Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

“We’ve lowered the bar so much when it comes to what health and wellness should look like, that I think we’ve lost sight of what healthy actually is.”  If you’re an A-Type entrepreneur putting in the work and the hustle to make your business thrive, there’s often a cost. For Chris Michael Harris, that cost was a health crisis. When he hit rock bottom, Chris was a 29-year-old suffering from se...

“ True self-love is giving yourself the permission to look messy. ”  It’s that time again! The episode where I pull back the curtain on my previous month to reveal a behind-the-scenes perspective of what it takes to walk the extraordinary path through life.  Through these episodes, I’m committed to sharing my journey as authentically as I can. Working on yourself is one of the most poten...

“Fear is at the crux of everything. If you do not know how to master fear, then fear is always going to trick you. That’s because fear is smarter than you and more educated than you.”  The whole world has shifted over the past year. Situations and circumstances have created a whole lot of unexpected change, which in turn has sparked fear.  Fear is an automatic response that keeps us safe...

“I choose to live a very intentional life because it’s just so much more fun to create a life by design instead of by default.”  When you think about your life, what’s your balance between consumption and creation?  This episode’s guest is Charles Clay, who has a powerful perspective for his life. Guided by ‘Vacation Vibration’, Charles has learned how to intentionally craft a life that...

“You only have one life and you’re here for a reason. Your job is to find that reason.” Are you trapped inside an inherited purpose - where you’re living in the realm of socially dictated ‘shoulds’? Or have you tapped into the freedom that’s available when you find your soul’s purpose?  This episode’s guest is Steve D’Annunzio - a spiritual teacher who helps people access their higher self, s...

“All the things that I love most about my life right now are things that I didn’t even know I wanted.”  Turns out a lot you enjoyed the annual reflections that I published at the end of 2020. I got a lot of feedback telling me how helpful it was to see behind the curtains of someone who’s growing multiple companies while also creating growth, fulfillment, and richness in my own life.  So...

“There are times I sit with a crystal and it speaks to me beyond what my mind knows.”  As I’ve dived deeper into my healing journey, I’ve become increasingly fascinated with different healing modalities. Recently, I got interested in crystals and during my last trip to San Diego, life took me to Phil Fischman’s incredible shop - Beads, Crystals, and More.  The more I got talking with Phi...

“The reaction to the trauma doesn’t necessarily stop with the people who experienced it.”  Do you have symptoms that you can’t explain? For example, are you overly anxious for no obvious reason? Do you instinctively push people away or intentionally disassociate from difficult feelings in your body? Do you have irrational fears or thoughts about what could happen that don’t make logical sense...

“The game of self-awareness is, inherently, an infinite game.”  How do you best play the hand that life dealt you? How can you navigate challenge and trauma and still find a way to unlock the best version of yourself?  To help us answer these questions [and more], I’ve got Angelo Keely on the show!   Angelo is the co-founder and CEO of Kion, a lifestyle supplement and functiona...

“Awareness is what enables neural rewiring. It’s the behavior change that occurs when our brains change.”  Mental health is a growing problem in our modern world - and it’s a problem that continues to grow as we factor in the challenges of a global pandemic the resultant shifts in the way that we live.  Right now, we’re seeing that issues such as loneliness are on the rise - as are level...

“Mindful eating is a process of connecting to your body more and letting your body be the guide of how you should be eating.”  For many people, January represents the chance to start afresh. Health plans often top the list with people choosing new diets and setting resolutions around their food habits.  If you’re someone who’s struggled to create long-term results from dieting, or you fi...

“Most people think about purpose as this thing you want to do in the world. I think purpose is who you are.”  What do you do next when you rip up the conventional rule book and create a situation where anything is possible in life?  For me, this reality themed the second half of 2020.  After my eight-year relationship ended, I felt heartbreak, shame, and fear, but there was also a s...

“Choosing yourself is one of the most exhilarating, fulfilling, exhausting, intimidating, scary, and just rich journeys one can go on.”  For me, December is traditionally a time of reflection and review. I love to pour over my journals and really take the time to pull out and consolidate all that I’ve learned. Looking back, 2020 has felt like a decade in itself! I’m in awe of how much can hap...

