Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

“I think we can use our challenges or our pains to go into gratitude with that lens of like, “How can I be grateful for it?”.”  This week’s episode is the recording of an impromptu conversation between me and my sweetheart - the incredible Gina Worful. Here’s the backstory… It was Thanksgiving morning and Gina and I got talking about all the things we’re grateful for. We went deep; rememberin...

“I started to recognize that the human system, the rhythm of a human is: grow and then rest, repair, grow again.”  Rewind to 2012, and Dawn Breslin’s life broke apart. She’d been at the peak of her career - enjoying red carpet events, speaking on some of the biggest stages in the world, and authoring bestselling books.  Then suddenly, the success was gone. A series of unavoidable life ev...

“If you’re not aware that you’re telling the same stories, then you’re never going to look for a different story to tell. So I think awareness is key.”  What if the stories you tell yourself about who you are aren’t even true?  What if you could rewrite old narratives and gift yourself a more empowering identity inside which you can spark exponential growth and craft a life that lights y...

“The reason I’m willing to go into the deepest aspects of myself is because my soul, my heart is really craving safety.”  This episode of Stay Grounded is my reflection for the month of October. Looking back, this month was themed in two core halves. During the first two weeks, I found myself exploring ways to elevate my communication skills. After some triggers in my relationship, it became...

“This past year has been a masterclass in surrender.”  How would you navigate your way through an experience where you lost your core business overnight? Earlier this year, Dom Quarticcio accidentally sent an email about porn he’d written for his men’s group to his corporate clients.  That email made his reputation toxic to the point that all his contracts were cancelled and deposits wer...

“I’m trusting my own spirit over my mind and over what anybody else thinks.”  Reflection is a fundamental practice that runs through everything I do. Recently, I’ve been finding a lot of value in revisiting old conversations - especially those I’ve had on this podcast. It’s why I knew I had to re-release this episode with Makhosi Candiss Pitts.  Makhosi is an Abundance Activator & Au...

“We don’t give kids enough credit for how brilliant they are and how they really do learn from observing the world.”  The pandemic has been tough for kids. With routines disrupted, the pressure of homeschooling, and the difficulties that arise from navigating a new way of living, thousands of young people are learning to process different emotions and overcome different challenges. It has not...

“If we could all just remember that every single person on this planet is seeking the same level of intimacy, the whole world would change.”  As we kick-start Q4, I’m excited to bring the first ¾ of 2021 to a close with this powerful reflective conversation. This one is even more poignant for me because it’s episode #200 so I’m also holding space to acknowledge and appreciate the journey that...

“I actually am more brother and sister with people that are across incredibly diverse paths and walks of life than I had ever imagined.”  I feel super pumped to re-release this powerful episode almost three years after I first recorded it. But as I listened back, it struck me how relevant this conversation is to the world we’re experiencing now.  I first met Matthew Abrams when he was fa...

“Life isn’t experienced in the thinking of—it’s experienced in the being of.” It’s easy to attach your identity to your achievements. After all, they’re measurable and tangible. No wonder we’re quick to use them to define our worth! But what if success as we know it is a construct of the mind?  If we identify with the mind alone, we can’t explore the full spectrum of the human experience.&nbs...

“You can be with one person for a lifetime, but within that lifetime, you will have many different relationships with many different contexts throughout that time period.”  Because we’re not taught how to craft them, most people are ill-equipped to cultivate great relationships. Most modern relationships don’t model the Disney fairytale fantasy! Instead, we get stuck on codependency and disap...

“The reason most people suck at conflict and struggle and get divorced and separated and whatever, is because they have a very low threshold for discomfort around their own triggers and the other person’s triggers.”  Learning to walk through life with other people is an art in itself because we inevitably trigger and activate each other! No wonder conflict creates havoc in our most important...

