FOMO, my grandchildren tell me, means FEAR OF MISSING OUT.
And I had it. Whenever I'd see a new affiliate program, I'd say, "That looks better than the one I'm pushing! I should try that one too! I don't want to miss that opportunity!"
And off I'd go. No focus. No persistence. Just FOMO and shiny object syndrome.
I never gave one enough time and effort to succeed. Let alone five!
I sank a LOT of money into these shiny objects. Money I didn't have. Other people's money.
Plus, I was twisting in the wind. All on my own. I was trying to be a one-man show.
I never stopped to think, "Hey Greg, maybe you should get a coach or mentor. Maybe you should outsource some of this. Maybe you shouldn't try to be Superman!"
Nope, I kept trying to reinvent the wheel and never moving forward!
So, once I had recovered enough to go back to work, I let them fall to the side. It's funny how days, weeks and months can slide by when you fall back into the 9 to 5 routine.
And that's what happened. Another few months just went up in a puff of smoke as I slipped back into my life of "quiet desperation."
But then a notice from the bank snapped me out of that hypnosis!