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Summary: A lot of things to think about in a little book !!
Review: I just finished reading this book and I wanted to share a few thoughts. The book focuses on change and how one relates to change. Does one anticipate and embrace change or do we fear and resist, or more dangerously, ignore it? The author's point of view is that change is inevitable in our lives and that the more that we go with change, the more enriched we'll be.One of the ideas that struck me the most is "... letting go of old behavoirs instead of letting go of the relationship. Repeating the same behavior will just get you the same results." This immediately brought several of my earlier relationships and jobs to mind. I have had the "same" relationship with different women as well as the "same" job with different companies. The author's main task in this book is to bring into focus our reluctance to change. For those who are curious about how to move past their fears and old behaviors, I know of another book called "Working on Yourself Doesn't Work" by Ariel and Shya Kane. The Kanes have discovered several principles that allow one to notice mechnical, repetitive behaviors and to have them no longer rule one's lives. I have found their work invaluable in both my professional and personal life. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Highly recommended book - everyone should read
Review: This is a highly recommended book in Hong Kong.
This book remind us to be cautious of the environmental
factors in our daily lifes. Everything changes rapidly,
if you do not beware of and keep pace of it, you will
lose your track. Only those who take these factors into account, foresee
the changes and take reasonable steps to cope with it
can finally succeed.
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Summary: How to due with changes?
Review: Changes cause uncertainties, and that's why people dislike changes. But we must bear in mind one thing: Changes are unavoidable. The author well designed four characters to represent four kinds of attitude towards changes. And he gives us some hints on how to due with changes and the attitude that we should have when changes happen. You will find yourself in the book!
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Summary: My cheese was molded
Review: What a cute and simplistic way of looking at life! I have been depressed for a very long time. I am going through a long, drawn out legal/custody battle over my 3 children, my mother in law handed this book to me and asked me to read it. I found it very funny, easy to understand and very relatable to my situation. The only advice I have is to not read too much into it and don't expect a magic wand to be waved. I have also gone to the website: ... Very interesting.
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Summary: Hey! Anyone seen were my blue cheese went to?
Review: Haw said, "Sometimes, Hem, things change and they are never the same again. This looks like on of those times. That's life! Life moves on. And so should we." - page 45 Overview:
This is a simple story about two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two small humans, Hem and Haw, who live in a maze and enjoy nothing more than to eat cheese! Having cheese makes them happy! They have worked long and hard to find their cheese and they thought that this is it! One day however the cheese was gone! Things had changed. Now what should we do? This simple story is about our ever changing life and our ability to change and adapt in order to find even greater happiness or as the book calls - the New Cheese. This story reminds us that the one thing you can be certain of is that life changes and so should we if we are to be happy. Our jobs change, relationships change, finances, etc. The sooner we accept this fact, the sooner we can move on and the greater chance we have of our finding even better new cheese. Sitting around and bemoaning bygone days of perceived endless days of cheese will not get us anywhere. We need to adapt and change our limiting fears and beliefs and begin searching for even greater sources of happiness or as the book calls it , the new cheese. Old beliefs will not get lead you to new cheese. The Main Lessons in this book are as follows: 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
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!
Be Ready to Change Quickly and Enjoy it Again - They keep moving the cheese. So enjoy the good read and have some fun looking for your new cheese! Oh, by the way, have you seen were my blue cheese went to? Pros: Very easy to read and remember its principles that can be readily applied to our lives. Rather than provide us with a step-by-step recipe on how to change, the book embeds how to overcame your fears and limiting beliefs in order to search for the new cheese. Cons: none that I can think of.
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Summary: A short but profound book
Review: My first thought when I received this book was... Wow, it's short, as it is under 100 pages and written in a larger typefont. After reading the prologue and the lead in, I quickly got jaded.
There was a lot of selling going on. However, once I read the story, about Sniff, Scurry and Hem and Haw, I found it struck a chord. Having graduated High school in the 70s, and worked through one recession and now headed into another, I can see a parallel on how people manage their lives.
Some roll with the punches, "Sniff and Scurry", some make the best of them "Haw" and some go under "Hem". This simple story has a message of how to deal with imposed change. It's simplicity is its beauty. Though there is a lot of hype at the beginning and some at the end, the story itself is inspired.
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Summary: Postive learning (self help)
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It teaches you how to deal with changes going on in your life. And how to look at change in a postive way. It's not your every day "self help" book. It's very easy to understand. I think most people will enjoy it.
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Summary: A simple reminder of good common sense...
Review: I found myself, my development team, and my ex-husband in this book. Changes happen around us all the time, and we don't always know the most productive ways to adapt to the changes. This book is about facing your fears of the unknown and moving on, lest you "starve" in the place in which you've become comfortable. While I agree that "Who Moved My Cheese?" is really is a common-sense reminder of what we all should already know, common sense really isn't "common"; and it certainly does help to have a simple reminder that shows us where we're going wrong. I do NOT agree with the reviewer who said that this book is a good "parting gift" for people you're about to lay off. This book will help your team members see the value of quickly adapting to change WITHIN the company, so that your entire team is productive no matter how many times the team members' roles change. The book shows in easy-to-follow terms how one benefits from noticing small changes early so that the big change doesn't suprise you, and you're better prepared for it. I find it ironic that the same reviewers who called this book a waste of money and a waste of an hour of reading time would have no doubt paid hundreds of dollars for a three-day seminar with the same subject matter. Don't be insulted by the simple story used in this book. If you read it for the purpose of getting something out of it, you will.
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Summary: Good book
Review: I found this book to be a good source of help for an employee of mine who has issues with depression. I think this book can be used as a good motivational tool by nearly anyone, anytime, anywhere. I also highly recommend "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Little Book of Eastern Wisdom" by Taro Gold. Excellent.
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Summary: Good read - short and to the point
Review: This book is short - an hours read - and to the point. I have heard this message many times in my professional career (now retired). It is a good reminder for my current volunteer work as well. The phrase is catchy...no need to explain when reminding others who have read the book.
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