One Life with Donny Raus

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 b…

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 sur…

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 o…

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 i…

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 …

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 th…

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 see…

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 lif…

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 …

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 ope…

Nothing changes without a demand first being placed on it. This is especially true as it relates to the desires you have for your life. Action is the catalyst that gets the wheels turning, ultimately…

If you keep putting off your dreams, you will eventually look back, realizing that the time has passed and you may no longer have the time, health, or finances to do the things you wanted to do.  The…

What if failure is the only way forward? Culturally we avoid the "F" word, but the truth of the matter is that we fail on a daily basis. The only time we fear it, is when we give the failure a false …

How do you get clear about what in life?  Answering this question might make leave a lot of people tense with anxiety. However, I'm here to tell you that the answer is a lot easier than you think and…

Variety is the spice of life, but sometimes one negative experience can close you off to a life of magic. This happens when we create blanket beliefs such as, I didn't enjoy _____ and therefore I wil…

When you can't turn back, the only option left is to move forward. It is important to remember that you're never at the mercy of our circumstances. You always have a choice. You have a choice to say …

Pursuing success at the cost of your wellbeing is the ultimate failure.  When you're in the trenches, it is very difficult to pop your head above ground. If you could, you'd likely realize the battle…

So many people make their happiness and well being conditional, saying, "I'll do this when..." I find great fault in this approach. It is like telling your dog you refuse to feed it, until it learns …

Are you striving to achieve a result, but find yourself hitting a wall, unable to make any progress? What if I told you that the best way to break through that wall, was to relax into it?  Focusing t…

In order to achieve any worthwhile goal, you must step beyond our current comfort zone. The easiest way to make these strides, without it being terrifying, is to break the journey down into small do-…