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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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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Today we are asking the question: What domains in your life do you want to prioritize, in this season? Oftentimes we’re on the hamster wheel of to-dos and we don’t stop to take a breath, so today we prioritize.
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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 wondering, how are you finding the coveted balance that we all crave? Maybe it’s finding the balance in the day, between tasks, or maybe it’s finding the harmony in the week, as a whole. Or perhaps you look at the next few months as a season and you think about what your priorities are for a season.
I invite you to ask yourself, what domains in your life do you want to prioritize, in this season?
Is it work - perhaps you have a big deadline - or maybe it is community, family, kids, hobbies.
Oftentimes, we get so busy on the hamster wheel of to-dos, we don’t stop to think about what we really want. What are the priorities right now? How can we achieve the to-dos and also find those Intentional Margins® to fulfil our priorities.
Do you beat yourself up over not engaging in what you believe are your priorities, but feel like you can’t - you’re pulled in too many directions? Oh wow - can’t is a strong word. And if we’re feeling like we are tethered to the to-do list, to the work, to the obligations, and those activities are not helping you feel fulfilled happiness, we need to take a breath.
Intentional Margins® is a filter. I know how it feels to feel so busy you can’t breathe, you are just in the depths of overwhelm. Sometimes, it’s just noticing that we actually have more margin than we realize - especially when we are feeling overwhelmed. And when we get those small margins, to notice and use them to fill our cup.
This week, I invite you to create 4 pillars of where your Intentional Margins® would fall. Where do you feel like your time would make you the most fulfilled, the most calm - if that’s what you are after. Ask yourself, what has the greatest priority right now.
Next, I invite you to put one activity - it doesn’t have to be long - on the calendar for each pillar. This can be a 15 minute walk in nature. This can be a coffee date with a friend. This can be a 5 minute meditation or 20 minutes to knit. The margins are completely up to you.
And until next time, where we dive more into the 4 pillars, remember, kindness is contagious.
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