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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 Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
What if we are looking at the “glass half full” analogy all wrong?
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 was listening to a podcast from 2019 with happiness expert Shawn Anchor and Oprah talking about all this happiness.
Shawn Anchor is a former Harvard professor, New York Times Bestselling Author and happiness expert. He said something that made me think and I wanted to share it with you. He said he doesn’t care whether you think the glass is ½ full or ½ empty. It’s not about the glass and when we focus on the glass we are focusing on the wrong thing.
He says, there is a pitcher right next to the glass. Every glass. Whether you see it or not. What we should be focused on is not the glass but how we fill it. Life is the pitcher. How am I connecting with people around me, connection with others is where we find happiness. Am I filling my pitcher with authentic connections to pour into my glass. When we need to fill our cup, we can do that with the people around us. The pitcher is always there, we just need to be looking for it.
Our happiness habits are the pitcher. Are we filling our pitcher with habits that provoke happiness and well-being?
His analogy boils down to the same thing people get at when they say, do you see the glass as half full or half empty. Are you optimistic or pessimistic? It’s what you perceive. He just takes a spin at it by saying, it’s not about the glass, it’s about what we are looking for and what we see those experiences and perceptions that we pour into the glass that matters.
Fascinating right. I love this idea and I am going to be cultivating happiness habits so I always have a full pitcher if my glass is low.
Until next time, take two minutes and write a kindness email, a note of gratitude or thanks to someone you’ve been thinking about lately. It makes all the difference and it will fill your pitcher. Remember, kindness is contagious.
Inspired by this Super Soul podcast episode.
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