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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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Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Declaring paper clutter bankruptcy and starting fresh was a game changer for me, and today, I’m going to share with you how I did it.
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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2-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 felt like I just had to tell you more about paper clutter, because I’ve fallen victim to the trap of paper everywhere and feeling so overwhelmed. I heard about declaring email bankruptcy years ago and I’ve adapted it to paper. I’ll share about how to clear your inbox tomorrow.
So when it comes to paper. I want to focus on the paper that happens to be printouts of a freebie, a handout, drafts of work you are doing. It’s the paper around your office that are notes, Post-its, all of those pieces of paper.
I am a paper lover. I write notes on paper, not on a computer. I look at drafts on paper. I print too much. And what happens over time is that those notes accumulate. And the piles get bigger and bigger. What I have found is that I can get a box - I like to use what is called a “bankers box” . It is a sturdy box that has a cover that is meant for paper.
You can take this empty box and literally put all of the paper that is cluttering your space inside the box. Immediately you declare bankruptcy on this paper.
Your desk and work space feels lighter and you can think clearly. It’s a great feeling. It’s also a great feeling because you haven’t thrown anything away. You don’t have that stress of wondering if you will need to reference something later.
Then, if you are like me, you can take that box into your living room, put on a fun TV show and slowly go through the paper and categorize it as necessary and also, discard what is no longer necessary or useful to you.
I also use this method to grab my laptop and make a list of notes or to-dos so that I can throw away the little post-it note and have only one piece of paper moving forward. And let’s be real, I’ll probably print that piece of paper and tuck it into my paper planner, but at least it’s just one piece of paper.
I needed to declare paper bankruptcy for my mental health and if you walk into your work space and see piles of paper, I invite you to also declare paper bankruptcy and see how it feels.
If you are interested in a proven path to diminish paper clutter, check out the Everyday Happiness link in the show notes to the Paper Cleanse. Until next time, remember, kindness is contagious.
The Paper Cleanse: https://www.cleecawley.com/a/2147507426/jSi8hVBL
In the spirit of full disclosure, if you enroll in the Paper Cleanse via my link, I'll receive a small commission. Because your success is important to me, I only recommend systems that I've personally used to create real results in my own life. The KARMA system works and C Lee is a great teacher.
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