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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 Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Celebrating 500 Episodes and a specific ask for you, in this episode of Everyday Happiness.
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 today we’re celebrating 500 episodes! It’s crazy to me to think that for 500 consecutive days we’ve been on this happiness journey together. Now, you may be an early adopter and play the Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing every morning from your Echo Dot (I still think that’s the coolest thing to just yell, “hey Alexa, play my flash briefings”. If you want to know how to set that up, there is a link in the show notes. Or you may have just binged 20 episodes on a round-trip carpool afternoon. Either way, we are so glad that you are here! We have a team of women from around the world that shows up in service and support to produce this podcast and get it from my phone where I record in my tiny closet to the internet in a way where you can listen.
We are mission driven to spread happiness and kindness in the world we live in. To positively influence our little bubble around us. One person at a time. To leave the world a better place for the generations that come after us. We are driven to share the message that we can be kind and disagree. That hate has no place in our sphere.
We know from scientific research that when the human collective believes that acting in kindness is the norm, more people will do it and we can make a difference.
We know we can’t change the world - yet. And every day it is more and more clear that we can’t do it alone. As humans, we are not meant to go at this alone. We are designed in our DNA to belong to a community. It’s at the core of our species.
We are inviting you to join a movement that is bigger than yourself. To lean into what feels right in your heart when it often feels like the world is a dumpster fire around us.
We know we need help. It starts with one person spreading kindness, giving a smile to a stranger, sharing gratitude and appreciation.
But here’s the thing, we need you to take action today - so that we can spread more happiness and kindness.
Go on every podcast platform that you have an app for on your phone. Subscribe to this podcast and leave a 5 star review so the algorithm bots will know this was valuable to you. It’s the only way.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @everydayhappinesswithkatie
If you have an Amazon Prime account, you can leave a review on Amazon Alexa. The link is in the show notes. https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Happiness-Finding-Harmony-Bliss/dp/B096BGBYFX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DB8OMOLP8KK4&keywords=everyday+happiness+finding+harmony+and+bliss&qid=1665233527&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjczIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=digital-skills&sprefix=everyday+happiness+finding+harmony+and+bliss%2Calexa-skills%2C46&sr=1-1
We are so incredibly grateful and humbled that you would consider locking arms with us. Standing up to the noise and saying, hey, a little bit of happiness is where it’s at. You are a changemaker.
I believe in you. I am cheering you on. And I am so grateful for you. Sending you all my heartful love.
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links to the podcast and to leave a review: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/
Here is a link for how to set up your Amazon FLash Briefing for yourself: https://voicebrew.com/alexa-day-30/alexa-flash-briefing#how
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