---
id: "action-locus-circle"
type: "action-item"
source_timestamps: ["00:01:58", "00:02:42"]
tags: ["self-assessment", "psychology"]
related: ["framework-locus-of-control", "concept-high-agency"]
action: "Map your life goals inside or outside a circle to reveal your locus of control."
outcome: "A clear visual diagnosis of where you are passively waiting for external forces versus taking active ownership."
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
sources: ["s09-people-getting-promoted"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s09-people-getting-promoted"
originDay: 9
---
# Perform the Locus of Control Circle Exercise

## Action

Map your life goals inside or outside a circle to reveal your locus of control.

## Procedure

Draw a circle on a piece of paper. Write down all your major life and career goals, challenges, and elements (promotions, skills, economy). Honestly place them **inside** the circle if you believe you control them, or **outside** if you don't. Use this visual map to identify where you are giving up agency, and actively work to move external items into the internal circle by reframing them as **"skill issues"** you can solve.

## Outcome

A clear visual diagnosis of where you are passively waiting for external forces versus taking active ownership.

## See Also

- The framework definition: [[framework-locus-of-control]]
- The underlying concept: [[concept-high-agency]]
- The reframing reflex: [[action-reframe-obstacles-skill-issues]]