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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 Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
The musings about life when it feels like time is slipping away.
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 I just wanted to come on here today and have a conversation with friends about time. I’ll pretend that you are talking back to me and you pretend like we’re sitting at a coffee shop sipping coffee. Deal?
This is the real deal. My daughter is in 9th grade and I’m finding myself trying to hang onto every moment with her, assuming she’s almost out the door. I think about 3 more summers she’s at home and it makes me want to beg for time to stand still. You know the saying: the days are long and the years are short. Well, I’m in all the feelings right now.
It sounds so dramatic to say I feel the time slipping away. And when I take a step back, I know that’s not the case. First, I’m so lucky we have such a strong bond. Second, the invention of the cell phone is also a tether that I am reminded is a link that generations before us didn’t have. She will be able to call me at any time. Unlike the days of the prepaid calling card to call home long-distance. Remember those days?
So, I fundamentally understand this is a chapter and an evolution. And I love that she’s older and we can play board games, binge watch Gilmore Girls and HGTV and she’s so helpful around the house. I want her to thrive, this is why we raise kids. But for whatever reason, this season has hit me. High school has started and I am keenly aware of the timetable.
So, I’ve been thinking about time. How we spend time. Reviewing my own calendar and cross referencing that with my priorities. You know they say that your calendar identifies your priorities because it’s right there for you to see where you spend your time. Time is the greatest equalizer. It is the resource that we can’t create more of.
This is an episode to remind you that we are all in this together. No one is immune from reflection and pivoting. You are right where you need to be. I’m cheering for you. And I am inviting you to reflect on how you spend your time.
And of course, kindness is contagious. You know what to do, grab kindness cards from our shop or just go out there and spread some kindness today.
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