Plan Simple with Mia Moran

“Self-confidence starts when you decide ‘I am going to start to create a relationship with myself’.”  –Candy Motzek Self-confidence. We need to step into it as women. I lead off my conversation with Candy Motzek coach of coaches with discussion of self-confidence. Confidence is actually two things — an emotion that ebbs and flows and something deeper inside, a more core piece of us, inner-confide...

“The promise with exquisitely aligned is that we become more intuitive. We become our own inspiration.” –Gina Vincent Frightened and enlightened? Or run for the hills? How do you face intimidating invitations from the universe? I’m really excited to dig into this question with Gina Vincent, a transformation expert who helps women be more aligned. I often say planning is deciding in advance. I also...

“When you decide from a place of self-love about anything in your life, that's when your choices start to stick.” –Tess Masters Can you eat Oreos and be healthy? Tess Masters, author of The Blender Girl and creator of SK60® health programs says yes. It’s all about balance — and not judging ourselves. Obsessing about food and letting food choices rule the rest of your life isn’t healthy. What if in...

“Our bodies are truly magnificent and really resilient.” –Amanda Hinman Dreading or hating menopause? Feeling it’s all downhill from here? It doesn’t have to be.  I’m talking with Amanda Hinman, a functional medical health consultant, who helps women optimize health by balancing hormones naturally. You can write a different story for your health later in life. One of the problems we face is o...

“We're coming to a place in time where life itself is making us go inner world focused.” –Kristin Hanggi There’s more than the hero’s journey. Kristin Hanggi and I are talking about the heroine’s journey and feminine productivity. Kristin is a multi passionate director, writer, producer, artist, and poet, who compares the hero’s journey — or the outer world journey — and the heroine’s journey...

“Don't put a timeline on your dreams. Put a timeline on your action.” –Jadah Sellner What if you slow down? What if you stop hustling? I’m so excited to talk with Jadah Sellner, author of She Builds, about slowing down, avoiding burnout, and still reaching your goals. Jadah says one of her superpowers is being connected with what matters most in any given moment. This superpower helps her not feel...

“Get out of fight or flight so you can hear your heart.” –Denise Walsh Too many tabs open in your head? Denise Walsh and I talk about the cascading effects of chronic stress and multitasking (I bet you have 16 million plates spinning too). Let’s close some of those tabs with this conversation. Remember How to Dream Your dream life starts with a dream, but sometimes we’re so burnt out we don’t even...

“You live feeling like you're not enough because you really aren't being enough.” –Jill Avey Are you diluting yourself? Spreading yourself thin and feeling like you aren’t doing enough, because you aren't being enough? I’m talking with Jill Avey about saying no, second acts, and stepping up to the next level. Jill helps women who are at the director and VP levels get promoted to the next level up—...

 “The first step of moving to the more masculine pieces of the job search is pulling back to the feminine and being like, am I taking really good care of myself right now? ” –Nic Frick Recessions, layoffs, pivots, career pauses, and resume gaps… Nic Frick knows you can get a job you love in spite of these things. She’s about to birth a baby and a book called How to Get Any Job You Want , and...

“It takes a long time to become young.” — Pablo Picasso Do you ever feel depleted and tired, like you never make time for yourself? If so, you don’t need to wait for your birthday month to take some time for yourself. However, as a giver, sometimes having a specific reason to ask for help can make it easier. On this episode of the PlanSimple Podcast, I take you behind the scenes of my birthday mon...

“Meditation, journaling, time and nature — if anybody was to pick one of those three with the intention being an observer of your thoughts, your life will shift and it will shift fast.” –Nicole Crone Our thoughts are power! I’m excited to talk with Nicole Crone cultivating and manifesting your best life through the power of your thoughts and feelings. We define words that get thrown around like mi...

We need to slow down, and slowing down actually just means having some boundaries. –Amy Mangueira Recovering chaser of busy Amy Mangueira lost hearing in one ear before she slowed down enough to realize something was wrong. We talk about burnout, our need to slow down, and how to stop chasing busy (even if we want to be a great mom, make money, and follow our fitness goals.) You can still be drive...

