Whomovedmycheese..doc

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? AN AMAZING WAY TO DEAL WITH CHANGE IN YOUR WORK AND IN YOUR LIFE DR SPENCER JOHNSON Foreword By KENNETH BLANCHARD Ph. D. From the best-selling co-author of The One Minute Manager ________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS The Story behind The story by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D A Gathering : Chicago The Story Of Who Moved My Cheese? Four Characters Finding Cheese No Cheese! The Mice: Sniff Scurry The Little People: Hem Haw Meanwhile, Back In The Maze Getting Beyond Fear Enjoying The Adventure Moving With The Cheese The Handwriting On The Wall Tasting New Cheese Enjoying Change! A Discussion: Later That Same Day Ordering More Cheese About The Author 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 Ive 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 job, a relationship, money, a bid house, freedom, health, recognition, spiritual peace, or even an 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 its 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 live in, or the relationships you have