My Review 5/5

A story of change. Best quote “If you weren’t afraid, what would you do”. The forward/afterword aren’t that compelling, the author interview is definitely worth it. The core story is though. Him and Haw, Sniff and Scurry are a metaphor for the people in life. Laugh at yourself and be ready for change. “Are you afraid of change?” , “Is everyone else afraid of change?”. Laugh at the incongruity of your answers. Sniff and Scurry are the impulse/instinct driven individuals. Him and Haw the ‘little people’ of the maze.

Observe what you have now. Find what indicates change is in the air (Sniff). Take action, find the next big thing (scurry). Be like Haw. Reflect and embrace change. Life is more enjoyable when the chase brings pleasure not the destination. Him stagnates and stays behind. Book focuses heavily on visualizing your future self successful. Reminds me of the Think and Grow Rich principle of self affirmation. Visualize your success and the mind works on it constantly.

Another interesting bit. This book has been re-worked every year since it’s release. Phrases have been updated and improved due to reader feedback. Also, most importantly, Haw returns for Him one time in the newer version of the book to try and get him to change. But the lesson remains, you can’t bring everyone, let go and move on.

Date Read

2016/03/10

Date Added

2016/05/31

Goodreads book information

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5975997

Bookshelves: business, read-again

Author’s Note

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Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese, Kenneth Blanchard, Tony Roberts, Karen Ziémba Simon & Schuster Audio 2009 (Audio CD)1

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  • Apr 22nd, 2024 Converted to jekyll markdown format and copied to personal site
  • Mar 10th, 2016 Originally published on goodreads

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  1. ISBN: =”0743582853” ↩