Who Moved My Cheese? is a sweet analogy about four different personality types and the process of acceptance. The story is designed to make the reader think about which personality type they fall under (Sniff, Scurry, Hem or Haw)and what kind of results each type received. It packed a lot of punch for such a short story!

I loved the tidbits of advice that were 'written on the wall' along the way:
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

Every once in a while a tiny gem appears and this book is one of them.

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I really enjoyed this book. It's easy and quick to read and very informative. It helped me alot to deal with changes that were going on in my job.

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A masterfully told story that anyone can relate to. This is one great self help book.

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Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. 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. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. 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. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.

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Amazing little book! Well worth reading! The "lessons" / ideas about how to deal with changes learned from these mice are ones that are really PROFOUND and once reflected upon give much food for thought, and , hopefully, for CHANGE !! GREAT BOOK ! QUICK READING !

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A therapist recommended this book while our family dealt with a relative's addiction. We felt like the rug had been pulled out from under us. This book helped me realize that change is inevitable in life. One's response to change determines whether you wallow in self pity, anger, or inactivity or do you rise to the challenge. This isn't a deep book and it isn't meant to be. It just states the obvious!

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This book caused me to realize that change can be good. It allowed me to make significant changes in my life that were a long time coming - I just couldn't take the step forward to make it happen. Who Moved My Cheese got me where I am today in life and for that I'll always be grateful! I recommend Who Moved My Cheese to ANYONE whether it be for an individual or a team learning because at some point in life you'll use what you've learned and you'll have grown as a person.

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A great easy read book to help watch, prepare, and accept change in a constantly changing life, There is four characters in the book. Which one are you?

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Quick and easy read to help anyone look at the change in their life from a new perspective.

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The story itself is cute. Two mice and two little people live near a maze filled with cheese. When the cheese is gone, the mice leave to search for more cheese. The two little people stay, hoping the cheese will come back. Unfortunately, when I got to the "discussion" part of the book, it was a let down. It was sort of like the wrap-up at the end of a talk show. The introduction does mention that you can stop at the end of the story and interpret its meaning on your own. From the back cover it states "Dr. Spencer Johnson will show you how to ... Anticipate change, Adapt to change quickly, Enjoy change, Be ready to change quickly again and again. That's false advertising because he doesn't "SHOW" you how to do any of that per se. You have to think of what "your cheese" is and figure out the rest. It was a quick read (not less than an hour as it states on the back cover) and enjoyable.

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