FOMO is real: In Community #34

FOMO (or Fear Of Missing Out).

We’ve all felt it.

Maybe it was when you saw seemingly everyone in your industry getting attention or winning an award. Maybe it was when they were attending a big event and you hoped to be there someday.

How often have you taken that uncomfortable feeling though and spun it into something else? Last week, I wrote about how discomfort can help you change the game.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again and again. Discomfort drives growth.

And there’s a lot to be said for JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) as an alternative to FOMO. It’s especially attractive with those who have social anxiety or savor the moments of not being chronically online (you know who you are 👀).

The discomfort that drives game changers to do what they do best is most often grounded in being different and using that as a superpower. When others zig, they zag.

It’s been a foundational element in my own experiences – and it’s a common theme with some of the leaders you’ll be reading about here over the next several weeks. From academics who command the stages of the world’s top thought leaders to marketers who built an entrepreneurial pathway, and authors whose stories reflect our own – all of them are changing the game.

This week’s Need to Know is no different, with its own share of game changers zagging their way to greater heights.

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Need To Know

💥 Nicola Yoon’s “One of Our Kind” is a departure from her hit “Everything, Everything.” It’s inspired by both Get Out and Toni Morrison.

💥 Meet the restaurateurs putting their identity at the forefront. They’re taking control of their narrative.

💥 Kendrick Lamar popped out on Juneteenth. If you didn’t catch it IRL or streamed live, don’t get FOMO – see what you missed.

💥 Forbes’ annual list of influential CMOs was just published. BIPOC leaders make up 30% of this year’s list.

💥 Zameena Mejia is embracing her inner runner. Running clubs are increasingly becoming a support system and way to build community.

Who are the authors, social impact leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and more who should get featured for how they’re moving us forward together?

Are you one of them? Reach out with your ideas by replying to this directly. I mean it – who deserves to get the spotlight on them? Let me know.

In community,

Fahad