I just read the book Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson who coauthored The One Minute Manager (next on my reading list). I think most people could sit down and read it from start to finish in a short sitting--it's an easy read.
This is the kind of motivational writing that gets you off the couch and onto the track. He persuades his readers when change comes, to move with it not against it. In the foreword, Kenneth Blanchard who is the other coauthor of TOMM says, "As you know, living in constant white water with the changes occurring all the time at work or in life can be stressful, unless people have a way of looking at change that helps them understand it."
YES! Now I finally know why the city I live in is called Whitewater. It's not because of the sparkling lake beside the camp. It's because of the perpetual chaos of life!
Here are the seven "cheesy" mottoes from the book that help people deal with change.
1. Change Happens...They keep moving the cheese
2. Anticipate Change...Get ready for the cheese to move
3. Monitor Change...Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old
4. Adapt to Change Quickly...The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you can enjoy new cheese
5. Change...Move with the cheese!
6. Enjoy Change...Savor the adventure and enjoy the taste of new cheese
7. Be Ready to Change Quickly and Enjoy It Again & Again...They keep moving the cheese
I hope I've whet your appetite to read the book. And if you say, "But I don't even like cheese!" Then, my friend, it's time to change.
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