238: Jules Acree on Intentional Productivity & Aligning with Your Inner Self
The Lavendaire Lifestyle
Aileen Xu
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Jules Acree is a YouTuber, founder of The Homebodies, and writer of the Slow Brew Sunday newsletter & podcast. Her mission is to help people find more ease in our fast-paced digital age, through her lens of mindfulness, self-care, and intentional productivity.
TIMESTAMPS
1:25 Jules’ journey to intentional productivity
3:13 What is intentional productivity?
6:48 What she does when things feel imbalanced
10:20 Why is it important to find systems that work for you?
16:40 How Jules prioritises her day
18:10 Picking up ideas with momentum
20:51 Jules’ favourite exercise
22:30 Getting a hold on your Tech and Home environment
32:41 Jules’ journey as a creator and entrepreneur
37:05 The moment when it all clicked
38:18 On using social media more intentionally
40:10 Releasing the guilt on being “unproductive”
45:06 What inspired Jules to start her podcast
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TIMESTAMPS:
1:59 The start of my story
4:52 When I content started shifting
10:45 My journey in finding my purpose
13:45 The evolution of the meaning of success
18:28 Prioritising and protecting your peace
19:16 How I approach life and goals
24:50 My morning and evening routines
26:41 The importance of time for yourself
29:15 How my perspective on life has changed
31:30 Balancing the fast pace of career and family
40:00 For when you’re unmotivated in the face of setbacks
44:19 How the trials shaped who I am today
46:08 How my success and purpose came about through my journey
48:35 Advice I would tell my younger self
Follow Jules:
• Website: http://julesacree.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julesacree/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@julesacree
• Newsletter & Podcast: https://julesacree.ck.page/b9789442a2
The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 238
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| 0:00.0 | Productivity can also be how you get back to yourself, how you get back to those around you, |
| 0:05.0 | how you integrate self-care into your day, overall how you just create more space in your life, |
| 0:11.0 | so you can go and do things that you really enjoy doing. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome to the Lavender at Lifestyle, the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. |
| 0:22.0 | My name is Eileen and I'm here to guide you to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life. |
| 0:28.0 | We all have a light within and the power to create a life we love. |
| 0:32.0 | Every Sunday we'll share thoughtful conversations exploring how we can build a better future for ourselves and our world. |
| 0:39.0 | Life is an art, make it your masterpiece. |
| 0:44.0 | Hello my loves, welcome back to the Lavender at Lifestyle podcast. |
| 0:47.0 | It's Eileen, hope you're having a beautiful day. |
| 0:50.0 | Today our episode is on intentional productivity, getting your life, home, and digital space together. |
| 0:57.0 | This episode is jam-packed with tips to help you live better and more in tune with yourself. |
| 1:02.0 | Our guest today is Jules A. Cree. |
| 1:05.0 | Jules A. Cree is a YouTuber, founder of the Homebodies and writer of the Slow Brew Sunday newsletter and podcast. |
| 1:12.0 | Through the lens of mindfulness, Jules creates videos and lifestyle tools to help people slow down and find more ease in this digital age. |
| 1:20.0 | Outside of this corner of the internet, Jules is a matcha drink in Homebodies, doing life alongside her husband and two dogs in Austin, Texas. |
| 1:29.0 | Hello Jules, welcome to the podcast. How are you doing today? |
| 1:33.0 | I'm doing so good. I'm so excited to be on here. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:38.0 | Yeah, thank you so much for being here. |
| 1:41.0 | Okay, so let's start with your story. Tell us your story and how you became passionate about intentional productivity. |
| 1:48.0 | So I started my blogging journey. I'd say about 10 years ago. |
| 1:53.0 | And it was called home in the city. So a lot of my intentional living and mindfulness is all rooted in my yoga practice. |
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