Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson

It Is Safer To Search In The Maze, Than Remain In A Cheeseless Situation.

what you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

natural for change to continually occur, whether you expect it or not. Change could surprise you only if you didn’t expect it and weren’t looking for it.

Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To New Cheese.

when you change what you believe, you change what you do.

You can believe that a change will harm you and resist it. Or you can believe that finding New Cheese will help you and embrace the change.

When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New Cheese, You Change Course.

The Handwriting On The Wall

Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come.

He pulled off his shoes, tied the laces together, and hung them around his neck in case he needed them again.

when he had been afraid to change he had been holding on to the illusion of Old Cheese that was no longer there.

the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly—then you can let go and quickly move on.

kept life simple. They didn’t overanalyze or overcomplicate things. When the situation changed and the Cheese had been moved, they changed and moved with the Cheese.

He envisioned himself-in realistic detail—finding something better—much better.

He reflected on the mistakes he had made in the past and used them to plan for his future. He knew that you could learn to deal with change.

You could be more aware of the need to keep things simple, be flexible, and move quickly. You did not need to overcomplicate matters or ...

notice when the little changes began so that you would be better prepared for the big ch...

adapt faster, for if you do not adapt in time, you might as we...

the biggest inhibitor to change lies within yourself, and that nothing gets b...

there is always New Cheese out there whether you recognize it at the time, or not.

you are rewarded with it when you go past your fear and enjoy the adventure.

some fear should be respected, as it can keep you ou...

most of his fears were irrational and had kept him from changin...

change had turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it led him to find better Cheese.

found a better part of himself.

Hem still hemmed in

THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL

Change Happens They Keep Moving The Cheese

Anticipate Change Get Ready For The Cheese To Move Monitor Change Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old Adapt To Change Quickly The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese Change Move With The Cheese Enjoy Change! Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese! Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again & Again They Keep Moving The Cheese

While Haw still had a great supply of Cheese, he often went out into the Maze and explored new areas to stay in touch with what was happening around him.

safer to be aware of his real choices than to isolate himself in his comfort zone.

Sniff—I didn’t sniff out the situation and see the change early.

Scurry—I didn’t go into action immediately.

Hem, who wanted to stay in familiar t...

truth is, I didn’t want to deal with the change. I didn’t ev...

“Change happens to all of us.”