This is how you ensure you’re managing your impact on the people, places and things around you. WALL-E is about being self-aware (knowing your strengths, passions, liabilities and triggers) so you can be self-managed. Recognize how a mindset shift to see things in a positive way can change the entire experience. Do you see it as being stuck at home? Or do you see it as being safe at home? Same event, different perspective. For example, think about the current quarantine we’re in. ![]() The Communication: Consider how you can shift your mindset to see the good in whatever life has to share with you. But it’s what you do with what you’re given that makes the difference. In every challenge there is always an opportunity – or three or four. ![]() He’s also incredibly curious, which shows his eagerness to continue to learn new things. He takes new items he discovers that intrigue him back to his “home” and gets excited about finding new things. – Despite the fact that WALL-E is the last surviving robot on Earth tasked with cleaning up the mess, he still continues to wake up and do his job every day. Manage your technology the way you manage your eating: use it well and have a treat every now and then. Retrain your brain to think on its own instead of relying on your virtual assistant to do all your thinking for you. Start small, like putting the phones away during dinner. Learning how to use technology as a supporting item, and not relying on it for survival, is a tough transition to make, but possible. Like everything, technology is great when managed but can create challenges and unhealthy behaviors when left unmanaged. Using a laptop or tablet from your favorite place in the house may be appealing for a while, but soon you’ll start to notice parts of your body getting tight and uncomfortable, most likely because you’re not sitting correctly. Remember the wisdom of the ancient philosophers, “Nothing too much.” Watching TV too much or playing too many video games can damage your eyes and impact your brain. The Communication: Though technology can let us do so many wonderful things, using it too much can actually cause more harm than good. But if it’s not managed, if technology is leaned on too much, it becomes a crutch we can’t walk without. It can do so many wonderful things and has allowed for incredible advances, like the ability for so many of us to work from home during this pandemic. Lesson 2: Reliance on technology – In the movie, after everyone was evacuated from Earth, they become lazy and helpless, unable to do the most basic things due to their increasing reliance on machines to do it for them. Be aware of yourself enough to recognize when something you may do or say could negatively impact those or the world around you. The effort you make in the relationships with those around you. ![]() The intentional decision to recycle or throw something away. ![]() Understanding how to recognize your impact on others – whether people, places or things – can make a big difference in the words you choose when you’re expressing frustration with another. We talked about the impact we have on the environment on The Leading Edge not long ago as it relates to COVID-19, and since then, we’ve seen a continued number of stories and pictures emerge as the Earth seems to be healing from our harsh way of living. The Communication: This is a great discussion point for your kids – especially with Earth Day just a few weeks ago – to highlight the importance of taking care of our environment. Whether it’s other people, places or things, our impact is so much more far reaching than we could possibly imagine. The Takeaway: As humans, we are notoriously bad at recognizing our impact on those around us. As explained on the WALL-E Wikipedia page, “In the 29th century, rampant consumerism and environmental neglect have turned Earth into a garbage-strewn wasteland.” Sound familiar?
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