Hi Friend!
Happy Thursday to you!
So acronyms have been around forever as a way to simplify communication. I remember when I worked at Disney World, they had a book on acronyms the company used to make communicating simpler and easier. As an Athletic Trainer, a field that falls under the Sports Medicine umbrella, which is under the medicine umbrella, acronyms are also very popular and common place. Springfield College gave the students, when I was there a sheet with all the common acronyms to make writing notes and communicating with each other simpler. Vanessa, when she worked at Childrens even had specific acronyms and medical terms they used in the Eating Disorder world, that she helped standardize across the country.
Acronyms aren't new, they're useful, they've been around a long time and thanks to the Millennials, texting and social media, they're even more popular than ever.
Most everyone knows by now, what LOL means. Google it if you don't, but its a simple way to communicate in fewer words and sometimes fewer syllables. That's especially important on twitter and in the early days of texting when there was limited texting data with phone plans.
Well I have 3 acronyms, you already saw in the headlines, that you have to balance out to have peace in your life, and since peace falls under the self-care umbrella, that's how it relates.
FOMO, YOLO and JOMO FOMO=Fear of Missing Out YOLO=You Only Live Once JOMO=Joy of Missing Out
FOMO has existed forever, but is more common now because social media and smart phones, make what everyone else is doing or did, look like a lot of fun especially in pictures and videos and if you're working, grinding and following your plan, it might cause you to feel like you're missing out, and inspire you to break your routine to have the pleasure you see others having.
YOLO alludes to more living in the moment, much like an earlier newsletter I wrote about in which Jim Morrison from the Doors, lived in the moment, but we know how it turned out for him. I love the idea of YOLO and you probably do too, and we both probably practice it, maybe not as much as we did in our earlier, rebellious days, but now more in the being present, mindful, carpe diem and make the most of today mindset.
JOMO is a new one to me and maybe to you. Vanessa dropped this one on me, when I passed up a Red Sox game, because I had too many reasons to not go, and then I ended up regretting it slightly because the YOLO grew strong as the day neared. In the end, everything went better because I didn't go, but the world wouldn't have ended if I did.
JOMO is part of the minimalist movement, in which people are trying to find peace and be true to themselves and all the real important stuff in life, but not actual stuff, and part of discovering these truths is to follow your own path and plan and stay the course when distractions and certain unplanned opportunities present themselves. Find joy in missing out.
These 3 acronyms, are something to consider, as you follow your own compass and life plan, training plan, family plan, work plan, etc... You don't want to be so rigid and strict, that you miss out on experiences, relationships and opportunities that you might regret later and you don't want to be so passive that you say yes to every YOLO experiences, relationship and opportunity that comes your way, only to never get any traction on your personal / family / life goals.
80/20 Rule Percentages could be the way to go for some people. 80% of the time they say no. 20% of the time they say yes.
or maybe
90:10, 75:25, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50 or 87:13, etc... Percentages of time may be more grounding and concrete. You can do 80% of your 24 hour day, or 90% of your 365 day year.
Feel You could also use feel. Does it feel right to say yes or say no. Would you regret saying no? Would you regret saying yes? What's the worse that could happen if you say no? What's the worse that could happen if you say yes? What's best case that could happen if you say no? What's best case that could happen if you say yes? What does your little person say you should do? What would someone you look up to, say or do in this situation?
There are many good questions you could ask yourself, and asking yourself a question, causes you to take a second thought, and taking a second thought could prevent you from making an impulsive decision that may or may not be right for you.
Adulting In the end, it's your life, so live it how you want to live it. If you want to pursue your goals and follow your path, then you need to be prepared to manage FOMO, YOLO and JOMO. And at the same time, you do only live once, so you also have to love the path your on, because you never know when your time is up. And that's adulting. Saying no, when you'd like to say yes and saying yes, when you'd like to say no. It's not always easy, but neither is eating only 1 lays potato chip ("betcha can't eat just one").
And if you want to get results, don't miss workouts.
Balancing YOLO and JOMO,
Coach Mike
p.s. Saturday is Measurements, Movement Screens, Orientation and the Nutrition Workshop.
p.p.s. if you want help peaking for the holidays or winter sports, reply and let me know.
p.p.p.s. if you know someone who'd like to try us out, guest week is 10/29.
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