FOMO, or the “Fear Of Missing Out,” describes the feelings of loss caused by the realization of one not being a part of an experience that others have had. It assumes that the missed opportunity was a positive one – nobody feels FOMO at another’s misfortunes - and is felt by one and all, a natural outcome from being human with endless desires and limited opportunities to satisfy them. These feelings are caused not from real loss but from an imagined one that nevertheless appe

I was recently prepping my daughter for an interview for a summer internship, helping boost her confidence. Time and again we came up against her fear of failure. Minutes before the event she called me in a state of great panic, asking me what would happen if she didn’t succeed at clinching the interview. Seeing that she was so stressed, I knew that any push towards positive thinking: “I believe in you, you should believe in yourself,” etc. etc. would fall on deaf ears. So, I