Hi I'm Zack, and the purpose of my work is to help you find meaning and purpose in yours (without burning out...or selling your creative soul). If you've built your entire career around your creativity like I have, you may be asking the same question I am: Is there a future for us “creatives,” Or is it game over? I can't promise that I know what the future brings, but I do promise few are more dedicated to helping you find the answers than I am. You're in the right place if: You live to crea ...
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Organizing for Beautiful Living: Home Organizing Tips, Sustainable Organizing Tips, Decluttering Tips, and Time Management Tips for Working Moms and Busy Moms
Zeenat Siman Professional Organizer
Let's simplify organizing, shall we? Join Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant, Zee Siman, along with her occasional co-host or guest, as she provides sustainable decluttering, home organizing and time management tips curated for you: working moms, mompreneurs and entrepreneurs. Beautiful Living is all about creating joy-filled, organized homes and vibrant social connections, balanced with meaningful work for a fulfilling, sustainable life. As 'The Choosy Organizer', Zee shows ...
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ART FOR YOUR EAR brings you stories from some of my favorite contemporary artists. When I studied Art History, the best part was, well, the gossip. I loved finding out why artists did certain things, what was going on in their personal lives, and behind-the-scenes details about other artists they knew and worked with. This podcast is exactly that ... inside-scoop stories from the artsiest people I know. You'll hear first-hand from these talented, successful, full-time artists (who also happe ...
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Blanketing the Bundesliga and the German football scene, Talking Fussball is the essential podcast for fans of Europe's most exciting league - talkingfussball.com - @talkingfussball - patreon.com/talkingfussball
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075. Top Decluttering Tips and Tricks I Shared with Bernadette Joy
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30:36What do decluttering your home and your finances have in common? More than you think. In this special interview-style episode, I sat down with financial coach and author Bernadette Joy, whose CRUSH method helps people declutter their money goals and design a life with more freedom — financial and otherwise. We talked about how clutter shows up in o…
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Managing Fear and Overwhelm When You Have to “Start Over” | with Anna Holtzman
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1:13:53What do you do when the life and career you’ve built no longer work for you? In this episode, I’m joined by Anna Holtzman, a former reality TV editor turned therapist, now life coach, who helps creatives and entrepreneurs release imposter syndrome and step into the next chapter of their careers. Together we share our own pivots and life quakes, and…
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074. Organizing Your Home When You’re the Only One Who Cares
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16:26Do you feel like you’re the only one in your household who notices the clutter? 🧺 You're tired of being the default “home manager” while everyone else moves through the mess like it’s invisible! You’re not alone, and you don’t have to wait for your partner or kids to suddenly jump on the decluttering train. In this episode, I’m showing you how to o…
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What We Can Learn From Prisoners About Applying Emotional Intelligence In The Real World | with Sunil Joseph
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1:20:15What if the emotions you’ve been taught to hide are actually the key to deeper connection? In this episode, I’m joined by Sunil Joseph, mindfulness instructor, empathy coach, and former software developer. Sunil’s mission is to help us normalize all emotions so we can better process what we feel and connect more authentically with others. In our co…
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073. Done with Decluttering? Curate What Matters for a Lasting Legacy
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26:15Decluttering doesn’t have to feel like scrubbing the toilet. What if instead of dragging yourself through organizing projects, you reframed it as curating your life? In this episode of Organizing for Beautiful Living, we’re trading burnout for intention. I’ll guide you through a mindset shift that transforms decluttering from a chore into something…
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Emotional Intelligence: What It Is, How to Improve Yours, and How It Makes You a Better Creative | with Robin Hills
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1:20:25How can emotional intelligence give you an edge in a world full of AI? In this episode, I talk with Robin Hills, Director of Ei4Change and an expert in emotional intelligence, positive psychology, and neuroscience. Robin has a career full of varied experiences, but his superpower is turning complex ideas into practical lessons we can actually use. …
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072. Win Your Morning: 6 Simple Habits That Make the Whole Day Easier
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18:17Early alarms + school rush don’t have to mean foggy, frantic mornings. In this episode, I'm sharing the six small “levers” that reliably flip my mornings from groggy to calm and focused—no perfection required. You’ll learn how to: 📵 Phone fast for 10–15 minutes to protect your attention and stop the doom-scroll before it starts 🧭 Use a simple Get-G…
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SUMMIT TOP 5: Amie McNee on Moving Through The “Messy Middle” (Without Losing Your Mind)
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1:29:04At its core, I organized my 5 day virtual summit about Navigating the Future of Entertainment to help us creatives, artists, and storytellers answer two key questions: What the hell is happening to our beloved film industry? And how can we shape the future of cinema? In this episode, I’m joined by Amie McNee, bestselling author of We Need Your Art,…
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071. Simple Routines for an Unrushed, Low-Stress Fall
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14:48Fall is creeping in—school forms, Q4 chatter, and (somehow) Halloween candy in August. If you’re feeling pushed forward in time, this episode brings you back to center with two grounding routines and a few mindset helpers so you can savor the season instead of sprinting through it. We’ll look at: the 12-Week Year approach to calm goal-setting (four…
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SUMMIT TOP 5: Jay Clouse on Creatives & Creators, The Future of Entertainment?
