# Who Moved My Cheese?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/who-moved-my-cheese/
- Published: 1999-11-06T11:44:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life. With over 2.5
million copies sold worldwide, _Who Moved My Cheese?_ is a simple parable that reveals
profound truths.**

It is the amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and
look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what
you want to have in life, for example a good job, a loving relationship, money or
possessions, health or spiritual peace of mind. The maze is where you look for what
you want, perhaps the organisation you work in, or the family or community you live
in. The problem is that the cheese keeps moving.
In the story, the characters are
faced with unexpected change in their search for the cheese. One of them eventually
deals with change successfully and writes what he has learned on the maze walls 
for you to discover. You’ll learn how to anticipate, adapt to and enjoy change and
be ready to change quickly whenever you need to.

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.

The consequence of pretending change won’t happen is always the same: the cheese
runs out
Discover the secret of the writing on the wall for yourself and enjoy less
stress and more success in your work and life. Written for all ages, this story 
takes less than an hour to read, but its insights will last a lifetime.

## See change as a blessing

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.

## About Spencer Johnson

Spencer Johnson, MD, is one of the world’s leading authors of inspirational writing.
He has written many New York Times bestsellers, including the worldwide phenomenon
_Who Moved My Cheese?_ and, with Kenneth Blanchard, _The One Minute Manager_. His
works are available in 40 languages.