#MOJOtweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas on How to Get and Keep Your Mojo [Paperback]

Marshall Goldsmith (Author), Rajesh Setty (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2010

Mojo happens the moment we do something that's purposeful, powerful, and positive, and the rest of the world recognizes it. '#MOJOtweet' by New York Times best-selling author Marshall Goldsmith reveals how we can create Mojo in our lives, maintain it, and recapture it when we need it.

In this book, you will explore the vital ingredients for building Mojo--identity, achievement, reputation, and acceptance--and realize the five qualities necessary to do an activity well--motivation, knowledge, ability, confidence, and authenticity. In 140 bite-sized insights (ahas), Goldsmith teaches readers how to discover and nurture these elements within ourselves and how to use them as building blocks for creating our own personal Mojo, the result of which is happiness, reward, meaning, learning, and gratitude.

One of the key insights in the book says, "The only person who can define meaning and happiness for you is YOU!" This book will make you think, this book will make you act, this book can help you cultivate better Mojo and become a better YOU. Goldmsith says that "our general tendency is to continue to do what we are already doing," but the paradox is that "this might not be sufficient for getting and keeping Mojo." So, do something different--something powerful, something purposeful, something positive--and get and keep '#MOJOtweet' today. Read more in his new book, 'MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It.'

'#MOJOtweet' is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Another thought provoking, practical, and insightful book by Marshall." --Eduardo Castro-Wright, Vice Chairman, Walmart, the world's largest retailer

"As soon as I started reading this book, I felt my Mojo rising." --Mark Tercek, CEO Nature Conservancy, former Managing Partner, Goldman Sachs

"The insights in `MOJO' are certain to help people at all stages of their career tap their full potential and live more fulfilling lives." --John Hammergren, CEO, McKesson Corp, winner of the Warren Bennis Award for Leadership

"Mojo is elusive, hard to define, at least as old as Homo sapiens...and worth its weight in gold." --Kevin Kelly, CEO, Heidrick and Struggles, the global search and advisory firm

"Thanks to Marshall for providing another wonderful read, with both short-term and longer-term ideas for personal growth." --Teresa Ressel, CEO, UBS Securities LLC, former Chief Financial OȀ cer, U.S. Treasury.

Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: THINKaha (January 25, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1616990228
• ISBN-13: 978-1616990220
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better - by achieving positive, lasting change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams.

Every two years there is a global survey to determine the world's top 50 business thinkers. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. To participate in the 2011 Thinkers 50, visit http://www.thinkers50.com/vote.

MOJO was released in February 2010. It is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal top ten best-seller - and the Shanghai Daily #1 business book in China. It is already scheduled to be translated into 14 languages.

In November 2009 Dr. Goldsmith was recognized as one of the fifteen most influential business thinkers in the world in the bi-annual study sponsored by The (London) Times and Forbes. The American Management Association named Marshall as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years. He is one of only two educators who have won the Institute of Management Studies Lifetime Achievement Award. Major business press acknowledgments include: BusinessWeek - most influential practitioners in the history leadership development, Wall Street Journal - top ten executive educators, Forbes - five most-respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence - top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India) - top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK) - most credible executive advisors in the new era of business and Fast Company - America's preeminent executive coach.

Dr. Goldsmith's Ph.D. is from UCLA. He teaches executive education at Dartmouth's Tuck School and frequently speaks at leading business schools. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (America's top HR honor) and his work has been recognized by almost every professional organization in his field. In 2006 Alliant International University honored Marshall by naming their schools of business and organizational studies - the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management.

Marshall is one of a select few advisors who have been asked to work with over 120 major CEOs and their management teams. He served on the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years. He has been a volunteer teacher for US Army Generals, Navy Admirals, Girl Scout executives, International and American Red Cross leaders - where he was a National Volunteer of the Year.

Marshall is the million-selling author of many books including: What Got You Here Won't Get You There - a New York Times best-seller, Wall Street Journal #1 business book, winner of the Harold Longman Award for Business Book of the Year and top ten best-seller in seven major countries; Succession: Are You Ready? - a WSJ best-seller; The Leader of the Future -a BusinessWeek best-seller, The Organization of the Future 2 - Choice Award (top academic business books) 2009; and Coaching for Leadership. Over three hundred of his articles, interviews, columns and videos are available for viewing and sharing online (for no charge) at www.MarshallGoldsmithLibrary.com. Visitors to this site have come from 195 countries and have viewed, read, listened to, downloaded or shared resources over 4.4 million times. He has regular blogs at www.HBR.org, www.BusinessWeek.com and www.HuffingtonPost.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable - literally, April 5, 2010

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James Hanna (Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: #MOJOtweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas on How to Get and Keep Your Mojo (Thinkaha) (Kindle Edition)

I wish I could review the content of this e-book, but it is unreadable on my Kindle. The background of the tweets is dark gray, the type can't be sized. It is basically useless.

When I contacted the publisher to let him know, he wrote back, "Funny, the simulated version doesn't look bad, I need to look at it on a Kindle (don't have one)" So much for satisfying the customer.

I'd give it 0 stars if I could. Take note, publishers: before you put something on the market, show some respect for your customers and do some quality control.

5.0 out of 5 stars Its a summary or recap of the bigger book, March 30, 2011

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stephen Luff (Worthing, Sussex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: #MOJOtweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas on How to Get and Keep Your Mojo (Thinkaha) (Kindle Edition)

This book is done in short, succinct sentences. Its twitter for mojo. The whole thing makes a lot more sense if you are reading the full mojo book. This book is worth buying for two reasons. One it gives you a complete summary of the bigger book. You can then connect with some of the tweets, and feel you'd like to buy the expanded version. The second reason is if you possess the bigger book it gives you a speedy recap.

I took mojo out the library. Everyone in the library collapsed:) After reading a couple of chapters I wanted to but a kindle version. That's when I found this mojo twitter.

Mojo is the energy you give to whatever you are doing now. Its not about asking who stole my mojo. It does help if you've seen the austin powers movie. That put mojo on the map in a humourous way.

The objective of the bigger book is to get you to find and hold onto the vital energy to get things done. The larger book is very cheap. If it helps fire up your drive its worth the couple of $$.

I think mojo in projects and business make or break things getting done well, or even done at all.

I found the book (large) very readable.

This book (twitter) is so useful as a lovely summary of the bigger version.

1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless Kindle Sample, December 21, 2010

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Ian Cheung (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: #MOJOtweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas on How to Get and Keep Your Mojo (Thinkaha) (Kindle Edition)

Sounds like it could be a good book though some of the reviews seem written by writers so I thought I would check out the Kindle sample. It's the first chapter but it is totally devoid of any meaningful content. Judging by the pricing Kindle edition $2.99 vs a whopping $19.99, the author or publisher is hoping for more Kindle sales than paper sales. This raises a flag in my head.

If fellow Kindle users are thinking of buying this book, I would suggest waiting until the sample is fixed so that you can truly judge it instead of taking a punt. If aren't sure what I am talking about, download the free sample yourself.