One of the absolute classics of the self-help world, Who Moved My Cheese uses a series of parables to highlight two particular mentalities: one that sees life as an adventure and the
challenge of change as exciting, the other that sees life as frightening and which is unable to adapt. The central message of this book is extremely simple. The mentality that you choose can either
interpret a change in your circumstances as a "disaster" or an "opportunity". The story starts with two mice who are at a feeding station in a maze. One day, they discover the cheese they were
being fed has gone, and they go off in hunt of a new place where cheese may be found. Also living in the maze are two miniature humans who also live on cheese. The human response to change is very different from that of the mice. They blame each other and blame the world for the fact that
there is no more cheese. They argue, and expect things to be the same as it was before. Eventually, one of these characters goes off in hunt of the cheese, having a series of learning experiences and
adventures on the way. The other stays put, and can't even be cajoled into trying a different cheese when the adventurer finds it. How this story resolves itself reveals truths about two very different mentalities to change. This is why it has been one of the most popular books of the last 20 years. A slender volume designed to make you think!