It is only after the young man has searched high and low and given up his
relentless pursuit that he relaxes and discovers The Present—and all the
promises it offers.
The Present will help you focus on what will make you happy and
successful in your work and in your personal life. You may find, like the
oung man, that The Present is the best gift you can give yourself.
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The first step is to use One-Minute Goals, goals written on a single sheet of
paper that can be read and re-read in one minute. One-Minute Praisings are
used to catch people (including yourself) doing something right. These
s are used when
people’s behavior does not help them achieve their goals. The person is
reminded that they are better than the ineffective behavior.
In the parable, a young man discovers how to use the three secrets and why
they work so well (based on studies in medicine and the behavioral
- Who Moved My Cheese? opens with a casual conversation between several
former classmates that are meeting for lunch the day after their high school
ory called
?,” which is a parable that takes place in a maze.
of the book begins.
heir main focus in life
involves finding and eating cheese. Two characters are mice, Sniff and
Scurry, who are non-analytical and non-judgmental. They just want cheese
and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. The other two characters are
fferent relationship with cheese. It is not just sustenance
y
The One Minute Manager is the book that started it all. Written in 1982, the
story became the first small-book business parable to become an
international best-seller. It has gone on to become a popular personal se
growth book as millions of individuals apply its three One-Minute Secrets to
their lives as well as their work.
praisings build confidence. One-Minute Reprimand
sciences).
reunion. During the conversation, one of them offers to share a st
“Who Moved My Cheese
This is where the essence
There are four characters that live in the maze. T
Hem and Haw, who are actually “little people,” mouse-size humans who
have an entirely di
to them; it is their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around
the cheese they find.
