Moved My Cheese? Before the Video; Describe

¶ … 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. 5.

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 choose to go forward and move and make a future for myself on my own terms. I could tell that my family was taking me for granted and if I stayed there things would just get worse, so I decided to move.

Change has everything to do with behavior management -- at least positive change does. One must learn to master one's fear of the unknown and to ascertain what it is that he or she truly wants in life. Once one has accomplished that initial objective, change requires a number of different aspects of behavior management. Some of the more important of these are temperance and discipline, which goes in accordance with focusing on a particular aspect of change and finishing it.

Confidence and composure are two valuable aspects of behavior management that are required for change, since they enable one to stay positive while attempting to change. Complete the Who Moved My Cheese worksheet after watching the video Threaded discussion In your opinion, which of the 14 points most relates to the change process? I believe the point in the 14 points that most relates to the change process is asking oneself what will happen if one does not venture out into the maze to attempt to change.

Negatives can provide just as much motivation as positive influences can, and for people to consider an unhappy future for the simple fact that they fail to venture into the unknown can be a powerful source of motivation. Generations in the work place Read the Understanding the Generations information o Read How to solve the Generational Puzzle at Work o Threaded Discussion Select a couple of the 14 points and discuss how the different generations might view and interpret them.

The four generations would have different answers to the question of what would happen if they did not venture out into the maze and attempt change. The Traditionalists would probably like the answer to that question since it would allow them a degree of stability in knowing what would happen in a stable environment rather than an uncertain one. The Millenials would more than likely look the answer on some website or take a poll through a social media site.