The Grind and Gratitude Show

Question for you... What are your intentions for 2022? What do you want to happen this year? That's what alot of people are asking themselves and others this year. Or maybe someone has asked you this in a different way, maybe they asked you what your power word is for this year.

In this episode Coach Stone talks about what power words are, why you might want to consider having power words, what they can do for you and how to use them to make this your best year ever.

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It is 2022! It's a new year. What does that mean? Well maybe not much for you depending on how you look at it, but it could also mean a restart, refresh, and a new year to make things happen.

So many people look at a new year as an opportunity to get things done that they didn't get done the year before. Or they look at the new year as day 1 of their new goals. Either way, this is a chance to level up your life and your business!

In this episode Coach Stone share tips on how to start 2022 on fire! He talks about what you can do to make sure this is your best year ever. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.

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What a year! 2021 was full of ups and downs, wins and losses, and so much learning for many people.

What can we take away from this year to make next year more successful?

In this episode Coach Danny Stone shares his learnings from coaching countless clients, speaking to audiences, and his own journey to help you have more success in 2022 and beyond.

Now is the time to start taking action so that you can unlock the freedom, success and joy that you deserve.

Take a listen to this episode!

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Do you have a mission, a cause, or a business? Do you want to influence people to take action, to do something different or to buy from you? We are living in a busy world and it is difficult to get people's attention, so we must learn how to speak so that people pay attention.

In this episode Coach Danny Stone breaks down the 3 C's of influential speaking. He teaches you how to speak so that people listen and want to buy from you or want to learn more about the topic, services or products that you offer.

Pull up a chair and a notepad, you might want to take a few notes for this one.

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• Ep 48: Change Your Story, Change Your Life

As a business coach and former life coach, I have encountered many people who have a victim mindset. People who often see the challenges and not opportunities, people who see everything wrong and nothing right in their lives, people who are waiting for others to save them instead of saving themselves.

And no judgment from me, I was one of those people at one point. I didn't have goals or dreams, I thought the world was against me, and I was waiting for something or someone to come and save me. What I realized is that I had to save myself. I had to change my mindset, take different actions, connect with successful people and stay focused on me.

In this episode, I am talking to you. I am talking about how to develop a save yourself mindset and what it takes to not only change your situations in your life but to create the life you want.

You might want to listen to this one twice!

In this episode, I break down 5 ways to develop a "save yourself" mindset.

1. Understand no one is coming to save you

2. Develop a save yourself mindset

3. Get clear about what you really want

4. Take massive action

5. Stay focused on your goals and dreams

Coach Danny Stone's Links:

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We all want to leave a mark on the lives of others. We want to know that we mattered when it is all said and done. We want to know that we made a difference in the lives of others.

Mark Stoddart is a visual artist, clothing designer, graphic artist, writer who is the founder of Live It Wear it, a wearable art clothing company. His work has been showcased in various art galleries, on the Bravo TV network, and in various high-profile establishments across Toronto Canada. He's done partnerships with the former NBA Champion Toronto Raptors, Roots Canada, and the Toronto Blue Jays. He also has various celebrating wearing his clothing brand and has worked with some of the most impactful Black leaders in North America.

He created the Beloved and Flowers movements, 2 movements to showcase black empowerment and black love.

In this episode, we sit down and talk about art, leaving your mark in the world, entrepreneurship, overcoming various challenges, following your dreams, and much more.

Here is some of what we talk about in this episode:

[3:37] Like you said, liveable art, I have to use that one. I never realized that everything I create is something that's tangible in different mediums.

[10:51] I think coming back to my first job from graduating from Sheridan was on textile printing, I always been doing T-shirts at a young age, I always thought that that was the thing that for me can actually express myself was to garments.

[13:00] A good friend of mine passed away... And his transition kind of shocked me in a way that something about losing people, you never got a chance to celebrate them. And I thought to myself seeing a funeral, I saw everybody from the community coming to celebrate his life, I thought to myself, This is gonna be my time, I got to do something that I want to do.

[16:24] I don't do the gimmicky kind of designs artwork for people to buy into. I'm not that guy. I'm very thought-provoking and attentive, but my intentions are really what I want to create.

[22:41]  I think I always created this movement from the get go, when I started this Live It Wear It brand. Always wanting to bring the community into that space. 

[24:09] I thought the language of beloved was something that people were speaking to. And I thought how can I kind of use it for to my benefit of telling the story on what beloved means.

[33:52] Somehow I'm able to build real tangible relationships with good people and some influential people.

