Simple Enough: Organizing, Productivity, and Mindset for Entrepreneurs

About Simple Enough: Organizing, Productivity, and Mindset for Entrepreneurs

Do you have no shortage of ideas or ability, but still feel buried under decisions, half-finished projects, clutter, and systems you started but never quite finished? Simple Enough is for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers who want a calmer, clearer way to organize their space, decisions, mindset, and life - without forcing themselves into someone else’s system. morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Miriam Ortiz y Pino, CPO® | More than Organized

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   10. A Simple Winter Reset for Your Home

   Winter tends to arrive with more stuff, more expectations, and somehow less energy to deal with any of it. There’s the outerwear and gear, the paperwork you meant to handle, holiday food and guests, and all those projects you were definitely going to tackle once the evenings got darker. In this episode, I’m focusing on three systems that can make the next few months easier: outerwear and gear, paperwork, and the kitchen and pantry. What You’ll Discover about Resetting Your Home for Winter: * Why winter can feel heavier when lower energy meets more expectations, gear, holidays, and unfinished projects. * How simple systems can remove everyday guesswork and make the season easier to manage. * Why outerwear and gear, paperwork, and the kitchen and pantry are three useful places to focus first. * How planning ahead before you urgently need something can lead to better decisions. * Why winter can be a useful time for reflection, curation, and deciding what you do not want to carry forward. * How landing zones can make it easier to manage the things coming into and leaving your home. * Why organizing now can spread both the effort and the costs of the season over time. Resources: * Download the 5 D’s of the Streamline System: https://morethanorganized.net/decisions (https://morethanorganized.net/decisions) * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g4l5IJRR6qA (https://youtu.be/g4l5IJRR6qA) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   9. Company Is Coming: How to Get Your Home Ready for Guests Without the Panic

   Nothing makes you notice everything you've been walking past quite like hearing, “We'll be there on Friday.” Suddenly the guest room is full, the linens aren't clean, and all those little things you meant to deal with months ago feel extremely urgent. In this episode, I'm talking about how to use that externally imposed deadline without turning it into guilt or a full-house organizing marathon. We'll look at what guests actually need, why resetting the space matters both before and after a visit, and what those last-minute piles can teach you about how you want the room to function the rest of the year. Because getting ready for company can be useful motivation, but the real opportunity is making it easier next time. What You’ll Discover about Getting Your Home Ready for Guests: * Why an outdated home office can be a sign that your business has grown, not that you've failed to stay organized. * Why an upcoming visit can suddenly make you notice things you've ignored for months. * How to use the deadline of company coming without turning it into a judgment about how organized you are. * What the "minimum effective dose" looks like when you need to get a guest space ready quickly. * Why this is one of the rare times it's okay to tuck undecided things away temporarily. * The difference between hiding clutter for a visit and intentionally coming back to deal with it afterward. * How resetting the room after guests leave can make the next visit much easier. * Why thinking about who and how you want to be in your space matters even when no one else is coming over. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VRXT8MskCZ0 (https://youtu.be/VRXT8MskCZ0) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   8. Your Home Office Is Working Against You

   You sit down to work, but before you can begin, you have to move things, hunt for a cable, find the information you need, or clear enough space to think. By the time you're ready to start, you've already lost time, focus, and maybe a little enthusiasm for the work itself. In this episode, I'm showing you how to reset your home office around your workflows, the things you use most often, and the way you want to feel while you work. We'll talk about organizing by function instead of space or shape, deciding what really needs to be within arm's reach, creating portable work kits when you share a space, and why a little clear space can make it much easier to get to the work you actually want to do. What You’ll Discover about How Your Home Office Is Working Against You: * Why an outdated home office can be a sign that your business has grown, not that you've failed to stay organized. * Why your workflow should determine how your home office is set up. * How function, frequency of use, and location can help you decide where things belong. * Why organizing by function can reduce friction and create more space for focused work. * How routines and designated homes for your tools can reduce the number of decisions you have to remake. * How to create portable work kits when your home office is actually a dining table, kitchen counter, or other shared space. * Why the things you use daily belong closest to you while less frequently used items can live farther away. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Iq4NGMYUwMI (https://youtu.be/Iq4NGMYUwMI) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

4. 

   24 Sept 2026

   7. How to Organize Paperwork So You Can Find What You Need

   You have a deadline coming up, and suddenly the one document you need is nowhere to be found. Now you’re searching through piles, opening drawers, questioning where you could possibly have put it, and using the time you meant to spend preparing just trying to find the thing. In this episode, I'm showing you what to do when you can’t find an important document under a deadline and how to build a simple paper system so it happens less often. We'll talk about why you should look where you thought you would find something rather than where it logically belongs, why replacing a missing document may be faster than finding it, and the three categories that can make all that paper much easier to manage. What You’ll Discover about Organizing Paperwork: * Why paper can create so much uncertainty, self-doubt, and frustration when you can’t find what you need. * What to do first when an important document is missing and a deadline is approaching. * Why the paper may be where you thought you would find it rather than where it logically belongs. * How visual, relational, and "just for now" thinking can influence where you put things. * Why replacing a missing piece of information can sometimes be faster than continuing to search for it. * The difference between tidying paper and creating a system that tells you where something belongs and what happens next. * How to sort the paper in front of you into three simple categories. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HyPFBVn4TDI (https://youtu.be/HyPFBVn4TDI) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

5. 

