No. 327 | April 10, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of ideas to start the weekend with clarity. Question what you stand for. Build a culture people buy into. Take risks. Help others. That’s the thread this week. If this issue resonates, forward it to someone who enjoys ideas like this. Most readers find Friday […]
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No. 326 | April 3, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of ideas to start the weekend with clarity. Choosing a positive headspace is hard when building anything of value. But focusing on your customer puts everything into perspective. In the end, creating quality products and offering unparalleled service is what matters. That’s
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Read or subscribe: michaelwmchugh.com No. 325 | March 27, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of ideas to start the weekend with clarity. Most success looks like talent. Up close, it’s usually a set of decisions made earlier than everyone realized mattered. That’s the thread running through this week’s Friday Five: true success,
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Read or subscribe: michaelwmchugh.com No. 324 | March 20, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five—a short dose of insights to start the weekend with clarity. This week’s theme: the power of choice. From Ray Kroc’s strategy to Roger Federer mastering his craft, the biggest returns come from choosing what fits you best. If this issue resonates,
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No. 323 | March 13, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of insights to start the weekend with clarity. This week’s theme: trust the process. From Ray Kroc’s work ethic to the Japanese idea of ikigai, the biggest results come from patience and consistent effort. This Week in Friday Five 🎸 Luke Combs
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Read or subscribe at → michaelwmchugh.com No. 322 | March 6, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of insights to start the weekend with clarity and focus. This Week in Friday Five 🎺 Miles Davis and three songs to start with☕ The conviction that built Starbucks📚 Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s early lessons🎙️ Instagram
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Read or subscribe at → michaelwmchugh.com No. 321 | February 27, 2026 Welcome to Friday Five, a short dose of insights and inspiration to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week The Beatles were an English rock band formed in the early 1960s. Their sound pulled from classical music, pop, folk,
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Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 320 | February 20, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Galactic is a New Orleans funk band formed in the mid-1990s, anchored by Robert Mercurio, Stanton Moore, Ben Ellman,
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Read or subscribe to the Friday Five at michaelwmchugh.com No. 319 | February 13, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Hermanos Gutiérrez was formed in Zürich a decade ago by two Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers, Alejandro (guitar,
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Read or subscribe at michaelwmchugh.com No. 318 | February 6, 2026 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a short dose of insights, inspiration, and favorites to start your weekend with clarity and focus. Music of the Week Beats Antique is a U.S.-based electronic group formed in the mid-2000s, made up of David Satori, Zoe Jakes, and
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