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.

Circle of Concern:

Other people’s opinions of me.

Global or national events (like politics or the economy).

The way others handle their emotions or behavior.

Circle of Influence:

How I respond to stressful situations.

The efforts I put into personal growth or healing.

The way I communicate my needs and boundaries.

One thing I can do to stay focused on my circle of influence:

Keep a small reminder note that says, “Focus on what I can control.” Place it where I’ll see it often—like on my phone screen, mirror, or notebook—to bring my attention back to my own actions and mindset.

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 stands out about this is their remarkable foresight, their ability to anticipate challenges and take initiative before problems arise. Instead of waiting for issues to escalate, they actively sought solutions, planned, and made strategic decisions that positioned their team or company for success.

The proactive approach would be to focus on prevention and preparation, and to make the team feel secure and prepared. 

For example, setting clear goals, communicating expectations early, and implementing improvements before they become urgent. In contrast, a reactive approach would have meant responding only after problems arose, rather than guiding events through foresight and planning.

✒️ 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:

• Anxiety 
• Some people treat me bad
• Avoid so many things

3 things in my influence:

• I can work on what I hold
• My wisdom
• My exercises

1 thing I remind myself to focus on the circle of influence is an alarm 

✒️ 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 character starts to empathize with the company, government...

_I think his proactivity is setting an example for himself, and everyone can see it

✒️ Please reply to at least 1 of your peers in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!

Sure

@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:

• Negative events happening around the world

• What others think of me

• How people treat one another

Circle of Influence:

• Choosing to treat others with kindness and respect

• Owning up to and learning from my mistakes

• Creating habits and systems that help me reach my goals

One thing I can do:
I can remind myself that my energy is best spent on the things I can actually control — and the more I focus there, the more that circle will grow, just like in the video ♡

✒️ 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 about the executive was how he focused on his circle of influence instead of blaming others. He put his effort into improving what he could do rather than stressing over his boss’s behavior. Because of that, his attitude and results improved, and eventually his influence expanded too.

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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.

CoC:

1. Global conflicts such as the ones going on in Ukraine, Sudan, and Palestine 
2. The fact that there are people living in unsupportive environments outside of my reach
3. Data centers and AI destroying the Earth

CoI:

1. The stress I feel from all of the homework I get
2. My friends are feeling extremely overwhelmed at the moment
3. My partner for Speech and Debate is not putting any effort into our categories. 

To focus more on my Circle of Influence, I just need to ask myself what I can do to make a difference and if there is truly no way for me to make a meaningful contribution, I'll know it's outside of my influence for now and that I should let it go for the time being.

✒️ 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?

Instead of joining in the complaints about his boss, he works to adapt to his boss' unique skillset, of which everyone has their own. He got himself involved in business and worked to anticipate his boss' decisions so as to be prepared with a good response/solution. 

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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.

Circle of concern: What people think of me, court case, broken spreadsheet I can't fix
Circle of Influence: Responsibility, integrity, patience
I know the Serenity Prayer. I accept the things I cannot change and have the courage to change the things I can. :) 

✒️ 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?

Instead of getting mad at his boss for taking over the meeting, he paid attention to what his boss was saying. Instead of engaging in gossip, he instead went after improving his job. He talked with his co-workers, and looked like he was engaged in group activities. People were looking at him differently. This was very proactive. Getting mad and gossiping is reactive. 

@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:  War, politics, and world hunger 

Circle of Influence: Friendship, Work, and Academia

To remind myself, I always set goals and use my time judiciously.

✒️ 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?

Reactive:   Being authoritative and imposing one's beliefs and opinions on others, believing them to be more authentic than others and criticizing them for their faults.

Proactive:  Being creative, prudent, and shrewd among one's circle of influence. Not criticizing others, but being tolerant and empathetic.

✒️ Please reply to at least 1 of your peers in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!

I have done that.

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: Unkind people, what others think of me, and world events.

3 things in my circle of influence: My tech usage, my words and actions, and my goals.

1 thing to focus on circle of influence: I can make a positive impact on my circle of influence by focusing on it more, instead of worrying about how I can change my circle of concern.

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?

He observed the dynamic of the organization and took note of how he could best help. He took concrete steps to improve himself and influence others around him.

@FrenchToast

Circle of Concern:

- Low motivation

- Expectations

- How people are gonna react to certain things

Circle of Influence:

- How we contribute to relationships and problems

- Actions and behavior

- Thoughts

Reactive people wait for life to happen to them; proactive people gently shape life with their actions!

@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 of concern : Career , family , environment 

3 things influence circle of life : Time management, supportive friends, strict goals.

1 thing to remind myself to focus on circle of influence: By pushing myself hard even if I don’t want to 

Watch the video here

✒️ 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 video shows that not to judge and talk behind the back and how effectively the teamwork can be carried out

✒️ 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: the things I care about but cannot control!

- Other people's opinions of me

- How other people treat me

- Global events

Circle of influence: the things I can control

- How I respond to stress

- The boundaries I can set

- Taking self care

To help me focus on my circle of influence it is important that I take time to reflect on moments of stress and making sure I redirect my energy towards positive actions and things which can be changed!

✒️ 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 really enjoyed the video, the main thing which stood out to me was remembering to concentrate my time on myself and how I can influence others around me!