Understanding Your Circle of Control
A worksheet for 7th graders to explore and differentiate between things within and outside their circle of control, promoting emotional regulation and proactive thinking.
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Understanding Your Circle of Control
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Read each statement or question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will help you understand what you can and cannot control in your life.
The 'Circle of Control' is a concept that helps us understand what we have power over and what we don't. Focusing on what you can control can reduce stress and help you be more proactive in your life.
1. You can control other people's opinions of you.
True
False
2. Your effort in schoolwork is within your circle of control.
True
False
3. Things that are within your circle of control are actions, attitudes, and .
4. Worrying about the weather is an example of focusing on something your circle of control.
Match each situation with whether it is inside or outside your Circle of Control.
5. Your reaction to a bad grade
a. Inside Circle of Control
6. What other students say about you
b. Outside Circle of Control
7. How much effort you put into studying
a. Inside Circle of Control
8. Describe a situation where you felt stressed about something outside your control. What could you have focused on instead that was within your control?
9. Why is it important to identify what is within your circle of control?
Think about a current challenge or concern you have. In the box below, write down what aspects of this challenge are within your 'Circle of Control' and what aspects are outside of it.
My Challenge/Concern:
Within My Circle of Control:
Outside My Circle of Control: