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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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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No. 342 | July 24, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s theme: taking the first step, owning your responsibilities, making better decisions, building drive, and embracing mystique. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five because someone they trust
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No. 341 | July 17, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s theme: compounding advantages and the patience required to build them. The common thread: the most valuable people and companies behave as if their position is temporary. They never assume today’s advantages will last,
No. 340 | July 10, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s theme: persistence, integrity, championship standards, building things people can feel, and finding opportunity in difficult problems. The common thread: the best builders and leaders adopt the behaviors long before the rewards arrive. If
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No. 339 | July 3, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas to take into your weekend. This week’s theme: making great art, taking action, having a plan, dreaming big, and staying persistent. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five because someone they trust shared it
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No. 337 | June 19, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short collection of ideas for your weekend. This week’s theme: longevity, taking ownership, originality, and the uncomfortable process of getting better. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five because someone they trust shared it. Music of the Week
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No. 336 | June 12, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of ideas for your weekend. This week’s theme: big problems, great careers, and meaningful change all start the same way: one small step at a time. If this resonates, forward it to a friend. Most readers discover Friday Five through a recommendation
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No. 335 | June 5, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of ideas for the weekend. Mumford & Sons found success by making music that was uniquely their own. Setbacks on the road to success are inevitable, so it’s worth preparing for them before they arrive. Dietrich Mateschitz believed in loving the climb
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No. 334 | May 29, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of ideas for the weekend. Sonny Rollins became one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time by focusing on the work in front of him each day. Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz operated with a similarly simple principle: never make financial
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