No. 348 | September 4, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s themes: finding inner peace, rejecting the status quo, making what you can’t find, and owning your time. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five because someone they […]
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No. 347 | August 28, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s themes: putting up with the rain, the urgency of doing, swallowing the frog, learning from others’ mistakes, and playing the long game. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover
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“If you have to swallow a frog, don’t look at it too long.” — Jim Clayton, quoting his grandfather Jim Clayton nearly lost everything. His assets were seized. He refused to waste time complaining about it or feeling sorry for himself. The morning after nearly losing it all, he met his wife and team at a
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No. 346 | August 21, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s themes: learning from mistakes, looking ahead, building a competitive advantage, and using authenticity as leverage. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five because someone they trust shared
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“We give our customers what they need, not just what they have.” — Michael Bloomberg Today, it’s easy to look at Bloomberg and see a durable competitive advantage. But it wasn’t always that way. Far from it. In 1981, after being forced out of Salomon Brothers at age 39, Michael Bloomberg received roughly $10 million from
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No. 345 | August 14, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s themes: exploration, continuous improvement, small wins, being different, and saying no. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five because someone they trust shared it with them. Music
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“To succeed, you must string together many small incremental advances rather than count on hitting the lottery jackpot once.” — Michael Bloomberg If you’ve ever wondered how to achieve success, Michael Bloomberg’s answer is surprisingly simple: keep moving. In 1981, Michael Bloomberg left Salomon Brothers with $10 million and set up a tiny operation called Innovative
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No. 344 | August 7, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s theme: the relentless mechanics of moving forward, blocking out mediocre minds, and staying in the game long enough to win. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five
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“If you don’t go, you don’t get.” — Ronnen Harary A quantitative investor. A serial acquirer. A business strategist. A Hollywood power broker. A toy entrepreneur. At first glance, they have almost nothing in common. Look closer, and a pattern appears. Each spent years pursuing opportunities others overlooked. Each hit dead ends. None treated them as
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No. 343 | July 31, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s theme: living in the moment, what you want written on your tombstone, killing your own business, moving forward, and bringing new products to life. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most
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