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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 Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Most people fail at their New Year’s resolutions…a sad truth. In this episode,we discuss why the failure is so high and how you can become one of the success stories!
Transcript:
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 yesterday we discussed the history of New Year’s resolutions and the sad fact that only 9 to 12% of people actually keep their New Year’s resolutions…even when 52% of people thought that they would be successful.
The reason why many people fail to stick with their New Year’s resolutions is that they had too many goals, the goals they had were too lofty, they forgot about their goals, or they didn’t have the skillset or tools needed to actually do them. Obviously, when we fail in our goals, that doesn’t feel good. It can leave us feeling worse than when we set them and can even heighten the bad habits we were trying to expunge.
So, how should we set our New Year’s resolutions?
First, be super specific with WHAT you want. Let’s look at the common goal of weight loss. When designing your goal, you shouldn’t use the blanket statement “I want to lose weight.” Instead, be specific and say something like, “I will lose 26 pounds by the end of the year, half a pound each week.”
Second, be clear on HOW you plan to achieve your goal realistically and how you will monitor your progress. For example, “I will lose weight by implementing exercise for 30 minutes, 3 times a week, and maybe a specific eating practice, and I will monitor my progress with an exercise journal.”
Third, be honest with yourself about WHY you want to pursue this goal. People often set lofty goals but don’t have that light-your-hair-on-fire motivation. You need a powerful why behind your resolution, like “I want to play more with my daughter, ” “I don’t want to get on cholesterol medication,” or “I want to feel healthier.”
Remember, your New Year’s goal doesn’t have to be the standard lose weight or make more money. Instead, it can be an internal emotional or mental goal, such as being more grateful, providing forgiveness, or pursuing social bonds that may have gotten left behind. I encourage you to look at what you need most rather than what you want or what society tells you you should want.
To gain better insight into my own reflections, I created the Reflections and Intentions fillable printable resource because I needed it. I needed a clean and thoughtful place with prompts and a scorecard to pat myself on my back and use those Intentional Margins to think about how I want to be intentional in walking through this next year. If you want your free copy, hit the link in my show notes.
Get your Reflections & Intentions Printable here: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/reflections-intentions
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