¶ … Moved My Cheese? Before the video;

Describe a current situation in which you or others are having difficulty dealing with change.

My mother

My mother is dealing with the fact that people in our family are not as close to one another as she would like them to be.

How do you feel about the situation?

I believe that those people have revealed their true colors and that we are better off without them.

How do you think it will turn out?

I think my mother will continue to be sad and to try to repair the relationship with those others, despite the fact that they are not worth it.

As you watch the video, ask yourself, "Who are you in the story" and can you recognize someone you know?

"Cheese" is a symbol for whatever in important to you - the way you do your job, relationships with other people, health, peace of mind, etc. The Maze is where you look for cheese - your organization, community or family

What is your Cheese and where are you looking for it?

__My cheese is in my second bedroom, where I am pursuing music production.

2. Do you need to let go of an old project, an old marketing plan, and old idea of what your customers really want, an old idea of how your job is. If you want to succeed in a changing situation, what are you holding on to that you need to let go of?

I have an aversion to computers in terms of music production. However, I more than likely need to upgrade my equipment to a computer-based software recording program.

3. Is it safer to search in the maze, than remain in a cheeseless situation? Where might you find your new cheese?

____I would have to earn and save a lot of money to buy a computer large enough to fit Pro-Tools onto -- or get a more economic recording software.

4. What would you do differently in the way you do your job, or live your life-if you were completely unafraid?

____I would be more outgoing and meet new people and network that way.

How good do you think you will feel when you move beyond your fear to find your New Cheese?
____Hopefully I will be more satisfied with the product, which will hopefully enable me to move on with my life.

6. What changes are occurring in your industry or life that will help you see what you are doing is old and ineffective?

____Some of my equipment is not working and breaking down on me.

7. Can you change quickly enough to succeed in a rapidly changing world? What is keeping you form changing now?

____My old habits are keeping me from changing -- nothing else.

8. What actions can you take soon?

____I can start saving money to buy new equipment.

9. What will happen in your job or your personal life if you choose not to venture out into the maze?

____The same thing that has been happening for the last several years -- absolutely nothing.

10. Which character most represents the way you typically deal with change, and why? ____Sniff. Being aware of change acquires attunement with one's environment, which I have.

11. How does the writing on the wall apply to you? What are you going to do about it?

____There is good advice in the writing on the wall. I will most likely follow it to try to get ahead in my life. ____The writing on the wall serves as valuable motivation for implementing change. Moreover, it helps me to apply certain principles that can positively influence the role of change in my life.

____ Discussion on change; in your group or threaded discussion, discuss

Identify important past changes at work/personal life

What does change have to do with behavior management?

A particularly important change that I endured in the not too distant past with my personal life involves estranging myself from my so-called family. I have always been perceptive, and became aware of the fact that I was at a stage in my life where I could either stay where I was and not too much else would change, or I could…