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Power Declarations 6/7: Today I Make My Own Sunshine — Some days you wait for the light. Today, you become it. #SelfCareSaturday

June 20, 2026 • Derek H. Suite, M.D. • Season 3

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We use a short Self-Care Saturday mantra to reset our mindset and treat the morning as a fresh start. We focus on gratitude, purpose, and creating success step by step no matter what the day brings.

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• each morning as a new beginning and a chance to start fresh
• winning the morning to set the tone for the day
• gratitude and determination as a daily baseline
• choosing power, purpose, focus, and commitment
• building success through small steps and present-day actions
• putting the past in the past to protect attention
• staying steady in any conditions by making our own sunshine

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Welcome back to The Sweet Spot with Dr. Derek Sweet, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in sports and performance. In the Sweet Spot, we explore what it takes to stay steady and perform when the pressure is on, and the moment matters. Stay tuned for Dr. Sweet's Self-Care Saturday.

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Today,

A New Beginning Each Morning

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I will remember that each morning is a new beginning for me. A chance to start fresh and to step closer to my dreams. Today, I will wake up with energy and power. I will recognize that by winning my morning, I set the tone to win my entire day. Today, I'll remind myself that I opened two gifts this morning, my eyes, and I'm ready. Today I will use the morning to remind me that I have been reborn, and what I do today is what matters most. This morning, I will put the past in the past where it belongs. I will understand that with each sunrise I get a brand new opportunity filled with hope and endless possibilities. So let's go. I will remind myself today that I've got to approach everything with gratitude and determination. This is my day. This is the day that God has made. I've got to rejoice and be glad in it. Today I'll recognize how I expand my morning, is how I'm going to shape the rest of my day. So

Build Success Step By Step

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I'm choosing to rise with power, I'm choosing to rise with purpose, I'm choosing to rise with focus and commitment. Today I will remember that success is not something that I dream of, it's something that I wake up with and I create step by step. This morning, I will cherish the light, the blessing of sunlight that's coming right at me, filling me up with energy, positivity, and readiness to go out there and face whatever challenges come my way. I'm

Make Your Own Sunshine

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grateful this morning. I'm ready this morning. And you know what? It doesn't matter if it's raining, if it's cloudy, if it's snowy or sunny. I make my own sunshine. Ha ha. Today I will embrace it all. I will be the strength, the power, the clarity. I'm gonna bring the heat and the joy. Today, I'm ready. Let's go.

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