Four mice-like characters - Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw - live in a maze and search for cheese each day to eat. Sniff and Scurry have simpler brains and rely on instinct, while Hem and Haw can think and feel emotions. One day, they arrive at their usual cheese station only to find the cheese is gone. Sniff and Scurry set out to search the maze for new cheese, while Hem and Haw refuse to accept the change. Haw eventually decides to also search the maze, while Hem insists the cheese will return. After struggling to find food, Haw learns to accept change and keep moving forward. The story teaches that change is inevitable and one must be willing to adapt

2. The Story
 Once upon a time . . .
 Four little characters who ran
through a maze looking for cheese
to nourish them and make them
happy

3. Four Imaginary Characters
 The Mice
 Sniff
 Scurry
 The Little people (two beings as
small as mice but who look and act a
lot like people)
 Hem
 Haw

4. The Search for Cheese
 Sniff and Scurry
 Simple rodent brains
 Good instincts
 Hem and Haw
 Complex brains
 Beliefs and emotions

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. The Daily Grind
 The mice
 Dressed in their running gear
 Head over to Cheese Station C
 The little people
 Also raced toward Cheese
Station C each morning
 Until different routine set in . . .

9. Lifestyle of Hem and Haw
 Wake a little later
 Dress a little slower
 Walk to Cheese
 Secure
 Comfortable

10.  Having Cheese Makes
You Happy

11. The Little people 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

12. Sniff and Scurry Routine
 Also returning to their
cheese each morning
 Sniffed, scratched,
scurried around
inspecting

13. No Cheese for Sniff and
Scurry
 But since Sniff and Scurry had
noticed their diminishing supply
of cheese, they weren’t
surprised
 Prepared for the inevitable
 Knew instinctively what to do

14. No Cheese for Hem and Haw
 Unaware of their changing environment
 Unprepared to find their Cheese missing
Who Moved My Cheese?
It’s Not Fair!

15. Shock and Disbelief
 Response
 Unattractive
 Unproductive
 But understandable

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

17. While Sniff and Scurry Move
On
 Hem and Haw continue to hem
and haw
 Ranted and raved about
injustice
 Depression
 What about future plans?

18. The more important
your cheese is to you,
the more you want
to hold on to it

19. 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?

20. 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

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

22. Hem vs. Haw
 Haw decides to leave
 Hem doesn’t want to
 It’s dangerous
 I’m too old
 I might get lost
 Make a fool of myself
 We might fail

23. Hem’s Idea
 Perhaps if we just work harder,
we’ll find that nothing has
really changed
 The difference between
activity and productivity

24. Waiting For Improvement
 Little people growing weak
from hunger and stress
 Losing their edge
 Continue doing the same
things over and over and . . .

25. Prepare to re-enter the Maze
or
Wait until they put the Cheese
back?
Choices

26. Haw’s Wisdom
 “Sometimes things change and
they are never the same again.
This looks like one of those
times. That’s life! Life moves
on. And so should we.”

27. Important Message
If you do not change, you
can become extinct!

28. Fear and Anxiety
 What if there is no other
Cheese in the maze?
 What if I am unable to find
Cheese?
 Why didn’t I get up and move
with the Cheese sooner?

29. A Simple Question
What would you do,
if you weren’t
afraid?

30. Back In The Maze
 A little Cheese here and there
 Confusing
 Two steps forward, one step
backward
 Not easier – but better than Cheese
less situation

31. Looking Back
 Cheese hadn’t actually disappeared
overnight
 Smaller and smaller
 Old and moldy
 Should have anticipated change

32. Take Actions
Smell the cheese often,
so you know when it is
getting old

33. Haw Is Discouraged
 Empty Cheese Station
 Wants to give up
 Losing physical strength
 Continuing fear
 What would I do if I weren’t
afraid?

34. Movement in A new
direction helps you find
new cheese

35. When you move
beyond your fear, you
feel free!

36. Imagining myself
enjoying new
cheese even
before I find it,
leads me to it

37. The quicker you
let go of old
cheese, the
sooner you find
new cheese

38. It is safer to search
in the maze than to
remain in a
cheese less
situation

39. Old beliefs do not lead
you to new cheese

40. When you see
that you can find
and enjoy new
cheese, you
change course

41. Noticing small changes
early helps you adapt to
the bigger changes that
are to come

42. 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

43. And Haw Learned
 Keep life simple
 Don’t overanalyze or complicate
 Change with the situation
 Envision success
 Learn from mistakes and use them to
plan for the future

44. 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

45. 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

46. The Handwriting On The Wall
 Be Ready To Change Quickly And
Enjoy It Again And Again
 They Keep Moving The Cheese

47.  Move With The Cheese
And Enjoy It!

48. Sherlock Homes