Joy First®

J.Nichole Smith
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Finding joy in survival mode.   This bi-weekly show is for high-capacity women who find themselves entering their IDGAF era. We explore what it looks like to find, choose and share joy when life is full, work is loud and you have lost the will (and ability) to keep pretending you have it all together. Expect inspiration, education and practical how-to’s for easily and consistently putting joy first in tiny little ways each day: adding-up to a life and career where instead of 'just getting by' you feel truly expressed, fulfilled and alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. A Real Life Joy First Day

    24 juin

    A Real Life Joy First Day

    Today was too hot to work. Schools shut, there were heat warnings and travel bans in London, and my garden office turned into a sauna. So instead of the day I had planned, I let the day become something else, and somewhere between a slow coffee with my father-in-law, a grocery shop where my brain refused to cooperate, a garden picnic, and water fight with the kids, and a barefoot evening watering the plants, I realised the whole day had been one big joy first experiment. This one is recorded late, off the cuff, and a bit un-edited (you get to see exactly how last-minute this show sometimes is). But showing you all of it felt like the honest thing and very in the spirit of what this season is all about: what joy actually looks like in the messy middle. Not the pretty, pre-planned, beautifully spacious version we put on a pedestal. In this episode: Why joy first living is a series of small choices (not one grand cinematic gesture)The "judgey clipboard lady" in your head, and what changes when she takes the day offWhy entrepreneurs never seem to get the free passes everyone else does How to keep a commitment without letting time-scarcity turn you into a jerkIntegrating joy into the chores and the to-do list, rather than treating it as separate Take the Joy FIrst Audit Substack: https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/t/joy-first-audit If this show gives you something, a review on Apple Podcasts helps more people find it. And come and find me on YouTube, where these episodes go up as videos too: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyFirstWorld/videos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min
  2. What Would Be Easy?

    10 juin

    What Would Be Easy?

    The first joy experiment: why ease is a better engine than discipline, and how to choose it. I wanted a cut flower garden for three years and did absolutely nothing about it, until I asked myself the question I've been putting to my clients for over a decade: what would be easy? ( £80 and 2 pre-treated wood 'build-your-own' kits later, I had one.) This is the first of the Season 4 joy experiments, and it's a big one: choosing ease and joy on purpose, and why that's a better engine than discipline. In this episode: • The two questions that change the energy you bring to just about everything, and why that energy is so important. • The dog-training science behind my dislike of the word discipline, drawn from years working with Victoria Stilwell • The honest caveat about joy vs comfort • Why frameworks make better scaffolding than gospel, and the human design insight (with Jazze Jervis) that reorganised how I work • Real "what would be easy" decisions, from the flat-pack flower beds to where values complicate convenience LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/FZgvz4V7VfsHow and why I ditched discipline: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZMyoCCsyN-/Forbes article | Comfort & Joy: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nelldebevoise/2026/06/09/comfort-and-joy-are-not-what-you-think/Find your colour personality type (the quiz): https://go.jnicholesmith.com/quizGo deeper with us on Substack @joyfirstworld: https://joyfirstworld.substack.comFree Summer Alignment Sessions on alignment: https://go.joyfirstworld.com/summerOur Joy First Founders' Circle community: https://go.joyfirstworld.com/jffcJazze's free 'Find your Human Design' tool: https://www.jazzejervis.com.au/generate-your-chart-nic  If this resonated, subscribe and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to a bit more joy. With love, xx Nic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  3. Colour is Free, Instant, and Everywhere. So Why Aren't We Using It?

    27 mai

    Colour is Free, Instant, and Everywhere. So Why Aren't We Using It?