“The thing you’re seeking outside of you from someone else is the thing you need from you.”  It’s wild how much has transpired in 2021 so far and August was no exception!  This has been a BIG month and as always, I’m super excited to share my biggest lessons, takeaways, and healings. In this episode, you’ll discover why I cut my hair and all the symbolism around that. You’ll also hear ab...

“The more I trust myself, the more I listen to myself, the prouder I am of myself.”  This episode’s guest feels like a soul brother to me. Vipul Bhesania and I had an instant resonance when we first met, and since then we’ve had so many profound conversations on and off the mic.  The conversation we recorded together for this episode was so rich. We took a meandering path through many co...

“The better our boundaries are, the more powerful our presence will be in the world.”  I’m super excited to re-release this incredible conversation I had with Karlee Fain earlier last year. After feeling a strong need to revisit my own boundary setting, I tuned into this conversation and took so many gems from it. Thanks to Karlee’s insights, I found it easier than it may have been to create...

“The truth is heart-centered. The truth just beams from your master source of intelligence, which is your intuition.”  Kyle Brown was fully invested in the hustle culture. He played competitive water polo in college and was also a competitive bodybuilder. His lifestyle revolved around pushing and going and everything he did was focused around competition and competing against himself. But tha...

“Your inner critic is actually meant to serve your brain. It’s not meant to hurt you.”  The month of July was hectic, heartbreaking, and healing for me. An incredible friend of mine passed from stage 4 cancer, and yet again, end of life taught me some potent lessons, which I share in this episode.  Looking back, it’s clear to me that this month’s events have allowed me to become deeply i...

“I think identity alchemy is finding who you are at the core.”  How do you identify and define yourself when you have multiple interests and multiple talents? How do you encapsulate it all under one umbrella with a common message?  For Nick Onken, the answer is Identity Alchemy - the creative art of deconstructing who you are [and who you’ve been] so you can discover the essence that sit...

“The breath knows us better than we know ourselves.”  On average we breathe around 20,000 times a day, but how many of those breaths are conscious?  Breathwork is a practice that can deepen your awareness, cultivate presence, and help you find, release, and move through discomfort in your body. Best of all, this tool is accessible to all of us and it’s completely free.  I’ve been ex...

“Belief and trust and faith and ultimately courage comes from understanding that when we move first, the universe actually follows.”  When I first met this week’s guest, there were firecrackers! We had an instant connection, and I knew this conversation would be phenomenal.  Susanne Goldstein is a high-end coach and mentor for purpose-driven humans who desire to be a force for good in th...

“When your power is attached to feelings you can create inside of you, there’s absolutely nothing that keeps you caged.”  As I bring you my June reflection, we’re now officially halfway through 2021. This episode is especially powerful for me because I’m noticing how my reflection process is deepening and evolving as I dig in more. As a result, my personal growth is accelerating, and my insig...

“The things I’m most grateful for in this moment are actually the lessons and the experiences I had when things were hardest.”  One of the things I love most about Stay Grounded is the opportunity it provides to meet people from all walks of life. Over the years, I’ve interviewed some fascinating people, and this episode is no different…  Apart from the way that Joseph Billotti and I met...

“When we’re experiencing peace, we’re authentically being who we are.”  I recorded this conversation with spiritual leader Panache Desai just before the first COVID lockdown hit in early 2020. In this interview, Panache gave an insight into his own experience of crisis and suffering and how it created an experience for spiritual and personal growth.  I found Panache’s perspective so empo...

“Just show up for the plan that the Universe has already provided for you.”  We’re living in an age of collective evolution where we’re relearning what it means to be human. More and more people are challenging the old paradigms of success and fulfillment; finding new ways to be, have, and do the things we desire.  Dr Bo Cicak is one of these humans.  Voted San Diego's #1 Chiropract...

“To me, the courage to rise in love is the idea of facing everything in front of us with the lens of love.”  It’s that time again! The episode where I take you through my monthly reflection and all my learnings from May 2021. This is my fifth reflection this year and I’m seeing such a huge benefit from this deep-dive process. When you get intentional about your life and pay attention to what’...