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What is it that makes an amazing speech? What makes your presentation memorable? Those are things to definitely think about when speaking in public, one of the best ways to leave a lasting impression is to grab the audience's attention right away.

When giving a speech or presentation it's important to win over the audience right away in those first 30 to 60 seconds. The question is how?

In this podcast, episode Coach Stone breaks down 3 public speaking secrets to grabs the audience's attention in the first 30 seconds of your speech.

If you want to be a more impactful speaker or want to have a memorable presentation and want to start off wowing your audience, listen to this episode.

[8:14] The first secret that you need to know if you really want to win over your audience that you're speaking to in the first 30 seconds is this. You must learn to build a rapport with the audience before you even step on stage. 

[10:54] Send a video in advance, like a hype video, letting you know that the organization that's bringing you that you there to speak can send out to all of the attendees.

[12:26]  Or maybe you've sent them you know, some information like a free download or something that goes in conjunction with your speech, these kinds of things, build a rapport.

[13:46]  The first 30 seconds to 60 seconds that you walk out on that stage or in front of that room is so important. And so you have to come with the right energy, you have to come with the right passion, you have to come with the right conviction, even like up until the how you even come out how you walk out how you, you know, are you walking out in a confident way?

[15:55] When I come on stage. It's that swag. As we say, this swagger. And you have to come with that. You have to know you have to be so confident in the message that you're delivering, that as soon as you step in front of that room, or on that stage, these people are looking at you like, Oh, yeah, this is gonna be a good one.

[17:44] It's almost like sometimes, a quote can be almost just as powerful as an image. And so the right quote, can set the tone for your speech, and really have people lean into what you're saying, and really be excited about it.

[19:06] Raise your hand if stand up, turn to the person next to you and say this, give them give the person on your left to high five. Getting the audience to do something right away is a great way to engage people.

[21:18] And so think about that, do you have a tagline? Do you have something that's going to grab their attention, that speaks to who you are, and it speaks to what you're there to speak about.

[22:21] Hey, thank you so much for being here. Thank you so much for having me here. That's not gonna, that's not really catching people's attention. They've heard that boring statements. So many times, it doesn't mean anything.

[22:43] So you can also you can come up with something that's controversial. That's another way to catch people's attention. Right? I came up one time to, to a group of high school students. And I said, You're all a bunch of liars. You've been lying to yourself.

Here's some of what I talk about in this episode:

[5:29] I had to let go of a lot of things from my past.

[5:44] And in changing my story, it just opened up my life. It opened it up in so many ways. Like, I found the love of my life, I was able to travel to all of these different places, I was able to write books and impact people, with my words in my stories by standing on stages.

[6:30] You have greatness within you, you have a champion story.

[9:11] I remember just sitting there and just feeling like, my dad didn't love me.

[11:01] The first thing that I had to do was acknowledge the past. See, at the time, I never really sat down and acknowledged it I I just kind of actually locked those memories away. All of those times when I was sitting on the step waiting for my dad, I really just buried them, right.

[ 11:54] I think for so many of us, we're still living in the past, and we're, we're still the victim and we're still that little boy, or that little girl that got hurt by a parent or a family member or a teacher or maybe you're a young adult or, or an adult and somebody hurt you.

[17:04]  In that healing, maybe you do need counseling, maybe you need to go seek out a professional. In order to get the healing that you need. 

[18:21] A lot of us are living in the past, a lot of us are driving backward and looking through the rearview mirror. Your life is moving forward, stop looking in the rearview mirror, we have to start living in the present.

[21:25] Every day you wake up is another day for you to write that story to rewrite your story, your champion story. See, I say champion story.

[27:59] I believe that you're here for a reason. I believe that there's something special about you, you got to find out what it is and live it out loud.

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Someone once told me, change your story and you will change your life. It took me a while to figure it out but when I did, I change the stories I was telling myself about myself, and my life changes.

Maybe you have to change the stories you tell yourself about your past, your childhood, your mistakes, your failures your struggles, the pain you experienced, the hurt you put on others; maybe it's time for you to change what you are saying to and about yourself.

In this episode, I share some tips on how to let go of the past and live in the present to create the future you want. You might want to grab a pen and paper when you are listening to this episode.

Here's some of what I talk about in this episode:

[5:29] I had to let go of a lot of things from my past.

[5:44] And in changing my story, it just opened up my life. It opened it up in so many ways. Like, I found the love of my life, I was able to travel to all of these different places, I was able to write books and impact people, with my words in my stories by standing on stages.

