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Welcome to the Suite Rewind Series, where we occasionally return to  memorable conversations from the SuitesSpot archives and share them in a fresh shorter format.

For our first rewind, we are going back to where our interviews began. Darcel, my wife, soulmate, business partner, and the very first guest on The SuiteSpot, joined us for a full week of conversations several months ago. The response was so positive, and many of you asked to hear more from her, so we are bringing back selected moments from her Slow Down Sunday episode.

This release also marks another first for The SuiteSpot. It is our first-ever video episode. Darcel’s original interview series, along with every previous episode, was released in audio only.

We have moved from daily podcasting to a weekly schedule, and we know some of you miss hearing from us throughout the week. Every so often, we will surprise you between regular episodes with a Suite Rewind video release.

There are also more than 500 episodes waiting for you in The SuiteSpot archives. Revisit an old favorite or discover an episode you may have missed.

Thank you for listening, watching, and continuing this journey with us. Subscribe to The SuiteSpot, share this episode with someone who may appreciate it, and leave us a comment.

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Welcome back to The SuiteSpot.

And remember our new format,  we're moving from our regular daily schedule to dropping just once a week. If you're missing the daily drops, revisit our archive of over 300 episodes to catch up!

Now, stay tuned for this weeks episode - Win it All Wednesday ! We stop treating our challenges like enemies and start using them like teachers that reveal what we need to grow. Using mountain climbers as the model, we lay out seven practical mindset shifts that build resilience, patience, recovery, and steady performance under pressure.  

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• the mountain changing the climber rather than the other way around  
• winning as rhythm rather than speed  
• focusing on what’s next instead of wishing for a different mountain  
• recognizing the many kinds of mountains across sports, leadership, school, retirement, health, grief, and relationships  
• nobody climbs in one leap and progress is built step by step  
• humility under pressure because the mountain does not care about your resume  
• thin air at higher altitude and why harder does not mean failing  
• recovery as part of excellence and better judgment  
• transformation through setbacks, disappointment, and endurance  
• never climbing alone and building a rope team  
• the real reward being the person you become, not the summit  

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Welcome back to The Suite Spot.

And Remember our new format,  we're moving from our regular daily schedule to dropping just once a week. If you're missing the daily drops, revisit our archive of over 300 episodes to catch up!

Now, stay tuned for this week's episode Take Action Tuesday! We challenge the way your mind sizes up big obstacles and show why the climb looks hardest before you take the first step. We use a mountain metaphor to build courage, perspective, and steady performance when the moment matters.

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• why huge challenges feel bigger at the start
• how perspective changes once you push through
• why the mountain does not shrink but you grow stronger
• using determination, faith, and trust in God to keep moving
• the idea that the real conquest is yourself

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Welcome back to The Suite Spot. If you missed our segment earlier this week on Making Moves Monday, with Roger Hinds, here is the shorter version for those of you on the run! 

And Remember our new format,  we're moving from our regular daily schedule to dropping just once a week. If you're missing the daily drops, revisit our archive of over 300 episodes to catch up!

Now, stay tuned for this summary version of our  sit down with Roger Hinds, who spent 21 years with the World Champions- New York Knicks, including 17 as Head Athletic Trainer.

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New format alert!

Welcome back to The Suite Spot. We've got a new format to tell you about — starting today, we're moving from our regular daily schedule to dropping just once a week. If you're missing the daily drops, revisit our archive of over 300 episodes to catch up!

Now, stay tuned for today's episode. We sit down with Roger Hinds, who spent 21 years with the New York Knicks, including 17 as Head Athletic Trainer.

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• Roger’s NBA career path and why his story reflects modern basketball medicine 
• Retirement transition and the mental side of “what’s next” 
• Origin story from Brooklyn College, a knee injury, and mentors who opened doors 
• The “map of pins” lesson and why mentorship is a career multiplier 
• A defining proud moment speaking at Brooklyn College commencement 
• Giving back to Trinidad through coaching and conditioning clinics 
• Early NBA challenge of earning buy-in from veteran players 
• Trust-building tactics that actually work in high-performance settings 
• Three core lessons: adapt to change, be yourself, stay on top of your game 
• Advice for young athletic trainers on service, stability, and family sacrifice 

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Remember our once weekly format which starts today. See you next week!

