Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson M.D.

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Who Moved my Cheese? Spencer Johnson M.D. The book is a story about four characters that live in a “maze” and are on a search to find “cheese”. The “maze” represents where our works, our family, or the community where we live. The “cheese” represents what we want in life; a good job, relationships, money, health, etc. There are 4 main characters, Sniff and Scurry who are two mice and Hem and Haw who are two people. Sniff and Scurry are not that smart, but they keep things simple, don’t over analyze, and they know how to change with change. On the other hand, Hem and Haw are much smarter and more advanced than the two mice, but they are comfortable with their life and are afraid of change. Sniff and Scurry keep moving. When their “cheese” runs out they are quick to react and find new “cheese”. Haw eventually overcomes his fears and gets out of his comfort zone and moves forward, changing with change, looking for new “cheese”, and becoming happier. Hem never overcomes his fears and never gets out of his comfort zone. He becomes arrogant and complacent, and once his “cheese” runs out doesn’t look for new “cheese. The book illustrates that we must all be open to the idea of change. We must not get too comfortable where we are, because one day, the “cheese” may be gone. Continuing to plan ahead and constantly looking for new “cheese” in our own “mazes” allows us to adapt and to grow. While reading the book, we can find 3 main elements: teamwork, listening and motivate Team Work Sniff and Scurry display team work in their quest to find “cheese”. They work together. Sniff, “sniffed ahead” and Scurry, “scurried ahead” looking for “cheese”. Their effective team work allowed them to stay on the “cheese”. In order to work effectively together the two of them had to communicate well with each other. Hem and Haw did not work together. Listening

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