McHugh Michael

black laptop computer

Friday Five – Make something that people will care about in a hundred years, Don’t wait to be successful, Be content to appear clueless

Music of the Week St. Paul and The Broken Bones is an eight-piece based hailing from Alabama composed of “Paul Janeway (vocals), Browan Lollar (guitar), Jesse Phillips (bass), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keys), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Amari Ansari (saxophone), and Chad Fisher (trombone).” Blending the southern and soul genres is what you find with

Friday Five – Make something that people will care about in a hundred years, Don’t wait to be successful, Be content to appear clueless Read More »

person using silver laptop computer

Friday Five – The work you choose, Put each day up for review, What is in our control, Apply the best of what you see

Music of the Week Mike Guggenbuehl, known as Guggenz (pronounced: Goo-genz), is an artist out of Minneapolis blending soul, funk, and jazz with his beats. I find that Guggenz has a similar style to one of my favorite artists Bonus Points. Both of these artist’s music lends itself well when I need to concentrate or

Friday Five – The work you choose, Put each day up for review, What is in our control, Apply the best of what you see Read More »

text

Friday Five – Turn problems around into reverse, What is in your control, Saying no, Guard your time

Music of the Week Christopher Stapleton is a country singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kentucky. He dropped out of Vanderbilt to pursue a music career and has not looked back since. His music blends the genres of country, soul country, rock, and bluegrass. Maybe more important is how prolific a songwriter Stapleton is. My favorite songs include

Friday Five – Turn problems around into reverse, What is in your control, Saying no, Guard your time Read More »

a person holding a book in their hands

Friday Five – Spend a lot of time thinking, Some things are in our control, Repeat what works

Music of the Week Mtbrd is a “music producer based in Manchester, UK” dishing out instrumental beats that remind me of Bonus Points and Flamgingosis. I love to put on Mtbrd in the background if I need to read a contract, dive deep on an esoteric topic, or otherwise need a reset. Some of my

Friday Five – Spend a lot of time thinking, Some things are in our control, Repeat what works Read More »

man in black long sleeve shirt writing on white paper

Friday Five – Being able to set an example, A life of inaction, Focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control

Music of the Week Big Gigantic is an “instrumental electronic hip hop and jazz musical duo” out of Colorado. Dominic Lalli is the saxophone/producer while Jeremy Salken is on the drums. Some of my favorite tunes by this group include The Little Things and Good Times Roll. Quotes of the Week I think of myself

Friday Five – Being able to set an example, A life of inaction, Focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control Read More »

assorted-title of books piled in the shelves

December Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in December 2024

Holiday travel mixed in with work travel allowed me to knock out four books in my December reading list. Book categories included parenting, sports, stoicism, and the American Revolution. Two of the books, The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids and The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and

December Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in December 2024 Read More »

girl reading book sitting on sofa

Friday Five – What success is, The mind must be given relaxation, Life is short, Do not forget about the important things

Music of the Week Parcels is an Australian five-piece electropop band consisting of “keyboardist Louie Swain, keyboardist/guitarist Patrick Hetherington, bassist Noah Hill, drummer Anatole “Toto” Serret, and guitarist Jules Crommelin.” Per its Wikipedia page, the band blends electropop, indietronica, nu-disco, funk, psychedelic pop, soul, alternative dance, and indie pop. Some of my favorite songs include

Friday Five – What success is, The mind must be given relaxation, Life is short, Do not forget about the important things Read More »

man in white polo shirt reading newspaper

Friday Five – Expect most people to say no, Focus more on the next small step, Spend each day as if it were your last, Look for the best practices

Music of the Week Denis Jašarević, also known as Gramatik, is a Slovenian electronic music producer fusing chill-out, hip-hop, electronica, and trip-hop. Gramatik is an artist that feel like I can listen to any time of any day. Quotes of the Week But your job—my job—is to power through that. To ask. To expect most people

Friday Five – Expect most people to say no, Focus more on the next small step, Spend each day as if it were your last, Look for the best practices Read More »

Scroll to Top