Everyday Happiness - Finding Harmony and Bliss

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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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Monday Dec 26, 2022

573-Podcast Takeover With Angela Williamson Day 1

Monday Dec 26, 2022

Hey there, I’m Dr. Angela Williamson and today I share one piece of advice I wish I had known on my happiness journey. Tune in to find out.

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Hey there, you're listening to Everyday Happiness with Katie Jefcoat. But today I'm Angela Williamson taking over. And Katie asked me, what is one piece of advice I wish I had known on my happiness journey?

Well, I just wanted to let you know that one piece of advice I wish I knew, that I want to share with all of you, is that it's okay to chase your happiness. I never realized that. I just thought it was something that would drop into your lap, but it really isn't.

Happiness is an intention, and it's meant for all of us. And it doesn't matter what you're going through. I mean, I just recently had to chase that happiness. And when you chase that happiness, believe it or not, it can make a difference not only in your life, but touch so many other people's lives as well.

So here's one thing that I have to learn to chase. I have this Emmy nominated film, My Life With Rosie. It's been seen all over. It's all over. You can find it all over the web, all over the internet. And I was wondering, after so many years of working with a distribution company, I never really saw any profits from it. So I was wondering why?

Well, unfortunately, over the summer, I found out that the distribution company that I actually partnered with, they sold my documentary. Now, at this point, yes, I can tell you I had to dig deep to find my happiness, but I did.

Now, I don't know what's going to ever happen. The documentary is supposed to be taken down, but it's still all over the internet. But I do know that I can chase and find my happiness with what I do next.

So I set my intention, and my intention was to make sure that nobody ever gets taken advantage of like I did. So what did I do?

I started thinking about how I could teach others. And then because I started just thinking about it, you know it, a few months later, I was asked to create a documentary film course at the community college I currently teach at.

I like how Katie said, it's the musings. So what's the musings behind this?

Well, everyone, with everything that you go through, there's always a time that you will have to chase your happiness. And I want to tell you right now, chase it down, tie it down, and make it all yours. Because when you do that, you are changing not only your life, but you're changing others. And that's okay to do.

So until next time, I will be on the next episode because I'm here all week. See you soon.

About Dr. Angela Williamson:

Angela Sadler Williamson, PhD, is a #1 international best-selling author, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, multiple Telly awards recipient, and former producer and copywriter for major broadcast TV and cable news networks. Her Emmy-nominated documentary My Life with Rosie, is about the activism of her cousin Rosa Parks. It has won numerous “Best Documentary” titles at film festivals across the country.

Her international best-selling companion book, My Life with Rosie: A Bond Between Cousins has been named “Best Children’s Book about Black History.” She recently released her second documentary, Authentic Conversations: Deep Talk with the Masters featuring Jack Canfield, Patty Aubery, and Kate Butler. She is also the host of weekly interview show Everybody with Angela Williamson, which discusses diversity within education, the arts, and people.

A dedicated philanthropist proudly carrying on her cousin’s legacy, she harnesses the power of her 25+ years of experience in education and media for social good through her involvement in projects and organizations that focus on improving the communities they serve.

Connect with Dr. Williamson:

https://drangelasadlerwilliamson.com/

https://twitter.com/DrAngelaSW

https://www.facebook.com/MLWRChildrensBook/

https://www.facebook.com/MyLifewithRosie

https://www.facebook.com/EverybodyKLCS

https://www.facebook.com/AuthenticConversationsDocumentary

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drangelawilliamson/

https://www.instagram.com/angelasw1/

https://www.instagram.com/everybodyklcs/

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