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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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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Hey there, I’m Jenna Edwards and today I share what advice I would give my younger self. I hope you don’t miss this episode.
Transcript:
Hey there, you're listening to Everyday Happiness with Katie Jefcoat. But today I'm taking over. My name is Jenna Edwards, and I've been asked by Katie, “what advice would you give your younger self?”
My gosh, what a huge question. But I do have, for me, the best answer, and honestly, “it's find what works for you.” I feel like even now in my older age, there's so much information. There are so many gurus, there's so many how-to and expert advice out there that I'm just like swimming in it.
And so in the last few years, I've really come to learn, everybody works differently. Everybody. And you gather all of the advice and then you try it out and you find what works for you.
You're going to be so much happier because I spent years, I mean, years, feeling flaky, like I wasn't good enough. I couldn't do the things like, fill in the blanks on the negative self-talk. Until I figured out, oh, that just doesn't work for me.
It doesn't mean I'm a bad person. It doesn't mean I can't accomplish the goal. It just means I haven't found a way to get there that works for me. And so that would honestly be the biggest piece of advice I would give myself when I was younger.
I would give it to myself today! Because, I forget all the time. So it's the piece of advice I'd love to give to you. Find what works for you. Don't give up until you do because it's absolutely there. You've been listening to Everyday Happiness where I've taken over for Katie.
I'm Jenna Edwards, and I'll talk to you tomorrow since I'm here all week. I hope your day is as happy as it can be.
About Jenna:
Jenna is a small town girl (like Katie) living big dreams in Los Angeles. Founder of Aggressive Optimism®, she’s excited to talk this week about all things good vibes. She likes to hang out over on the ‘gram at https://www.instagram.com/jennaedwardslife/.
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