Plan Simple with Mia Moran

Mia Moran
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Bestselling author and life coach Mia Moran serves up the Plan Simple Podcast for women who want to ditch overwhelm and wear all their hats with ease. Listen for inspirational interviews, informative workshops, and really practical planning strategies, so that following through becomes easy and joyful! We look at all aspects of life —food, health, motherhood, relationships, home, spirituality, productivity, entrepreneurship, and more — so that your whole self feels supported.

  1. Staying Consistent to Grow Your Network with Nina Froriep

    14H AGO

    Staying Consistent to Grow Your Network with Nina Froriep

    “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. It’s not enough to just put stuff out there. You really want to engage with people who comment on your posts and go like or comment on others. You want to keep the conversation going. You need to be there. You need a professional presence that tells who you are and what you do. Nina and I dig into how much and how to make the most of that time. We talk about: Engagement can go along way even without posting (and why you should still post)What the algorithm rewards nowHow often to post and how to get more engagementCreating an editorial calendar to balance thought leadership and eventsEasy ways to add content that engagesReusing what you have ABOUT NINA Nina is a LinkedIn™ featured LinkedIn Brand Builder and a Content and Engagement Strategist for Creators, Coaches + Consultants. She works with service-based entrepreneurs and visual artists to create strategies and digital content so they can grow their companies organically and elevate the conversations they're having in their areas of expertise. Nina is a “recovering” film producer and documentary filmmaker. She’s seen it all, from the early days on independent features to big national TVcommercials, corporate mega-shows, and Emmy award-winning documentaries, including one she produced and directed called Abraham's Children. Nina is a visual artist, and loves spending time outdoors, especially in her native Switzerland, with her owner Tigger, an 11-pound Dachshund mix who has her well trained. LINKS https://clockwiseproductions.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-froriep/ DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens. Even though we want big change, it’s really little things done over and over that make the difference. So pick a doable thing. Put it in your calendar. Weave it through your days for a week and then move on to the next one. It will have a snowball effect. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: BE CONSISTENT. Pick two days a week to post and do it every week. Put it in your calendar. Block off the time to write it. Get it out there.ENGAGE. Keep the conversation going. Go comment (18 words or more!) on posts by people you know. Respond to comments on your posts. Respond to another commenter. Build real engagement. Struggle to post consistently? Show up and engage consistently first.ASK A QUESTION. Ask smart questions. Ask people which of three covers they like and why. You can use a question as a post or at the end of a post. You can reply to a comment with a question. Give people something to respond to.

    49 min
  2. Multipassionate with Tess Masters

    MAR 12

    Multipassionate with Tess Masters

    “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 she doesn’t stop there. She’s an actress, speaker, podcaster, chef, and author too. As an Enneagram 7, she doesn’t want limits, and she is so expansive. We talk about how she thrives in her multipassionate life and about her food/wellness program (because food affects everything we do!) We talk about: Knowing your boundaries and making choices — and how boundaries can be fluid and change at different seasons times in your life.Modeling self-care and compassion as a coach — and how people often respond better than you expectWhat we can learn about our relationship with food and how we choose to nourish ourselvesThe power of coaches and communities to help us see what’s hard to see from the insideLearning to lean into the pause and a slower pace, to luxuriate and evolveMaking food joyful, not drudgery or a list of restrictions ABOUT TESS Tess Masters is a wellness coach, speaker, podcaster, chef, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend published by Penguin Random House. You can find hundreds of easy recipes at theblendergirl.com. Tess and her team of dietitians have helped over 30,000 people get healthy using science-based food and lifestyle strategies. The “Good, Better, or Best, Not Perfect” philosophy of the programs encourages participants to empower themselves in all parts of their lives to find a balance of self-care and fun! Tess and her health tips and recipes have been featured in the L.A Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Real Simple, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Clean Eating, Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, Yahoo Living, the Today show, Fox, Home & Family, and many other media outlets. As a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess has collaborated with many brands, including KitchenAid, Vitamix, Williams-Sonoma, Four Seasons, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Silk, So Delicious, and many others. Tess has a passion for sharing stories that inspire people to go after what they want. On her podcast, It Has To Be Me, she interviews trailblazers about how they conquer fear to take action on the things they’re dreaming about. LINKS skinny60.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/https://www.pinterest.com.au/theblendergirl/https://twitter.com/theblendergirlhttps://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl TESS ON PLANSIMPLE It Has To Be You with Tess MastersEmpowered Food Choices with Tess MastersEat to Thrive with Tess MastersThe Skinny with Tess MastersBlend It with Tess Masters DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens. But here's the thing: when we have a goal, a wish, a desire bubbling up in us, it can feel really huge. Sometimes we stop ourselves in our tracks based on how huge our desire feels. Change needs action, but it doesn't need huge action. When we focus on the next step, the next Doable Change that we can integrate into our lives, we don’t get stuck and we create momentum. Choose one Doable Change that resonates with you today and really play with it. Fit it into your life, your days, make it work for you — then move on to your next Doable Change. Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation: CHOOSE SELF-CARE. Self-care and compassion make such a difference, but sometimes we back off from them because we don’t want to disappoint others. Think about the last time somebody modeled self-care and how you reacted. Try an act of self-care yourself.WHO ARE YOU NOW? Where are you getting stuck in old stories? Who are you now? I was once really dogmatic about food. It served me well at the time, but now, not so much. Are the decisions you would have made a decade ago that feel different now? Slow down and look at the boundaries and decisions in your life now. Are you working from an old story?CHECK OUT SKINNY60. I’ve done this program several times and I keep learning more and adjusting to my now body. Take a few minutes to explore this program to see if it might help you reclaim your health and navigate this stage of life in your body (which, of course affects everything else).

