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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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Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Random acts of kindness so greatly improve the happiness of ourselves and those around us that even something super small can make a huge impact. Learn more about it today!
Transcript:
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 acts of kindness matter so much that scientists have studied human behavior around acts of kindness and what they found is that kindness is contagious. This is when you help a stranger … when you show up for someone on their worst days. It not only makes you feel good for doing something nice, it makes them feel good for receiving something nice. And, it creates a ripple effect, you can’t help but want to be kind if someone is being kind to you.
The science says that people will help a stranger, as long as they think it is the normal thing to do. So, just think if there’s hundreds of thousands of people all acting in kindness - making it the normal thing to do. It’s helping the elderly woman cross the street, or helping someone in the grocery store find that elusive item.
But, let’s not forget we also get that personal happiness boost that comes from acts of kindness toward others. Seems like a win-win to me.
There are all these big stories of acts of kindness and I’m sure you can think of one as well from waking up the passenger that’s sleeping through the last final call at the departure gate to paying for the coffee in the line of the person behind you. These can be big or small.
Doing things for others gives ourselves a richer sense of community.
Perhaps today, it’s checking in on a friend, that is a wonderful act of kindness.
Spreading kindness can give you a sense of meaning and purpose and frankly it just makes you feel good. I invite you to spread some kindness in exactly the way that feels right to you today.
And if that happens to be writing a 5-star review, I’ll be shouting your name from the rooftops very very soon in an upcoming episode.
If you are loving acts of kindness, grab some Kindness Cards in our shop over at https://www.katiejefcoat.com
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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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