Read 'Chapter 1: Parts of All of Us' & answer the following question(s): |
Read 'Chapter 2: The Story Behind the Story' & answer the following question(s): |
Read 'Chapter 3: A Gathering: Chicago' & answer the following question(s): |
Read 'Chapter 4: The Story of Who Moved My Cheese?' & answer the following question(s): |
1. | In the beginning, the mice and littlepeople shared this in common: |
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2. | The mice remained prepared while the littlepeople became comfortable and lazy. |
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3. | Happiness for the littlepeople while at Cheese Station C was contingent on having cheese. |
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4. | To the littlepeople, cheese became something that they deserved, a "right" that they should not be denied. |
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5. | Hem and Haw's confidence grew into the arrogance of success. |
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6. | Sniff and Scurry were surprised to find Cheese Station C empty. |
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7. | The mice's initial reaction to finding Cheese Station C empty was: |
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8. | Hem and Haw had noticed the small changes occurring in Cheese Station C and were not surprised when the cheese was moved. |
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9. | The more important your cheese is to you, the more you want to hold on to it. |
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10. | Hem and Haw wasted valuable time trying to discern the cause of the change. |
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11. | Many people feel as the littlepeople did, thinking they were "special" and shouldn't be treated this way. |
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12. | Denying that changes had occurred, the littlepeople lost sleep, had less energy and became irritable. |
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13. | Fear keeps us from changing. |
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14. | Haw used his imagination to paint a believable picture of where he wanted to be. As he did this, he began to feel better. |
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15. | Sometimes things change and they are never the same again. That's life! |
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16. | A key moment occurred when Haw was able to laugh at himself. |
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17. | Fear can be good. |
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18. | The message Haw left for Hem was: |
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19. | A great question to motivate yourself is "What would you do if you weren't afraid?". |
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20. | Haw decided to stay alert and use his instincts to sense change and to adapt to it. |
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21. | "They keep moving the cheese" means that change is inevitable. |
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22. | "Get ready for the cheese to move" means that you should anticipate change. |
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23. | "Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old" implies that you should monitor change and be ready to adapt to it. |
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24. | As Haw began to move, he trusted what lay ahead for him even though he didn't' know exactly what it was. |
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25. | "Move with the cheese" means: |
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26. | Haw's moving in a new direction freed him. |
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27. | Movement in a new direction, any direction, is a step in the right direction. |
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28. | Moving beyond your fear: |
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29. | Change does not always lead to something worse, it in fact can lead to something much better. |
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30. | Imagining myself enjoying new cheese even before I find it, makes the journey more difficult. |
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31. | The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese. |
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32. | Haw determined that it was safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation. |
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33. | Change is unnatural. |
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34. | Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese. |
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35. | It is crazy to think that doing the same old things will produce different results. |
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36. | When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course. |
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37. | Simply believing that you'll find new cheese, changes your course. |
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38. | You do not need to overcomplicate matters or confuse yourself with fearful thoughts. |
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39. | The biggest inhibitor to change: |
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40. | There is always new cheese out there whether you recognize it or not. |
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Read 'Chapter 5: A Discussion: Later That Same Day' & answer the following question(s): |