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Continuing from the previous post, where it introduced the premise of the book and listed the 7 steps in the process of handling changes in life. In this one we will go through each one on them individually.  (Click here to read Part 1)   You are getting surprised by change only if you aren’t expecting it. I. Change happens This is the first thing that we need to keep in mind that no matter what you do there will always be changes happening around you. Change is the only constant in life. It is natural for change to occur continually in your life. It doesn’t matter if you expect it or not. You are getting surprised by it only if you aren’t expecting it. If you haven’t been looking out for it. Sometimes you hang on to things due to nostalgia and old memories. They seem familiar and give you comfort. You do that even when they are no longer good for you. This prevents you from observing and expecting any changes. You settle down in your comfort zones, which makes it very di...

I recently finished reading the book “Who moved my cheese?” by Spencer Johnson. It’s not a very big book, rather it’s on the smaller side. The hard cover version only has around 96 pages. (My eBook reader estimated it to have 79 pages.)  Even with my "snaily" slow reading speed and an average reading time of around 15-30 minutes, that I do before I go to bed, I finished the book in around 3 days. (Well, I did read a bit more over the weekend during the day as well.)  So, yeah, my point is that it’s quite a small book and would make a good starter book for people like me, who don’t like reading huge epics. If even that doesn’t encourage you to read it, then here is a quick summary of my take on the main theme in the book.  The cheese in this context stands for the things in life that you long for and strive to attain in your life. In summary, the book is about your inhibitions and resistance to change. It uses four characters in a short story format. These characters f...