things in my circle of influence are my education, my career and family/friends. 1 thing I can do to remind myself to focus on my circle of influence is to work on finding my inner peace and keep a check on the quality of people around me- not the quantity.

✒️ Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive. What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

What stood out to me was how the executive took the time to understand the president's strengths and areas where he struggled. By doing this, he was able to have a positive influence not only on the president but also on the people around him. He acted proactively by listening to the president's concerns and showing empathy, which made the president feel understood and supported rather than judged. 

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✒️ Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

The three things that are in my circle of concern are:

1) Other attitude towards me.
2) Their perspective about me.
3) My ability to achieve my goals.

1 thing I can do to remind to remind myself to focus on my circle of concern is: Keeping showing up for my dreams.

✒️ Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

The thing that stand out to me about the executive was his ability to identify president's strength. The executive worked on helping the president move forward along with the whole team based on his strength, this was a proactive move by him as opposed to reactive.

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✒️ Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

3 things in my Circle of Concern:

Legal documentation and compliance

Academic workload

Preparing for skill training and professional courses

3 things in my Circle of Influence:

Managing and completing my academic workload consistently

Choosing skill courses that align with my long-term vision and enrolling in them

Learning about the legal documentation process and completing it one step at a time

1 thing I can do to stay focused on my Circle of Influence:

At the beginning of each day, I'll make a short priority list of actions that are within my control and focus on completing those instead of worrying about things I can't change.

✒️ Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

This executive instead to complaining or criticizing things or environment or blaming these things (reactive behaviour), he choose to act for changing the circumstances and taking the lead to make desired changes(proactive), is what stands out to me. 

@FrenchToast

✒️ Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

Circle of Concern...

Wars, weather, people's thinking

Circle of Influence includes...

How I treat others, boundaries, time management

 to focus on only one thing what i am doing at the moment 

✒️ Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?
i would plan first instead of taking action with thinking of go with the flow thing 

@FrenchToast

✒️Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

3 things in my circle of concern:

• Opinion and comments of others about me
• The problems that do bother me but I can't solve them right now
• Unhelpful circumstances that are not strictly a problem but rather obstacles slowing the progress

3 things in my circle is influence

• My own image in my mind
• Problems that bother me but can be solved by my actions
• Improving the circumstances smoothly to smooth out the process

One thing that I can do to remind myself is to always take a deep breath, think before making belives, just having a moment before doing or thinking about anything that's important, anything that's bothering me.

✒️Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

One thing that really stood about the excutive is that they didn't criticise the leader, even though it was the most obvious thing to do, they focused on the circle of influence and not on the circle of concern, that behaviour was really hurtful, and unjust to the people around but instead of going straight up against it he realised the core reason behind it and then acted in ways which was helpful to both parties. I think this really shows the proactive nature of the executive, not criticising the leader, not give the leader a negative role but to actually think why the manager is doing what he is doing and then acting in accordance to that.

@FrenchToast Thanks for sharing <3

Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

Circle of Concern:

• Global events and issues I cannot directly change
• How other people perceive me
• Uncertainty about the future

Circle of Influence:

• How I respond to challenges
• The effort I put into my goals each day
• How I communicate and support others

Reminder: Ask myself, "Is this something I can control?" before spending energy on it.

Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive? What stood out to me was that the executive chose to adapt instead of complain. Rather than focusing on his leader's weaknesses, he showed empathy, worked with his strengths, and focused on what he could influence. Instead of reacting with criticism, he looked for practical ways to support his leader and team. That proactive mindset allowed him to gradually make a bigger impact.

@FrenchToast

Concern: Government, the things people say about me, others feelings

Influence: my reactions, how i treat others, my outlook

I learned to put more of an influence on my circle of influence and to be more proactive. for example, i can work on my weaknesses to help strengthen the team overall

@FrenchToast

Circle of Concern:

- Other people's opinions

- Unexpected problems

- Things outside my control

Circle of Influence:

- My attitude

- My communication

- My effort

Reminder:

Focus on what I can control, not what I can't.

Executive Reflection:

The executive stayed calm, took responsibility, and focused on solutions instead of blaming others. They were proactive by taking initiative and planning ahead.

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Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

Concern: Refusal, weather, accident

Influence: Health, diet, learning

I can always tell myself the circle of influence will grow larger if I put more effort into it. 

Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

This executive is very clever and knows what he wants. He listens, analyzes and plans his actions based on other people's needs.

@FrenchToast

✒️ Watch the following video and identify 3 things in your circle of concern, 3 things in your circle of influence, and 1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

Circle of Concern 1) What other people think of me 2) If others understand my intentions well 3) Other people's attitudes to working in a team

Circle of Influence 1) How I approach teamwork 2) How I respond to feedback 3) The words I use to communicate authentically and warmly

I'll add my values and ways in which I want to work in a team here on cups to my vision board - I have this as a background on my desktop - it'll remind me to focus on what I am doing rather than what others might be doing. 

✒️ Next, watch the following video and highlight what stands out to you about this executive? What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

What stood out the most to me was that this man stepped into the gaps the president was leaving. I am surprised at how this proactive approach helped solve some issues and expanded his circle. Whilst I always refrain from gossip and create a culture where that's not tolerated (by expressing my frustrations openly and professionally therefore eliminating the need for venting) I haven't been as proactive as the man in the video. I'd like to try and 'step into' someone else's weaknesses and see how that goes. 

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