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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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Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Two minutes of a daily happiness habit can scientifically boost your happiness. And, you get to decide what that happiness habit is for you.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2-ish 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 when I started this podcast, I didn’t have a reason for two minutes. I knew I wanted it short and digestible, something we could do every day together. I knew the likelihood that I would listen to something longer than five minutes without being intentional about it would be hard. Two minutes seemed like it was the exact right time when I could press play, brush my teeth, wait for the coffee pot to fill, even a quick drive to the store, I could do two minutes, it was easy to add into my day.
I’d love to know how you incorporate this podcast into your day.
I started this podcast with a curiosity to learn more and share it as soon as I digested what I had just researched. This is a timeline of me going down the rabbit hole on different happiness threads and pulling at them, kind of like peeling back the onion and asking, how do we achieve more of that?
In peeling back that onion, I wanted to share some unexpected research with you.
Almost 332 episodes into the podcast, I came across some research that said that when we can make happiness habitual, like brushing our teeth, by creating some happiness hygiene habits, for even two-minutes a day, that work for us, we can boost our levels of long term happiness.
Two minutes to think about happiness in this podcast - if nothing else, a reminder to look for the good, even if it feels hard. And then, two minutes to act on your happiness recipe, whether that’s saying three new things we are truly grateful for each day, whether that’s saying something nice to someone else in gratitude, whether that’s sending a note in the mail, you get to choose your recipe for what feels aligned for you in those two-minutes a day.
Look, if you ask me to start a program that requires 30 or more minutes a day, I may not be able to stick to it, but two minutes I can do. And I hope you can too.
Moreover, we would be very grateful if you would consider taking the next two minutes and share this podcast with someone that you think would love the happiness we offer. Our podcast grows only organically by listeners like you spreading it into the world. Like a hug of happiness. So go out there into the world and remember kindness is contagious.
Until next time, do us a favor and follow our Instagram feed @everydayhappinesswithkatie because we are sharing some exciting news and we don’t want you to miss it.
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