Course 3: PL 102 - The Problem is the Path (Discussion 1)

1. 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 in my circle of concern include my family’s well being, government decisions, and the behavior of others. The three things in my circle of influence include my physical and mental health, how I persevere through challenges, and my attitude towards others. To remind myself to focus on my circle of influence, I can tell myself that by focusing my energy on what I can control, I can effectively make changes in my life for the better, both in my personal productivity and in my relationships with others.

2. 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 executive was extremely proactive as he expanded his circle of influence. He worked hard to conform to the circumstances for the betterment of himself and his co-workers. He did not react to the situation, but read between the lines, and deeply reflected and empathized with the manager’s emotions and with the situation as a whole. In the end, the co-workers and his manager alike appreciated his perseverance, which created a deeper level of trust and cooperation within the workplace.

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1. 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. https://youtu.be/tD0aFZkFrFA

Three things in my circle of concern: The well-being of my partner, my family and myself, my pets and education/finance.

Three things in my circle of influence: Checking up on family, partner and pets, focusing on my goals, and self-care plan.

One thing I can do to remind myself to focus on my circle of influence: Positive affirmations, and staying motivated. "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

2. 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? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj8dmSgQa1c

The executive focused on his inner circle of influence, he was proactive and tolerant instead of becoming reactive to the situation. He was empathetic and compassionate to the needs and validated the president's strengths.

He took the initiative to anticipate the needs and concerns of the president. His proactive nature and mindset helped him to approach the president with his own analysis and recommendation. He had a "can-do" and focused not only on the problem but also on the behaviour and solution.

@GlenM

1. 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: Constantly overthinking if someone is offended with me; overthinking about feeling of being ignored; tired of family drama.

Circle of influence: working hard for exams, working on being healthy and happy, trying to control overthinking.

I will remind myself not to overthink about those things which are not in my control so as to focus on my circle of influence.

2. 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 executive in the video focused on his circle of influence rather than just reacting to the circle of concern. To be proactive, he compensated for the weaknesses and increased his circle of influence by choosing to respond to circumstances rather than reacting to them and doing nothing.

1. 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 health and wellbeing of my family

• How the pandemic will affect the big exams I have this year

• What will happen next year when I finish school (my future)

Circle of influence:

• Checking in with my family and how they are

• Keeping up with my studies and preparing for exams

• Making plans for the things I want to do next and how I can get there

How to remind myself to focus on my circle of influence: Take a step back when I feel situations are getting out of control and think about what I can do to make it more manageable.

what stands out to you about this executive? They took initiative to improve things and increase their circle of influence to improve things instead of waiting for others to sort things out or their boss to ask them to do things.

What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive? He anticipated the boss’s needs and worked to empathise with him and analyse the situation to see what he could do that would improve the team and help them all to reach their goals more easily.

@GlenM

1. 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:

• The economy

• The news

• Coronavirus

3 things in my circle of influence:

• What I buy

• My behaviour

• My attitude

1 thing I can do to remind myself to focus on my circle of influence:

• Put all my energy towards things I can change (being proactive) rather than reacting to things I cannot change (being reactive)

2. 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 to me: Everyone operates in two circles: our circle of concern and our circle of influence.

What they did that would be considered proactive rather than reactive: the man in the video read the situation, and instead of criticising them he would compensate for them, read with empathy the president’s underlying concern, etc.

@GlenM

1. The three things in my circle of concern includes my families physical and mental health, college work, showing kindness at all times.

One thing I can do to remind myself is remind myself that I need to focus on my energy and not waste it where things cannot be controlled.

2.The executive mainly focused on his ineer circle and was proactive at all times, he was also very empathetic and compassionate. He also chose to respond to circumstances instead of reacting to them.

@GlenM

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.

Three things in my circle of concern:

Mine and my family's health, my academic career, my relationships.

Three things in my circle of influence:

Taking care of my health and looking after my family as well, trying my best in the field I chose, putting in efforts in relationships and letting them go when I need to.

1 thing I can do to remind myself: Taking a break and thinking hard about why am I doing what I am doing.

2. 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?

Highlight: The focus was on solving the problems rather than on the problems themselves.

The executive was proactive rather than being reactive towards the situation. He was compassionate and understanding about the scenario and took his time to read between the lines and get to know the situation more. Reflection, empathy, validation was what he used rather than jumping to conclusions.

@GlenM

1. 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: My future, My availability in the next few months, The amount of work I have to do at the moment
Circle of influence: Studying for my exam, Scheduling my month, Eating well
Reminder: I love collecting quotes and reading them to myself when I’m in a pickle. I think it would remind me greatly to focus on my circle of influence if I put a colourful sticky note on my desk with a short quote about it.

2. 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 executive synergised well. He combined the strengths of the team to help compensate for any weaknesses that existed to create a complementary team.

@GlenM

Identify 3 things in your circle of concern.

Toxic arguments between my parents, possible ADHD of my youngest brother that drives me close to the point of insanity sometimes, the disobedience of my 14-year-old brother and his addiction to video games.

Identify 3 things in your circle of influence

Take enough self-care breaks, learn to forgive and not blame my brother as much for things he can't control, be patient with my brother

Identify one thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence.

I can practise self-affirmations and grounding techniques to remind myself of what is important in my life.

Highlight what stands out to you about this executive.

The executive focused on his circle of influence instead of confronting the president directly. He improved himself and directed his attention to changing the things he can control. He's patient, empathetic, collaborative, and resourceful, and it's his tendency to keep himself grounded to the present that became a key factor in his success.

What did they do that would be considered proactive as opposed to reactive?

They did their research, focused on what the president wants and needs, as well as anticipated the president's moves. Instead of standing up and protesting, they chose a diplomatic approach to unite his co workers, refrain from gossiping, propose analyzed strategies, and gradually earned the respect of everyone in the company.

1. 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

a. Politics in my country.

b. Other's perspective of me.

c. Economics of my country.

3 things in my circle of influence

a. My mental health.

b. My Education

c. My relationships with others.

1 thing you can do to remind yourself to focus on your circle of influence .

I should focus on things that I can control than focusing on things I have no particular influence over.

2. 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 executive focused on his circle of influence than circle of concern. He made each and every team member significant and observed the situation and analyzed it carefully.