# 167 | How Your Self-Talk Is Keeping You Disorganized - Coaching Call with Joy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems-time-management-adhd-routines-life-coach-entrepreneur-6451939/167-how-your-self-talk-is-keeping-you-disorganized-coaching-call-with-joy Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems-time-management-adhd-routines-life-coach-entrepreneur-6451939/167-how-your-self-talk-is-keeping-you-disorganized-coaching-call-with-joy.md Podcast: [The Organized Coach - Productivity, Business Systems, Time Management, ADHD, Routines, Life Coach, Entrepreneur](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems-time-management-adhd-routines-life-coach-entrepreneur-6451939) Published: 2026-05-05T09:46:00+00:00 Episode link: https://theorganizedcoach.podbean.com/e/167-self-talk-keeps-you-disorganized-coaching-call/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3knx8zsxwa7rcnak/167_How_Your_Self-Talk_Is_Keeping_You_Disorganized_-_Coaching_Call_with_Joya9q1v.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems-time-management-adhd-routines-life-coach-entrepreneur-6451939/episodes/167-how-your-self-talk-is-keeping-you-disorganized-coaching-call-with-joy Duration seconds: 1487 ## Resource All links and resources mentioned in the post can be found here: https://simplysquaredaway.com/167 Book a call with me here: https://simplysquaredaway.com/appointments What if the reason you feel disorganized… has nothing to do with your systems? If you keep telling yourself “I don’t have enough time,” or "I should have finished this before," I want you to hear this: that thought might be the very thing keeping you stuck. In this episode, I’m doing something a little different. I’m taking you inside a real, unpolished coaching conversation where we break down what’s actually happening when you feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unable to follow through. Because here’s what I see all the time…You go to organize something simple like a drawer, your calendar, or your task list… and suddenly it feels like too much. You second-guess your decisions. You run away. And by the end of the day, you’ve “proven” to yourself that you didn’t have enough time. But that result didn’t come from your circumstances.It came from your thinking. This episode will help you see, in real time, how your self-talk is shaping your actions and results, and what to do instead. And I’ll be honest… this isn’t perfectly polished coaching.It’s real, in-the-moment thinking. But that’s exactly why I wanted you to hear it. Because once you recognize these patterns in yourself, everything about how you approach organization can change. What You’ll Learn: Why “I don’t have enough time” is a thought, not a fact How your self-talk creates overwhelm, procrastination, and disorganization The difference between an overwhelmed person and a decisive, organized one What more productive self-talk looks like The simple mindset shift that helps you follow through and finish what you start ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems-time-management-adhd-routines-life-coach-entrepreneur-6451939/episodes/167-how-your-self-talk-is-keeping-you-disorganized-coaching-call-with-joy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems-time-management-adhd-routines-life-coach-entrepreneur-6451939/167-how-your-self-talk-is-keeping-you-disorganized-coaching-call-with-joy.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.