YOLO FOR SHIZNIT!

I just love the way YOLO For SHIZNIT  sounds!!  I could say the phrase over and over, all day.  I feel like one of the cool kids when I say it.  I know it dates me but I don’t care!  For those in my generation and older YOLO is short for you only live once and SHIZNIT is slang for cool, totally awesome or for sure.  I think what I really love about the phrase is the energy behind the phrase, the phrase has real attitude, it reminds me of the freedom of youth, when you have the whole world ahead of you and truly believe you can do anything you set out to do and you just do it! 

For me YOLO for SHIZNIT represents living in authenticity, life is short; you only live once so life should be lived at its most authentic existence.  The phrase represents freedom to just be, to own who you are, to embrace the good and hopefully start working on the bad or the challenging things embedded in our lives.

The problem is, that we all want community and we all want people to like us, but in searching for that community we have so buried the things that make us individuals, that truly make us special. So In business, how do you embody this philosophy of YOLO for SHIZNIT yet still be able to attract customers and do well at our jobs?

Embrace your differences

First thing is to understand that your little quirkiness, your upbringing or background, sense of humor or borderline crazy is good!  It distinguishes you from the pack and you stand out, it brings a different point of view or a fresh way of looking at things which is valuable to your client or your work environment.  So embrace your differences,  and own them, you are who you are and God made only one of you, so love who you are and who will become.

Separate from the Pack

One thing about distinguishing yourself or separating from the pack- you will rub people the wrong way, even if you are just breathing, you will irritate somebody.  The best way to deal with it is continue to do your work, keep your eye on the prize, keep improving, learning and being your best to your clients. Treat negativity as just noise and do not allow it to distract you from your goals and achieving them.

Be serious about your business

Work on your business and your job like your life depends on it.  Take it seriously, this is the way you feed and clothe yourself, and provide for your family, maybe some employees depend on the business you have built for their sustenance.   Your main job is to make sure that your business grows and thrives, because there are people depending on you.  A wise woman (actually my former boss) once told me that you can’t play friendship with your business- what that means is that business is a struggle to win every day , it’s like going back to basics of survival, you kill what you eat and therefore you cannot take the things that make you productive everyday lightly, they simply have to be done.   You have to show up every day and be productive and grow your organisation.

That’s what YoLO for Shiznit means to me.  What does it mean for you?