    1h 10m
  3. Concentrating During Chaos

    FEB 26

    Concentrating During Chaos

    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 interprets chaos as a threat (and why your nervous system will always prioritize survival over productivity), how decision fatigue and fragmented attention make it harder to focus, and what to do instead. Using a tree framework — roots, trunk, branches, and seasons — you’ll explore how to get more rooted in what doesn’t change, simplify what you’re trying to do right now, stay committed without rigidity, and let this season be the season it is. If you’ve been overwhelmed, second-guessing everything, researching instead of choosing, or feeling like everything needs a reevaluation… this one is for you.

    49 min
  4. Why I’m Choosing “Boring” This Year

    FEB 17

    Why I’m Choosing “Boring” This Year

    “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 diagnosis that led to brain surgery, a series of illnesses, and recently falling and breaking my arm and sacrum. And surprisingly, saying boring has helped me finally follow through — actually doing the things I know will create the life and goals I want. As I lean into this word, I’m learning a lot. Here are some of the biggest lessons so far: 1. Avoid Shiny Objects Have you ever gone to post something on social media and resurfaced 90 minutes later unsure what happened — and the post isn’t even a thought anymore? Me. All the time. But I’m changing that. Boring means going in with intention, doing the thing I came to do, and leaving before the distractions take over. 2. Notice the Negative Behaviors That Pretend to Help I’m really good at rushing and multitasking — but I miss things, slip and fall, and lose focus. Sometimes what feels connecting or exciting is actually avoidance. Watching a show can feel cozy, but sometimes it replaces harder conversations or needed rest. Choosing boring brings me back to what I actually said I wanted. 3. Follow My Own Needs (Not Outside Expectations) If you feel like you have to post constantly or send daily emails because “that’s how business works,” you might be following someone else’s priorities. Same with life. Sending kids to school sick because they’re supposed to go? That’s another outside rule that I choose to break. Working sick. I go inward before I decide what I’m going to do. Boring asks: what rhythm actually works for me? Choose alignment over expectation. 4. Do One Thing Really Well As a highly creative, multi-passionate person, this is hard — and it comes up constantly in coaching. But constraints are powerful. When you focus on one thing at a time and do it well, it’s deeply satisfying — and often moves you forward faster. 5. Simplify to Reduce Decision Fatigue When you simplify your calendar and choose to do less, you remove constant decision-making. And when decisions decrease, energy increases — especially for the uncomfortable but meaningful work. 6. Simplicity Is Hard — But Transformational We resist simplifying, even when we know it helps. But slowing down, simplifying, and focusing allow us to actually move forward instead of spinning in possibility. You might notice overlap in these lessons — and that’s the point. Simplify. Slow down. Focus. Do the things that really matter. How could that serve you this year? 7. What’s Your Word? And if boring is not what you are here to play with. What are the big lessons you need to learn from your word of the year? DOABLE CHANGESIf any of this resonated, here are three ways to experiment with your own version of “boring” this week: SIMPLIFY YOUR CALENDAR What’s one thing you could remove next week? Where are the bottlenecks or overwhelm points? What could you decide in advance? PICK ONE THING Instead of trying seven or eight things — even if you’re great at multitasking — what happens if you choose ONE and do it really well? DOES THIS SERVE ME? Pause and ask: does this actually support what I want? Does watching a show create connection — or avoid conversation? Are you staying up past bedtime to do it? What might you be saying no to without realizing it?