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We slow down with Kendall Glassby to explore stillness as a real practice, not a vibe, and to ask what changes when we stop performing and start listening. We connect faith, science, and awe to show how silence and surrender can create the space we need to receive wisdom and return to ease.

 
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• why Slowdown Sunday centers stillness and mindfulness 
• the health case for meditation, including stress and cardiovascular benefits 
• what nature and the pace of the universe teach about rushing 
• the four S approach: stillness, surrender, solitude, silence 
• how prayer becomes listening and self-examination 
• the difference between relationship and ritual in spiritual life 
• why we need to create space before we can receive 
• awe, gratitude, and noticing the miracle of breath and heartbeat 
• how cycles of recovery support giving and receiving 

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We reset after a hard week by treating recovery as the reason we can keep performing, not a reward we earn for suffering. KG Kendall Glassby shares what self-care looks like in real life and why men have to take ownership of it if we want health, longevity, and a strong legacy. 

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• reframing recovery as a core performance habit, not a nice-to-have 
• defining self-care as intentional micro healing and energy replenishment 
• using practical tools like therapy, loved ones, martial arts, nature, and a massage gun 
• building discipline by scheduling recovery instead of squeezing it in 
• matching self-care to chronotype by knowing when you function best 
• challenging the “tough it out” mindset and linking self-care to being here for what matters 

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We challenge the tired phrase “finish strong” and turn it into a practical way to end the week with less stress and more momentum. KG shares a simple system for closing open loops so Friday feels cleaner and Monday starts sharper. 

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• treating the week like a project with a clear start and finish 
• “closing tabs” to reduce anxiety and decision fatigue 
• ranking priorities by urgency and importance 
• using a weekly to-do list as a commitment tracker 
• the 12 Week Year idea and how deadlines stretch work 
• protecting rest and family time by finishing key tasks 
• stepping away for micro recoveries to regain focus 
• choosing a process and standard over your mood 

If you're listening, you have a project that you have to finish, or you have something that you know that's an open tab. Follow KG's very sage and very, very clear advice. Prioritize the tabs that you can close and see what you you can sort of not take in to Monday.  Stay with us! follow me and share!

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We dig into how trust actually works, from the invisible trust that keeps daily life moving to the earned trust that holds relationships together under stress. KG Kendall Glassby helps us name what builds trust over time, what shatters it in a moment, and what it really takes to repair a rupture without pretending it never happened. 

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• trust as the hidden fabric of everyday life 
• “everything happens at the speed of trust” and why trust has degrees 
• building trust through time spent and seasons weathered 
• safety, predictability, and learning someone’s boundaries 
• how broken promises destroy reliability fast 
• betrayal, confidentiality, and infidelity as trust violations 
• lying, small lies, and what patterns reveal 
• rebuilding trust through consistency over intensity 
• transparency, honest feedback, and alignment between words and behavior 
• why betrayal can feel worse than abandonment and where forgiveness fits 

If you guys didn't hear the Tuesday talk that Kendall gave us, go listen to that because he talked about you talked about alignment between words and behavior. 

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We remind ourselves that being alive already makes us winners, and we challenge you to live from that identity instead of chasing proof. We break down how gratitude builds mental toughness, how losses teach you, and why real winners keep working after they arrive. 

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• winning as an identity rooted in being above ground 
• learning to lose without losing yourself 
• gratitude as a mindset that shifts pain into progress 
• giving and receiving as part of sustainable success 
• growth mindset references and why thankfulness beats complaining 
• Kobe Bryant’s standard and the danger of complacency 
• a 10-item gratitude exercise before you leave bed 

Now go out there and win. Go out there and win because that's your identity.

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