The Easiest Way to Get More Control Over Your Life

COVID-19 got you stressed and anxious? This might be why.

Barb Nangle
9 min readMay 1, 2020
Circles of Concern and Circles of Control help us move from reactive to proactive.

There’s a lot going on right now that’s out of our control. This has caused many of us stress and anxiety. There are always things outside our control. But during COVID-19 it’s happening on a grand scale and it’s happening to everyone.

Feeling like we can’t control things is scary. It can also be demoralizing. We all want to feel like we can affect the world around us. It can also be very draining if, no matter how much effort we put in, nothing changes.

Here’s something you can control.

There is something you can control though, and that’s your focus. Where you put your attention matters. This article will show you how to shift your attention away from things you cannot control and onto things you can control. This will ease tension and anxiety and give you more control over your life. It will also likely increase your energy as you start to affect your life in ways that matter.

Lessons about control from 12 step recovery.

The lessons about control that I’ve learned from 12 step recovery have been life changing. I’ll share how those lessons apply during COVID-19. I’ll do that with some help from Stephen Covey’s concept of Circles of…

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Barb Nangle
Barb Nangle

Written by Barb Nangle

I’m a boundaries coach who works with women who focus on what others think and neglect themselves. I've coached hundreds using my exclusive BUILD framework.

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