[6:30] You have greatness within you, you have a champion story.

[9:11] I remember just sitting there and just feeling like, my dad didn't love me.

[11:01] The first thing that I had to do was acknowledge the past. See, at the time, I never really sat down and acknowledged it I I just kind of actually locked those memories away. All of those times when I was sitting on the step waiting for my dad, I really just buried them, right.

[ 11:54] I think for so many of us, we're still living in the past, and we're, we're still the victim and we're still that little boy, or that little girl that got hurt by a parent or a family member or a teacher or maybe you're a young adult or, or an adult and somebody hurt you.

[17:04]  In that healing, maybe you do need counseling, maybe you need to go seek out a professional. In order to get the healing that you need. 

[18:21] A lot of us are living in the past, a lot of us are driving backward and looking through the rearview mirror. Your life is moving forward, stop looking in the rearview mirror, we have to start living in the present.

[21:25] Every day you wake up is another day for you to write that story to rewrite your story, your champion story. See, I say champion story.

[27:59] I believe that you're here for a reason. I believe that there's something special about you, you got to find out what it is and live it out loud.

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I've always heard people say these two statements, "turn your mess into your message" and "turn your test into your testimony" and for the longest time, I had no clue what it meant.

It wasn't until many years later when I was sharing a story with a group of people that someone said to me, "you turned your mess into your message" and that's when I got it.

In this episode, I break down how I turned my mess; my struggles, challenges, mistakes, failures and things I have overcome into a powerful message that I share with others. This message has helped people transform their lives and inspired them to do something different.

And here's the thing, YOU CAN TOO! You have a message, you have messages, that people are waiting on you to deliver. You have stories, information, life lessons, things you have overcome that you need to share with others to help them take inspired action.

And even better, you can monetize that message and make a greater impact in the world.

Here's some of what is mentioned in this episode:

[5:37] You have a story, you have many stories, you have what I call champion stories within you. And most of us aren't brave enough to tell those stories. And because you're not telling those stories, you can't be that individual that inspires other people that empowers other people, that ignites something with within other people, because you're keeping those stories to yourself.

[8:46] if I had waited until, you know, I graduated University, to go back and speak to those young people and try to inspire people in my neighborhood, then that would have never happened because I never graduated University. So they'd still be waiting.

[12:50] We all have lessons. We've all been on this journey called life. And no matter how small you think those lessons are, or how small you think that messes, so many other people are going to be able to relate to that. So many other people. I never knew that. I never knew that. And still until I started sharing my message, my messages with people and their reactions.

[14:51] You are unique. You have 10 different fingerprints. No one else has any of the fingerprints that you have So that's 10 times the understanding that you should have that you are unique. Nobody else on this planet with over seven and a half billion people have your fingerprints.

[17:10] People can have similar experiences. But your experiences are unique because of how you felt, what you were experiencing, who was around you, the lessons that you learned, what you would do differently. All of these things are unique to you. 

[23:08] Write down what happened? Who was there? How were you feeling? The lessons that you learn? What was the outcome, write it all out for all five of those. And then start sharing them. Share them in social media, talk to your family, your friends, you know, go live on Instagram or Facebook, just start sharing those stories, and see how they connect with people.

[25:17]  Storytelling has been around since the beginning of time for a reason. And that reason is it resonates with people, it sits in their soul. It sits in their hearts and their minds, they remember them, the stories get passed on, for 10s of 1000s of years. 

[27:10] I truly believe that there are people out here right right now waiting on you, to get your message out. They're waiting on you. 

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Do you have glossophobia? Wait, you might not know what that is. But the chances are high that you have it. Why? Because Glossophobia is the medical term for the fear of public speaking. Approximately 75% of people in the world suffer from some form of social anxiety around public speaking.

You heard this correct, the fear of public speaking is called glossophobia. Where does this fear come from? How does it show up in our bodies and minds? And more importantly, is it something we can overcome and breakthrough?

In this episode, Danny Stone breaks it all down. 

Here's some of what is covered in this episode:

[3:59] And some of the symptoms look like you start sweating. You get these extreme butterflies, a dry mouth, your heart starts beating really fast, your hands start shaking, all of these things start to happen in your body. And it's almost like your body's being taken over. You may even feel dizzy, or you may feel some tension in your muscles or start hyperventilating.

[6:34] I was terrified. My heart was beating butterflies. I was nervous. And on top of that, I wasn't even prepared, because he never told me in advance that I was going to be doing this. I was so nervous and so scared. I stood up in front of all of these people. I said, Thank you. I added I might have fumbled through half a story about the team.

