This successful book, translated in (at least) 26 languages, addresses mainly CHANGE.
Personal, institutional, environmental, political, professional… any kind of change.
And to talk about change it uses a simple and brilliant metaphor.

This metaphor involves 2 mice and 2 little people, which are distinguished by their different reasoning, reactions and behaviours. At least in a theoretical way. Because when they have to face a change in their lives, little people show that are not that “superior” and intelligence, as they were supposed to be.

Facing change, the 2 mice react and move forward; while the little people, analyse and stop their lives to think about the change. Well, it’s important to analyse and understand what happened, because it can help to prevent the next change, but immobilization it’s not recommended. So this book using this simple metaphor constitutes a self-help manual.

Here are some ideas from the book:
- Do as if you were not afraid // “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”
- “When you go beyond your fear, you feel free”
- The fear you build in your mind is worse than the situation.
- When you change what you believe, you change what you do.
- “Noticing small changes early, helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come.”
- Imagining the new situation as enjoyable provides pleasure and will to continue. (Seize the adventure and enjoy it)
- The quicker you face change, the sooner you establish new goals.
- Be ready to change quickly and enjoy it again & again

So the story it’s very interesting, specially for it’s simplicity and strength. But the important is really what the readers do with what they just read.

–» What about the cheese?
The cheese is the main goal(s) in your life. It can be your family, your house, your job, etc, everything you can imagine and that’s important to you.

I particularly advice everyone to read the book because the narrative it’s deeper and we get really involved in the story. Either ways, here’s this resumed video of the story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRPNklU7BW0

The official site:
http://www.whomovedmycheese.com/