Who Moved My Cheese - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 48
About This Presentation
Title:

Who Moved My Cheese

Description:

'Life is no straight and easy corridor along. Which we travel free and unhampered, ... Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese. The Handwriting On ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:1287
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 49
Provided by: jacki61
Category:
Tags: cheese | moved

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Who Moved My Cheese


1
Life is no straight and easy corridor
along Which we travel free and unhampered, But a
maze of passages, Through which we must seek our
way, Lost and confused, now and again Checked in
a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, A
door will open for us, Not perhaps one that we
ourselves Would ever have thought of, But one
that will ultimately Prove good for us. -A.
J. Cronin
2
Who Moved My Cheese?-A Summary of the Story-
  • Presented byTraveling Coaches
  • www.travelingcoaches.com

Author Spencer Johnson, M.D.
3
The Story
  • Once upon a time . . .
  • Four little characters who ran through a maze
    looking for cheese to nourish them and make them
    happy

4
Four Imaginary Characters
  • The Mice
  • Sniff
  • Scurry
  • The Littlepeople (two beings as small as mice but
    who look and act a lot like people)
  • Hem
  • Haw

5
The Search for Cheese
  • Sniff and Scurry
  • Simple rodent brains
  • Good instincts
  • Hem and Haw
  • Complex brains
  • Beliefs and emotions

6
The Maze
  • Corridors and chambers
  • Some containing delicious cheese
  • Dark corners and blind alleys leading nowhere
  • Easy place to get lost
  • Secrets allowing better life

7
Navigating the Maze
  • Sniff and Scurry
  • Trial and error
  • Often lost
  • Bumped into walls
  • Hem and Haw
  • Ability to think and learn
  • Perception clouded by beliefs and emotions

8
Cheese is found!
  • Each morning, our four characters race through
    the maze, eager to enjoy their cheese.

9
The Daily Grind
  • The mice
  • Dressed in their running gear
  • Head over to Cheese Station C
  • The littlepeople
  • Also raced toward Cheese Station C each morning
  • Until different routine set in . . .

10
Lifestyle of Hem and Haw
  • Wake a little later
  • Dress a little slower
  • Walk to Cheese
  • Secure
  • Comfortable

11
  • Having Cheese MakesYou Happy

12
The Littlepeople Attitude
  • Every night, they would return home full of
    cheese
  • Every morning, they would confidently return for
    more
  • We worked hard, we deserve this Cheese

13
Sniff and Scurry Routine
  • Also returning to their cheese each morning
  • Sniffed, scratched, scurried around inspecting

14
No Cheese for Sniff and Scurry
  • But since Sniff and Scurry had noticed their
    diminishing supply of cheese, they werent
    surprised
  • Prepared for the inevitable
  • Knew instinctively what to do

15
No Cheese for Hem and Haw
  • Unaware of their changing environment
  • Unprepared to find their Cheese missing
  • Who Moved My Cheese?
  • Its Not Fair!

16
Shock and Disbelief
  • Response
  • Unattractive
  • Unproductive
  • But understandable

17
Importance of Cheese
  • Meant a great deal more than just having enough
    to eat every day
  • Material things
  • Good health
  • Family
  • Cozy cottage
  • Position

18
While Sniff and Scurry Move On
  • Hem and Haw continue to hem and haw
  • Ranted and raved about injustice
  • Depression
  • What about future plans?

19
  • The More Important Your Cheese Is To You
  • The More You WantTo Hold On To It

20
The Next Day . . .
  • Hem and Haw returned to Cheese Station C
    expecting to somehow find their cheese
  • By the way . . . Where are Sniff and Scurry?

21
Sniff and Scurry
  • Farther and farther into the maze
  • Up and down corridors
  • Single goal of finding more cheese
  • Entered an area where they had never been

22
In the Meantime . . .
  • Hem and Haw still analyzing situation
  • Angry about the injustice
  • Looking for benefits
  • Feeling entitled and betrayed

23
Hem vs. Haw
  • Haw decides to leave
  • Hem doesnt want to
  • Its dangerous
  • Im too old
  • I might get lost
  • Make a fool of myself
  • We might fail

24
Hems Idea
  • Perhaps if we just work harder, well find that
    nothing has really changed
  • The difference between activity and productivity

25
Waiting For Improvement
  • Littlepeople growing weak from hunger and stress
  • Losing their edge
  • Continue doing the same things over and over and
    . . .

26
  • Prepare to re-enter the Maze or
  • Wait until they put the Cheese back?

27
Haws Wisdom
  • Sometimes things change and they are never the
    same again. This looks like one of those times.
    Thats life! Life moves on. And so should we.

28
  • If You Do Not Change,
  • You Can Become Extinct

29
Fear and Anxiety
  • What if there is no other Cheese in the maze?
  • What if I am unable to find Cheese?
  • Why didnt I get up and move with the Cheese
    sooner?

30
  • What Would You Do
  • If You Werent Afraid?

31
Back In The Maze
  • A little Cheese here and there
  • Confusing
  • Two steps forward, one step backward
  • Not easier but better than Cheeseless situation

32
Looking Back
  • Cheese hadnt actually disappeared overnight
  • Smaller and smaller
  • Old and moldy
  • Should have anticipated change

33
  • Smell The Cheese Often
  • So You Know When It Is
  • Getting Old

34
Haw Is Discouraged
  • Empty Cheese Station
  • Wants to give up
  • Losing physical strength
  • Continuing fear
  • What would I do if I werent afraid?

35
  • Movement In A New Direction
  • Helps You FindNew Cheese

36
  • When You MoveBeyond Your Fear,
  • You Feel Free

37
  • Imagining Myself Enjoying New Cheese Even Before
    I Find It
  • Leads Me To It

38
  • The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese
  • The Sooner You FindNew Cheese

39
  • It Is Safer To SearchIn The Maze
  • Than Remain In ACheeseless Situation

40
  • Old Beliefs
  • Do Not Lead You
  • To New Cheese

41
  • When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New
    Cheese
  • You Change Course

42
  • Noticing Small Changes Early
  • Helps You Adapt To TheBigger Changes That Are To
    Come

43
New Cheese
  • As Haw enjoyed the New Cheese, he reflected on
    what he had learned
  • Held on to illusion of Cheese when it was no
    longer there
  • Learned to laugh at his own folly
  • You can let go and quickly move on

44
And Haw Learned
  • Keep life simple
  • Dont overanalyze or complicate
  • Change with the situation
  • Envision success
  • Learn from mistakes and use them to plan for the
    future

45
The Handwriting On The Wall
  • 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

46
The Handwriting On The Wall
  • 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

47
The Handwriting On The Wall
  • Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again And
    Again
  • They Keep Moving The Cheese

48
  • Move With The CheeseAnd Enjoy It!
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com