[9:44] The very first thing you need to do is prepare. If you know that you're going to give a speech, prepare for the speech. Sit down, write it out. Know the material, know the audience that you're speaking to know come up with a script and practice. Practice, practice, run through it as many times as you possibly can videotape yourself, giving the presentation.

[10:59] if you're somebody who constantly has to speak to groups of people, but you have glossophobia. And so there's no way around it. So if you're in a situation where you always have to speak to groups of people, and there's no way of getting out of it, and you constantly have these severe reactions, then maybe you might want to go to a psychotherapist, and a psychotherapist is going to help you to, you know, sort of work, work around your thinking in your emotions, in the physical reactions that you have.

[12:26]  Other things you might want to do to become a better speaker. And to really help you get over this extreme fear of public speaking and speaking in public is maybe you might want to join a speaking group, maybe you might want to join something like Toastmasters.

[15:43] Think about your intro, because that first 30 seconds or that first minute that you're able to kind of open up the audience and help them to put let their guard down, that's really going to help you.

[21:08] And you see all of these amazing public speakers know that many of them at one point, was terrified, just as scared as you if not more, to stand up in front of a group of people. And the reason they got better is that practice, they got coaching, they got tools, they got resources to help them become a better speaker.

[22:53] You have more than one champion story. So when you think of your champion stories, and you think of the messages that you're trying to deliver to the world, or in your job, or in your school, or whatever, think about incorporating stories into that, because that's what really connects with people.

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Your mind is very powerful. Imagine what's possible for you when you learn to take care of your mind and feed it what it needs to lead you to victory. Imagine being able to have more peace and calm, more clarity, and more focus to achieve things you never imagined and live the life you deserve.

In this episode, I have my friend Nicole Waldron. Nicole is a professional event planner, Inspirational Speaker, Podcaster, Activist, Producer who works tirelessly for the advancement, progress, and prosperity of her community. She is the founder of The Victory Speaks Podcast and The Victory Speaks Online Show which inspires people to live a victorious life.

Nicole and I sit down and she talks about mental health, shifting your mindset, iron sharpeners (you gotta tune in to find out more), morning rituals, faith, family, and how to keep going when you don't want to get out of bed. You will definitely want to pick up these gems she is dropping.

Here are a few clips from this episode:

[8:09] Victory speaks, your victory speaks. And so, when we speak of victory, and we have inspired conversation, it infuses life into others

[10:68] In my 20s I had this vision for doing conferences, and, and all this kind of stuff. But then I started looking at how many people were doing conferences. And so I talked myself out of it. And then I started to look at is my voice really necessary to the noise, not realizing at that time that my voice had its own frequency for its own people, just like McDonald's is next to Burger King next to Wendy's, everybody, they all burgers. Everybody has a different flavor.

[13:52] Because your story matters, your story can make a difference in somebody's life. And I've seen that happen. And also my iron sharpens other reminders.

[18:84] So imagine if you have 10 fingers, that's 10 fingerprints, that's different than anybody else in the world, if nothing else mattered to you. Like that's like, you could just think on the fingerprint and recognize the uniqueness.

[31:73] Yeah, sometimes we're so tied to the outcome. We're afraid to try and fear. I know fear has been it has my been my greatest weakness. And it has also been my champion when I flip the fear and let it come back into working like me and doing it afraid. 

[36:75] I say mind your mind. You're going to start seeing me really speaking on this more minding your mind. What is your mindset? What are you putting into your mind? And I say to anybody listening, do a mind fast.

[38:57] So, it's so important that we understand that our minds and brains are connected, and study it and understand it, and renew our minds with our thinking daily.

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• Goal-Achievement System

Public speaking is a very important skill that most of us need to continue to develop. Why? When you become a better presenter you build your confidence, enhance your leadership skills, become a better communicator, advance your career and grow your business. 

It's also the biggest fear that most people have; standing in front of a group of people and making a speech or giving a presentation. 

In this episode, Coach and Transformational Speaker, Danny Stone is breaking down the 5 common mistakes people make when giving a speech or delivering a presentation. These are common mistakes you should avoid if you want to have a memorable speech or presentation in a good way, not memorable in a bad way.

Here are some highlights of this episode:

[3:22] The reason that you stand up in front of this audience is because you have information, you have knowledge, you have lessons, you have something that the audience needs, and the fact that you're brave enough to stand up in front of that audience and deliver that information, you should give yourself some credit for doing that.

