Reiter Mark - Mojo: how to get it, how to keep it, and how to get it back when you need it

You and Your Mojo

Mojo, You, and Me

Measuring Your Mojo

The Mojo Paradox

The Building Blocks of Mojo

Identity: Who Do You Think You Are?

Achievement: What Have You Done Lately?

Reputation: Who Do People Think You Are?

Acceptance: When Can You Let Go?

Mojo Killers

Four Pointless Arguments

That Job Is Gone!

Your Mojo Tool Kit

Change You or Change It

Identity: Making Sense of Who You Are

Establish Criteria That Matter to You

Find Out Where Youre Living

Be the Optimist in the Room

Take Away One Thing

Achievement: Making It Easier to Get Things Done

Rebuild One Brick at a Time

Live Your Mission in the Small Moments Too

Swim in the Blue Water

Reputation: Taking Control of Your Story

When to Stay, When to Go

Hello, Good-bye

Adopt a Metrics System

Reduce This Number

Acceptance: Change What You Can, Let Go of What You Cant

Influence Up as Well as Down

Name It, Frame It, Claim It

Give Your Friends a Lifetime Pass

Connecting Inside to Outside

Going Beyond Self-Help

You Go First

The Mojo Survey: Measuring Short-Term Satisfaction (Happiness) and Long-Term Benefit (Meaning)

What the Mojo Survey Results Mean

Mojo would not have been possible without the help and support of many wonderful people:

My wife, Lyda, son, Bryan, and daughter, Kelly, who manage to love me in spite of my crazy writing and traveling schedule.

My wonderful coaching and leadership development clientswho have taught me far more than I have ever taught them. I feel so privileged to work with many of the most successful and inspirational leaders in the world. As good as they arethey are still striving to get better!

The wonderful teachers who have helped me: David Allen, Richard Beckhard, Warren Bennis, Niko Canner, Fred Case, Peter Drucker, Keith Ferrazzi, Vijay Govindarajan, Phil Harkins, Sally Helgesen, Paul Hersey, Frances Hesselbein, Jon Katzenbach, Bev Kaye, Gifford Pinchot, CK Prahalad, Mark Thompson, Dave Ulrich, and John Ying.

My friend and editor, Sarah McArthur, who endlessly reviews everything I write and provides valuable assistance.

Alliant International University, Marshall Goldsmith School of Managementand the Global Leadership Development Center team: Chris Coffey, Ron Curtis, Jim Goodrich, Maya Hu-Chan, Bill Hawkins, Tom Heinselman, Carlos Marin, Howard Morgan, Jim Moore, Linda Sharkey, and Frank Wagner.

Jackson & Cokerleaders in physician recruitment, whose research is helping to shape my teaching about Mojo.

Extended DISCespecially Markku Kauppinen, who is conducting great research on identity and Mojo.

HyperionThis is my second book with the wonderful folks at Hyperion. It started with two men named Will: Will Schwalbe, who endorsed the idea instantaneously but left to find his Mojo as an Internet entrepreneur; and Will Balliett, who was instrumental in shaping its contents and reminding me to get words on paper. Eventually, it landed in the calm, capable hands of Brendan Duffy. The support of Ellen Archer and Kristin Kiser cannot be underestimated.

The Center for Leadership Studieswhich has taught me as well as supported my work.

Dartmouths Tuck School, Michigans Ross School, the Scarlett Leadership Institute, HarvardBusiness.org, BusinessWeek.com, HuffingtonPost.com, Dale Carnegie, Linkage, the Conference Board, AMA, ASTD, HRPS, SHRM, ChartHouse, Talent Management, and the Institute for Management Studieswhich have helped my work reach millions of leaders.

Heidrick & Struggleswhich has helped me shape my thinking about leadership development.

The inspirational men and women in the military and human services organizations who serve every daynot for money or glory, but to help others.

Buddhawho knew more about human behavior two and a half centuries ago than anyone I have ever met in my lifetime.

And finally, you, my readers. Your support means more to me than you will ever know. If you ever want to talk, please send me a note at Marshall@MarshallGoldsmith.com. I cant get back to you instantly, but I almost always get back eventually.

Despite all of the contributions of these wonderful folks, I am sure that this book, like everything else I have done, has a few dumb remarks. For these, I take responsibility and apologize to you. As Buddha said so wellplease use what works for you and just let go of the rest.