Who Moved My Cheese
...Depicted in this story
The mice: Sniff: and: Scurry,” and
The Littlepeople: “Hem” and “Ham” –
Are intended to represent the simple and
The complex parts of ourselves, regardless of
Our age, gender, race or nationality.
Sometimes we may act like
Sniff
Who sniffs out change early, or
Scurry
Who scurries into action, or
Hem
Who denies and resists change as he fears
it will lead to something worse, or
Ham
Who learns to adapt in time when he sees
changing can lead to something better!
Whatever parts of us we choose to use,
We all share something in common:
a need to find our way in the Maze
and succeed in changing times.
The Story Behind The Story
By Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D.
I am thrilled to be telling you “The story behind the story” of Who Moved my Cheese? Because it means the book has now been written, and is available for all of us to read, enjoy and share with others.
This is something I’ve wanted to see happen ever since I first heard Spencer Johnson tell his great “Cheese” story, years ago, before we wrote our book The One Minute Manager together.
I remember thinking then how good the story was and how helpful it would be to me from that moment on.
Who Moved My Cheese? Is a story about change that takes place in a Maze where four amusing characters look for “Cheese” – cheese being a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is a job, a relationship, money, a big house, freedom, health, recognition, spiritual peace or even activity like jogging or golf.
Each of us has our own idea of what Cheese is, and we pursue it because we believe it makes us happy. If we get it, we often become attached to it. And if we lose it, or it’s taken away, it can be traumatic.
The “Maze” in the story represents where you spend time looking for what you want. It can be the organization you work in, the community you...
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