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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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Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Hey there Winnie the Pooh fans. Are your genetics predisposed to be a Tigger or an Eeyore?
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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 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 what Gretchen Rubin, the author of the happiness report said was that "about 50 percent of happiness is genetically determined, so some people are born Tiggers, and some people are born Eeyores,"
What we know is that happiness is partially genetic. But what I think is even more exciting is that there is a big portion of the happiness equation that we can control, especially if we pay attention to the thoughts and actions that contribute to well-being .
I wake up happy. I’m a Tigger. It is easier for me than for others, genetically, to be happy.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, about 41% of American adults report recent symptoms of an anxiety or a depressive disorder. This is a real thing. We, as a society need to be protecting and checking in with our mental health.
What we know from the happiness research, is that ‘connection to others’ plays a significant role in whether people feel happy.
People who have long term intimate relationships where they can confide in a person or where they feel like they belong, tend to be happier.
The research suggests, it’s not the big fancy car, house, yacht, insert any extravagant thing, that makes you happy. But the little things, the smell of your coffee brewing, the glance of a loved one, a homemade card from a child.
It’s so easy to be distracted by the big shiny thing and think, when I get that, what I accomplish that thing, then, I’ll be happy. And really, what we’ve learned in previous episodes on gratitude and happiness, is that it’s the little things that matter most.
For me, happiness is coffee in the morning. First alone when the family is asleep. Later with my husband before he starts his day. What’s a little thing that makes you feel happiness? Let’s connect on social @everydayhappinesswithkatie.
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