The Grind and Gratitude Show

On this episode Coach Stone sits down with legendary Trumpeter Rudy Ray. Rudy Ray is a famed Ghanaian-Canadian activist, actor and trumpeter based in Toronto. Including the 2020 Juno award win for best album recording with Tobi and appearing in Guillermo del Toro's latest movie Nightmare Alley, CBC articles have identified Rudy as a young upcoming thinker and cultural icon to watch! With a focus o...

With so much going on in the world. With all of the social media and seeing "successful" people living their dreams. With people constantly trying to talk you out of your goals and dreams. With you losing focus because of your own internal dialogue, how do you stay focused on YOU? It's a very valid question that maybe you have asked yourself. Or maybe you have asked yourself, "How do I get re-focu...

The entrepreneurial journey can be an amazing, life-changing, impactful experience. It can also be a challenging, stressful rollercoaster. The questions you must ask yourself are, where are you on your journey, where do you want to be, and how will being an entrepreneur or business owner help you to achieve what you want in your life.   In this episode you will learn: Four phases of an entrepreneu...

At this point in history, so many people are moving into entrepreneurship more than ever. Less and less people want to work for someone else and more and more people want to work for themselves. Whether you want to start a side hustle or have a business, there are some truths that maybe you know or not that Coach Stone wishes someone had told him when he first jumped into entrepreneurship. In this...

As an entrepreneur or business owner, this may have happened to you, or it may still happen to you where someone asks you to provide your services or products for free. When they do, what is your response? Are you angry, upset, or disappointed? Or maybe you are fine with it and you are happy to do it. In this episode, Coach Danny Stone talks about how his Instagram reel that started out as a funny...

Happy Valentine's Day if you celebrate and if you don't then appreciate the fact that you woke up another day. But don't worry, this episode is not about "love day" it's about self-love. In this episode Coach Danny Stone talks about why you need to love yourself more and how loving yourself more can transform your life for the better. He breaks down 3 benefits of self-love and how it shifts your t...

It's difficult to know what type of side hustle to launching when you have so many ideas or none at all. Part of the challenge is that when you look at social media or others that you know who have businesses, you may look at yourself and think that you don't have a business idea.  In this episode Coach Stone asks you 4 questions you should ask yourself to find the side hustle that you can turn in...

We are all storytellers, whether you know it or not. Stories are in everything we do. The news, TV shows, movies, books, our conversations are all about stories. But in telling stories, sharing posts, and gossiping many of us are not telling our CHAMPION Stories. We are not telling meaningful stories about the greatness within. In this episode, Coach Stone talks about what Champion Stories Are, Wh...

It's the beginning of the new year, or your birthday, or a day that you decide to set a new year's resolution or goal. You are super excited about it, you either take action or never get started than all of a sudden it's a year later and you are still in the same place with that goal. The question is, what did you get stuck? Why do so many people not achieve their goals or new years resolutions? I...

Storytelling is powerful. A story can make people fall in love, start a movement or inspire people. Everyone has stories. Everyone tells stories. Stories about your life, your mistakes, your successes, your interactions with other people, we all tell stories. No matter how powerful, interesting or inspiring you think your stories are, most people make 3 big mistakes when they are sharing their sto...

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...

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 leve...

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...

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 peopl...

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...

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 n...

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...

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...

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...

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: Why you need to overcome your f...

It's no secret the pandemic has been challenging for BILLIONS of people around the world. So many people have had setback, financial struggles, health challenges, lost loved ones, and more. It's been difficult for so many to bounce back from their setbacks. It's so difficult to fight to get back on track when it took you so much to get where you are in life. Maybe you want to get back on track wit...

I'm sure you already know this, the fear of public speaking still ranks as one of the biggest fears most people have. Maybe you can relate, maybe you are amongst those who are afraid of speaking in public. Public speaking can be terrifying for many people, however, with the right preparation, you can deliver a powerful, impact speech that inspires others. In this episode, Coach Danny Stone breaks...

Do you sometimes look at people on social media and wonder... How? How are they able to live these amazing lives, make all this money and have these thriving businesses and why can't I? The first thing is, don't compare yourself to others. Don't believe what you see either because sometimes what you see is not reality or what you are seeing is just a snippet of their real life. Back to you... Do y...

Have you ever asked yourself "Why can't I achieve this goal?" Do you sometimes take inspired action then you fall off track and never accomplish your goal?  So many individuals struggle to create the lifestyle they deserve. They look at other people and wonder how they are one of the "lucky ones" and how you are not. The truth is, in order to create the lifestyle, business, or legacy that you desi...

So many of us are searching, seeking, and want to know how to become better people. We want to learn how to level up our lives to become the person we truly aspire to be. When we look around at others sometimes they seem so far ahead of us. They seem like they have it all together and we beat ourselves up for not being where we want to be in life. The truth is we are all on our own journeys. We ar...