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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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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Have you heard of the "ideal" week planning concept? In this episode, I explain how it works and how you can improve your ideal week by including space for Intentional Margins®!
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 there is this concept of your ideal week. Lots of people have used and taught this concept, it’s certainly not new and it’s not my idea, but as a curator, I want to bring you these great ideas as it relates to creating harmony and happiness.
I think once we achieve a little more harmony in our busy lives, we can feel happier and isn’t that the goal after all?
The concept of the idea week is that you pull out a blank weekly calendar that has times on the margin from 6 am to 10 pm or something like that. You can google a free printable off the internet.
Once you put in your weekly recurring non-negotiables, you create a visual to see what time is left in the week. For example, if you work a traditional 9-5 job, you would block out that time. For my family, we have a family meeting at 8-8:30am before I start the drive to school drop offs, so that time is blocked on my calendar. And then the next 45 minutes for driving around town.
Perhaps you have a standing Wednesday night book club or painting class. If that is a priority that goes on your ideal week. This also allows you to really think about that book club and ask yourself, is this something that I want to spend my time doing in this season?
Next, I encourage you to add time for what matters. Perhaps it’s your value of connection with others. Do you have time on your calendar for connecting with others? You can time block Thursday nights for “connection” and make plans with different people each week. Do you need down-time to recharge? When you look at your calendar of commitments, are you getting enough down-time, do you need to re-calibrate?
I’m curious, what does your Ideal week look like? Where are you finding you have more or less time than you thought? Are you going to make any changes? Send me a message @everydayhappinesswithkatie and I’d be happy to help you work through your ideal week.
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