    43 min
  5. Curiosity as a Growth Strategy with Nathalie Pincham

    FEB 10

    Curiosity as a Growth Strategy with Nathalie Pincham

    “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 figuring out what’s holding you back, and it could be what made you successful to this point. She’s created a series of 10 archetypes that can help you understand yourself and your business and believes in the power of curiosity. We talk about: Reconnecting with your purpose — and getting help figuring out what’s blocking youProfit vs. revenue — figuring out your numbersWhy you shouldn’t be doing everything in your business just because you canBetter questions to ask than “what do you do?”What opens up when we stay curiousBringing more intentionality and connecting to purpose to all things ABOUT NATHALIE Nathalie Pincham of Your Success Tonic offers strategic coaching for visionary leaders and founders and believes one curious question can change the whole trajectory of your week (or your business!). LINKS https://www.yoursuccesstonic.com/https://www.yoursuccesstonic.com/quizhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaliepincham/ DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is how change happens. Often we feel like our actions have to be huge to match the bigness of our desires, but we have seen over and over and over again that the little things add up. By stacking up a series of Doable Changes, you will create that big change that you crave. Choose the one that really resonates with you this week and really make it part of your life. Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation: ANCHOR IN YOUR WHY. If you’re feeling like things aren’t working, take some time to remember your why. Why are you doing this? What really matters? Remind yourself that you are doing something valuable and have something important to share. This allows you to start building your business from a place of strength.ASK DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. Instead of asking “What do you do?”, ask people: What do you need? What drives you? What inspires you? Be curious about them. See what opens up when you ask questions that let people show you more of themselves.COACH FROM CURIOSITY. In conversations with clients, stay curious. Leave your assumptions aside. Ask questions about what’s coming up for your client, how they are feeling based on their face and their words. Pause if you find yourself too tied up in strategy to be curious. Check in with your curiosity.

    42 min
  6. You Can Start Now: Benefits of a 12-Month Plan

    FEB 4

    You Can Start Now: Benefits of a 12-Month Plan

    “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 calming, big-picture map for the next year of your life and business. There’s a reframe I come back to often, and I share it in this episode: we often overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year. This episode is an invitation to stop waiting for the “right” time and start creating a 12-month plan that meets you where you are and supports who you’re becoming. I also share a personal story about what it’s looked like for me to receive very real invitations to slow down—and why having a 12-month plan helps me stay grounded, focused, and flexible when life changes in an instant. In this episode, I talk about:Why January 1st is often the hardest time to force a full-year planHow a 12-month plan can start whenever you’re ready (February, your birthday, September—any time)The difference between planning from eagle view (big picture) and mouse view (day-to-day), and why mixing them creates overwhelmHow I review the past year without judgment and mine it for clarityThe framework I use to create a one-page “year map” I can actually live withWhy seeing your year on the wall is surprisingly calmingHow to plan for real life—health, family, work, and uncertainty—without losing momentum The elements of my 12-Month PlanIn this episode, I walk you through the planning process I use inside FLOW365—a process designed to help you see the year clearly without turning it into a massive to-do list. I start by choosing a word for the year. This word becomes a lens for decisions, boundaries, and how I meet challenges as they come up. It helps me ask, What would this look like if I honored this word? From there, I create four vision statements, one for each area of life I want to hold in balance: food & wellness, lifestyle, OM (my inner life and nervous system), and work. These are written in the present tense, so they act more like anchors or mantras than distant goals. Next, I narrow each vision into three points of focus per area. These are the few things I’m committed to paying attention to over the next 12 months—simple, clear, and realistic. This keeps the year intentional without becoming overwhelming. I also choose a card for the year—an intuitive pull that reinforces the themes I’m working with and offers guidance when I need perspective or reassurance. Finally, I identify what feels like the biggest obstacle to living this year well and pair it with a quote that helps me meet that challenge with steadiness and compassion. Together, these elements create a one-page “map” for the year—something I can return to again and again as life unfolds. Doable ChangeI have one doable change from this episode: schedule when you will do your yearly plan. Whether you do it on your own or with support, put the time on your calendar. Choose a date, clear the space, and give yourself the gift of planning the next 12 months with intention. If you want to do this with me, I’m hosting a free live 3-hour planning session on February 13, where we’ll create your 12-month plan together, step by step. You can sign up at plansimple.com/workshop.

