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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 Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Have you ever wondered where the happiest place on earth is? Maybe, you think of a mountain cabin or a deserted island, but what if I told you there is a country with that title? Check out my new blog post to find out where it is!
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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in about 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 today we are talking about the happiest country on Earth. In a previous episode, we spoke of the Gross National Happiness Index created by Bhutan. This concept was introduced to the United Nations about a decade ago, and they adopted it. Since 2012, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (phew…that's a long name) has published its World Happiness Report.
The report is a modified version of Bhutan's Gross National Happiness index, utilizing data from six areas of life: GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support, trust and corruption, perceived freedom to make life decisions, and generosity. To make this report, 1,000 random people in each UN member state complete a survey.
In the 2022 World Happiness Report, we learn about the happiest country on Earth. Drumroll please…… Finland! For the 5th year in a row, Finland has ranked as number 1 in happiness with a score of 7.821 on the scale. While many factors play into why this is, many speculate that it largely has to do with the country's educational structure.
Not only is Finland one of the top-ranking educational systems in the world, often beating out Asian countries like South Korea and Japan, but their educational foundation is based less on quantitative testing and more on experiential learning. What does that mean? It means that Finland focuses less on making their students memorize facts from a book but on learning how and why things work to form the answers themselves.
Getting back to the World Happiness Report, are you wondering how the USA placed? We came in at 16th with 6.977. As a first-world, powerhouse country…that's not all that great, to be honest. But it could be worse! How can we fix this? Well, happiness needs to be a national goal, but you can start by creating a happier life for yourself and those around you. Remember, small actions lead to a remarkable change. Therefore, I challenge you to make the country a little happier today by doing something kind for yourself and someone else. Kindness is contagious, after all!
By the way, if you would like to read the 2022 World Happiness Report, I have included the link in the show notes. Please note that it is 158 pages long, so grab your reading glasses!
https://happiness-report.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/WHR+22.pdf
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And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
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Inspired by this article the 2022 World Happiness Report: https://happiness-report.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/WHR+22.pdf
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