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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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Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Social connection is the thread that weaves the fabric of happiness. Whether that’s in person or online, it’s critical for our happiness that we engage in relationships with others.
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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 social connection is the thread that weaves the fabric of happiness. I was thinking about this. Contemplating happiness for all and for myself, after recording yesterday's show. The research by Sonja Lyubomirsky, (LU-BO-MER-SKE) her colleagues, and others in this field point to social connection as a happiness cornerstone. The more you are in a relationship with others, the happier you are. It’s actually a circle. You are happier when you have social connection and you will attract more social connection when you are happy. If you can improve or cultivate connection, it will improve your well-being, it’s basically a positive feedback loop.
When we isolate ourselves because of a global pandemic or feelings of depression or sadness, we interrupt this loop. We retreat from social connection.
While taking a pause may be beneficial for you at times, say a long weekend, a meditation retreat away, a couple months when you are head-down writing a book. Those are instances where you are choosing to back off the social connection in a different way, so I don’t want to confuse the feelings here.
When you are isolated, it can have a negative effect on happiness if you are not finding other ways to connect. That’s probably not a surprise to you. But, the Zoom craze is up a zillion percent since the pandemic. People are finding ways to connect. Even my parents and grandparents learned how to use Zoom to connect with others. My extended family took our traditional 3rd Sunday breakfast online and even more people that were not local got to join in. I’ve heard of people playing competitive video games with family online, like Mario Cart and games like that. Nothing replaces real life human connection, there is an energy there, but we can be creative. Connection, even online, is a good thing. It should give us hope.
I invite you to connect with someone today. Whether you meet for a cup of coffee or you send a text or a message that says “I’m thinking of you, hope you are well”. Points of connection matter. Not only for your happiness, but for the happiness of others.
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