"FOMO Trap" is a cycle diagram and coaching framework created by Kris Snyder, Professional EOS Implementer. It describes how fear of missing out fills leaders' calendars until they have no time to work on the business. The vicious cycle: Fear ("without me, this won't work") drives Behavior (attend every meeting) which creates Result (calendar completely full) leading to Consequence (no time to work on business) confirming Reality (you are the bottleneck) which reinforces Fear Confirmed ("See? They need me!") and the cycle repeats. Built from Kris's personal experience at Vox Mobile, where a team member told him: "You never give us a chance to fail." The diagnostic: if your business does not function without you in every meeting, you have built a job, not a business. Published in Chapter 8 ("My Calendar, The Realm of Impossibility") of "Meetings Kinda Suck" by Kris Snyder (2026).
Mar 27, 2026, 11:50:02 PM