Who Moved My Cheese

Who Moved My Cheese

“Who Moved My Cheese” is a book about amazing ways to deal with changes that occurs in the lives and workplaces of both men and women .The book is written by Dr. Stephen Johnson. Dr. Johnson graduated from The University of Southern California with a B.A in Psychology, and also received his M.D degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Johnson has written eleven international bestselling books, and is often referred as “the best there is at taking complex subjects and presenting simple solutions that work”. Dr. Johnson quotes “Look at what happened in the past, learn something valuable from it, and use what you learn to improve the present’’.
Who Moved My Cheese is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters that lived in a maze, looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. The characters are Sniff, Scurry, Hem and Haw. Hem and Haw “are little people who are the size of mice who look and act a lot like people. Sniff and Scurry are two little mice. Cheese is use metaphorically, which can be anything you treasure in life, and for some it will just be something there are used to in life. “Cheese” can be a job, a relationship, an organization, money, health, peace of mind, or even the world we live in.
Each character in the story treasures the cheese, however each character has a slight different approach to life and their individual approach defines what happens to them when the cheese runs out. Some people are content with what they have and resist change while others are constantly looking for new opportunities. According to the content of the book there are several sections to the book. There are “A Gathering, The Story “Who Moved My Cheese?” and lastly there was a Discussion pertaining to the story. This story is an excellent story that teaches one how to adapt to changes in ones life or workplace and I would highly recommend this book for persons experiencing a struggle with respect to change. It will certainly greatly...

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