Angela MondorClickUp Verified Consultant, ClickUp · Operations consultant & ClickUp Verified Consultant for neurodivergent entrepreneurs

Stop Empathy Burnout with the Circle of Control ⭕️ #Shorts

8 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this short conversational clip, Speaker A introduces the "circle of control" framework as a tool for managing empathy-related stress. The model divides concerns into three concentric circles: the innermost Circle of Control (things you can directly manage), the middle Circle of Influence (things you can affect through actions like writing to politicians or attending marches), and the outer Circle of Concern (issues beyond your control). Speaker A emphasizes spending the majority of time and emotional energy within the Circle of Control, acknowledging concerns but recognizing when to let go if nothing can be changed. Speaker B briefly affirms the idea, indicating agreement. The overall message encourages viewers to focus on actionable areas to prevent empathy burnout.

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Maybe you guys will like it too. It's this concept of the circle of control. Okay? Yeah. So we have the circle of control, the things that we can control, and then the circle of influence, which is just a little bit bigger, the things that we can influence. And then there's the circle of concern. And I have found that I need to spend as much time as possible in my circle of control so that I can still, I can still look at the concerns and go, yeah, that concerns me, but all I can do is this. And then the circle of influence is like writing letters to your Politicians or whatever, you know, like going to marches, whatever, like those kinds of things. Like I can influence things. But when I start to look at it and I go, I'm looking at a concern, there's nothing I can do about it. I can still feel sad or upset about the people, but is there anything I can influence? No, there's nothing I can control, and I have to let it go. You know what I mean? Like, it's very helpful.
I'm gonna borrow that. Yeah, her brain's on fire right now, and