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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 May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Practicing gratitude can feel tricky. We don’t always “feel” like it. What if the word gratitude was replaced by the word appreciation? It’s actually not about what we call it, but the feeling we get that fires those neurons in our brain. In my opinion, call it whatever you want.
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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 gratitude can be tricky. If gratitude is the word that gets you hung up. What if it was appreciation? This is all semantics, right? Can you appreciate something today? Anything? You see, that’s gratitude.
What happens in our brain is that the more we notice what we appreciate, the more appreciation we will see. What we focus on grows. So it’s less about the phrase we call it and really have everything to do with how we feel. What happens is the neurons in our brains are fired when we have these feelings and that’s what we want more of. The language, what we call it, in my opinion, really doesn’t matter.
So how do we fire these neurons and help our brains, really train our brains to pick out the good.
We can start by observing. Notice the small things. Say Thank you, and mean it. And when that situation arises where you say “thank you” take a moment and take note about how you are feeling.
There is some compelling evidence that remembering the bad can make you feel grateful for the present. This is referred to as negative visualization. If you either remember the bad or think of a life without the thing you love, your spouse, clean drinking water, you can appreciate it more.
Sharing gratitude or appreciation with others is also a surefire way to get those neurons firing. Not only does it strengthen relationships, which we know how important social connection is for happiness, but it also puts out into the world your good vibes, your gratefulness.
There are a million ways to do anything and your way is the right way. What works for you is what works for you. You get to explore and decide what lights you up. Perhaps a gratitude journal isn’t your thing, but sending notes of kindness and appreciation is more your style. Well, then you know what works for you. This exploration is all positive. This is your recipe and you get to choose the ingredients.
Until next time, remember, kindness is contagious.
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