    58 min
  7. Connection as a Growth Strategy with Dana Hilmer

    JAN 29

    Connection as a Growth Strategy with Dana Hilmer

    “Our success, our happiness, our life depends on the people we know and the relationships we have.” –Dana Hilmer Do you have an Abundance spreadsheet? I have one that includes clients, past clients, partners, people I want to connect with. Sometimes it guides my connection … and sometimes I just start reaching out and serving people. Because more connection is amazing. I’m so excited about Dana Hilmer, the Unretirement Transition Coach, about her own transitions and the upswing many of us find ourselves on in our 50s. Dana thrives on connection in her business and life and we talk a lot about what that looks like. Dana shared a tip in issue 3 of Pause Magazine that I loved. We started our conversation with her 3x3 Connect practice. Basically, each day you connect with three new people, follow up with three people, and serve three people. We also talk about: Actually connecting and getting to know people instead of playing a numbers gameLetting curiosity lead the way and sharing with excitement rather than it being transactionalHow to organize your contacts and when to let it be organicConnecting first and sprinkling serving throughout the dayGetting out of our heads and feeling awkward about reaching outExtending your gratitude practice ABOUT DANA Dana Hilmer is an UnRetirement transition coach. She’s the founder of Wiser and Free, where her mission is to help people navigate their (un)retirement journey to create a life of more freedom, purpose and possibility. With over a decade of experience as a personal leadership and midlife reinvention expert, she’s helped hundreds of people realize their potential and navigate big life transitions to create their next act with confidence, excitement and peace of mind. When not working she is spending time with family and friends, trying new experiences (last year it was pottery and improv!) and doing anything that gets her into the great outdoors. She lives in Madison, CT with her husband and is the proud mom of three young adult sons. LINKS https://www.wiserandfree.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/danahilmer/https://www.instagram.com/dana.hilmer/Pause Magazine DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: 3x3 CONNECT CHALLENGE. See what happens if you try this practice for a week. Each day, connect with three new people, follow up with three people, and serve three people every day. Serving people might look like commenting on or sharing something they’ve posted, but the gesture is one of service.BLOCK TIME FOR YOUR MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT. It’s easy to get caught up in our clients' needs and the little tasks. Block 1–2 hours every day (or 1 day a week) for your most important project. What happens when you actually hold that time for the thing that moves things forward?EXTEND YOUR GRATITUDE PRACTICE. Every day, write down something that happened that day that you’re grateful for, something good that happened. Then answer this questions: What did I do that allowed for that?

    51 min
  8. Connect to Inner Guides with Heather Dressel

    12/19/2025

    Connect to Inner Guides with Heather Dressel

    “Take what resonates, add your own magic and swipe left on the rest.” –Heather Dressel Winter calls us inward, but the world can be noisy. What if you could get quiet enough to hear your inner guides? I’m so excited to have Heather Dressel — I call her the intuition whisperer — back on the show. We tend to love spring and summer, the energy of creation and productivity. Winter can look so still and lifeless, but so much is percolating under the snow — and within. Tending to our winter energy can lead to greater growth. That said, there is a lot to distract us from that this time of year. Add to that the programming deeply ingrained in most of us to keep pushing and striving all the time. Learning to get quiet and go inward can be challenging — even if it is appealing to you. We talk about: How going inward can feel amazing for introverts and the need to balance that with emergingBeing gentle with yourself as you learn to get quiet — it’s okay if it’s uncomfortableForgetting about all or nothing and remembering our ability to begin again and againGetting curious to shift practices that aren’t working in a particular seasonTuning into your inner guiding voice, not your inner mean girl squad and learning to trustTools — like music and oracle decks — to help you tap in ABOUT HEATHER Heather Dressel is the founder of Divinely Sensitive and the Hear Her podcast. Heather is a highly sensitive empath herself, and launched her business to lead a community of women who identify as highly sensitive or empaths or both. Divinely Sensitive provide resources and support as they learn to honor their unique sensitivities and unleash their superpowers. LINKS https://www.divinelysensitive.com/https://www.instagram.com/divinelysensitive/https://www.facebook.com/divinelysensitive/Hear Her: Sitting in Your ShitHear Your Intuition with Heather DresselDivinely Sensitive with Heather Dressel DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: INNER INQUIRY. Close your eyes and ask a simple question to your heart's beat: How is my heart today? What do I need today? You don’t have to be sitting in meditation to do this. You can do it throughout your day, so it doesn’t become another thing on your to do list.SIT FOR 3 MINUTES. Set a timer for three minutes, close your eyes and sit quietly. It’s okay if it feel uncomfortable or if you find yourself checking your timer or shifting your body. Try to sit through that. This practice changes as you get used to it. Be kind to yourself as you start.MUSIC MEDITATION. Ask for a potent message. Hit shuffle play on playlist. Listen. See what happens. You might move. You might hear words in the lyrics you need. You might cry. Let yourself be in the music for the duration of the song.

    58 min
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Bestselling author and life coach Mia Moran serves up the Plan Simple Podcast for women who want to ditch overwhelm and wear all their hats with ease. Listen for inspirational interviews, informative workshops, and really practical planning strategies, so that following through becomes easy and joyful! We look at all aspects of life —food, health, motherhood, relationships, home, spirituality, productivity, entrepreneurship, and more — so that your whole self feels supported.

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    Mia Moran
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
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    300
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