Find Your Mojo!

Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It is a book that you should place at the very top of your reading list.  The author, Marshall Goldsmith, has written almost 30 books dealing in his field of expertise, executive coaching.  Mojo is the latest and well worth a read.

I was attracted to this book because my clients are always complimenting me on my “loving what I do and showing it” spirit.  They find this state of mind to be incredibly contagious and are encouraged (and encourage each other) to strive to achieve the impossible.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book for many reasons.  First, Goldsmith does a great job of defining what Mojo is, and what it is not, or Nojo.  Then, he completely explores the four key elements that you need to achieve great Mojo.  Next, he supports his ideas with real-life stories and examples of Mojo and Nojo.  Finally, he offers practical next-steps with take-away tools that can be used by the reader immediately.

I have recommended this book to all of the senior/c-level leaders that I am coaching.  I have also created a presentation titled “In the Zone” surrounding the book.  I have given this presentation, pro bono, to job seekers in my area in hopes that the lessons I have learned from the book will assist them in their current endeavors.  (Please see our previous blog post, TechEdge Gives Back, for information about one of these presentations.)  I have also tied concepts from Mojo into TechEdge’s flagship workshop, “Collaboration in Action”.  Optimizing your people potential is the focus of this workshop, and the themes from the book play directly into this idea.

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