Hem’s and Haw’s confidence in knowing that the cheese was always there grew into the arrogance of success. When Hem and Haw found Station C they decided to stay and got comfortable indulging in the cheese every day. They found a huge amount of cheese at Station N. Once they saw that they were about to run out of cheese, they decided to move on in search of more cheese. But as they ate, they paid attention to the fact that the cheese was slowly declining. The mice Sniff and Scurry found a large amount of cheese at Station C and ate at it every day. This book is a “moral fable” about two mice (Sniff and Scurry) and two little people (Hem and Haw) who live in a maze, and where they search for cheese. There will always be opportunities (new cheese) to be found you can’t wait for things to come to you and hope things will get better, you have to go get it. You have to be flexible, and be cognizant of the current and future trends. Where fear and overthinking things would cause them to never make a move. As a business and football coach, I have often seen where this story was being played out in real life. I first read this book quite a few years ago, and the lessons are as pertinent today as they were then. The story teaches why you shouldn’t fear what lies ahead, and how to succeed by adjusting to change. Spencer Johnson is a fable that can be applied not only to your business life but to your personal life as well.
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