Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods-our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in-although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. It's not just sustenance to them it's their self-image. Hem and Haw are 'little people', mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice, non-analytical and non-judgmental they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it.

Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. His works have become cultural touchstones and are available in 40 languages.Ĭhange can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. He has written many New York Times bestsellers, including the worldwide phenomenon Who Moved My Cheese? and, with Kenneth Blanchard, The One Minute Manager.

Spencer Johnson, MD, is one of the world's leading authors of inspirational writing. Written for all ages, this story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights will last a lifetime. You'll learn how to anticipate, adapt to and enjoy change and be ready to change quickly whenever you need to.ĭiscover the secret of the writing on the wall for yourself and enjoy less stress and more success in your work and life.

One of them eventually deals with change successfully and writes what he has learned on the maze walls for you to discover. In the story, the characters are faced with unexpected change in their search for the cheese. The problem is that the cheese keeps moving. The maze is where you look for what you want, perhaps the organisation you work in, or the family or community you live in. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life, for example a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions, health or spiritual peace of mind. It is the amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. With over 2.5 million copies sold worldwide, Who Moved My Cheese? is a simple parable that reveals profound truths

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