Do you waste energy on things you cannot control?
Politics, opinions, outcomes, luck,
What if’s; I cannot’s; Maybe next month’s ...?
These are either projections of someone else or your inner Ego speaking to you.
Winners focus on two things only:
Actions.
Reactions.
That’s your circle of control.
Everything else is noise; distraction.
It’s your enemy.
Take action. React with intent.
Repeat daily.
Discipline is just consistency inside your circle of control.
Watch this video to learn about a stoic method of the 3 Circles of Control, which helps me stay in charge of my own life.
—Adrian
How to use the 3 Circles of Control in your daily life
You watched the video, you saw the diagram, now let’s turn the idea into a system you can actually use every day. Not as a theory, but as a practical method to reduce noise, avoid burnout and move your life and career forward with intent.
We’ll keep it simple, because simple is what you can repeat.
1. Draw your 3 circles, every time you feel stuck
Take a sheet of paper, draw three nested circles:
Inner circle: Control
Middle circle: Influence
Outer circle: No Control
Now, pick one concrete situation you are dealing with right now; not your whole life, not your five-year vision, just one problem or decision that currently lives rent-free in your head, that might be your health, a difficult stakeholder, your content direction, a release that keeps slipping, money, whatever is most alive for you.
Write that situation as a headline at the top of the page, then we sort.
