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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 Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
When was the last time you treated yourself? Maybe you think you are unworthy, but I have news for you! Little rewards make us work harder. Tune in to learn more!
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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 today I read this subtle but powerful quote by Iris Murdoch, an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. She said, "One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats."
As we know, rewarding ourselves for a job well done is crucial to that sense of satisfaction we get after working hard, but often it goes forgotten as we perpetually move on to the next task on the to-do list. Such patterns can lead to us feeling underappreciated, unsatisfied, and unhappy.
Friends, I am here to remind you that celebrating wins, even little wins, is vital to keeping up your happiness. Now, how can we do this?
Let’s talk levels, starting with small wins. Say you accomplished all of the tasks on your to-do list; you could treat yourself to a walk outside. Or, say you managed to clean all the bathrooms, you could reward yourself with an episode of your favorite show. Or perhaps you managed to score a new client; you could take yourself and a friend to coffee!
Now, let’s think bigger! Say you met your business goal for the quarter; you could reward yourself with a trip to Mexico for a week. Or maybe if you managed to lose 30 pounds, you could treat yourself to a little shopping spree.
Treats can be anything you find satisfying as long as they aren’t counterproductive to your goal. For example, rewarding yourself with a cookie may not be the best plan if you are on a mission to lose weight!
Whatever you are trying to achieve, setting an anticipated reward at the end will make you work harder, feel greater dedication, and be happier with the end result. So, friends, I encourage you to pick out a task or goal today and then supply a reward to go along with it. Start small with something you can accomplish today or this week! And make sure to let me know in the comments or tag in on Insta with how it went.
Until next time, remember kindness is contagious. Sometimes spreading a little kindness glitter can be a reward in itself.
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