“You are a special human being and when you realize that, you’ll set boundaries for what you want in your life.”  How can you live a life that leaves a legacy and makes you feel incredible about the impact you make?  From business to parenting, community, and impact, Dwayne J. Clark is blazing a trail for purposeful living that touches everyone in his wake. I’m so inspired by Dwayne’s st...

“When you do go inside and you realize that that’s where your strength is, that literally shifts the ground for you.”  As a society, we have a very limited definition of what it means to be beautiful.  Thanks to the beauty and fashion industries we’ve become obsessed with products that promise to enhance our appearance and push back the years. As a result, lots of people - women in parti...

“Presence is the ability to be with what is.”  What happens when you sit in the silence and take quality time to be with yourself? Are you able to be present with everything that is? Or do you get distracted easily and struggle to hold all your emotions?  Most of us weren’t raised to be emotionally intelligent beings. Instead, we were programmed to shut off and push down the harder, ‘soc...

“When I find presence, that is when intuition can come in.”  We don’t only experience grief after the death of a loved one. We also experience grief when our plans are forced to change.  Late last year, Phoebe Mroczek was hit by a car in downtown Austin. After choosing the path of positivity to empower her healing, Phoebe was able to explore an even deeper path of self-discovery and self...

“Our grief is sacred and it’s a rite of passage.”  2020 has forced us all to explore our relationship with grief. At some level, we’re all grieving - for unexplored plans, for the old way of living, and for loved ones who are no longer with us.  You may know I lost my grandmother and aunt recently to COVID-19. As my family moves through our grief, I’m experiencing the pain and beauty of...

“Vulnerability is just sharing whatever emotion is in you.”  One of the reasons 2020 has been so unsettling is because safety is a basic human need. When certainty is stripped away, fear bubbles up - causing us to feel as though the world is unsafe.  But despite the chaos, there’s an opportunity to be found in the current climate. When the outside world shifts, we have no option but to d...

“Each person has a unique set of values. It’s very much like a snowflake or a fingerprint. It’s unique to you.”  I’ve found that one of the keys to staying grounded and living a fulfilling life is to discover your purpose and define your values. Together, these two inner guidance systems create a north star that helps you make decisions and live in a direction of increasing choice. Doing the...

“Financially happy is a philosophy or a state of being. It’s this idea that you can be both happy and wealthy now.”  As a society, we’ve guided ourselves into a challenging relationship with money. Money is the thread that flows through EVERYTHING. It’s the ultimate connector that ties us all together. Due to the way society is structured, most of us can’t live without money! Yet, we decided...

“I’ve been able to achieve success faster than most individuals as a result of me being so conscious with my journaling efforts to truly capture lessons when they’re happening.”  I wanted to do something a little different to celebrate the 150th episode of Stay Grounded. So I decided to collaborate with my good friend Georgina El Morshdy who hosts the Writing Your Best Self podcast.  Ove...

“Death is literally the greatest teacher that we have.”  Asher Packman’s life circumstances forced him to rewrite his relationship with death. This journey started in 2007, when his sister committed suicide at the peak of Asher’s corporate career. His mother died not long after, and while Asher was still deep in grief, he received his own terminal diagnosis.  But in the shadows and the d...

“As men, we are so hell-bent on protecting our masculinity because - this runs to the root of an identity - if you’re not a man, then you’re weak, you’re ostracized, you’re not valued. And then, you’re on your own. You’re left to kind of perish. This runs so deeply inside of us that we don’t recognize the game that we’re playing, which is “protect my man card.” You may have noticed a recent trend...

“Everything that you have in your life is solely down to the choices that you have made.”  How do you overcome imposter syndrome, fears, and other people’s doubts to live a life without limits and achieve your dreams and destiny?  After going through anorexia at 17 and being bullied throughout school, Rebecca Louise decided to never let anything affect her going after her goals. Rebecca’...