Circles of Control, Influence and Concern

‘Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. ’ 

Being able to recognise the difference between the things we can change and those we can’t will help us build our resilience. 

At times, we all focus on things that impact us but over which we have no influence or control. 

This reduces our resilience because we waste energy on things we cannot change, instead of investing it in the things over which we do have control.  

The Circles of Control concept, developed by Stephen Covey (see picture), can help us recognise which things we can influence and control, and which we can’t, even though they may impact us.    

Is there anything in your life that you're ready to let go of?