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Synthesizing Science and Soul for High Performance Hosted by Dr. Derek H. Suite, The Suite Spot blends neuroscience, psychology, and ancient wisdom to unlock elite mental skills, resilience, and momentum. Designed for athletes, executives, and high achievers, each episode delivers practical strategies, evidence-based insights, and affirmations to elevate your mind, body, and spirit. New episodes daily!
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS Episode Title: What Will I Try Next? Today’s question is where courage stops being an idea… and starts becoming a practice. Because trust doesn’t grow from perfection. It grows from one tiny, shaky, brave attempt. In this 3-minute Suite Spot reset, we break down why movement — even small movement — rewires your brain for co…
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The Seven Life Changing Questions 3/7: Pick Your Target. #WinItAllWednesday Episode Title: What Do I Actually Want? Today’s question is simple… but it might be the most life-shifting one of the week. Because you can’t win what you haven’t named. And most people are grinding toward goals they never truly chose. In this 3-minute Suite Spot reset, we …
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS The Seven Life Changing Questions 2/7: Name the Block. #TakeActionTuesday Episode Title: What’s Really Holding Me Back? Today we step into the second question of the series — and this is where things get real. Because you can’t take action if you don’t confront the thing that’s quietly stopping you. In this 3-minute Suite S…
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS THE SUITE SPOT PRESENTS: MAKING MOVES MONDAY Where am I now? Today’s episode kicks off our weeklong series, The Seven Life-Changing Questions. We start by grounding you — mind, spirit, and nervous system — in the truth of where you actually are. Because you can’t make a real move if you don’t know your starting point. In th…
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G Science Soul Success What if happiness isn’t something you add… but something you finally see? Today we close our Gratitude Unlocked journey by pairing Robert Emmons’ research with a Slowdown Sunday rhythm designed to shift gratitude from an insight… to a way of being. Stillness and gratitude work beautifully together. They quiet the mental noise…
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Science Soul Success When the week leaves your nerves buzzing and your mind racing, you don’t need another chore. You need a switch you can flip. And gratitude is one of the cleanest ones we’ve got. A single moment of thanks can settle the body faster than most people realize. Not magic— biology. Dr. Robert Emmons’ research shows it clearly: consis…
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Science Soul Success Fridays can feel like a headwind. Focus thins. Energy bargains with you. Stress tries to run the last play. So today we go back to something simple and powerful: gratitude as performance science. Not soft. Not sentimental. Strategic. Dr. Robert Emmons’ work shows that thankfulness reconnects you to meaning, steadies your nervou…
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Science Soul Success The loudest voice after a mistake is almost never the fairest one. It’s the inner critic with a megaphone. No nuance. No memory. Just noise. Today we quiet that spiral. Not by pretending the mistake didn’t happen… but by rewriting what it means. Gratitude helps you do that. Not the soft version — the grounded, science-backed, p…
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Science Soul Success What if the fastest way to sharpen your competitive edge isn’t grinding harder… but stopping the constant comparison loop? Because comparison doesn’t motivate. It muddies your focus. It steals your lane. And it drains your confidence before the work even starts. Today we flip that. We use gratitude as a competitive reset — a wa…
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Science Soul Success Stuck isn’t always a motivation issue. Sometimes it’s a visibility issue. Stress tightens your focus until all you can see is what you don’t have. And when your mind is busy scanning for failure, your body braces like it expects to lose. So today we flip the lens. We use gratitude as recognition — quick, grounded, tactical. A w…
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Science Soul Success Pressure doesn’t just test you. It shrinks your world. Your vision tightens. Everything feels louder than it is. So today we start with one simple move: Use gratitude as a reset switch. Not the soft kind. The performance kind. Dr. Robert Emmons’ research in Thanks shows this clearly. A five-second gratitude check can quiet the …
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Science • Soul • Success Today, we slow the week down and pull all the threads of gratitude into something you can actually feel in your body. Nothing complicated. Just breath, stillness, and a few simple choices that steady your brain and take the stress out of the driver’s seat. You get to come back to your real orbit instead of the one pressure …
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For The Love of... Science • Soul • Success The week might be over, but your nervous system doesn’t always get the update. Saturdays can feel strange like that. Your body wants rest. Your mind wants to run errands, fix things, catch up. So you end up in this weird tug-of-war between “I should be doing something” and “I’m exhausted.” That’s why we’r…
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Gratitude Unlocked 5/7: Your Brain On Friday Is A Drama Queen, Gratitude Is The Quiet “Not Today.” #FinishStrongFriday Science Soul Success The end of the week hits different. Your energy leaks, your focus drifts, and your mind starts creating problems that don’t even exist yet. That’s Friday. Your brain turns into a full-on drama queen and tries t…
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For the Love of Science * Soul * Success Your brain loves to hit the alarm before anything even happens. It’s quick to second-guess you, quick to point out what might go wrong, and slow to remind you of what you’ve already lived through. Gratitude helps you break that pattern. It steadies your body and pulls real moments from your past — the ones t…
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Science • Soul • Success Stress doesn’t always tap you on the shoulder. Sometimes it shows up loud — a tone, a text, a look — and your body reacts before your mind even gets a vote. Heart jumps. Breath tightens. Focus narrows fast. Today, we’re talking about how one grounded moment of gratitude can interrupt that reflex and give you back your contr…
