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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 Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
What is the most impactful mindset lesson or tool you've learned along the way? Today I share with you a tip from a mindset guru.
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 the other day, my dear friend Kate Butler posted in her Facebook group and she asked this question: “what is the most impactful mindset lesson or tool you've learned along the way? Mine is below.”
Such an interesting question, right? Well, what is more fascinating was her answer and how it ties in so beautifully to what we've been talking about this week on savoring and mindfulness. She said that “when you hit the snooze alarm, you're actually rejecting the day. Instead, set the actual time you wish to rise, and welcome in the day with delight and gratitude.” That's a truth bomb right there. Right?
So many of us love to hit the snooze button, me included and we end up kind of wasting a good portion of our morning, when we could just set the alarm for when we want to wake up.
I was just talking the other day about how I love to savor my morning coffee and it feels so good. When I have that time to just be present with my own thoughts. I call it gathering my thoughts because I feel like it's always very jumbled. But when I can sit and have my coffee and savor it, I can gather my thoughts.
So if I'm not doing that, because I'm hitting the snooze button, my day doesn't always feel like I'm set up for success. And the universe, as we know, is always listening, saying, “Oh, they don't actually want this day to go well, or they're trying to snooze away the day” when that is really probably not our intention. So I love that we can take action with mindset and reduce the snooze.
I thought this was such a great tip I wanted to share it with you. If you love Everyday Happiness, please subscribe and share it with a few friends because this micro podcast only grows when listeners like you share it with other like-minded people that want to spread happiness. And remember, kindness is contagious. So go out there and sprinkle some kindness into the world today.
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