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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 Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Wendy is a certified professional coach who works with individuals who are ready for a positive change, at home or at work. Wendy is my walking buddy and I am so grateful for her steady advice and friendship and I can’t wait for you to hear a little from one of my dearest friends. Today, I asked Wendy what her thoughts were on happiness. Tune in to find out.
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Katie: Welcome to Everyday Happiness, where we create lasting happiness in two-ish 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'm here with my dearest greatest friend, Wendy Reed. She's a life and work coach. She specializes in mental fitness and helping people through those stuck places. And today I'm asking Wendy what her thoughts are on happiness. Welcome, Wendy.
Wendy: I am so happy to be with you.
Katie: Well, we are happy to have you. So we only have a couple of minutes.Let's dive right in. What are your thoughts on happiness?
Wendy: So, Katie, when I first heard you ask me that question in preparation for today, my first thought was, happiness is fleeting. I thought, oh, that's the saddest thing.
I can't believe that's the first thing I thought. And in reality, the more I thought about that concept, the more empowering it became. What I realized is that happiness is in every moment. Because it is fleeting it is indeed an opportunity to capture in any given space, any given time. It gives us a lot of power over how we feel at any moment, right?
So what is happiness?
Well, for me, I define it differently from anyone else, but at this given moment. Happiness is connection with a friend. Happiness is being able to look past my video screen right now at a tree outside. Happiness is the light behind me. Happiness is in this moment, what I decide fills me up in this moment.
But when it comes right down to it, a choice at any given moment. As long as we can turn the lights on for ourselves and we know what creates happiness for us.
So I would say it's an empowered choice in a given moment. And because it is so fleeting, when we do feel it, it is a moment to be savored and reveled in.
Katie: I love that I was just going to mention savoring because it's exactly what you're talking about -- really taking in that moment. I could talk to you forever about all of these things. If you know us in real life, you know that we do talk forever all the time. But today we have to close it out so we can keep this short.
If you want to connect with Wendy and talk more about these issues or anything else, you'll be able to find all of the ways to connect with her on the show notes. And we'll look forward to another episode of Everyday Happiness.
Remember, kindness is contagious. Go out there and spread some kindness in the world today.
About Wendy:
Wendy is a certified professional coach who works with individuals who are ready for a positive change -- at home or work -- and are feeling stuck. Using the Positive Intelligence model, she helps you to identify patterns that hold you back and get into motion on what matters most to you. Wendy offers a free consultation to help you determine if coaching is a good option for you.
Connect with Wendy on Linked in at https://www.linkedin.com/in/enviroreed/ and check out her resources over on her website at https://www.wendyreedcoaching.com/
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