[37:00] There's some things that I am uncomfortable about, but you need to be in the uncomfortable spaces to learn and grow from them.

[44:45] It's like a child walking when they fall you say you gotta get back up...You have to understand your worth and your potential.

Mark Stoddart's Links

Live It Wear It Website

Mark Stoddart Instagram

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Sometimes when you get dealt a bad hand in life and it seems like things have taken a toll for the worse you just want to give up. Not The Jason Hodge! He kept fighting through health challenges, job loss, an unexpected divorce, and so many things that overlapped at the same time. He tapped into his inner strength, faith, family and became open to exploring.

It changed his life and had him walking a new path as a Podcaster, Media company owner that helps entrepreneurs and businesses tell their stories, he's a chef, writer, director, producer, and former interim program director at Time Warner Communications, Faithpreneur®️. And he is also a dad to four boys! 

Jason balances all of these things and is committed to helping others grow their businesses.

We talk about all of this and more in this episode. 

The Jason Hodge Links:

The Jason Hodge on Instagram

The Jason Hodge on Twitter 

The Jason Hodge Website

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If you are an entrepreneur you know it is sometimes challenging to stand out. It's difficult to land your ideal clients and make the impact and income you want to make. Getting caught up in all of the noise, what other people are doing, and the newest shiny thing throws entrepreneurs and business owners off track and their attention and focus go elsewhere.

In this episode, Coach Danny Stone shares 4 tips to help entrepreneurs make more impact, income, and influence so that they can create the freedom that they want.

If you are an entrepreneur, business owner or have a side hustle you will want to listen to this episode. Especially if you are a Coach, Consultant, Speaker, or Author.

Here is some of what he mentions in this episode:

[4:32]  You're just job doesn't determine your level of importance. It doesn't matter what type of business you have. Your business doesn't determine your level of importance, you are important. You have an inner champion. Every day that you wake up, you are influencing the lives of other people, your friends, your family, your co-workers, people who are following you on social media. So never devalue or undervalue what you bring to the world.

[7:09] The very first thing that you have to do as an entrepreneur is getting clear about who you serve. Who do you serve? Who are your clients? Who are your ideal clients?

[11:30] Our ideal clients are the people who are where we were years ago.

[12:29] The second thing is, you have to be authentic, be true to who you are, and stay in your own lane.

[13:09] Be authentic and true to who you are. Because your ideal clients will see through that, they'll know that that's not you, they'll know that's not your style, they'll know that's not how you speak, they'll know that's not how you showcase your products, and services. People can see through fakeness, they can see through the pretending. So the best thing to do is to be yourself and stay in your lane. 

[15:51] The third thing that you have to learn to do is tell champion stories. Tell champion stories. And what I mean by champion stories are really strategic stories that get into the hearts of your ideal clients.

[16:49] Remember, people, buy based on emotion.

[21:54] The fourth thing is to build meaningful relationships. If you want to have a greater impact, you want to reach more people. If you want to make more money, it's unlike anything else, it's very difficult to do alone. You need to build meaningful relationships.

[23:26] You know, I had to connect with like-minded coaches and transformational speakers. And, and just learn from them, and share what I'm learning. And once I started to do that, once I started to build meaningful relationships, once I started to connect with like-minded people, once I started connecting with people who are going in the same direction I was, it didn't only change my business, but it changed my life.

Links mentioned in this episode:

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As an entrepreneur or business owner, you are extremely busy. You have so many things to think about for your business, sales, marketing, social media strategy, positioning, landing more clients, making money and so much more. The daily stresses and pressure of running your business, your family, social life, and taking care of yourself can be overwhelming at times.

This is why it is so important that you take care of your mental, physical and spiritual health, and well-being. In this episode, Coach Danny Stone talks about why entrepreneurs and business owners need to spend more time in nature. He shares science back information that proves there are real health benefits to getting out into nature.

This is an episode you will definitely want to listen to if you find yourself constantly busy, stressed, or sometimes overwhelmed in your business or in life.

Here's some of what you will learn in this episode:

• Spending time in nature makes you feel happier

Links mentioned in this episode:

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What's the difference between most people and highly successful people? Highly successful people push through their fears. They keep going on don't quit on their dreams.

If you want to have more success in 2022 you have to learn to push through your fears. You must shift your perspective, learn from setbacks, and adjust.

Here's what you will learn in this episode:

1. Why you need to overcome your fears 

Links mentioned in this episode:

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