The Circle of Concern and the Circle of Influence

The circle of concern and the circle of influence are opposite things, because if you focus on the concern, it inhibits your concentration. That's why focusing too much on politics, gossip, other people, that's why it's bad. It's bad because it takes away your time, but more importantly, takes away your energy and your thinking. Takes it away from where you have the most power. You're kind of throwing your power away where you can't use it.