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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 Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
What would a sabbatical look like for you? Let’s discuss. This is your invitation to send me an email with any thoughts you might have, I’m at katie@katiejefcoat.com.
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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 I’m thinking about taking a “sabbatical” to get my personal life sorted, even though there is absolutely nothing wrong. I want to complete some items in my 22 for 2022 and I want to spend more time with the children this summer. What does that look like, how could I do it, I have no idea.
I know that if I want to make this a reality, I need to really focus on creating content now, writing and recording podcast episodes so they are all done before the sabbatical. Other than that, I don’t know what this looks like.
The things on my list might seem trivial or not urgent, which they’re not. I’d like to complete the kids’ baby books, which are wholefully behind. I’d like to have some perspective to write letters to my kids - that they can read later. I hear about this and it sounds so sweet, but frankly, when you are in the daily grind, it feels hard to think about that.
I have a child who will be in high school next year. I want to start to think about what the next four years look like for her.
And frankly, I think I could spend my entire sabbatical downloading iCloud photos and organizing them. I have no good photo organization system, which really stresses me out. I’m years behind. I really need to download and label photos.
I also envision a time when I am not thinking about content so that the next wave of content inspiration strikes me. Perhaps that’s a TEDx talk or a book or revising my happiness keynote. I want to daydream about pouring into productive teams and talking about belonging in a company that feels amazing.
I want to get back to chewing on big happiness concepts like purpose and satisfaction.
Above all, I just want to completely clean my office. That could take a solid week.
Ok, maybe cleaning my office is not a reason for a sabbatical. But I often wonder what it would look like and how I would feel.
Would I get restless. Would I feel bored?
Have you ever taken a sabbatical? Do you have any advice for how to achieve such a lofty goal? I’m putting this out into the world because I could use the feedback, so send me a message, let me know your thoughts. You can email me at katie@katiejefcoat.com or find me in my DMs on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie.
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