   17 Sept 2026

   6. Downsizing Without the Overwhelm: Where to Start

   Downsizing can feel impossible when you look around and see a lifetime of things, memories, identities, and decisions waiting for you. Maybe your home has become too much to care for, you're thinking ahead to a smaller space, or you're trying to help a parent make a transition and have no idea where to begin. In this episode, I'm talking about how to make downsizing feel less overwhelming by starting with the dream, handling the easy decisions before the emotional ones, and letting your new space help set the limits. We'll also talk about the fear of forgetting, what to do with a lifetime of memories, and how to help a parent downsize with curiosity, patience, and respect for the life they're trying to tell you about. What You’ll Discover about Downsizing: * Why downsizing is about choosing what comes into your next chapter, not simply getting rid of things. * Why deciding what you want your new life to look like should come before deciding what stays. * How gathering sentimental items in one place can keep memories from stopping your momentum. * Why starting with the easy and obvious decisions can make the harder ones easier later. * How the size of your new space can become a useful limit for deciding what comes with you. * Why curiosity, reassurance, and patience matter when you're helping a parent downsize. * How choosing your essentials and favorite things can help you create a space that supports the life you're moving toward. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oPfdQvUG1zw (https://youtu.be/oPfdQvUG1zw) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

6. 

   10 Sept 2026

   5. Why You Can't Let Go of Stuff: How to Decide What to Keep

   You know the things. You pick them up, hesitate, and put them right back where they were. Maybe it was a gift, you paid good money for it, it reminds you of someone, or you might need it someday. Whatever the reason, some things are simply harder to let go of than others. In this episode, I'm looking at why certain things feel so difficult to release and what can help you make those decisions with more confidence. We'll talk about the hidden costs of holding on, the trouble with "just in case," how your relationship with money can show up in your clutter, and why knowing who and how you want to be can make deciding what stays much simpler. What You’ll Discover about Why You Can't Let Go of Stuff: * Why keeping something for the memory isn't the same as curating the story of your life. * How gifts can become tangled up with what you think other people will think of you. * Why identity and possibility can leave a surprising trail of clutter behind. * What "I paid good money for that" can reveal about your relationship with money. * How scenario planning can help you rethink the things you're keeping "just in case." * Two simple questions that can make deciding what to keep much easier. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ygvlbWqIOu8 (https://youtu.be/ygvlbWqIOu8) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

7. 

   3 Sept 2026

   4. The Organizing Rules You Never Needed to Follow

   Why do you struggle to get organized? If you’ve spent years believing some people were born naturally organized, knowing where everything goes while you somehow missed that gene, you’ve been measuring yourself against a rule that was never true in the first place. Tune in today as I take apart five of the most common myths about getting organized and show you what actually matters instead. You’ll hear how one client turned piles of paper into a filing system that genuinely worked for her, why constraints can give creative people more freedom, and how letting go of someone else’s rules makes organizing much simpler. What You’ll Discover about Organizing Rules and Myths: * Why being organized is a learnable skill, not something you’re born knowing how to do. * The important difference between rearranging your things and actually organizing them. * Why more information and more organizing products can create even more clutter. * What magazine perfect spaces get wrong about organizing for real life. * How the right amount of constraint can help creative people feel more focused and free. * Why mindset comes before mechanics when you want an organizing system that lasts. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2eVDhHlQpkk (https://youtu.be/2eVDhHlQpkk) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

8. 

   27 Aug 2026

   3. A Simple Way to Organize Your Business Today

   When you start a business, you have no clients and plenty of time, so you make the cute forms and build the website. Then the clients come, and you tell yourself you’ll set up systems soon, once you get used to the realities of the business. That’s when you find yourself keeping too much of your business in your head, unsure of what to work on next. Hear how a lack of systems cost one client her staff, her clients, and a great deal of money - and how a system can be as elaborate as a six-level filing structure or as humble as a pile under a rock. You’ll learn why the system itself matters far more than the tool you choose, and how to find the one system worth building in your business today. To celebrate the launch of the show, I’m giving away some of my most in-demand courses to help you get organized! Click here for more info and to enter today. (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/p/introducing-simple-enough-organizing) Giveaway closes at midnight, August 30, 2026 so don’t delay. What You’ll Discover: * What it means when you become the bottleneck in your own business. * Why you can’t scale or delegate in your business until you get out of your own way. * What entrepreneurs misunderstand about what a system can actually look like. * How your processes determine your client retention and your scalability. * The reason imposter syndrome shows up as resistance to creating systems. * How repeatability frees up your time, energy, and money for the work that matters as an entrepreneur. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FAGNpkUSizE (https://youtu.be/FAGNpkUSizE) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

9. 

