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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 May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
How much does sleep contribute to our overall happiness? This is the question I’ve been pondering and as it turns out - a lot
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 if we’ve been together for any length of time, you’ve probably heard me talk about sleep. I think sleep is one of the more important things we can give our bodies and yet, it is the most underutilized. I hear people, like my husband, almost use sleep deprivation as a badge of honor. “I only need 5 hours of sleep a night,” have you heard that before? Yeah, I don’t buy it.
Last week I took my kids to their well-visit annual doctor's appointments, and one of the questions was “how much do you sleep”? We tend to all agree that kids need sleep.
I’ve been wondering how we value sleep and rest in our society as adults? I question why rest and sleep are not more valued in our society. We need sleep to restore our factory settings. We need sleep to let our brains catalog our day.
But one thing is true, rest is not the same thing as sleep, so I wanted to dig into this a little bit today.
Rest is such a healthy part of living. Whether it’s a good night sleep or even a nap mid-day, the benefits of rest are endless.
According to Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, many people think of sleep and rest as the same thing when in fact they are not. She goes on to suggest that there are 7 types of rest that every person needs:
- Physical rest. This can be passive physical rest like sleeping and taking a nap. Or active through activities that improve our health such as yoga, stretching and massage.
- Mental rest. Such an important one for us when we have busy minds and thoughts. I often say my brain feels like it has a couple squirly with ADD inside there just running around. So creating time and space to calm the thoughts can really help.
- Sensory rest. Switch off completely from screens. This also includes noisy cities and music blaring all day. It’s finding quiet times throughout the day.
- Creative rest. Get out into nature to take a break and restore your creativity. This is where we pause in nature or even admire a building on a city block. It’s time to focus on something else.
- Emotional rest. We so often pour in to others so make sure you have time and space to process your feelings and nurture yourself.
- Social rest. Make sure you spend time with people who are positive and uplifting. This might also mean cutting back on people-pleasing activities.
- Spiritual rest. Make space for activities such as prayer and meditation. Time to think above yourself.
And, research shows that sleep deprivation is bad for our physical and mental health. The well rested and sleep fulfilled brain is better at processing feelings and balancing emotions, so your day will just be better
Until next time, I hope that tonight you get a good night's sleep and you find moments to “rest” throughout your day. And remember, kindness is contagious, go out into the world and spread some kindness today.
Inspired by: https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/rest-mental-health-saundra-dalton-smith-ted.html
And
https://ideas.ted.com/the-7-types-of-rest-that-every-person-needs/
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