Plan Simple with Mia Moran

“Real conversations lead to opportunities and opportunities lead to sales.” –Sue B. Zimmerman You can’t outsource conversations. Sue B. Zimmerman, specialist in intentional online marketing and simplifying social media strategy believes Instagram conversations are great for business. It’s about building trust and engaging in conversations, but that doesn’t have to take hours. Sue shows us how soci...

“The Oracle cards are simply a method for spirit, God source, or your spirit team or a loved one to speak to you.” –Patty Lennon From corporate to business coach to spiritual guide — Patty Lennon takes us on a wild ride and shows what happens when you really listen to your intuition and guides. Patty Lennon is the resident oracle expert for Pause Magazine. She does a card pull for each issue and h...

“It's always an option for you to want to do incredible things.” –S.E. Martin Not sure what’s next? I’m talking with writer S.E. Martin who has continued to evolve with the support of FLOW365. Shauna’h went from career and mom with little kids to side hustles and travels in Spain to published author. It’s been amazing watching her evolve. We featured her books in our Romance Collection in Pause Ma...

“We're all creative. We just lose track of that at times, but you don't need to do much to get started. We all have an artist inside of us.” –Holly Becker “What haven't I done yet that maybe I could do that would make other people happy?” That’s the guiding question to Holly Becker’s business world. Holly is an artist and multi-passionate entrepreneur who writes books, teaches, classes, does inter...

“I was in the shower recently and thought, 'Man, if I can make this happen every year for myself to be in FLOW365, it changes the game. Period.'" —Heather If you've ever felt like you're juggling your business, your family, your health, and your dreams, and wondering why it all feels so overwhelming, this conversation is for you. Heather is a shamanically trained intuitive healer, Reiki practition...

“Now we're showing up in full Technicolor and saying, ‘This is who I am.’” –Sheila Darcey When you turn 50, two things happen: you don't give a hoot about what other people think … and you start to really understand and embrace your power. I’m really excited to talk with Sheila Darcey, a visionary artist and the author of Sketch by Sketch, about how she claimed herself as an artist and developed a...

“People think once you hit retirement age you're in decline, but we really have the most amazing years ahead of us.” –Nadja Piatka You’re not too old to reinvent yourself. Whether it’s getting stronger, launching a new business, or eating healthy, you can start anytime. I’m really excited to talk with Nadja Piatka, a health influencer in her 70s, who is living proof. Nadja lost everything and hit...

What if the thing you're creating today actually began decades ago? In this solo episode, I'm sharing the story behind the first print edition of Pause Magazine—and how a dream that started more than 25 years ago finally found its way into the world. From buying domain names in my twenties, to creating an early online magazine while raising three young children, to launching Pause at 50, this epis...

One prom-night emergency. A week in the hospital with my daughter. A college move-out. A college graduation. A forgotten passport. A magazine launch. And somehow, through it all, I stayed present. In this episode, I'm sharing what the past month taught me about time, planning, capacity, and what it really means to "have it all." The biggest lesson wasn't about getting more done. It was about learn...

“You spend less than you earn every month . . . This is the basis of all personal finance.” –Lori Atwood Feeling behind with money? Money stuff = anxiety for too many of us. There’s shame and guilt involved, and a sense we don’t know what we should know. At 50, I have a gazillion questions and it’s time to stop fretting and start learning. Lori Atwood, founder of Fearless Finance, is here to answe...

“When your business model is really optimized, the money's good. You have the kind of lifestyle you want. You have the kind of income you want. You're working towards your legacy and it meets your why.” –Carolyn Herfurth Is a fuzzy business model slowing you down? Carolyn Herfurth is a strategist and business model geek, and we’re diving into something a lot of us don’t have clear when we start ou...

“I know in advance what my body and soul need in order for me to call it a summer that feels just how I want summer to feel.” – Mia Moran We think summer will take care of itself. It’s a go with the flow time, a less structured time, a different time — and it really needs a plan. Your summer plan needs to honor the vibe of the season and keep you connected to the things you want in this season. I’...

“Summer needs a slightly different plan layered on top of your 90-day plan.” –Mia Do you ever lose sight of your goals over the summer — or get resentful because other things are happening? Routines and schedules change. You’re traveling or having visitors. There’s often a desire for spontaneity that’s different from the rest of the year. And it’s hot, our energy may dip, even as longer days feel...

