Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson

Change is inevitable. How you respond determines everything.

In this deceptively simple parable, four characters, a pair of instinctive mice (Sniff & Scurry) and two cautious “Littlepeople” (Hem & Haw) navigate a maze in search of their “Cheese,” a metaphor for what we each crave: success, belonging, stability, or fulfillment. One day, the Cheese disappears, and lives are forever changed

This book is a compassionate mirror, showing us how we tend to cling, react, or resist. But it’s also a compass: guiding us toward adaptability, resilience, and empowered choice.

At The Growth Shelf, we believe that growth isn’t passive; it’s about meeting change with clarity, intention, and courage. This fable gives you gentle yet profound tools to:

💡 • Anticipate change—and keep your senses sharp
💡 • Let go of the old—so you can step into new possibility
💡 • Overcome fear—and find freedom in action
💡 • Write your own story—as Haw did within the pages of the labyrinth

One Reddit reader captured it well:

“When we are faced with a change, … rather than accepting the change and moving on with our lives.” 

This book is not just for business teams, everyone faces moments when the Cheese disappears. Whether it's a relationship, career, belief, or identity, Who Moved My Cheese? reminds us that the next step is ours to choose.