    I have spent my career using colour as a precision instrument...For brands, for commercial photography, for building the kind of visual identity that makes people trust and buy. But somewhere along the way, I forgot to use it for myself. This is the first of our joy experiment episodes dedicated to colour, and it is a bit of a confession. Because even as a colour psychology expert, I got so caught up in life lifing, that I stopped consistently putting colour to work as an intentional joy practice on the day-to-day... Something I purposefully set out to rectify this year. In this episode I walk you through how that is changing: from the rainbow placemats pulled out of a cupboard, to the home renovation I have been putting off for five years, to getting my own colours done properly and discovering I am a Seaside even though my entire personality is Fireside. And the moment I realized doing in-person colour analysis for others, in Lancashire, is one of the most joyful things I have added back into my work. What we cover: — Why colour is one of the most underused joy tools we have (even though it is free and accessible right now) — The specific ways I am using colour for joy this year — The fear that stops most of us being brave with colour in our homes, and what I think it is really about — What happened when a colour expert finally got her own colours done — Why I started offering in-person colour consultations in Lancashire — What colour harmony actually feels like when you find it for yourself If you want to find your own colour and personality type, take the quiz: https://go.jnicholesmith.com/quiz And if you want to go deeper with your personal colours, including the AI tool I built to help you bridge what looks good on you with what you actually love, that is inside the Joy First Substack at https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/ - Available to founding members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  4. The Unglamorous Truth About Joy

    13 mai

    The Unglamorous Truth About Joy

    What if the most ordinary moment in your week turned out to be a joy ritual in disguise? In this episode, I'm sharing what I've been learning as I move deeper into my own 'Joy First experiments', and why the most surprising discoveries have had almost nothing to do with that big 'jump up and down' version of joy. Today we're talking about the science behind visual progress loops and how your mundane chores can genuinely light up your brain. We revisit the 10 Joy Codes and look at how a single ordinary activity can stack multiple codes at once. And I want to challenge the version of joy that most of us have been sold: the everything-is-amazing version that, if we're honest, isn't most of life. Sometimes joy is just medicine. Sometimes it's the thing that keeps you going, not the thing that goes in your feed. Key moments: • The neuroscience of why my most hated chore has become a major joy ritual for me because it feels so good • Why I started doubling down on when anxiety was at its peak • How the Joy Codes show up inside the smallest, most mundane activities • Why this season of the podcast is shifting toward real-time joy experiments, in the messy middle, with all the imperfections intact The Joy Codes Episode: https://joyfirstworld.com/blogs/joy-first-podcast/finding-your-joy-codes Take the Joy First Audit: https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/t/joy-first-audit Discover your Colour type: https://go.jnicholesmith.com/quiz The best glitter pens: https://calmoverchaos.co.uk/products/constellation-glitter-pens Arm Knitting in Lancashire: https://chunkyarmknit.com/ Painting Workshops UK: https://www.brushandtipple.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min
  5. The Purpose Audit

    29 avr.

    The Purpose Audit

    Have you ever hit a milestone you'd been working towards for years, only to sit in the silence afterwards and think, is this it? This is the finale episode of the Joy First Audit series: where we've been exploring the 6 categories of the Joy First audit, and today we're onto Category 6: Purpose. Meaning, growth, impact, & legacy. The thread that holds everything else together. In this episode I share my own pattern of "what now, what next" moments (which, as it turns out, have arrived almost like clockwork every four years) and explore why these moments aren't a sign you've lost your way. They're often a sign you've outgrown the version of yourself that built the thing you've already built. In this episode: Why the "what now" moment is almost always an important milestoneThe Harvard Study finding that proves the power of purpose for living long, healthy lifeWhat dog ownership and ikigai have in common (and what it tells us about how even the small stuff counts)Why most entrepreneurs start with fear-fuelled drive and eventually have to reckon with something else entirelyThe pain or pleasure question that unlocks more Whyfinding® sessions than any other Whether you scored 15/15 or felt every question land in a tender place, this episode is an invitation to start noticing what you're already chasing when it comes to being in service, and finding meaning in your life, business and storytelling. Get access to the audit on our substack: https://substack.com/@joyfirstworld Unlock the full AI-guided version with a paid subscription. Learn more about Whyfinding® sessions: https://go.joyfirstworld.com/branding Access the Whyfinding® co-pilot with Citrus: https://go.joyfirstworld.com/citrus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  6. The Environment Audit

    15 avr.

