The Grind and Gratitude Show

What does it mean to love yourself and love others in a real way?

Not in the romance novel, love is always great, and relationships are always rainbows and unicorns way...

But in real life, what does real love like look like? The consistency, discipline about showing up every day, the challenges and struggles that it takes to demonstrate your love for yourself and others?

In this episode, Coach Stone sits down with artist, Nigel Birch jr. talking about his love and mental health movement, Everyday is Valentine's Day.

Nigel Birch Jr. is a writer, poet and host with a new vision for love. He’s a melting pot of cultural experiences, which can be heard and seen through his artistry. His depth, passion and introspection is felt on every stage and page he touches. His video on loving the black woman went viral with 4 MILLION views on Facebook. 

Listen to this episode if:

1. If you struggle with self-love and relationships

Nigel Birch Jr's Links

• Nigel's Website

Coach Danny Stone's Links

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

It's been part of our vocabulary for so long that most of us don't even realize the negative energy it puts out into our lives. You know, when we so often say, "I'm having a bad day"

How many times a month or week have you said that?

How many times in your life have you said it?

To say you are having a bad day insinuates that nothing good happened during that day. It means that the entire day was bad based on something that didn't go right, a failure, a mistake or something bad happening.

However, what if we changed that statement to "Something bad happened today" or "I had some challenges today", how would that shift your mindset and raise your energy?

In this episode Coach Danny Stone talks about what he stopped saying "I am having a bad day" and shifted his language and mindset to focus on the lessons learned from challenges and how to use those lessons to attract more of what he wants in his life.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

There are a few things all champions do.

All individuals that are highly successful, people who achieve their dreams, people who change the world all have these three things in common.

They have clarity, focus, and discipline.

They are clear about what they want, they stay focused on making it happen, and they are disciplined and take massive action every day.

Champions don't focus on what they cannot do.

They are do spend time wondering why they cannot achieve something.

They don't blame their setbacks, failures and mistakes on other people, they are accountable.

In this episode Coach Stone speaks some real truths.

He dives into the three keys to help you unlock your inner champion and achieve your dreams.

In this episode you will hear:

1. Why you have no time for excuses

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

Do you have a cause that you are passionate about?

Or are you seeking a cause to get involved with?

Are you an entrepreneur or business owner?

Do you think about building your legacy?

If you said yes to any of these this episode is for you.

In this episode Coach Stone shares 3 C's to attract your ideal audience to your cause or business and to build your legacy.

Now is the time to learn how to attract your audience so that want to become a part of your mission or cause or buy your products and services.

In this episode you will hear:

1. 3 areas of focus to attract your ideal clients AND build your legacy

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

Being an entrepreneur is challenging, especially if you are a Coach, Author, Online Teacher or Consultant, it can be overwhelming to do all of the things to grow your business.

As a solopreneur, you can be the salesperson, social media manager, business developer, and so many other things. How do you know what to do to really land new clients and grow your business? You have to go back to the basics!

There is ONE skill that you need to build and develop if you want to make more impact, income, and influence. And if you do this ONE thing you will ATTRACT your ideal clients not chase them.

In this episode Coach Stone breaks down the number one skill that will help you level up your business.

You will learn:

1. Why it is impossible to do everything in your business at a high level

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

So many people are inspired by others. They are inspired by their stories, their messages, their careers, and their success and because they are inspired they change their lives. You can have the same impact on others or if you are a business owner, you can attract your ideal clients to buy from you.

You may or may not know it but your voice matters!

Your story matters!

Your message is necessary!

Are you going to speak up?

Are you going to tell your story?

Are you going to tell people why they should buy from you?

Now is the time to learn to speak up, to speak your truth, to share your experience because there are people right now, waiting on you to speak up.

In this episode Coach Stone talks about:

• Why you need to speak up and share your story

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

So many people are stressed, feeling burnt out and have nothing more to give mentally and physically. They are doing too much and not finding time for themselves.

Can you relate? Maybe you are feeling this way.

Or maybe you have been working hard trying to push towards your next break from work or your next vacation.

Unfortunately, some people never make it to that next business meeting, to their next trip, or to living their potential because they end up running themselves into an early grave.

In this episode, Coach Danny Stone talks about the importance of taking care of what really matters... Your health and wellness.

Listen to this episode if:

• You have / are feeling burnt out and overwhelmed

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

So many times in our lives we don't want to show up.

We don't want to show up for ourselves.

We don't want to show up for others.

We don't want to show up for our commitments.

It may be that we have low energy, we mentally don't want to, we may be ill, we are not feeling our best, or we are experiencing difficulties or fear. There are so many reasons we don't want to show up.

However, showing up and doing what we commit to doing benefits us and others. We are training our brains to be more discipline and it takes discipline to achieve your dreams.

We are also inspiring others that are counting on us to live up to our commitments.

In this episode, Coach Danny Stone talks about the importance of showing up in our lives and uses himself as an example because at the time of this recording he was ill, but still recorded this episode.

Listen to this episode if you need the inspiration to keep going.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

Public speaking is still amongst the top fears people have in the world. Some people would rather die than speak in front of a group of people. So many people want to be more confident and more impactful when speaking but the fear is just too much.

Others have tried to learn tips and tricks to have a more polished image when speaking but there are just so many things to learn... How to craft the right speech, stage presence, tone of voice, the pitch of your voice, body language, pausing at the right time, and engaging the audience; it can be overwhelming to learn all of these things.

Don't worry, Coach Danny Stone is going to help you. If you want to be a confident, memorable, impactful speech, there are 4 things you need to become better at. Once you learn these four things and you practice them you will be remembered and people will buy your products and services.

Coach Stone is a leadership and empowerment speaker that has spoken on stages in different countries and has taught countless people how to be impactful speakers. In this episode, he sharing 4 key tips that will help you.

Listen to this episode if:

1. You want to be a more confident speaker

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge

No matter how successful or unsuccessful you are, no matter where you live, no matter how much money you have; people have one thing in common... We all face some time of difficulties or challenges in our lives at one more.

It may be financial hardships, health challenges, work-related issues, setbacks in our business, self-esteem issues, or some other challenges; we all have them at some point in our lives.

For many people, it is a struggle to break through depending on what it is. Some people give up hope, some quit on their dreams, and others give up on life! All because they cannot see a way through whatever they are going through. 

Maybe you can relate. Maybe you have gone through difficulties in the past that you never thought you would push through. Maybe you are facing some challenges right now and don't know how to find a solution to your problem.

In this episode, Coach Danny Stone shares how he overcomes challenges in his life. He discusses the 5 things he taps into when faced with major life challenges and how they have helped him push through.

This is an episode that you will want to listen to whether you are faced with major challenges right now or not. It will help you to build your mental toolbox so that when you are feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed and have given up hope, you can tap into these 5 things to help you find your way through.

In this episode you will hear:

• 5 tips to overcome life and business challenges

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Speak Up to Scale Up Challenge