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Science • Soul • Success Your mind doesn’t have to take off running the minute you open your eyes. You actually get to ease into the day. Gratitude helps with that. Not the fluffy kind. Just a small check-in that cuts through the noise before it gets too loud. I look at gratitude like a simple skill. Something you can do that reminds your body it’s…
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Science • Soul • Success Stress doesn’t knock. It just shows up — shoulders tight, breath shallow, mind moving way too fast. Before you even understand what’s happening, your body is already reacting. Gratitude steps in as a counter-move. Simple. Quiet. Quick. One clear, specific moment of gratitude starts to settle the alarm system in your brain. …
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS "Be still, and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10 Permission granted: You can stop now. Stop forcing. Stop proving. Stop running yourself into the ground trying to outpace a finish line that keeps moving. Today, we're trading hustle for alignment. Chaos for coherence. The grind for a rhythm that actually holds you up instea…
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you." — Isaiah 46:4 What if rest isn't the opposite of performance — but the foundation of it? Most high performers treat rest like a weakness. Like if they slow down, they'll lose their edge. But here's the truth yo…
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Science Soul Success Fridays have a way of testing you. The body’s tired, the brain’s loud, and that voice says, “just get through it.” But that’s where the shift starts. Gratitude isn’t soft—it’s fuel. It’s how you reset your focus when your tank feels empty. I’ll walk you through what’s actually happening in your brain when you tap into gratitude…
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Fear makes your world small. Gratitude makes it wide enough to move in. And neuroscience proves this. When you're scared, your brain narrows. Your vision tunnels. You miss options that are right in front of you. But wh…
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS "He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." — Epictetus Here's what I've noticed working with elite performers: When pressure hits, most people's brains scream danger. But the best? They see information. Same moment. Same stakes. Totally different response. An…
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS Gratitude Unlocked: From Pressure to Purpose in 10 Seconds #TakeActionTuesday "When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." — Marcus Aurelius Here's the thing nobody tells you about high performance: More grind won't save you. More gratitude …
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SCIENCE • SOUL • SUCCESS Most High Performers Are Getting Gratitude Dead Wrong. "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." — Cicero Let me guess: You think gratitude is for yoga retreats and vision boards. Wrong. Gratitude is a neurochemical weapon. And if you're not using it, you're leaving your best performance…
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Science Soul Success Let me tell you about black holes. 🌌 They are among the most powerful forces in the entire universe. They bend light. Warp time. Pull entire galaxies into their gravity. And you know what sound they make while doing all of this? Nothing. Absolute silence. ✨🤫 We've spent this week learning to move with intention. Monday, your sp…
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Science Soul Success All week, we've been learning to command rooms, walk with purpose, stick landings. We've been warriors. 💪✨ But today? Today we remember that even warriors rest. 🕊️ Your body has been working overtime—holding you upright, carrying your dreams, broadcasting your confidence to a world that's watching. And now it's asking you somet…
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Science Soul Success Let's take a breath and remember the journey. 🌟 Monday, we learned your spirit arrives before your words. Tuesday, we discovered motion creates emotion. Wednesday, we walked like the victory was already ours. Thursday, we listened to what our bodies were trying to tell us. And now? Now we learn the art of the ending. 🎯✨ Think o…
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Science Soul Success All this time, we've been talking about what the world sees. But what about what you feel? 🤔✨ Your body has been trying to tell you something. For weeks. Maybe months. Maybe years. Those tight shoulders carrying burdens that aren't yours. That clenched jaw grinding through stress you haven't named. Those restless hands searchin…
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Science Soul Success Every single moment, your body is broadcasting. 📡✨Not just when you're trying. Not just when you remember. Always. Your posture whispers secrets. Your face tells truths your mouth never speaks. Your walk writes poetry the world reads without asking permission. The question isn't whether you're sending signals—you are. The quest…
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Science Soul Success Actions Speak Louder (2/7): Let Motion Create the Emotion. #TakeActionTuesday Your body is always speaking. Even in silence, even in stillness, it's telling a story—one you might not even realize you're writing. ✍️ But here's the beautiful secret: you are not a prisoner to that story. You are the author. 📖✨ Bruce Lee once said,…
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Science Soul Success There's an ancient truth hiding in plain sight: you are being read long before you are heard. ✨ In those first fleeting moments—seven seconds, to be exact—the room has already decided who you are. Not by your words. Not by your credentials. But by the energy you carry, the way you hold space, the silent conversation your body i…
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Science Soul Success ✨ You ever think about how stars don't rush? 🌌 They burn for billions of years. Galaxies stretch across space at their own pace. The Earth spins every single day without stressing about it. The most powerful forces in the universe? They move slow. Deliberate. Unhurried. And somehow we think we gotta run at a hundred miles an ho…
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Science Soul Success ✨ When's the last time you rested without feeling guilty about it? 🛋️ Real talk—we live in a world that glorifies the grind. Hustle culture got everybody running on fumes, bragging about four hours of sleep, treating exhaustion like a badge of honor. And if you dare to rest? You feel weak. You feel lazy. You feel like you're fa…
