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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 Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Today we’re talking about boundaries. We can’t have all of these episodes about time without talking about how to create some boundaries so that we can create that ultimate fulfilled happiness and flow with our time, our most precious resource. Let’s dig in.
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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 feel like we can’t have all of these episodes about time without talking about boundaries. We’ve all heard the saying, what you say yes to means you are saying no to something else. Whether that is literally saying no to another event or if it’s more subtle like getting less sleep or not being able to work on a project you want to because you said yes to something else that took up that block of time or just mental bandwidth.
Saying no helps us not put everyone else’s needs above our own. I like to ask people when we are one on one to look at their calendar and identify if those are your priorities or someone else's priorities.
Now, before you go on thinking that I can’t possibly delete other people’s priorities from my calendar, let me flush this out with you.
What if we think about boundaries not as rigid lines but more as guardrails to protect our Intentional Margins and our most important priorities, whether that is work or personal life. I honestly think boundaries give me more flexibility. This is because it’s very clear what I say yes to and what I say no to.
If I have a deep work session on my calendar because I have a deadline coming up and someone pings me for a meeting. I can say “I’m sorry, I’m already busy at that time”. Because I am. I am already allotting that time for my deep work. If I take that meeting, I’ve lost that time. And now I’m staying up late or skipping dinner and that doesn’t align with my priorities.
Of course, there are always exceptions. Say a boss asks you. You can easily say “that time is allocated to completing the xyz project, would you rather I stay focused on that deadline or jump into this new thing”. Then, you are honoring what your boss needs while also managing your time and priorities.
I have a pretty firm boundary about my evenings and when I like to go to sleep. Does that mean I don’t ever go to an evening event or do a live zoom class past 8pm. Of course not, but I know what I’m giving up and I can make that decision with all of the knowledge I have.
So, if boundaries have you thinking firm and rigid. I invite you to think of guardrails and flexibility. Do a quick audit of your calendar and see where you can set flexible time boundaries today.
Until next time, kindness is contagious.
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