[4:43] The first common mistake is that they lack preparation. Most people don't prepare enough when they're giving a speech. And I think this is really, really important. You really have to take time to prepare your speech.

[8:03] The second big mistake that I see a lot of presenters make is that they have way too much information in their presentation. I mean, way too much information, the presentation might be 30 minutes, and they have an hour and a half's worth of content for 30 minutes.

[9:47] Don't try to make this mass presentation where you just dump everything on individuals that never goes well.

[10:23] The third biggest mistake that a lot of people make is they don't use visuals properly. And one of the most common visuals that a lot of presenters use is some type of PowerPoint presentation, or some type of whiteboard, or some type of flip chart. They don't know how to use it properly.

[14:26] How do you come up with a great intro? There's so many things you can do. You can start by asking a question to the audience that catches them right away. By show of hands how many people have done this. And that's a great way to start. Maybe you start with a joke.

[12:59] The fourth common mistake that a lot of people make is they don't have a powerful opening. When you come out and you have this speech, or you're or you're giving this presentation, you need to come up with a very powerful opening.

[17:49] The fifth common mistake that I see a lot of presenters make that I made many, many times is that I didn't pace myself. In the speech. I used to come out and I was on 1000 Baba, Baba, Baba, Baba, Baba, Baba, Baba, I never took a breath. I would just go go, go go, go, go-go. I didn't slow down. I didn't control my tone and my pitch. I was just I was on 100.

[24:32] Those are five common mistakes that people make. The first one is they, they lack of preparation. The second one is just too much information in your presentation. The third one is the misuse of visuals like PowerPoint slides and other visuals, they don't use them properly. The fourth one is they don't have a powerful intro, which is so so important. And then the fifth one is really your speaking Your tone and using pauses and allowing space for people to absorb the information. 

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In the words of the late great Zig Ziglar, "You were born to win, but to be a winner you plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win"

That is serious fire right there! I meant that's powerful right? This is one of my favorite quotes and one of my favorite talks I have seen Zig give. That being said, I have to remind myself of this often. And I want to remind you that you were born to win.

That's why in this episode I am going to talk about why you were born to win and how to get back to winning when you have had setbacks or you are not where you want to be in your career, relationship, life or business.

You ready? Well...LET'S GO!

Press play and take a listen.

Here's some of what I talk about in this episode:

[4:53] You made it through 100% of every bad day that you've ever had. Every bad day that you've been Had you made it, you're still here.

[5:57] Nobody has your story. Nobody has your journey. Nobody has your experiences. nobody else's like you, there's no one else like you. And so the fact that you're unique, the fact that you've had your own journey, your own experiences, that proves that you're different than everybody else.

[7:55] You a winner just for the fact that you get up out of bed and you go about your day and you go to work or school or your business or you volunteer, or whatever it is that you do.

[12:07] Regardless of where you are in your life right now. You are a winner. You were born to win. The fact that you are here listening to this podcast, you were born to win. And sometimes it might not seem like that, trust me, I've had a lot of bad days. That's just life but what we have to learn is how do we bounce back from that?

[16:23] The first thing that you really need to do is to get clear about what you want in all areas of your life that matter. What do you want in terms of your finances, your health, your relationships, your career, your business, your personal development?

[18:55] You look at high-performing people or high-performing athletes. They write down their goals, they make a plan. They don't wing it. They know what success looks like to them. They're clear about what they want. And then they know what success looks like they map it out

[20:10]  We use all of this negative language. And that's not the language that winners use. Winners don't use that language. So you have to change your language, if you want to be a winner, you got to change the language that you use, you got to be more assertive, you got to be more powerful, you got to be more positive with the words that you're using.

[21:16] Do you visualize yourself succeeding? This is all part of the preparation. Are you practicing? Are you saying these positive things to yourself? Are you visualizing success? Are you taking action every single day to make it happen? That's what preparation is, you're preparing for success.

[21:57] You have to take action every single day. Don't take days off. And if you do take a day off, it's okay, don't beat yourself up. You can restart.

[23:23] Go back and check out that episode with Mario Armstrong and myself. But in that episode, it was really great because we were talking about, you know, how do you win? How do you become successful? And Mario said you need many moments of momentum to be successful. And if you've been listening to me, I always say progress equals belief.

[25:01] I'm thinking, I never thought I could write a book. I never thought I could speak on stages. I never thought that I could start my own business. I never, I never knew that. And I always thought it was some these things were for other people, I never thought they were for me. 

