88-Behind The Scenes Look At Intentional Margins

Want to take a trip down memory lane?  Here’s the inside scoop. 

 

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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 I wanted to share with you what I was thinking when I created the concept Intentional Margins®.  This is where my mind was, and how I was thinking about my own overwhelm and my ways of managing those feelings.  

 

In Episode 87 I shared the book analogy (go back and listen if you haven’t and this will all mak more sense). I had been reading a lot, I was on vacation in Buenos Aires and was chewing on this idea that we can be high achieving and also not feel overwhelmed.  We can reduce the todo list to only what is essential and still have time for our priorities.  Frankly, I was not ready to return home to what I knew was waiting for me - a lot of things to do.  

 

I had gone through periods in my life where I felt so busy, I had so many irons in the fire, I was feeling pulled in so many directions and all I really wanted to do was watch Netflix and binge with my two kids snuggled on the sofa.  

 

I had also gone through periods where I stripped down everything to the most essential and said no to almost everything.

 

From the outside looking in, I’m often asked how I “do it all” and still have time for the things that people viewed as “fun”, like coffee with a friend, brunch, going to sleep at 9:00pm when most of my peers were cleaning up the house, working late or doing something else on their todo list.  

 

I realized, I thought about time differently.  And when I was sitting in Buenos Aries I reflected on all the years I felt like I could manage - even when I was so busy and pulled in so many directions - but still felt like I was doing ok - and what was I doing then and how could I do that again when I returned home. 

 

What I did - was make time for my priorities, no matter what.  It’s how I looked at my Intentional Margins® and boundaries, like the book in Episode 87.   I always protected my values and priorities.  Sometimes not as well as others, there are seasons, but I never lost the essence of this way of living.  

 

Now, Intentional Margins® is a filter for me and so many others to decide what we say yes to and what we say no to. 

 

I invite you to think about the margins in your book and decide what Intentional Margins® you’d create for yourself.  Of course, I love connection, it’s one of my core values, so share with my your Intentional Margins® on social using the hashtag #IntentionalMargins and tagging me so we can connect and I can celebrate you!  I’m over at @ everydayhappinesswithkatie. 

 

 

 

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