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1:12:47At its core, I organized my 5 day virtual summit about Navigating the Future of Entertainment to help us creatives, artists, and storytellers answer two key questions: What the hell is happening to our beloved film industry? And how can we shape the future of cinema? In this episode, I talk with Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science and one of the…
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070. Back-to-School Bedroom Reset: A 60-Minute Makeover for Stress-Free Mornings
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15:57Is your child’s room a mine-field of laundry, stray tech and lost shoes? 😩 In this episode, I'm walking you through a one-hour Bedroom Reset that turns cluttered kid-spaces into stress-free launchpads just in time for those early-morning back-to-school routines. 📝 What You’ll Learn 0–20 min: Tackling cramped drawers and floor hazards first 20–40 mi…
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SUMMIT TOP 5: Selena Soo on Creative Careers In Crisis
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56:48At its core, I organized my 5 day virtual summit about Navigating the Future of Entertainment to help us creatives, artists, and storytellers answer two key questions: What the hell is happening to our beloved film industry? And how can we shape the future of cinema? In this episode, I talk with Selena Soo, bestselling author of Rich Relationships …
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Toy Organization for Small Spaces: Small-Space Hacks for Any Home
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16:20Tiny Boston apartment? Sprawling suburban playroom? Either way, toy clutter can take over fast. In this episode I tackle the real reason toys multiply (think “permission creep” and Parkinson’s Law) and I'll share five small-space principles inspired by families who thrive in 700-square-foot city flats—but that work just as well in a four-bedroom ho…
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SUMMIT TOP 5: Kylee Peña on Creativity In the Age of AI
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1:05:25At its core, I organized my 5 day virtual summit about Navigating the Future of Entertainment to help us creatives, artists, and storytellers answer two key questions: What the hell is happening to our beloved film industry? And how can we shape the future of cinema? In this episode, I talk with Kylee Peña, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Adobe an…
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068. Lost Your Routines? Two Easy Ways to Re-Ground Your Home This July
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15:37When school ends and schedules go loosy-goosy, even the most organized households can start to feel wobbly. 😅 If July has you buried in pool towels, half-done projects, and that vague “I’m forgetting something…” feeling, today’s episode is your reset button. I’m sharing two simple systems I rely on whenever life feels floaty: The Simple Single – ho…
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SUMMIT TOP 5: Ted Hope on Navigating the Future of Entertainment
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1:27:20At its core, I organized my 5 day virtual summit about Navigating the Future of Entertainment to help us creatives, artists, and storytellers answer two key questions: What the hell is happening to our beloved film industry? And how can we shape the future of cinema? With over 70 producing credits and 60 more as the former Co-Head of Movies at Amaz…
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067. Breaking the Clutter-Shame Cycle: Three Mindset Shifts for Calm & Confidence
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21:52Ever glance at a messy countertop and feel that pang of I should have it together by now? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In this episode, professional organizer Zee Siman unpacks the science of “clutter shame” and shares three simple mindset shifts (plus a five-word mantra) that turn self-criticism into self-compassion — so you can clear s…
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066. From Chaos to Company-Ready in 10 Minutes: The Blueprint for Confidence
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17:05No need to hide and pretend you're not home when the neighbor rings he doorbell anymore! In this episode,I'm sharing my simple 3-part “Blueprint for Confidence” that lets any busy mom flip her main living spaces from lived-in to guest-ready in about the time it takes to brew iced tea. In this episode you’ll discover ➡️ The science behind surface st…
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Masterclass: Navigating the Next Act Pt2 | with Zack Arnold
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1:05:21What would happen if you finally got the clarity and coaching you needed to take the next step in your creative career? In today’s episode, part two of the live masterclass from my recent virtual summit, I’m sharing raw, unfiltered Hot Seat coaching sessions with three creatives facing different forms of uncertainty. From a veteran editor worried a…
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Masterclass: Navigating the Next Act Pt1 | with Zack Arnold
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1:20:14What does it really take to build a sustainable creative career in an industry evolving faster than ever before? For today’s episode, I’m sharing something different—a live masterclass I hosted at the end of my weeklong virtual summit. Over five days, I interviewed 15 brilliant minds—showrunners, entrepreneurs, AI experts, Oscar-winning filmmakers,…
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065. 10 Common Space-Wasters Stealing Square-Footage (and Sanity) From Your Home
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21:52Plastic lids with no containers, shoes that take over the hallway, and pots you never cook with—sound familiar? In this episode I'm picking 10 everyday culprits that quietly steal storage from working-mom households and I'm sharing my Lazy-Organizer solutions that fit the 5 Pillars of Beautiful Living. In This Episode Why mismatched plastic food co…
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064. Raising Mini-Minimalists: How to Teach Kids the Art of Decluttering (So the Habit Actually Sticks)
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17:14Kids don’t learn “Stuff-Management 101” at school, yet the ability to sort, store, and let go of belongings is a genuine life skill. In today’s episode I’m sharing the 8 mindset shifts that turn kids into confident, clutter-busting pros, no matter how old they are. In this episode you’ll learn: Why decluttering is literacy, not a chore – and how it…