[26:48] And so you need to take action. You need to practice every single day with your mindset. What are you telling yourself? What affirmations are you using? Are you visualizing? Are you taking action? Are you connecting with the right people? Because the more you do that, the more you're going to expect to win.

[30:45] We don't need to be cheerleaders. Well, maybe sometimes we need to pump ourselves up. But it's about action, though. It's about action. It's about talking ourselves into taking action. And then in the action, realizing that there's something amazing about us.

[32:25] And we've been able to get goals done, things that we've been struggling with for years in a matter of 90 days in some cases. So if you need some help, definitely go ahead. You can check out at IamDannyStone.com/getitdone  

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Mark Brand calls himself an Advocate,  Agitator, and an Accomplice, he is a Social Entrepreneur, International Speaker, Chef, Humanitarian, Artist, rapper, Dj, a world traveler, and so much more! He has 11 businesses under his belt! Eight years ago, he took over Save On Meats, a Vancouver-based institution that has provided food security and access since 1957. With his partnerships with A better Life foundation, they have provided over 2.8million meals to people in need.

In this episode, he and I sit down and talk about the quest to live your life authentically, food sustainability, working for the United Nations, Cooking at the Vatican, working with the late great musician Prince, and how we can overcome challenges in our lives. We talk about falling down and getting back up and doing what you love without having to choose just ONE thing.

This is a conversation you will want to definitely dive into and listen to it more than once.

Here are a few snippets of some of our conversation:

[9:19]  I run the businesses that I run, which is a better life foundation charity on three borders, Canada, the US side, and Mexico. And what better life foundation does is focus on feeding, trading, and employing people coming out of the margins, recidivism, Street, and transmit reversibility.

[18:33] I'm an alcoholic. Four years sober under my belt. I relapsed during the pandemic. People are like oh my god, you can talk about that and be a business person and work with the United Nations. I'm like, you have to you. It's not can I, if they turn their back on me, that's fine. I know that I'm okay. But they don't they dig in deeper. They're like, we can trust this person. 

[20:30] I'm speaking directly to you at this point, you are not your mistakes, and you are not your slips. They don't define you, it really what defines you is how you're going to deal with them.

[22:00] The poison that you put in, that creates depression, and also disassociates your soul from your body to deep indigenous belief. And it's just true, you know, you become a different person when you're under the influence. And that person is less inhibited, they careless, they might be more sarcastic, aggressive.

[26:00]  I was a breakfast cook in Melbourne, at a hotel, you know, like whatever it took to stick to get by while I was traveling, cooking was always something I could fall back on. But it didn't become part of my personality, or the way that I forward face because I became a DJ for nine to 10 years. And then that was my profession.

[27:37] I'm not a religious person, just to get that out of the way, which makes the story even better. But was asked to do this dinner for 400 people for climate change at the Vatican in Rome, and base it around the methodologies and the understandings of poverty and localized etc. 

[35:48] We get it twisted, we start to box ourselves in our possibilities very, very early. I never adhered to that. Right. And I refuse to believe it. 

[39:00] Homeless doesn't mean you were the guy sitting on the corner with a tin can and a thing, a sign in the dog. That's also homeless. Homeless means sleeping in your car almost means having been in a shelter homeless means Couchsurfing with your mom, because you lost your house. That's all homeless.

[39:54] Don't ever allow anybody to extinguish any of the flames that make you passionate and it's not about a giant audience.

[44:19] I had a disagreement with the multinational supplier, massive company, trillion-dollar company. And I decided to go to war with them. And I was like, what you've done is not acceptable. And they were like, okay, cool. And they sued me. For almost $400,000 at the exact same time, I'd had a disagreement with the designer.

[51:28] I love everybody. Right. But I have to choose how to spend my time. And I won't mince words here, white dudes mentor other white dudes into success. It's, it's how the system works. It's really true. Right. And it's not even that they do it by choice. It's they're just like, just is.

[57:08] You don't come from a place of, like, I know better. As soon as you move into a superiority mindset, it's over for you because somebody is going to find a crack.

[59:17] I'll share on a high level is getting to work with Prince for, you know, almost five years. Prince was an artist that like, I can remember renting The Purple rain tape renting, sorry, taking out the purple rain tape from the Cole Harbor library, and popping that popping in my Walkman because you couldn't afford to buy it.

[105:57] Push everything that I have created or things that have been created with me and teams into the hands of the people that need the most. So we created those structures financially.

