When you know what your CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE are, and how to manage them, everything gets better!
Life is kind of crazy, kind of scary. Chaos is EVERYWHERE. The news and socials are constant barrages of frightful, worrying, and awful things. It’s very easy to become scared, dysfunctional, depressed, and overwhelmed. All of them at once, sometimes!
Understanding my circles of influence, and managing them very, very carefully is a huge factor in my being able to stay joyful, efficient, functional, and ‘on song’ in my life. This also supports me in continually filling my cup to overflowing, so that I can then be a genuine force and power for good in my life, and in the lives of others.
Your circles of influence are the places in your life where you have agency, where you have power, where you can make a real and powerful difference in your life, in your animals’ lives, and in the world. The closer everything is to you, the more power you have to be a positive influence, to make real changes that make a real difference.
This is SO important when it comes to your pets, because they are almost entirely within, and deeply affected by the first of your circles of influence. Which is beautiful you! You have to be well, strong, and coherent for your pets to have their best life. There is no other way!
This is where your self-care rubber needs to hit the road, in a big, powerful way, every day. If you do all the things (especially the hard things) that make you happier, stronger, healthier, and more energised, consistently, every day, week-in, week-out, your life becomes more balanced, harmonious, and powerful.
This is where MOST of your time, energy, and attention needs to go. You first. Filling your cup again and again, in every way possible, so that you can then overflow that to your animals, family, community, and the world. I devote about 50% of my time, care, and energy to the first of my circles of influence. It is my most important priority, always!
Then comes the second of our circles of influence. Our homes, family, close and dear friends. I give about 25% of my resources here.
Next is the third of our circles of influence. Our community- neighbourhood, workplaces, social networks, online social networks, the city or region we live in. I give about 15% of my capacity to this one.
Finally we come to the fourth of our circles of influence – the rest of the world. I give about 10% of my time and attention to this one.
I always, always invest more time, energy, and attention in the circles of influence that are closest to me, where I can make the most meaningful impact in terms of shifting life into greater, more harmonious, more balanced states. A lot of people do this the other way around- they get caught up in the dramas going on out there, and fritter away their energy, draining themselves, and eventually falling into a heap, no good for man or beast!
How best to manage your CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE…
My learning has been (through long, hard experience) that the only way to be well, resilient, strong (and happy), is to invest the majority of my resources, time, and energy into myself, then my family, animals, close friends, and only then reach out into the world and do what I can to be a positive, healing influence for myself and everyone else.
I used to be scattered, and waste most of my energy in the outer circles of influence. I crashed, burned, and suffered 20+ years of CFS/Lyme. The more I have learned to keep most of my energy and attention in the inner of my circles of influence, the better and healthier my life has become!
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Here’s a short video of me discussing this topic.
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