Managing your mojo (work performance)
Like going to the gym, some weeks you're feeling awesome, fit and toned and other weeks you’re sagging in the wrong places and it shows. Don't you hate that?
What I've found most common with managers and executives is they lose their mojo for vision, focus, energy, meaning and purpose.
Their personal values are not aligned to their work values, and they lose touch with themselves, their teams and many of them their loved ones. Sad, but true….How many hours do you spend on work versus family, be honest now.
Managing work mojo is on a continuum, there are a lot of cause and effects, peaks and troughs and pressures.
Managing work mojo is managing you, your emotions, your expectations, its emotional intelligence, and its social intelligence and for the brave ones it’s physical and spiritual. I hope I didn’t lose you on that one. Yes, I meditate I have for 20 years, I am still learning to do it better. It does work. Massive research evidence on this topic, so why do so many people not follow it? Go figure.....???
Here’s a tip for you, If you think are losing your work mojo, here’s the secret, you didn’t lose it, it was dormant inside you.
Are you up for this week’s challenge? Well your work life is about to improve, let’s go……
1. What makes you tick at work?
2. What do you do well?
3. What have you stopped doing?
4. What could you start doing?
Now, make a plan, start doing it in 24 hrs. Goal, Action, Time, KPI, Rewards etc.
Tell someone you are making changes, like a friend, loved one or a colleague. This confirms you are serious.
Commit to doing something different at work every day for the next 10 working days.
Then set another medium term goal/s for 2 to 4 weeks, 1-2 to achieve those changes, write it down, keep it in your work diary or bag, review it daily, then-
Set some medium- longer term goals 1-3-months. Same deal, write it down, review it weekly.
I say 3 months because most businesses operate in quarterly cycles. Also, the world and business changes rapidly, be ready, be prepared.
Last 8 Tips
Avoid alcohol, drugs, poor eating and whinging, it doesn’t work. We are adults, take responsibility, be accountable, own it and move on.
If this fails, start considering getting professional help from a coach at Professional Facilitators Australia
Journey well,
Matt Cartwright
Inspiring People, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Results
© Copyright 2008 -12
Like going to the gym, some weeks you're feeling awesome, fit and toned and other weeks you’re sagging in the wrong places and it shows. Don't you hate that?
What I've found most common with managers and executives is they lose their mojo for vision, focus, energy, meaning and purpose.
Their personal values are not aligned to their work values, and they lose touch with themselves, their teams and many of them their loved ones. Sad, but true….How many hours do you spend on work versus family, be honest now.
Managing work mojo is on a continuum, there are a lot of cause and effects, peaks and troughs and pressures.
Managing work mojo is managing you, your emotions, your expectations, its emotional intelligence, and its social intelligence and for the brave ones it’s physical and spiritual. I hope I didn’t lose you on that one. Yes, I meditate I have for 20 years, I am still learning to do it better. It does work. Massive research evidence on this topic, so why do so many people not follow it? Go figure.....???
Here’s a tip for you, If you think are losing your work mojo, here’s the secret, you didn’t lose it, it was dormant inside you.
Are you up for this week’s challenge? Well your work life is about to improve, let’s go……
- Go look for your mojo, it’s inside you, that’s a hint to get you started.
- Get visual, recall times when you were at your best at work, and duplicate it.
1. What makes you tick at work?
2. What do you do well?
3. What have you stopped doing?
4. What could you start doing?
Now, make a plan, start doing it in 24 hrs. Goal, Action, Time, KPI, Rewards etc.
Tell someone you are making changes, like a friend, loved one or a colleague. This confirms you are serious.
Commit to doing something different at work every day for the next 10 working days.
Then set another medium term goal/s for 2 to 4 weeks, 1-2 to achieve those changes, write it down, keep it in your work diary or bag, review it daily, then-
Set some medium- longer term goals 1-3-months. Same deal, write it down, review it weekly.
I say 3 months because most businesses operate in quarterly cycles. Also, the world and business changes rapidly, be ready, be prepared.
Last 8 Tips
Avoid alcohol, drugs, poor eating and whinging, it doesn’t work. We are adults, take responsibility, be accountable, own it and move on.
If this fails, start considering getting professional help from a coach at Professional Facilitators Australia
Journey well,
Matt Cartwright
Inspiring People, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Results
© Copyright 2008 -12
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