One Life with Donny Raus

Most of our days and lives are run on autopilot. As a result, it can be very difficult to change your life, unless... Before you can respond differently, you have to see yourself differently. How does one go about doing so? Through vision. In today's episode I share the story of a friend who teetered on the edge of infidelity and how being reminded of his vision and who he wanted to become sh...

If you want to change your life, you have to let go of the unimportant things/habits that occupy your time. The majority of the information coming at you in a day is nonessential in moving your life forward. This is important because every decision you make with your time comes with a trade off. If you do X, that means you can't do Y. The same can be said for the projects you commit yourself...

Those who risk little, live little. Said differently,  the quality of your life is directly related to the amount of risk and uncertainty you can handle and are willing to take. As we close out 2022 and embark on 2023, I wanted to share 4 wisdoms from your cup of coffee that you can have faith in and let guide you to following your heart and living at your edge. The 4 Wisdoms we'll cover in d...

When you're so close to a problem, it can be very challenging to see the way out. In moments like these, what you need is escapism or said differently, to distance yourself from the situation and your environment. Often, there are many influences impacting our decision. These influences are the expectations of others, the should's and have-to's. None of these are as important as tha...

Technology has given us ways to save more time and be more efficient, yet you find yourself with even less time and more overwhelm. It is this constant pushing, doing and reacting that will do you in. What is the solution? In this podcast I will lay out an easy formula you can start incorporating into your life today to reduce stress and increase your level of fulfillment. To subscribe, ask a ques...

What are those moments where you get excited about the possibilities in life? What was it exactly that stirred this emotion? It is important to pay attention, as moments like these are really your heart guiding you to what will make you feel fulfilled and alive. The problem is that the majority of people just shrug it off and continue down their usual paths. This is a recipe for safety and emotion...

Planning is your priorities in action. How often do you make time for the things that matter most in your life, such time with family and friends, experiences you want to have, improving your health, and time for yourself? If you aren't planning your priorities, you'll end up prioritizing your to-do list. Which do you think leads to a more joyful and fulfilling life? Correct, your priori...

You are the only person responsible for your happiness and creating a life you're passionate about. There will be decisions you'll have to make along the way and they won't always be popular, nor will you get approval from those around you. When those moments present themselves, step into the fear and follow your heart. This is the only sure way to feeling alive and live a passionat...

What do you want out of life? Do you even know? More often than not, you'll hear the answer, "I don't know." However, that just isn't true. Deep down you know exactly what you wan or at the very least, have a vague idea as to the direction you should go, but something else gets in the way... You're seeking permission, permission that no one can give you, but yourself....

If you want to do the extraordinary, faith is the key ingredient. It allows us to step up to the challenge at hand and move beyond the fallacy of failure. As a result, we grow, become more, and have more to give. What happens when we fail to act in faith? When we fail to take the step we know we need to take? Instead of growth, we experience a shrinking of our zone of comfort, that is until we&apo...

Are you a conscious creator or are you playing the role of victim in your life? There is one sure way to tell which to tell which side of the coin you're on and that is by the stories you tell as to why you don't have what you want.  Manifesting the life we want starts with taking control of our focus and putting it towards what we want to create.  Put your energy there and you will have...

Everything you want in life requires consistency and discipline. We've all exemplified both of these characteristics for certain areas of our life and have dropped the ball in others. The key to becoming more consistent is to bring awareness to the force behind the drop off. Plus, it helps to have some trusting friends to hold you accountable. Questions to ponder: Think of an accomplishment t...

What have you been avoiding? How do you distract yourself in your day from the decisions you know you must make? Some people spend their lives distraction, jumping between coping mechanisms, never really addressing emotional wisdom trying to surface. While these distractions may feel good in the moment, they come at the cost of your long term happiness. What if the only way out was through? While...

It's common practice to label something good or bad, but what if the worst day of your life was actually the best? What if things were just as the are, without assigning any meaning to it? Removing the judgement will allow yourself to open to the present moment, the moment where everything you want is created. Questions to ponder: List 3 experiences in the past, which at the time were difficu...

What if life was constantly unfolding for you and those interruptions in your day/plans were actually serendipitous events moving your forward? When you start to look for the divine hand at play, that's when you'll see it. As you see it, you'll start to be it. Said differently, you've entered the state of co-creation. Questions to ponder: Think of a in your life where things di...

If you don't have a plan for your life, someone else does. We were brought to this earth to live a life that is unique to us, so that we may share our gifts with the rest of the world. This is true purposeful work each of us are called to do. Will you heed the call? Will you act? Questions to ponder: Who's life are you living? Do you feel purpose behind the work you're doing? What k...

Everything worthwhile has a cost. However, sometimes you can miss forest for the trees. You have all the plans for "when", but forget the reality that not a single day is guaranteed and that every moment is a gift waiting to be opened. Taking action creates momentum and brings those things far out in the future to the present. What gift will you open today? Questions to ponder: What are...

When you die, as we all will, how do you want people to remember you? What will they say about how you lived your life? This can serve as the ultimate litmus test to see what direction you're headed, so that you can course correct. Let these words be your guide as to how to live this day going forward. Questions to ponder: How do you want people to remember you/the way you lived? Where have y...

There is an intelligence within you that knows the answers. This is sometimes called your "gut" and it is there to serve you whenever you need it. All you need to do is ask. In this episode we'll cover a simple method of feeling out those decisions and courses of action, when fear is getting in the way. Body Intelligence Exercise: Take an area of your life and write down all the all...

What if those uncomfortable feelings were actually your best friends. How would that change how you felt about them. Your emotions are there to let you know that something is off or needs to be addressed. They area a magnification to our inner world. The objective is to start becoming friends with these feelings vs pushing them down. Doing so will open a world of possibility and growth. Questions...

Are you anchoring the emotions of stress/fear/worry into your every day existence? There is a process that you do and may not even be aware of that is making these emotions "sticky" and more likely to show up in your day.  When you realize what that process is, you'll be armed with the ability to stop yourself from going down that road, as well as, gain the ability to anchor positiv...

Is it possible to live "la dolce vita" without leaving your local geography? During my coffee deliveries today I had a serendipitous encounter with two guys, one from France and another from Poland who were complaining about American quality of life. What happened next shifted both of their perspectives on what it means to live in a European state of mind. Questions to ponder: Is it poss...

When we hold on to an outcome, we often stifle it out of existence. Not only that, but the experience of it is not pleasurable, because there's always this undertow of worry surrounding it. What if you could (and you can) let go out the outcome? What if by doing so, it came to you faster than you could ever imagine? In this episode we'll go over a simple practice of allowing. Questions t...

Life is emotion and so if we want to live an emotionally rich life, it is important to know the set point of our emotional thermostats, so that we can increase the good vibes. Finding your set point sounds straight forward, but might not always be that easy. Once you've distinguished where you are, you can design a strategy for where you want to go. You can't eliminate the undesirable fe...

We all wear masks at some point in our lives in order to hide who we are or pretend to be who we feel we ought to be. Trying to "mold" into someone else's opinion or your own is never going to lead to a life of happiness and fulfillment. Stepping into who you really are, recognizing that who you are is good enough, that is where the source of your true power lies. Questions to ponde...