“We are all creative. Creativity is a survival strategy.” –Miriam Schulman Goodbye starving artist stereotype. Miriam Schulman left Wall Street and became a thriving artist. We talk about how she found her purpose and learned to work the business side of art. Her book, podcast, and signature coaching program help other artists turn their art into businesses. It starts with mindset. So often we try...

“You need to build the muscles in order to strengthen your sage so that it's there ready with a bit of a louder voice than the saboteur voice.” –Jackie Meek What if your mind served you … instead of working against you? I’m really excited to talk with Jackie Meek about getting off the roller coaster of “the mom juggle.” Our brain OFTEN defaults to the negative, but we can learn to choose how to re...

You’ve probably heard me reference FLOW365 or FLOW365ers on the show. This is our community for women balancing BUSINESS, MOTHERHOOD (often kids are in the teen and young adult phases), and changing BODIES (because we are no longer in 30-year old bodies).  “There's something about the women that are drawn to this group that show up here. It's a level of support that I've never experienced bef...

“There's nothing the nervous system doesn’t affect. It affects our physical health, our mental and emotional health, our spiritual health, how we set goals, our relationships, whatever we're creating in the world.”  –Kelly Lubeck Is your nervous system triggered? It is … but there’s something you can do about it. I’m really excited to talk with Kelly Lubeck, a healing practitioner with lots o...

“There's a difference between productivity and focus. There's a difference between getting more done and getting the right things done.” –Megan Flatt What if it’s not about being productive? What if it’s about being focused? I’ve got business coach Megan Flatt back on the show to talk about focus and rethinking all of our ideas about productivity. Wanna get stuff done? Don’t worry. We’ll talk abou...

“What we think we want is often not what we truly want … We have to give ourselves permission to have what we want.” –Jill Hope What does your voice of desire say? That’s one question Jill Hope asks. Jill is a money mindset coach for women, or as I like to say an abundance coach. The voice of desire is one of 5 voices that Jill teaches to help women unlock the blueprint to unleash our money-making...

“How do we stretch our joy and give ourselves permission for more and more joy, not only to choose things for joy, but to accept joy?” –Laura West What if you opened your wild creative heart? Helping people do that in business is business coach Laura West’s mission. If you have trouble giving yourself permission to seek joy or can’t imagine how joy and business go together, you need this conversat...

“I think of self-care as taking care of my body, mind, energy and soul. I have learned to take this role very seriously because it is foundational to all that I do at work and home.” I was definitely sold early on the idea that self-care is getting a pedicure, a regular massage, or going to yoga class. Two problems with this. First, both are pretty big things! Second, they made me think of self-ca...

Are you sick of the word self-care? For me, it got really overused, and it became one more thing to do right! I was definitely sold on the idea that self-care is getting a pedicure, a regular massage, or going to yoga class— these are pretty big things! Problem is that they made me think of self-care as something “extra,” as a luxury.  I would like to offer that self-care is necessary. On thi...

Reclaim that intimacy between the two of you outside of the setting where you parent, work, do your normal life.  –Christal Allen Has your relationship taken a backseat to everything else in your life? I’m really excited to talk with Christal Allen, a certified Life & Relationship coach, about how we can reconnect and work through some of the stuff that gets in the way of a satisfying rel...

A lot of people who have really big dreams and visions and incredible messages for the world shoot themselves down, because they don't think it's possible –Ashley Luldlow What are you doing in 2023? Not sure yet? That’s okay. Take some time to dream big and get excited about your vision. I’m talking with Ashley Ludlow, a multi-passionate entrepreneur and mama, who runs a digital media agency and i...

“If your culture or tradition doesn't have the specific ritual you are craving, then you are absolutely permitted to make up a ceremony of your own devising, fixing your own broken-down emotional systems with all the do-it-yourself resourcefulness of a generous plumber/poet.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert What do we mean by ritual? For me ritual is about mindfulness, more pause, and connection. It brings in...

“Planning is choosing in advance, so you can decide from a place of calm.” – Mia Moran I have shared a lot about how this is my favorite time of year. solmigadesign@gmail.com ove lights, trees, presents, family-time, the feeling of the winter holiday — AND I also love the challenge and opportunity of practicing being my true self in a time with lots of obstacles. One of the choices I am making thi...