Lena Khais shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Good morning Lena, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
The best part of my first 90 minutes is that they’re mine. I still remember rushing out the door, spilling coffee, and answering emails at traffic lights. That was hardly life by design.
Now I start with a short energy activation routine: I set how I want to feel, speak intention into my morning water (science says words carry frequency), and repeat affirmations, usually while brushing my teeth. I finish with coffee and gratitude for what’s here and what’s “on its way,” already shipped by the Universe.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Lena Khais, founder of Atlas Paradigm, where neuroscience meets manifestation and business strategy gets an energetic upgrade. I help established entrepreneurs break through income plateaus by rewiring their brains, realigning their energy, and scaling their businesses in alignment with their Life by Design.
After 25 years in corporate leadership and an advanced degree in psychology, I realized most people don’t fail from lack of skill. They fail from energetic misalignment. So I built a method that blends mindset, Human Design, and my proprietary Manifestation Formula to help business owners create wealth that feels effortless, not exhausting.
Right now, I’m focused on expanding my Life by Design VIP monthly membership experience and speaking on stages about how to 10X income without trading dollars for hours, because hustle is outdated, but alignment never goes out of style.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
As a child, I believed that being the “good girl” was the key to love and safety. Coming from a family with a lot of turmoil, I was the one who prided myself on being the natural-born helper. The one who pleases, smooths over tension, tones herself down, and never makes waves. I became an expert at being palatable – the peacekeeper, the buffer, the one who made sure everyone else was comfortable, even if it meant dimming my own light.
Now I know that my power doesn’t come from pleasing others; it comes from honoring my truth. I’ve learned that authenticity isn’t rebellion – it’s alignment to my true frequency. The more I stopped editing myself to fit expectations, the more magnetic and fulfilled my life and business became. The Law of Attraction is a powerful tool – now I attract my humans, those who’re on the matching vibe and effortleslly move by those who’re not.
What fear has held you back the most in your life?
The fear of not being accepted has probably shaped more of my life than I’d like to admit. For a long time, I thought love and belonging were rewards for being agreeable – for being the one who made things easier, softer, more comfortable for everyone else. I toned myself down to fit in, thinking that was connection.
But all that really did was disconnect me from myself. I eventually realized that the acceptance I was craving couldn’t come from others. It had to start with me. The more I embraced my full expression – the messy, loud, honest parts – the more I began attracting people and opportunities that felt like home.
Acceptance stopped being something I chased… and became something I embodied.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
That success only comes from hustle. The coaching and business world loves to glamorize “grind culture”: the 5 a.m. alarms, the endless launches, the caffeine-as-a-personality days. It sells the illusion that if you just work harder, you’ll finally arrive.
But that’s not success. That’s burnout with better branding. The real work isn’t about doing more; it’s about being aligned. Energy, mindset, and nervous system regulation create more results than another 17-hour day ever will. For modern entrepreneurs “being” is actually the new “doing” – being in tune with their energy and allowing Universal Laws to create the tailwinds for their momentum.
Another lie? That manifestation is all candles and crystals. It’s not. It’s neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and energetic congruence, science and spirit working in tandem. When you understand that, business growth becomes a natural byproduct of alignment, not exhaustion.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope people say that I reminded them of their own power… that I helped them remember they were never broken, just disconnected from their truth.
That I made mindset, energy, and manifestation feel practical, not mystical. And that through my work, people built lives and businesses that felt like them.
I don’t need to be remembered for being perfect or polished. I’d rather be remembered as the person who turned her vision into purpose, her faith into a formula, and taught others how to live life on their own energetic terms – fully expressed, unapologetically abundant, and wildly alive.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.atlas-paradigm.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenakhais/
- Linkedin: https://bit.ly/LinkedInLenaKhais
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/lenakhais
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Brianna Lyn Photography
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