[113:00] The reason people are so angry, the reason people got firearms, the reason people hate each other are deeply entrenched on message boards and on Reddit and write and blog posts is that they can't f%cking love themselves as they could the world a different place, man.

Mark Brand Links

• Mark Brand Website

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• Goal-Achievement System

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I often get direct messages on social media and other messages from individuals or coaching clients asking me, "Hey Coach Stone how to I position myself as an expert?" This is a great question! I break down 10 things you can do to position yourself as an expert in your field or as a speaker with a powerful story.

Whether you are a freelancer, have an inspiring story, or you are knowledgeable or have skills within a certain field, you can position yourself as an expert. You can reach more of your ideal clients, connect with your audience, and reach more people when you are seen as an expert.

Here's some of what is mentioned in this episode:

[5:42] Most people don't write books. And so one of the ways that you can position yourself as an expert, or somebody of authority on a particular subject, or with a story of overcoming challenges is to write a book.

[8:51] The fact that you stand up on a stage, or that you get in front of a group makes you an authority because most people won't do that.

[11:33] And by the way, you don't have to be a great teacher, you don't have to have a background in teaching.

[12:43] But having a podcast positions me as an expert, what you're listening to right now the grind and gratitude show is all about helping people level up their lives and their businesses.

[15:15]  Sometimes it's very difficult to find the direction and find the clarity and take the actions that you need to take, maybe you need coaching, maybe now is the time for you to get a coach.

[16:41] Are you a speaker? Are you somebody who knows? technology? Are you somebody who's a great writer? Are you a hairstylist? Are you a barber, are you somebody who's into investing, take that knowledge, and reach out to people who have platforms, and ask to be a guest on their platform

[20:59] There are people who tune into my Instagram, every single day because they know that they're going to get some type of inspiration, some type of motivation, some type of coaching tips, that's going to help them to level up their life in their business.

[32:22]  So if you have a five-step process to help somebody sort of revamping their blog, then maybe that's what you do.

• Free Quiz - What Type of Business Should I Start?

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There is something you need to know about yourself. Something you must understand if you want to go from surviving to thriving. What you need to know is that you are naturally creative, curious, resourceful, and whole.

You must understand that you have the ability to get through any difficult situation and you have the ability to achieve amazing things in your life once you learn how to look inward.

In this episode Coach Stone breaks down what it means to be naturally creative, curious, resourceful, and whole and teaches you how to tap into it to shift your life forward.

Here are some of the highlights from this episode:

[2:37] Even if you are going through a difficult time, or you're lacking confidence or you're depressed or you feel like you just don't know where you belong, you are still naturally resourceful, creative, curious, and whole, you're not broken.

[4:14] There's something special about you find out what it is and live it out loud.

[4:37]  I just thought you know growing up in low-income housing that I would just never amount to anything. I was headed down the wrong path. I saw a lot of friends go in and out of jail. I lost friends to gun violence and I just thought that was my destiny.

[6:19]  We're too busy focusing on what other people have to say we're too busy comparing ourselves to other people, we're too busy focusing on the failures, the mistakes, the lack of money, lack of love, lack of attention, lack of resources, lack of connection, we're focusing on all of these external things that we don't think that we have.

[8:14]  Because when you can be creative when there's room for you to expand what's possible, then you begin to go from thinking things in your life are impossible to possible.

[10:34] We don't ask questions, we don't explore, we don't try new things. And so as a result, we stay in this comfortably uncomfortable box.

[14:43] Stop shutting down that curiosity. Stop trying to justify why you can't explore that curiosity. Stop saying well, I can't travel because I don't have money. I can't travel because I don't have a passport. I can't travel because I don't speak the language. Stop that. Stop stopping your curiosity, explore it, it's leading you somewhere, there's a reason that you keep getting pulled towards something.

[20:35]  Whether it's finding a new job, whether it's writing that book, finally, whether it's starting a podcast like this, whether it's traveling to another country, whether it's looking for a life partner, whether it's being a better parent, whether it's losing the weight, whether it's eating healthier, whether it's finding ways to make more money, whether it's getting out of debt, whatever that thing is, that you're curious about, or that you feel that you need to do, take action on it, you don't need to perfect plan, you don't have to know exactly how it's gonna happen.

[25:10] So creativity allows you to dream bigger, it allows you to think bigger than where you are.

[27:19] And the whole piece around being whole is waking up every day, being grateful. wholeness is a part of gratitude. It's a part of acknowledging that you're grateful for the things that you have in your life. you're grateful for who you are, what you bring to the world, what you're trying to create, who you're trying to become.

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