Who Moved My Cheese

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Who Moved My Cheese? The book “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, has four characters. Two are mice, Sniff and Scurry, and the other two are littlepeople named Hem and Haw. They all live in a maze in search of cheese on a daily basis. Once cheese was found at Station C every day for quite some time, Hem and Haw began to feel confident the cheese would remain there, while Sniff and Scurry monitored the daily levels. Soon after, the four returned to the station to find there was no more cheese. The mice took off in search of other providing areas, while Hem and Haw were shocked and angry someone had moved their cheese. The mice adapted to change effectively. They looked into the future and mentally prepared themselves for what may come. The littlepeople did not. They made assumptions which shouldn’t have been made in the first place: the cheese was not theirs to claim without working for it. Hem and Haw could not deal with the change. “The more important your cheese is to you, the more you want to hold onto it,” said Haw. They returned to the station expecting the cheese to have returned, but only finding it had not come back. They had no course of action and consequently developed negative feelings and emotions. After some time, Haw suggested searching for new cheese like Sniff and Scurry had clearly done but Hem put the thought of failure in his mind and he dismissed the search immediately. Eventually, Haw grew tired of waiting for something to happen so he decided to take action himself. He was able to find cheese and change his own perspectives along the way. He reflected on what he learned, summarizing his lessons by writing on the wall: * change happens * anticipate change * monitor change * adapt to change quickly * change * enjoy change * be ready to change quickly and enjoy it again and again The simple story can be
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