“Once I put the plan in place, I have to let go of it, meaning that there needs to be space in my life to listen to my intuition.” –Dr. Mary Sanders You are highly intuitive. Are you listening and trusting the golden nuggets you are receiving? I’m talking with Dr. Mary Sanders, a chiropractor, a medical intuitive, and a positive psychologist about intuition, energy, and grounding. Mary’s story, li...

“What would happen if I spent a whole day on my body, mind and soul?” –Mia What would you do if you focused on YOU for a month? I get really intentional about planning my birthday month, and I’m going to show you how to do that so you can plan for your birthday month too. If your birthday is far away, go put a reminder in your calendar two weeks before your birthday with the link to this episode....

“If it ain't joyful, I ain't doing that shit.” –M. Shannon Hernandez I’m talking to M. Shannon Hernandez, author of Practical Joy: Simple Tools to Cultivate More Joy Every Day and founder of Joyful Business Revolution. She opens with her mantra: If it ain’t joyful, I ain’t doing that shit,” and we dive in from there. Shannon explains the difference between joy and happiness this way: Joy is an ins...

Why does follow-through sometimes feel impossible—even when you know what you want? In this episode, I’m diving into one of the most overlooked (and powerful) parts of the FLOW planning process: vision . This step is something you can access in minutes, even seconds, to help you move forward when you feel stuck. If you’ve been feeling frozen, overwhelmed, or like you “just can’t move,” this isn’t...

“That's why the natal chart is so cool and human design and gene keys are these beautiful tools that give us permission to be ourselves.” –Danielle Hendrickson I’m a Gemini. For a long time, that’s all I knew about astrology. But it fascinated me. Turns out, all I knew was my Sun sigh, and I’m really interested in Moons, because the moon maps to the feminine cycle. I’m excited to share this conver...

If follow-through feels harder than it should, the problem might not be your plan. It might be that you’re skipping the most important step. In this episode, Mia shares why getting centered is essential to productivity and how a simple pause can shift everything. Learn how centering helps you stop repeating the past, connect to your future self, and actually follow through on what matters. Plus, d...

“Make sure that you're not just posting and running away.” –Nina Froriep How do we start to use LinkedIn in a really smart way? I’ll admit I have mixed feelings, but I’m trying to embrace it. There’s no one better to help do that than Nina Froriep, a content + engagement strategist and a LinkedIn personal brand builder. My first aha from Nina — LinkedIn likes and rewards consistency and engagement...

“When you are multi-passionate, you are invited to exercise your muscle of presence and priorities and capacity.” –Tess Masters What if being multipassionate was your greatest gift — not a flaw? Tess Masters embraces her multipassionate life. She runs an amazing nutrition platform, which helps women over 40, be healthy again and lose weight and have energy and sleep and not have hot flashes. But s...

Concentrating during chaos can feel impossible — especially when life is unpredictable, confusing, and messy (hello, snowstorms… and everything else happening in the world). In this episode, I’m sharing a simple metaphor I couldn’t stop thinking about: the trees outside my window. It really struck me that nature isn’t fighting chaotic weather — it’s prepared for it. We’ll talk about why your brain...

“Boring isn’t about making life smaller — it’s about finally doing what I said I wanted to do.” —Mia My highly passionate, creative, maybe ADHD, manifesting generator — or simply feeling scattered — sisters, I hope you find one piece in here that helps you. I’ve chosen “boring” as my word of the year. The need for boring energy has shown up through the health challenges of the past two years — a d...

“Curiosity is a foundation for connection.” –Nathalie Pincham Doing everything you’re supposed to do and just running on fumes? Knowing you’re good at what you do (but starting to wonder) because business is floundering? You’re not alone! And there are things you can do. I’m diving into that with coach Nathalie Pincham. Nathalie works with people on both strategy and success mindset. That includes...

“When we’re planning our year, we’re at eagle view. When we’re living our day, we’re at mouse view—and we don’t want to mix those up.” - Mia If you’ve ever felt behind because you didn’t start your “year plan” on January 1st, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Plan Simple Podcast, I’m sharing why I love a 12-month plan you can start anytime—and the simple framework I use to create a c...