MICHAEL MCHUGH

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Friday Five – Wishing your child optimism, The pursuit of alpha, Do the work

Quote of the Week If you are allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism. — Daniel Kahneman There is no formula for success—you just begin and then you continue. I’m often asked how to have a career in stand-up and the answer is confoundingly simple: Do the work. Over […]

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Friday Five – Only thing we have to fear is fear itself, “Chance of rain? Never!”

Quote of the Week Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Music of the Week Barry Can’t Swim was mentioned recently in one of the newsletters I subscribe

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Friday Five – Quality is much better than quantity, Founder mode, Living a fulfilling life

Quote of the Week Quality is much better than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles. – Steve Jobs Music of the Week Scandinavian Jazz was put on my radar from Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allons’ latest book A Death in Cornwall: A Novel (a fantastic book by the way). The playlist is a “compilation

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Friday Five – The Most Important Question of Your Life, Seek progress and not perfection

Quote of the Week “We seek progress, not perfection.” –– Richard and Christopher Chandler Music of the Week Big Desk Energy was shared by The Morning Brew recently. The playlist is perfect to have on in the background at work. Separately, Breathe in, Breathe out, Move on by Jimmy Buffett was featured in the Axios New Orleans newsletter. The

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Friday Five – Whatever my gut tells me that’s what I do, Wind and solar overtaking coal

Quote of the Week Michael Jordan: What do you think about when you make decisions? What’s your thought process?  Warren Buffett: Not much. Whatever my gut tells me, that’s what I do. Music of the Week Tord Gustavsen Trio, Marcin Wasilewski Trio, and Bobo Stenson were put on my radar from A Death in Cornwall: A Novel book.

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Friday Five – You are the sum total of all the work you have put in, No one will remember you in 100 years, Get good at something

Quote of the Week You are the sum total of all the work you have put in, nothing more and nothing else. If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear. — Michael Jordan Music of the Week The Revivalists are an American rock band out of

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Friday Five – Manufacturing trombone oil, Blank sheet method, Innovate or die

Quote of the Week Avoid getting into the business of manufacturing trombone oil. You may become the greatest trombone oil manufacturer in the world, but in the end, the world only consumes a few quarts of trombone oil a year. — Dan Burke Music of the Week Handpan Chill Out has been fantastic to have in

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Friday Five – Spend your life in your own way, The coming great conflict

Quote of the Week There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way. — Christopher Morley Video of the Week After wrapping up our time in Prague (see Prague Day One, Prague Day Two, Prague Day Three), we headed to London to close our four-week European trip.  London was where we started

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Friday Five – Great relationships, Reshaping the art world, Personal freedom

Hi All, Below is your weekly dose of a list of things I’m reading, watching, listening to, or thinking about from my Friday Five No. 237 July 5 2024 newsletter. If this message was forwarded to you, sign up for this newsletter using this link. Quote of the Week A great relationship is not only finding

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Friday Five – Going for long walks, Good ideas rarely come from meetings, Art of Living

Hi All, Below is your weekly dose of a list of things I’m reading, watching, listening to, or thinking about from my Friday Five No. 237 July 5 2024 newsletter. If this message was forwarded to you, sign up for this newsletter using this link. Quote of the Week I take time to go for long

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