Coaching Tools

The CIA Framework

When everything feels heavy, this exercise helps you sort what's weighing on you into what you can Control, what you can Influence, and what you need to Accept so your energy goes where it counts.

CIA Model Tool | Ciaran Barry Coaching
What's on your mind?
For example: "I'm doing more work than the rest of the team" , "My partner seems distant lately" , or "I don't know if I'm in the right career".
Your list Drag each one into a zone below
Add a few things that are on your mind to begin.
C
Control

Things fully within your power — your actions, decisions, habits, responses.

I
Influence

Things you can shape but not control — relationships, conversations, outcomes you contribute to.

A
Accept

Things outside your power — the past, other people's choices, circumstances you can't change.