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Do you feel overwhelmed with your todo list? Is "creating fulfilling happiness" missing from that list? Everyday Happiness with Katie Jefcoat is here to help you. In 2-minutes a day, over time, you’ll discover how to reduce overwhelm and create lasting happiness through Katie’s signature method of Intentional Margins, happiness science, and musings about life. Start your day with a positive mindset. Many of us can get deep in the feeling of overwhelm. The anxiety of our own ambition can weigh heavily on our thoughts and emotions. We lay down and close our eyes at night and our chest begins to feel heavy. More items on the to-do list than the day before. How will we ever going to get off the hamster wheel of to-dos? When are we going to start living life for more than the hustle? As a recovering lawyer and passion driven entrepreneur, Katie knew something had to change. What she found is that you can have harmony, be intentionally productive and create massive impact, all at the same time - without feeling guilty. So she asked herself a simple question: "How can I get off the hamster wheel and how can I show others how to do the same? She knew she'd had a system for herself, but she’d never put it into defining words. On August 15, 2019, she sat down at her dining room table with her friend Jenna (her business bestie). Post-It notes covering the table. This is where she first defined the concept of Intentional Margins. What are Intentional Margins? INTENTIONAL MARGINS™ (n): A buffer of space and time to create harmony between your to-do’s and your priorities. Now you can get the support you need to manage your overwhelm, one little tip at a time. Regardless of the industry, Everyday Happiness blends inspiration with a pragmatic approach to finding Harmony. You'll be encouraged to throw “balance” out the window for a more achievable approach called harmony. Through Intentional Margins™, you'll be encouraged to develop what harmony means to you, by identifying your priorities at work and at home. Every day, we'll end the podcast help you feel equipped to jump off the hamster wheel of overwhelm and go out there and crush your day. --About the Host-- Katie Jefcoat is a community curator, speaker, author and motivator who supports ambitious women (and a few good men) move from feeling hectic to harmonious. As a recovering trial lawyer, she knows first hand what it feels like to have a demanding job. As an entrepreneur with a passion that lights her hair on fire and a busy family she’s in the thick of it with you. Many people strive for balance and think overwhelm is just a part of life. Sadly, the hustle culture and our never-ending to-do list is creating a life where our priorities are getting the leftover scraps of time. Katie introduces people to what she calls - Intentional Margins™ - a kind of life in which they reduce randomness, create harmony between their to-dos and their priorities and intentionally enjoy the meaningful parts of life - without feeling guilty. Without exposure to a different way, we remain stuck on the hamster wheel of to-dos and never find the “balance” we yearn for. Katie works diligently to expose her community to different ways of doing things, because she fundamentally believes we deserve to make time for our priorities. We deserve to live a life of harmony. And it’s within our control to create it. Katie curates a smorgasbord of content related to managing your calendar, handling overwhelm, setting boundaries, reducing randomness, saying no, self-care, the power of your choices, and more in her Intentional Margins™ Membership Community -- which she calls the coziest virtual coffee shop (on Facebook). Connect and learn more at www.katiejefcoat.com.
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Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Put on your dancing shoes for this episode, because we've got some happy songs coming your way.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I’m curious, does music make you happy?
My friend Michelle, who knows how much I am obsessed with happiness, shared with me an article, which I’ll link in the show notes, about music for happiness.
Before we dive into this fascinating article, this is your invitation to share with me your happiness finds! There is a good chance, I’ll even share it here on the podcast. How cool is that!
So, back to this article. It says:
“It’s hard to listen to Katrina and the Waves's “Walking on Sunshine” without feeling a little like you’re actually walking on sunshine. And ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” is bound to turn you into one for roughly 3.5 minutes. According to Baltimore radio station Mix 106.5, this isn’t surprising—those tunes are two of the most uplifting songs ever to grace the airwaves.”
There is a Dutch neuroscientist, Jacob Jolij, who looked at some pretty unscientific data, but data nonetheless, that the happy songs, that make you really feel something, “their average tempo was between 140 and 150 beats per minute, which is a couple dozen beats faster than the average pop song.” And, the majority of the songs were played in the major key (vs the minor key for us not musically inclined). And lastly, Jolij found the lyrics to be of either happy themes or no theme at all, like complete nonsense.
So, do you want to know what songs from the 2016 un-scientific research are happy songs?
Well, today is your lucky day. You can get the entire list in the transcript.
- “DON’T STOP ME NOW” // QUEEN
- “DANCING QUEEN” // ABBA
- “GOOD VIBRATIONS” // THE BEACH BOYS
- “UPTOWN GIRL” // BILLY JOEL
- “EYE OF THE TIGER” // SURVIVOR
- “I’M A BELIEVER” // THE MONKEES
- “GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN” // CYNDI LAUPER
- “LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER” // BON JOVI
- “I WILL SURVIVE” // GLORIA GAYNOR
- “WALKING ON SUNSHINE” // KATRINA AND THE WAVES
So, if you are feeling a little sluggish, perhaps this list of songs can help. I’m so curious, what is your happy song. I need to know! Send me a message on social or tag me in a post. We’re over @everydayhappinesswithkatie.
Inspired by this article in Mental Floss.
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