    The Environment Audit

    No matter what colours you choose, your environment is not neutral. The colours on your walls, the quality of your light, whether your bedroom feels like a sanctuary or a storage unit, these things are doing something to you, all the time. This episode, we're exploring Category 5 of the Joy First Audit: Environment. I scored reasonably high on this one (as I guess you'd probably expect) but then.... we found a leak in our downstairs closet, so all the floors have come up, and we've been living with industrial-sized dehumidifiers and fans running at full volume for weeks. We've just been told they will have to remain another two weeks. Once again, perfect timing to be having this conversation. In this episode, I'm exploring what happens to your sense of self when your environment is in chaos, some quick fixes to create more of the feelings you want in your spaces, and why 'aesthetic' isn't just superficial. KEY TAKEAWAYS • The five environmental factors that most consistently affect mood and nervous system regulation (according to research) • Why the colour of your walls, your light quality, and even the clutter level in your space matter more than we give them credit for • The 'What should I pick' dilemma, and the one question to answer first to get what you want in the spaces you get to choose • What the Joy First Audit's 'Environment' category is really asking, and how to use your score as a starting point for adding more joy to your spaces TAKE THE AUDIT Take the full Joy First Audit on Substack: https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/p/the-joy-first-audit EXPLORE MORE: Take the Colour Personality Quiz: https://go.jnicholesmith.com/quiz Learn about Colour Joy (free when you become a founding member on Substack): https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/p/getting-started-with-colour-joy-1 CTA If this episode resonated, please share it with someone who you know will love it too 🧡 This is how together, we'll spark the #joyfirstrevolution Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min
  7. The Joy Audit

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    The Joy Audit

    I'm recording this episode from my bed, at 6:30pm, surrounded by laundry, with a partially sedated dog, and with maybe 15 minutes before my kids come home. I cannot think of a more perfect setting for a conversation about joy. Because joy usually isn't the Instagram version. Sometimes it's survival. Sometimes it's taking 20 minutes out to nip to the garden centre to get covered in manure to make a place for happy plants before the dentist appointment and the school run, and attempting to figure out dinner for everyone in a kitchen with no floors and industrial fans and dehumidifiers making you mysteriously nauseous. Sometimes it's putting the kids' clothes away with love and intention, instead of racing through it. This is the Joy category of the Joy First Audit: welcome to the real face of joy in the messy middle. Key things we get into:The four versions of joy (and why most of us only count one of them)What the big battleground that feels really present this weekMy score: what it means and what it doesn'tWhy the gap between "laughter and play" joy and "survival" joy mattersSome BIG BIG news I've been dying to share with you: a milestone that feels very connected to everything this season has been about Links: Take the Joy First Audit: https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/p/the-joy-first-audit The 'Joy Codes' episode: https://joyfirstworld.com/blogs/joy-first-podcast/finding-your-joy-codes Find us on Substack: joyfirstworld.substack.com https://substack.com/@joyfirstworld Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyFirstWorld/videos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  8. The Connection Audit

    18 mars

    The Connection Audit

    Did you know the longest-running happiness study in history (Harvard) found that the number one predictor of a long, healthy, joyful life wasn't money or success, it was the quality of your relationships? So why does connection feel like the first thing we sacrifice when life gets full? In this episode of the Joy First Audit series, I'm sharing my score for Category 3: Connection... and even though I came in at 14/15, there's a lot more going on beneath the surface. We go into: • The difference between not being alone and actually feeling seen • What's happening in marriages and intimate relationships as we enter our forties (and why so many women are quietly renegotiating everything) • Real vs superficial friendships: and how I've been looking locally to find something that feels nourishing • The people-pleasing and guilt thread that runs through almost every connection question in the audit • Why self-connection is the bank account that funds all the rest This one gets honest about perimenopause, neurodivergence, the IDGAF era, and what it actually takes to feel genuinely connected when your nervous system is running on empty. If you want to take the Joy First Audit for yourself, you can find it on our Substack @joyfirstworld. Free members get the analog version. Paid members get access to a custom AI co-pilot that walks you through the audit and helps you take your next steps. Next week: The Joy Audit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
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Finding joy in survival mode.   This bi-weekly show is for high-capacity women who find themselves entering their IDGAF era. We explore what it looks like to find, choose and share joy when life is full, work is loud and you have lost the will (and ability) to keep pretending you have it all together. Expect inspiration, education and practical how-to’s for easily and consistently putting joy first in tiny little ways each day: adding-up to a life and career where instead of 'just getting by' you feel truly expressed, fulfilled and alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Création
    J.Nichole Smith
  • Années d’activité
    2024 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    49
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © J.Nichole Smith
  • Site web de l’émission
    Joy First®

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