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Science Soul Success ✨ You know what separates the ones who win from the ones who almost win? 🏁 It's not talent. It's not luck. It's not who started first or who had the best advantages. It's who's still standing when everybody else found an excuse to quit. On today's Finish Strong Friday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite is keeping it rea…
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Science Soul Success ✨ How many times have you texted five people asking for advice when you already knew the answer? 👀 On today's Trust Yourself Thursday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite is getting into something we all do but hate to admit. We don't trust ourselves. We second-guess. We poll our friends. We wait for someone else to valid…
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Science Soul Success ✨ Be honest—are you running to win or are you just running to say you showed up? 🏃‍♂️ On today's Win It All Wednesday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite is calling out the thing nobody wants to admit. We're scared. Not scared of losing. Scared of giving everything we've got and STILL coming up short. So we hold back. We…
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Science Soul Success ✨ You ever notice how the people who talk the most about their dreams are usually the ones doing the least about them? 👀 On today's Take Action Tuesday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite is getting into why so many of us stay stuck. And here's what he's learned: it's not that you're lazy. It's not that you don't care. I…
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Science Soul Success ✨ Real talk—how long have you been sitting on that idea? 🤔 You know the one I'm talking about. The move you keep saying you're gonna make. The thing you've been "planning" for weeks, maybe months. Yeah, that one. On today's Making Moves Monday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite is calling us all out with love. Because h…
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Science Soul Success ✨ You made it through the whole week. Now comes the hardest part: being still. 🌌 On today's Slow Down Sunday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite wraps up this series with something that sounds backwards when you're facing something massive. Stillness. Not panic. Not hustle. Stillness. Everyone focuses on the action. The …
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Science Soul Success ✨ What if the strongest move you could make today is doing absolutely nothing? 🛋️ On today's Self Care Saturday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite flips the script on what it means to be tough. We think strength is all about pushing through, grinding harder, never stopping. But real warriors? They know when to rest. Not…
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Science Soul Success ✨ How many times have you knocked something down just to watch it get back up? 🥊 On today's Finish Strong Friday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite brings us to the part of the story nobody talks about. The part that makes people uncomfortable. After the giant fell, the fight wasn't over. It had to be finished. Complete…
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Science Soul Success ✨ When was the last time you gave yourself credit for what you've already survived? 🤔 On today's Trust Yourself Thursday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite digs into the one thing that ties everything together when you're facing something massive: trust. Not trust in some perfect plan. Trust in yourself. Here's what mos…
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Science Soul Success ✨ You know what's exhausting? Trying to fight everything all at once. 😤 On today's Win It All Wednesday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite breaks down why most people lose battles they should win. It's not because they don't try hard enough. It's because they're swinging at everything instead of aiming at one thing. Thi…
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Science Soul Success ✨ How many battles have you lost because you were using someone else's weapons? ⚔️ On today's Take Action Tuesday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite gets into something most people miss when they're trying to overcome obstacles. Yesterday we named what we're facing. Today? We're talking about how to actually fight it. A…
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Science Soul Success ✨ Realtak: What's chasing you right now that you keep pretending isn't there? 🎯 On today's Making Moves Monday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite kicks off a week that's going to change how you deal with the obstacles trying to take you down. Whether it's that external challenge you've been dodging or those internal dem…
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Science Soul Success ✨ You made it through the whole week. Now comes the hardest part: doing nothing. 🌌 On today's Slow Down Sunday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite wraps up our week-long journey with something that sounds simple but feels impossible for most of us. Stillness. Not scrolling-while-sitting stillness. Real stillness. The kin…
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Science Soul Success ✨ What if the most productive thing you could do today is absolutely nothing? 🛋️ On today's Self Care Saturday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite breaks down why rest isn't lazy. It's strategic. Your brain has this incredible system called the glymphatic system. Think of it like a cleanup crew that only comes out at nig…
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Science Soul Success ✨ What if everything you've been building all week is already working for you right now? 💫 On today's Finish Strong Friday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite flips the script on what it means to finish strong. We've been taught that finishing strong means pushing harder, grinding more, squeezing out every last drop of e…
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Science Soul Success ✨ Divine Direction for Daily Living: Stop Asking Everyone Else and Start Trusting Yourself: #TrustYourselfThursday When was the last time you trusted yourself without checking with everyone else first? 🤔 On today's Trust Yourself Thursday episode of the Suite Spot, Dr. Derek Suite digs into something we all struggle with. We as…
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