People sometimes talk about finding or losing their mojo – their drive to do certain things in life. One of the original definitions for a mojo was a magical charm or bag. A more recent definition has been:
A powerful energy or drive that helps you
to do superb work and be successful.
A person may well find that their mojo changes over the years. One person described how this happened for them in the following way.
“I have found a new kind of mojo rather than lost my mojo. I am now driven to do different things from those that I focused on in the past.”
Different people find and follow their mojo in different ways. Some focus on the following themes.
Motivation
Motivation is often the starting point for following your mojo. You may be motivated to help others, play a sport, make music, climb mountains, design buildings, care for the planet or do other activities.
There are many ways to find your deepest motivations. One approach is to explore the following questions.
What am I motivated to do? What are the things the give me positive energy – even when I think about them? When do I feel in my element – at ease and yet able to excel?
What are the activities in which I feel alive? What are my strengths? What are my positive addictions – the things that I cannot help but do? What do I want to give to people during my time on the planet?
Imagine that you have explored these questions. You can they settle on one that you want to pursue. If you wish, try doing the following exercise.
Motivation
The specific activity that gives me
positive energy that I want to pursue is:
*
Let’s assume that you have done this exercise. This can lead to exploring the next theme.
Mojo
Imagine that you have settled on pursuing a particular activity. Your mojo may then be a compelling drive to translate this activity into action. It is like a positive addiction. It is something you can’t help but do.
People who follow their mojo often wake up each day wanting to pursue their chosen obsession. They may want to help people, apply their talents, tackle stimulating challenges, achieve certain goals or do a specific activity.
They may follow certain rituals and then move into action. They often have a positive version of OCD – obsessive compulsive discipline. They keep following their disciplines on the way towards achieving their goals.
Such people often feel alive and alert when following their mojo – their compelling drive to pursue a particular activity. They love the journey as well as reaching their goals.
Imagine that you have settled on pursuing a particular activity. You also have a positive drive to translate this into action. How can you make this happen? If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme.
Mojo
The specific activity that gives me
positive energy that I want to pursue is:
*
The specific things I can do to translate
this positive drive into action are:
*
Let’s assume that you have done this exercise. This can lead to exploring the next theme.
Marvellous Work
Some people follow their mojo simply for the joy of doing so. They love to play a sport, pursue their vocation, perform creative work or do other activities where they enjoy the journey as much as reaching the goal.
Great workers sometimes want to further. Some may want to pursue their mojo, keep developing and do their best to perform marvellous work.
Different people do such work in different ways. They may use their talents to perform superb music, provide medical care, pass on knowledge or do something special that encourages present or future generations.
There are many ways to live life. One approach is to follow your mojo. Sometimes this involves focusing on a specific activity that motivates you, translating it into action and doing your best to do marvellous work.
Looking ahead, can you think of a specific activity where you may want to follow elements of this approach? How can you do this in your own way? What may happen as a result of taking these steps?
If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to complete the following sentences.
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