After a medical career, Spencer Johnson left his job to write books about life. One of his most popular titles was "Who Moved My Cheese?", which became a workplace manual and a publishing phenomenon, and this one. Over 50 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide.
The simple yet
profound Who Moved My Cheese is a tale about four individuals who
live in a maze and seek cheese to nourish and make them happy. The characters
are named Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw. These are respectively large and small
mice that look and act like people.
The main characters
in the story are faced with unexpected changes. They eventually manage to deal
with it successfully. One of them then uses the maze to reflect on what he has
learned.
"The
Handwriting on the Wall" is the tips that will help you deal with any
change that you are going through in your life and work. It will also teach you
how to manage your stress and improve your success. The book takes less than an
hour to read and can last for a lifetime.
For years, I have
avoided reading the book due to my disdain for change. However, I recently
decided to give it a try after I mentioned that I am not a big fan of change.
The book was very
simplistic and insulting to people who are intelligent. There were several
clever little quotes in the book, such as "He was happy when he wasn't
afraid of his fears," which suggests that one should stop being afraid and
start being happy. I will try this if my car breaks down on a deserted road, or
my father gets sick. I'm sure that you'll find this advice helpful if you find
yourself in situations where you have to be alert and prepared.
Instead of making
up praise for change, the author should have talked about the importance of
working to improve what you have instead of looking for something new.
Although
flexibility and adaptation are both good, sometimes life can be too complicated
to be resolved by just embracing change. According to William and Kathleen
Lundin, adapting to a new environment is like being a fox hunting for blood.
You may be fast, agile, and clever, but you will still be defeated at the end
of the game.
When my boss gave
me the book to read, I was already in place where I didn't want to know what
was going to happen to me in the future. After reading the book for an hour, I
was completely disgusted by how it portrayed change. I had always been a
proponent of change, but this book made me feel like my boss was trying to tell
me what to expect.
After going through
a difficult time at work due to the various changes that were happening in my
company, I decided to re-visit the story to see what the characters were
thinking about change. Surprisingly, after reading the book, I was able to find
some helpful advice that was applicable to my situation.
For most of my
life, I have been very closed-minded. If I didn't start embracing change, I
would probably die with the cheese. With that knowledge, I was able to focus on
how to manage my team better. This knowledge helped me think about how to
improve the results that my team members are getting.
The goal of the book is to help people face change head-on and not allow fear to keep them back. Despite the numerous positive reviews that have been written about this book over the years, I was not expecting it to be very good. In the short story that the author wrote, he talked about how life can change quickly. He also talked about the importance of monitoring and anticipating changes in your life.
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