One Life with Donny Raus

How do you know when to give into the fear and when to move forward despite it? There is a mechanism in you that knows the answer. All you have to do is access it and the answer is there. In this episode I will share the key to this insight and how it enabled me to have a once in a life time experience in my most recent trip to Turkey. What will you do once you know the truth about your fear?

Is it easier to push a cart up hill or ride it down? The cart is a metaphor for all the things you set out to do in life. This could be preparing for that perfect job, the perfect trip, or even the first date. What if there were an easier way? What if you could experience peace of mind and ease in your actions? How would that change the game? The good news is that you can and it comes with asking...

What if it wasn't the big decisions that shaped your life, but rather the small ones you make on a daily basis?  It is one thing to know the direction you want to take your life and another to take bite size actions towards it. Where are you out of alignment in our life? What is it that you really want? In this episode bring break it down to the steps you can take today.

You have big dreams and aspirations for life, but your day to day is spent in the trenches, feeling like for every step forward, you're taking two back. To say you're frustrated is an understatement. The pain isn't only short term, but can have have long term effects on your life with the most important being that of time. You deserve a full life and to have everything you dream of....

Where in your life are you unhappy? Do you say you want something, but came seem to make any progress towards it? The cause of this "stuckness" is likely due to conflicting beliefs. If conflicts in our beliefs are causing the problem, how do you dig yourself out? In this episode I will show you a simple framework on how to no only uncover the disempowering beliefs, but also what the new...

Are you putting off going after the things you want, because you desires someone's approval? What if their approval was at the expense of your happiness? Would it still be worth pursuing? Growing up we often do as we're told, because we want to be the "good" boy/girl. However, sometimes it is at the cost of our wellbeing. Is that the case for you? In this episode I share a stor...

How do you know if something is right for your life? How do you know if the people around you moving you forward or holding you back?  Holding onto things that no longer serve you stunts your growth and closes you off from other possibilities in life. 

What is it you say you want? Do you really? All of the results you want in life require two things and that is your active participation and sacrifice. In this podcast we'll get real about the things we say we want and if we're willing to do what it takes, commit to the action.

You are made for results, not simply to do "things". Every action we take has a result associated with it. You can look at the result as the task at hand or you can look at the bigger picture, the greater whole you're contributing to. The result is another word for your why. When we connect to the "why", you connect to a source of power and fulfillment that can transform e...

Do you compare yourself with others, often wishing you were in their shoes? What if the grass were greener where you're standing? In this episode we'll discuss what happens when you focus on the wrong things, and how to live from a place of gratitude, looking at the blessings that are right in front of us. From there, anything is possible...

How do we move forward in life, when we aren't completely sure of what it is we want? How do you create a new identity around your goals, when it feels so separate from who you are now? It is as easy as walking through the grass... In this episode I will share the simple and yet, powerful strategy to get clarity and realize the dreams in your heart.

Everything you want is just beyond your comfort zone. The only way to get there is to take action and move forward, one step at a time. There is a real cost to delaying your dreams and that cost is complacency. The more you put off taking an action, the less likely you will take it in the future. In this episode I will share the experience of getting back on the metaphorical plane for the flight o...

There is an internal mechanism inside each of us that whispers us to move towards what's good and protect us from what's not. The problem is that society teaches us to ignore this defense system, calling it "emotional" or "illogical". While it may be tempting to pass off responsibility to an expert, their decision will always be flawed, because the person making the d...

Each of us has an internal guide who is willing to give us the answer to any question we ask, so long as we do just that, ask. It is easy to fall into the trap of asking and following other people's advice on the big decisions in our life. Doing so comes at a cost, because they are not you. What if you could access a part of you who has the answers? What would you ask? In this episode I will...

What do you want? Do you even know? The question may spark anxiety for some, but it shouldn't. In this podcast we'll explore the art of getting clarity. What if the universe was guiding you to get more clarity? What if the only thing that was required was for you to simply step out of your comfort zone and to interact with life?  This episode will give you a structure for getting more cl...

What is your emotional home? Happy people find ways to be happy and funny people always find a way to infuse laughter. If I were to ask a friend about which reoccurring emotions you feel in a daily basis, what would they tell me? Wouldn't it be nice if we could decide which emotions we felt at any given moment? I'm here to tell you it is possible, but it starts with first become away of...

Is it better to plan or not to plan? That all depends on the situation and your willingness to be uncomfortable. Each comes with its own dark side. Taking action without planning can lead to some surprised that you didn't anticipate, while planning can set you down the path of over planning and perhaps inaction. So which is correct? Either one can be, as long as it is followed by action forwa...

What if your only duty in life was to enjoy it? How would that change the way you show up each day? It is easy to get caught up in the "rat-race", but if you would only step out of this routine way of living, you'd realize life is not about that at all.  You have options, but it will require you to break your routines long enough for the inspiration in insights to come to you. Do th...

You can't experience anything outside of your awareness. Said differently, if you want to grow and expand, you need to put yourself out in the real world. This means talking to people, being open to new experiences, and getting out of those patterns that have you living in a groundhog day.  Your goals and desires also require you to become aware of what you don't know. What you'll f...

How many times would you watch a crapy movie? once? Twice? Three times? Chances are you likely wouldn't even complete the first. Then why do you re-tell the same crapy stories in your life? A story is simply the reason we give ourselves as to why we don't have the things we desires. Divorcing your story puts removes the power of the story and puts it back where it belongs, in your hands....

Life will always give you exactly what you need, but it requires your participation. It requires action. Faith is the cure all for inaction, because with it, you're willing to do things that once seemed impossible, trusting that you're being guided and that life is happening for you. If you're feeling stuck, this episode will help you gain momentum, as you will uncover the next step...

Each of us has an internal clock this is ticking. When it stops, will you have done everything you wanted in this life? Age serves us as a reminder that our time is temporary and that if there are things that we want to do, we must make good on them now, because time waits for no man. What would you regret having not done in this life? The impact of doing the thing is greater than you could ever i...

The only thing preventing you from getting what you want is the story you tell yourself as to why you cant have it...  What are the limiting stories you tell yourself as to why you can't have the life you desire? In this podcast story expert Shiraz Baboo will explain how to become aware of stories in your life, how they've shaped you thus far, and how it is us that gets to choose what th...

Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. Our stories are like a spell that we cast over ourselves. They're picked up from our environments and their validity often go unquestioned. What if there were a way to not only become aware of the stories you tell yourself, to awaken from the slumber? What kind of impact would that have on your life? Sometimes it requires nothing...

The best way to predict the future is to create it. If you're like many people who wonder why life isn't going their way, you need look no further than your own focus. With infinite possibilities open to us, where do you put your focus? Do you focus on what could go wrong or do you focus on being excited about the opportunities and possibilities of everything going write. Whichever you f...