   27 Aug 2026

   2. The Real Reason You Aren’t Organized

   I can’t remember the last time a client opened our first conversation without saying, “There’s just so much stuff to organize, I don’t even know where to start.” When we dig into it, the reason is almost always one of two things: either you have so much that you can’t tell which thread to pull, or you’re convinced you’ll have more energy for it some other day. Underneath both sits the same thing - you’re afraid of doing it wrong. Learn why you’re really stuck, why it doesn’t matter where you start, and how to begin simplifying and organizing today. You’ll learn how to define and find a system that will help you actually get started, and give you the structure you need to stay organized in your life and your business. To celebrate the launch of the show, I’m giving away some of my most in-demand courses to help you get organized! Click here for more info and to enter today. (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/p/introducing-simple-enough-organizing) Giveaway closes at midnight, August 30, 2026 so don’t delay. What You’ll Discover: * Why “I’ll do it when I have more energy” is really a fear of doing it wrong in disguise. * The crucial difference between rearranging and organizing and why you have the two confused. * How constraints and systems set creative people free rather than boxing them in. * Why you should start with whatever frustrated you most today. * The reason we organize by function, not by space. * How practice builds the muscle memory that saves you time, energy, and money. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hEx1DBbSQxY (https://youtu.be/hEx1DBbSQxY) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

10. 

    27 Aug 2026

    1. Organizing Starts with the Dream, Not the Stuff

    The truth is, when it comes to organizing your space, your life, or your business, nearly everyone starts in the wrong place. There’s a question almost nobody asks first, and skipping it is exactly why the systems fall apart, the labels and color-coded bins stop helping, and you end up right back where you started: feeling disorganized and helpless. Discover the question you should be asking before you move a single thing, and why starting there makes every decision that follows easier. To celebrate the launch of the show, I’m giving away some of my most in-demand courses to help you get organized! Click here for more info and to enter today. (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/p/introducing-simple-enough-organizing) Giveaway closes at midnight, August 30, 2026 so don’t delay. What You’ll Discover: * Why saying, “I’ll get organized when I have time” keeps you stuck in a loop you can’t win. * What it really means when you find yourself rearranging, boxing, and labeling your things. * The reason incremental changes create exponential results. * Why knowing what you actually want makes every organizing decision that follows easier. * How organizing generates more productivity, more freedom, and more room for good things. * Why feeling disorganized is not a reflection of how capable you are. Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Odx2adrugUI (https://youtu.be/Odx2adrugUI) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

11. 

    24 Aug 2026

    Getting Organized Doesn’t Have to Be This Hard | Simple Enough Trailer

    Let me guess. You have no shortage of ideas, ability, or ambition - but somehow, your space, your schedule, your decisions, and the things you keep meaning to deal with have started to feel heavier than they should. Maybe you’ve tried the books, the bins, the apps, the courses, the planners. Maybe you’ve told yourself you’ll finally get organized once things settle down. Maybe you’ve wondered why something that seems like it should be simple feels so hard to keep up with. Here’s what I want you to know: You are not disorganized. You are not lazy. And you do not need to become a stricter, more disciplined version of yourself to make your life work. Organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. I’m Miriam Ortiz y Pino, a Certified Professional Organizer, and after more than thirty years of helping smart, capable people simplify their spaces, decisions, and lives, I’ve learned that getting organized was never really about the stuff. The stuff is usually where the pressure shows up. The piles. The clutter. The unfinished projects. The things you keep because you might need them someday. The systems you started but never quite finished. The decisions you keep putting off because they feel bigger than they should. That’s what we’ll talk about here. This is Simple Enough - a show for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers who want a calmer, clearer way to organize their space, decisions, mindset, and life without forcing themselves into someone else’s system. Each week, we’ll look at what’s making life feel harder than it needs to be - and how to simplify it enough to actually live inside it. Not perfectly. Not all at once. Not according to someone else’s rules. Just simple enough to start. Simple enough to keep going. Simple enough to support the life and business you actually want. So if you’re tired of feeling buried by decisions, clutter, half-built systems, and all the things you keep meaning to get to, you’re in the right place. Follow Simple Enough wherever you listen to podcasts. And let’s make organizing easier than you thought it could be. Resources: * Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bQgz_aqNuxg (https://youtu.be/bQgz_aqNuxg) * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ (https://morethanorganized.substack.com/) Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com (https://morethanorganized.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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