Who Moved My Cheese?

"Who Moved My Cheese?" by Dr. Spencer Johnson is a popular self-help book that offers a simple yet powerful message about change and how to deal with it.

The book, which is about 25 years old now, is about two mice named Sniff and Scurry and two little people named Hem and Haw who live in a maze. Every day they go looking for “cheese” which is an allegory for whatever you want in life a job, new sales leads, a good relationship, and whatever else might make you happy.

The overall idea of the book is that someone is always moving your cheese. You have to find new places to find cheese and sometimes your cheese gets old and stinky.

The audiobook is 90 minutes and is life changing. Here are some quotes and wisdom from the book:

• "The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese."

 

• "What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

 

• "Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come."

 

• "Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese."

 

• "When you move beyond your fear, you feel free."

 

• "Change happens. They keep moving the cheese."

 

• "When you change what you believe, you change what you do."

 

• "Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese."

 

• "The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists."

 

• "The more important your cheese is to you, the more you want to hold onto it."

 

• "If you do not change, you can become extinct."

 

• "It is safer to search in the maze than remain in a cheeseless situation."

 

• "The biggest inhibitor to change lies within yourself, and that nothing gets better until you change."

 

• "Change is not easy, but it is necessary."

 

• "What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists."

 

• "It is not just the size of the mouse or the level of his intelligence that count, but his ability to adapt to change."

 

• "If you do not change, you can become extinct."

 

• "Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life - whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money, or spiritual peace of mind."

• "You have to be ready to change your belief system in order to adapt to the new situation."