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“Life is no straight and easy corridor along Which we travel free and unhampered, But a maze of passages, Through which we must seek our way, Lost and confused, now and again Checked in a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, A door will open for us, Not perhaps one that we ourselves
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“Life is no straight and easy corridor along Which we travel free and unhampered, But a maze of passages, Through which we must seek our way, Lost and confused, now and again Checked in a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, A door will open for us, Not perhaps one that we ourselves Would ever have thought of, But one that will ultimately Prove good for us.” -A. J. Cronin
Who Moved My Cheese?-A Summary of the Story- Presented byTraveling Coaches www.travelingcoaches.com Author: Spencer Johnson, M.D.
The Story • Once upon a time . . . • Four little characters who ran through a maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy www.travelingcoaches.com
Four Imaginary Characters • The Mice • Sniff • Scurry • The Littlepeople (two beings as small as mice but who look and act a lot like people) • Hem • Haw www.travelingcoaches.com
The Search for Cheese • Sniff and Scurry • Simple rodent brains • Good instincts • Hem and Haw • Complex brains • Beliefs and emotions www.travelingcoaches.com
The Maze • Corridors and chambers • Some containing delicious cheese • Dark corners and blind alleys leading nowhere • Easy place to get lost • Secrets allowing better life www.travelingcoaches.com
Navigating the Maze • Sniff and Scurry • Trial and error • Often lost • Bumped into walls • Hem and Haw • Ability to think and learn • Perception clouded by beliefs and emotions www.travelingcoaches.com
Cheese is found! Each morning, our four characters race through the maze, eager to enjoy their cheese. www.travelingcoaches.com
The Daily Grind • The mice • Dressed in their running gear • Head over to Cheese Station C • The littlepeople • Also raced toward Cheese Station C each morning • Until different routine set in . . . www.travelingcoaches.com
Lifestyle of Hem and Haw • Wake a little later • Dress a little slower • Walk to Cheese • Secure • Comfortable www.travelingcoaches.com
Having Cheese MakesYou Happy www.travelingcoaches.com
The Littlepeople Attitude • Every night, they would return home full of cheese • Every morning, they would confidently return for more • We worked hard, we deserve this Cheese www.travelingcoaches.com
Sniff and Scurry Routine • Also returning to their cheese each morning • Sniffed, scratched, scurried around inspecting www.travelingcoaches.com
No Cheese for Sniff and Scurry • But since Sniff and Scurry had noticed their diminishing supply of cheese, they weren’t surprised • Prepared for the inevitable • Knew instinctively what to do www.travelingcoaches.com
No Cheese for Hem and Haw • Unaware of their changing environment • Unprepared to find their Cheese missing Who Moved My Cheese? It’s Not Fair! www.travelingcoaches.com
Shock and Disbelief • Response • Unattractive • Unproductive • But understandable www.travelingcoaches.com
Importance of Cheese • Meant a great deal more than just having enough to eat every day • Material things • Good health • Family • Cozy cottage • Position www.travelingcoaches.com
While Sniff and Scurry Move On • Hem and Haw continue to hem and haw • Ranted and raved about injustice • Depression • What about future plans? www.travelingcoaches.com
The More Important Your Cheese Is To You • The More You WantTo Hold On To It www.travelingcoaches.com
The Next Day . . . • Hem and Haw returned to Cheese Station C expecting to somehow find their cheese • By the way . . . Where are Sniff and Scurry? www.travelingcoaches.com
Sniff and Scurry • Farther and farther into the maze • Up and down corridors • Single goal of finding more cheese • Entered an area where they had never been www.travelingcoaches.com
In the Meantime . . . • Hem and Haw still analyzing situation • Angry about the injustice • Looking for benefits • Feeling entitled and betrayed www.travelingcoaches.com
Hem vs. Haw • Haw decides to leave • Hem doesn’t want to • It’s dangerous • I’m too old • I might get lost • Make a fool of myself • We might fail www.travelingcoaches.com
Hem’s Idea • Perhaps if we just work harder, we’ll find that nothing has really changed • The difference between activity and productivity www.travelingcoaches.com
Waiting For Improvement • Littlepeople growing weak from hunger and stress • Losing their edge • Continue doing the same things over and over and . . . www.travelingcoaches.com
Prepare to re-enter the Maze or • Wait until they put the Cheese back? www.travelingcoaches.com
Haw’s Wisdom • “Sometimes things change and they are never the same again. This looks like one of those times. That’s life! Life moves on. And so should we.” www.travelingcoaches.com
If You Do Not Change, • You Can Become Extinct www.travelingcoaches.com
Fear and Anxiety • What if there is no other Cheese in the maze? • What if I am unable to find Cheese? • Why didn’t I get up and move with the Cheese sooner? www.travelingcoaches.com
What Would You Do • If You Weren’t Afraid? www.travelingcoaches.com
Back In The Maze • A little Cheese here and there • Confusing • Two steps forward, one step backward • Not easier – but better than Cheeseless situation www.travelingcoaches.com
Looking Back • Cheese hadn’t actually disappeared overnight • Smaller and smaller • Old and moldy • Should have anticipated change www.travelingcoaches.com
Smell The Cheese Often • So You Know When It Is • Getting Old www.travelingcoaches.com
Haw Is Discouraged • Empty Cheese Station • Wants to give up • Losing physical strength • Continuing fear • What would I do if I weren’t afraid? www.travelingcoaches.com
Movement In A New Direction • Helps You FindNew Cheese www.travelingcoaches.com
When You MoveBeyond Your Fear, • You Feel Free www.travelingcoaches.com
Imagining Myself Enjoying New Cheese Even Before I Find It • Leads Me To It www.travelingcoaches.com
The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese • The Sooner You FindNew Cheese www.travelingcoaches.com
It Is Safer To SearchIn The Maze • Than Remain In ACheeseless Situation www.travelingcoaches.com
Old Beliefs • Do Not Lead You • To New Cheese www.travelingcoaches.com
When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New Cheese • You Change Course www.travelingcoaches.com
Noticing Small Changes Early • Helps You Adapt To TheBigger Changes That Are To Come www.travelingcoaches.com
New Cheese • As Haw enjoyed the New Cheese, he reflected on what he had learned • Held on to illusion of Cheese when it was no longer there • Learned to laugh at his own folly • You can let go and quickly move on www.travelingcoaches.com
And Haw Learned • Keep life simple • Don’t overanalyze or complicate • Change with the situation • Envision success • Learn from mistakes and use them to plan for the future www.travelingcoaches.com
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 www.travelingcoaches.com
The Handwriting On The Wall • 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 www.travelingcoaches.com
The Handwriting On The Wall • Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again And Again • They Keep Moving The Cheese www.travelingcoaches.com
Move With The CheeseAnd Enjoy It! www.travelingcoaches.com
