{"id":2827,"date":"2020-01-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2020-01-23T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T08:00:00","slug":"change-is-inevitable-says-the-book-who-moved-my-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/23\/change-is-inevitable-says-the-book-who-moved-my-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Change is inevitable &#8211; says the book &#8220;who moved my cheese&#8221; !"},"content":{"rendered":"We as humans are seldom slaves to change. Change is inevitable and the only thing that is constant. It is how we react to change defines the kind of\npersonality we have. I remember attending a workshop that was created around the famous book, &#8220;Who moved my cheese&#8221; ? This books discusses\ndifferent reactions to change. It is surprising to see how we all believe that\nwe adapt to change easily but we actually don&#8217;t!\n\n<!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt;-->\n\n\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:&#8221;Table Normal&#8221;;\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-priority:99;\n\tmso-style-parent:&#8221;&#8221;;\n\tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\n\tmso-para-margin-top:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-right:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tmso-para-margin-left:0in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:&#8221;Calibri&#8221;,sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}\n\n\n\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nAs an individual we are constantly working towards changing our current\nsituation. We are working towards either moving from school to college or\ntrying to get a better job. We are trying our best to inch towards a better\ncareer, better relationships and overall to become better humans.\n\nWe are completely thrilled at the onset of something new and exciting but\nare we really happy always? Have we adapted well to that change, is the change something that we were looking for.\n\nIn the book, the \u201ccheese\u201d, has been used as a metaphor to describe our\nvarious yearnings in life such as a career, relationship, money, health or\u00a0 a spiritual healing. The \u201cmaze\u201d is again a metaphor that describes the place where you look for what you desire.\n\nAs human\u2019s we think we are accustomed to change but ideally we are not. When someone tries to shake us out of comfort and complacent zones we become anxious and sometimes even furious. Our negative reactions arise out of not being able to foresee change. Due to the inability of twigging change, one begins to blame its surrounding rather than accepting change. These surroundings are not just places but even people in one\u2019s close circuit.\n\nWe often find people who embrace change easily very motivating. The book too has described the characters\u2019 Sniff and Scurry who accept change and instantly begin working around it. However, hem and haw which imply indecisiveness find it difficult to clasp onto the change.\n\nWe have often heard the saying, \u201clook at the bigger picture\u201d or \u201clook for\nsigns\u201d and sometimes are even told, \u201cthe handwriting on the wall\u201d. These\nsayings simply mean that one needs to realize and understand the impact of\nchange and prepare oneself to deal with it.\n\nI attempted a few tests at the workshop which concluded that a part of me\nwas still, \u201chaw\u201d. Over the years I have begun accepting change. I look for the learning in the change process which hasn\u2019t been easy. The best thing is to think about the goals you have set for yourself and then question yourself, \u201chow is the change going to impact my goal\u201d?\n\nThe story very aptly described people\u2019s reactions and inhibition to change.\nThe lessons from the book are meant to last you a lifetime. The book attempts to portray unfavorable or unfair changes in an optimistic or opportunistic way.\n\nLife is after all about listening closely to all those opportunities that knock\non your door and sometimes you leave the door ajar for opportunity to simply walk in.\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<!--EndFragment-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We as humans are seldom slaves to change. Change is inevitable and the only thing that is constant. It is how we react to change defines the kind of personality we have. 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