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

Highly recommend !
This washed my brain inside out. I only wish I had read this piece of Gold earlier in life . I bought the kindle version for less than $2. Its surprising how people have not paid much attention to this topic and there are only few books out there that explain how to deal with change. I loved this book and would have my family and friends read this too. The parable is so much intriguing yet simple. It made me think where I stand and represent whom (among the 4 characters) in the story. Yes it is only a parable with a couple pages of discussion on the parable. I do not understand the negative criticism here on the reviews. I think their dissatisfaction is valid if they expected this book to come at a lower price( paper copy) or if they expected long pages of discussion. In my opinion, the number of pages do not really matter that much. It is more about how the book hits you just right so that you are able to assimilate and see changes happening fast and easy. Most of the tough questions in life have real simple answers. Thank you for this amazing book.Edit: After reading some of the negative responses from the readers I now understand why this book failed to impress everyone equally . I would like to share my way of looking at it.Sometimes people cannot adjust well to changes in life. For instance, moving from school to high school to college and so on. In all these cases you know you want to move ahead but have to prepare yourself and grow to become a more capable person. Not that you are inadequate but because different situations demand different responsibilities and skills. It is always best to be proactive in life and seize control rather than barely manage stuff thrown at you. But most importantly these new situations must be desired by you . Its a totally different story when you want to impress your own self . Many people wish to challenge themselves and grow. But if you look at it from a different perspective, you are sure to hate this book. If you think that the book orders you to change according to somebody else’s ( boss , your company etc) wish and that this is the only way to “survive” then you might want to step back and get a new perspective that serves you. No, it does want to train you to happily and maturely succumb to changes imposed on you. Do not chase after the cheese that someone else is moving away for their benefit. This chase must be your own life story. For eg – when I moved out of my city to pursue college, I did not know what to do! I could not let go of my best friends back home and I felt challenged with the new curriculum . I figured everything was very different from school. Now I strove hard to get into this college ( “my” desire- meaning I moved my cheese) and did not know how to deal with it. This book is helpful for such situations . I had new friendships waiting for me and a different skill set to develop. I had to be okay with the new situation and evaluate how I could grow and become the person that I wanted to be. All this was not to fit in( having to chase the cheese moved by someone else) but because I wanted to learn it . There you go. I hope this helps!

Not your traditional motivational book
This is not your typical business or motivational book. I also feel like some of the negative reviews, while I understand them, miss the point. I can’t blame them either… they were possibly given this as a “hey we’re making change, but it’s okay because here’s a book to help you through it…” That would frustrate me too, and this book doesn’t really “tell you” how to deal with change, it just describes it in a fairly simple story.If you’re a fan of other Spencer Johnson books and like his tone, this is a must own… You’ll feel right at home with the style. The book describes how four characters (Sniff, Scurry, Hem and Haw) navigate a maze to get cheese. They all have different personalities and roles within the story, which show their motives, frustrations and actions within change. It’s a quick read, you’ll probably get through the whole story in a half hour or so.Someone once told me that if you can learn one thing from a business (or motivational) book that makes you a better professional, it’s a gigantic success. I’d say, at least for me, it does that. It got me thinking about change and how I can identify with all four characters. It will probably be a multiple read for me (it’s short enough) and I think I’ll probably get something out of it each time.I ranked it 4 out of 5 stars because the story definitely succeeded in what it was trying to accomplish. I felt the story was thorough yet short so it keeps your attention. I docked it a point because I understand a lot of the negative reviews, and it doesn’t do a good job defending itself; something that could have been avoided in my opinion by a solid “how to use this” page.

Fun Story
Took the concept of adapting to change and added a fun story to it. Was easily relatable and made good and valid points.

This is a simple book that relates to just about anyone. Read it about 20yrs ago. Got this copy for my child, so reread it. Good reminder, embrace changes and keep up w them. Embrace life!

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