Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

“Confidence is simple. It’s not loud, it’s not anything that can be defined by a particular skill or personality type. It’s simply this: the willingness to experience negative emotion.”  How much of your vision for life is impacted by what others say or think about you? How often do you hold yourself back or talk yourself out of taking action because your confidence lets you down?  Who c...

“Nobody wants your perfect, everyone just wants your human.”  This episode’s guest is no stranger to the Stay Grounded Podcast. Nataly Kogan was one of our very first guests when we launched back in 2017. Nataly’s ‘Happier’ message was powerful back then, but it feels even more potent now - thanks to the new normal we’re navigating ourselves through. This current climate is bringing out the w...

“When you just leave your mind alone for extended periods of time, you start to see profound depths and profound stillness.”  We live in beautiful times where meditation is no longer a fringe ritual. You can even practice on your phone in the comfort of your home any time you choose!  This is good news because meditation as a practice offers profound benefits. You can expect everything f...

“There is a twelve step process to burnout. We start with excessive ambition and end with a total mental and physical collapse.” Have you noticed that burnout is a badge of honor? As a society, we place a high value on the hard work and the hustle - and if you’re burnt out, by definition you’re a hard worker!  But does burnout deliver the results you want? And is it even the best strategy to...

“There is a cost to trying to be successful. There is a cost to trying to change the world. For many entrepreneurs and founders, it is destroying us and our companies.”  Does success require burnout? Can you build a thriving business and live a calm life? As a society, we’ve been raised on a diet where hard work equals the path to success, but is that really true? What’s more, are the sacrifi...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about the first thing anyone must do before they put themselves in a position to grow from their circumstances. When you are honest with yourself, you give yourself a chance to start fresh from a blank slate...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about the power of channeling your actions in a constructive way when you’re down. It’s impossible to always be in a joyful mood, and I hope this episode reminds you of the power you have to create your way...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I share a simple reminder to be mindful of where you pay your attention. You may not be able to control who you are around or what’s happening in the world, but by being conscious of where we place our focus, you g...

“Compassion, connection, and community are the world’s most valuable commodities right now.”  This global pandemic is taking us on a rollercoaster of emotions. Just when we think we’ve found our groove and new normal, another layer slips away - leaving you dancing with a rush of new feelings. This extended time at home is contributing to the spectrum of emotions… tragedy to triumph and pain a...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I cover the simple truth that everything in life is seasonal. It’s important to recognize that this too shall pass, so we can operate from a place of abundance instead of scarcity when we’re in the thick of it.&nbs...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I cover the reasons why it’s important to be aware of and celebrate your increasing ability to navigate through tough times. It doesn’t matter if you’re out of muddy waters yet or not, being able to recognize your...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about the life changing magic of a morning ritual and the reasons why having something that kick starts your day in a positive direction is so important in times of crisis.  Hope you enjoy it :) If you...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I touch on a simple truth - human beings were built to handle crises. It’s part of our evolutionary advantage as a species. Tough times don’t last, but tough people do. Give yourself the gift of discovering how pow...

“My definition for hypnosis is ‘meditation with a goal’.”  Why do we find it so difficult to do the things we really want to do? Why do we struggle to build the business of our dreams, create the abundance we crave, or attract the perfect partner?  In this episode, you’ll discover that all your beliefs and habits originate in your subconscious. You can’t rewire these parts of you through...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about a simple tool we all have to recalibrate ourselves when we feel like we’re in our heads. Remember - no matter what happens around you, your breath is always something you can control. And oftentimes, i...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about remembering how far you've grown in all of this. Your situation may not have changed all the way, but recognizing your own emotional temperament in this chaos gives you the gift of perspective. And per...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about how changing your relationship with fear transforms fear into a powerful tool you can lean on in times of crisis.  Hope you enjoy it :) If you want to watch live episodes of Stay Grounded Daily, j...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about the importance of paying attention to where you pay attention. With so much noise in the world, it is so easy to lose yourself in the whirlwind of negativity. But unless you begin to consciously shift...

“The only thing stopping people from an outstanding relationship is the willingness to create it.”  For a lot of people, these are challenging times for their relationships. Thanks to social distancing, a shift to remote working, and shelter-in-place orders and advice, we’re around our loved ones a lot more than usual. Add in the stress and uncertainty of this global pandemic and we’re in lin...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about how chaos isn’t something new to us. We never labeled it as such, but every part of our human experience has carried elements of chaos. By recognizing that truth, that we are no stranger to the whims o...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about the gift we’ve been unexpectedly given to learn how to be human again. To learn how to love again. To learn how to find beauty in things we’ve always had - again. This is the Great Remembrance. Hope yo...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about how creative perspective and space between you and the world around you does more than keep you grounded. In times of crisis, there has never been a more important anchor. I hope this episode inspires...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about how creative perspective and space between you and the world around you does more than keep you grounded. In times of crisis, there has never been a more important anchor. I hope this episode inspires...

“We are going through some chaotic times right now, but there is opportunity - as long as we're willing to recognise it and also capitalize on it.”  Globally this situation sucks. We’re experiencing massive changes across all areas of our lives. You can’t downplay or under-estimate the wave of destruction that’s currently making its way across the globe, but you can choose to dive into the fr...

Welcome to Stay Grounded Daily, a Tuesday through Friday mini podcast episode to help you stay grounded in truth, love, and possibility during these times of crisis. In today’s episode, I talk about recognizing and becoming present to the contrast of life that has always existed. In comfort, it’s easy to forget the many colors on the spectrum of life. But crisis reveals all, and I’ve found a beaut...