Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

“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’...

“People who ask more questions are perceived to be more likeable.”  Can you remember how it felt to have the curiosity of a child? Maybe it was a time when you believed you could be anything. Or a time when endless questions inspired your day.  Unfortunately, 'life' buries our desire for more, and before you know it, the questions seize up. Life begins to feel more limited until we're st...

“I had all of the things and yet, I was at this point where I didn't want to live.”  I believe this is one of the most important episodes of Stay Grounded I’ve ever recorded.  Suicide is a big killer among men my age and there’s a common thread - we don’t know how to talk about depression or feelings of isolation, or how to ask for help and support during dark times.  When I first m...

“In a crisis, the worst thing you can do is isolate yourself.”  Susie Carder is no stranger to crisis.  As a survivor of abuse, Susie learned to rise above the crisis, discover her inner strength, and in the process, completely transform the life trajectory that her childhood mapped out. These experiences have put her in a beautiful position to be able to support people to move through t...

“We stay in the fast lane so that we don't have to feel our deal.”  Current times have forced a new pace of life upon so many of us. There’s an invitation to slow down, take stock, and reassess what’s most important. There’s a window to be more intentional and practice the grounding ritual that connects us back to our true essence. Sure, these times are challenging - especially for those of u...

“I’m trusting my own spirit over my mind and over what anybody else thinks.”  Is there a part of you that knows your true path follows a different track to the one you’re walking currently?  Do you have an inner knowing that your life could be different - if only you had the courage to follow the beat of your own drum?  If so, you’re not alone. In this age of transformation and chao...

“There’s so much wisdom in knowing yourself.”  How do you create an inspiring vision for your life and then turn that vision into your everyday reality? I believe we all have an idea of the kind of life we want to live. We all have dreams we want to fulfil and an inner knowing of who we could be and what would make our hearts sing.  The question is, are you giving yourself permission to...

“I had fast-growth in my business because I believed that my spirituality is leading the way.”  What happens when soul decides the path you’re walking isn’t the one that’s right for you?  When Michelle Sorro attended a Tony Robbins’ Date With Destiny event, it was her intention to take her TV career to the next level. But instead of unlocking clarity on how to evolve her TV segment, soul...

“You have to figure out what is the thing that you want to stand for - and that is your greatness.”  When Casanova Brooks was eight-years-old, he and his two best buddies did everything together. They were the ‘ three amigos ’, which meant it was highly unusual for Casanova to turn down a trip to the beach. That was the day his two best friends drowned.  This experience was the first of...

“The better our boundaries are, the more powerful our presence will be in the world.”  What does it take to live in your truth and create a container that empowers you to thrive?  This episode’s incredible guest believes we’ve not been taught to speak up and share our truth. Instead, we’ve been trained distrust the messages of our body and override our inner wisdom.  Karlee Fain is...

“Mindfulness is being aware and accepting of our present moment experience with curiosity and compassion.”  What is the soul?  Why are we afraid of dying?  How can we feel more present, peaceful, and connected to the truth of who we are?  It’s not often you get a chance to discuss questions like these with a mindfulness thought leader with the depth of experience and insight li...

“I build the journey that allows the best of nature to do its best and then I don't say a word.”  Matt Prior loves exploring and discovering nature.  As a pilot, Adventure Consultant for Red Bull, and founder of the World’s First Adventure Academy, Matt has exploration running through his blood. He lives a life fuelled by curiosity and presence; a life which has seen him visit over 120 c...

“Every emotion serves us, but once we know how it's serving us and why, now we have a choice of how to use it as a tool.”  There’s no question that our minds are a beautiful tool for enhancing our human experience. But what happens when you overuse your mind and neglect the wisdom in your body and feelings?  If you rely on one aspect of self, you’re not coming from a place of wholeness....

“I'm living a life that I absolutely love. I'm surrounded by a tribe of people that I absolutely love, just simply because I started with the, "What if?" Rob was an abandoned child. As a baby, he was raised by his four-year-old sister until a white, Moron family adopted them both. Raised by a loving family in a predominantly middle-class white community, Rob endured racial abuse. He was spat on, c...

“Nobody ever taught me how to be human. They taught me how to be a warrior, they taught me how to be a gladiator, they taught me how to not cry, they taught me how to hurt people. It taught me a lot of stuff in my life. Nobody ever taught me how to be human.” Like you, we’ve been moved and enraged by the racism and brutality experienced by our Black brothers and sisters. To show our support and so...