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Navigating the Future of Entertainment | with Zack Arnold
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1:05:29Ever feel like your creative career is becoming an uphill battle you’re no longer sure you can win? Budgets are tighter, opportunities are fewer, and AI is rewriting the rules. But this isn’t a conversation about giving up. Debby and I focus on how to adapt with intention, and why now is the time to design your next move, not just react to change. …
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From Five Emmys to Trader Joe’s: The Realities of Working In Hollywood In 2025 | with Mark Keefer
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1:10:08What happens when your creative career no longer pays the bills—but you’re still called to create? In this episode, I talk with award-winning editor Mark Keefer, whose nearly 30-year career spans Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros. A simple LinkedIn selfie in a Trader Joe’s uniform went viral after he shared he'd taken his first non-creative job in d…
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063. What To Do When You’re Feeling “Blah”
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17:39Missing someone after they leave, post-vacation blues, rainy-day doldrums—whatever the trigger, the “blahs” can hit hard (especially when you’re a busy, sleep-deprived mom). In this episode, I share seven quick, low-lift mood boosters that fit right into a working-mom schedule—all straight from my own Lazy-Organizer toolbox. In this episode you’ll …
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What It Really Takes For Creatives to Become Successful Content Creators | with Sven Pape
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1:20:56How do you build a creative career that lasts when everything keeps changing? In this episode, I talk with Sven Pape—professional editor, filmmaker, and the creator of This Guy Edits, one of the most respected YouTube channels on storytelling and the creative process. With over 500k subscribers, Sven has seen firsthand how the creative industry is …
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062. Confessions of a Lazy Organizer: 4 Times I Was Totally Wrong About Organizing My Home
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18:43Summer may feel lighter, but real life (and soccer practice!) always sneaks back onto the calendar. Today I’m sharing four organizing “fails” from my own house—times I worked way too hard, spent money on the wrong solutions, or simply forgot to think things through. If you’ve ever color-coded clutter, jam-packed a closet, or decanted everything onl…
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On Vulnerability and the Courageous Act of Creating From a Place of Truth | with Allison Sweet Grant
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1:22:36What if creativity isn’t just self-expression, but a way to heal and connect? In this episode, I talk with Allison Sweet Grant, an author, former psychiatric nurse practitioner, and mother of three who brings deep honesty and courage to her storytelling. Her debut novel I Am the Cage wasn’t written to launch a career but to process overwhelming tra…
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061. How to Eat Well Even When You're Busy and Overwhelmed With Heather Carey
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36:44In this episode of Organizing for Beautiful Living, I’m joined by culinary nutritionist and founder of the Green Palette Kitchen, Heather Carey. Heather shares practical, science-backed advice on how to make healthy eating easier, especially during life transitions like perimenopause and raising a family. We talk about how to: Approach meal plannin…
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Stuttgart lift the cup as Werder drop Werner, ten Haag arrives in Leverkusen
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49:40Nik and Jasmine are back to discuss the DFB Pokal final, the relegation play offs and the insanely fast spinning coaching carousel. Nik’s Werder Bremen has sacked its coaching staff, Sandro Wagner makes a surprise return to the Bundesliga and Erik ten Haag is making some of the same mistakes he made at Manchester United according to Jasmine.…
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Mastering the Art of Doing Scary (and Often Hilarious) Shit | with Paul Beckman
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1:13:39Ever feel stuck between playing it safe and going all in on your dream? In this episode, I talk with filmmaker, actor, and real-life action hero Paul Beckman—whose story is equal parts hilarious, outrageous, and deeply inspiring. From sneaking into the World Series VIP section to facing cancer with grit and the mantra “This too shall pass,” Paul sh…
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060. 4 Decluttering & Organizing Myths You Need to Stop Believing
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24:49Summer is here—and it’s the perfect time to declutter! But before you start pulling everything out of your closets and kitchen drawers, let’s bust the 4 biggest myths about organizing that might be sabotaging your efforts before you even begin. In this episode of Organizing for Beautiful Living, I’ll walk you through the often-heard myths that keep…
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Reflecting on the Bundesliga’s relegation rumbles and the season that was
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38:48The final day of the Bundesliga season has come and gone - Dortmund and Frankfurt fans will be happy, the Freiburgers less so. There’s still a bit to look forward to, what with relegation playoffs in store to determine the makeup of the first and second division as well as the DFB Pokal final as well. Nik ropes in Eric Bruehl for a chat about all t…
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Turning Adversity Into Opportunity and Suffering Into Purpose (a Superhero’s Perspective) | with Aaron Welty
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1:24:03What if the way you see your struggles is the key to overcoming them? In this episode, I talk with motivational speaker and all-around awesome human Aaron Welty—moderator of the Council of Nerds film series, former Two Geek Soup co-host, and Senior Legislative Assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives. Born with cerebral palsy, Aaron brings a …
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