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Friday Five – Small steps, Steady progress, Big results

No. 299 | September 19, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick hit of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week Flamingosis is the stage name of Aaron Velasquez, a New Jersey-based producer and DJ. He blends electronic beats with live instrumentation […]

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Friday Five – Live in the present, Act with clarity, Find true happiness

No. 298 | September 12, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five—a quick hit of insights, inspiration, and favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week The Black Keys, formed in Ohio in the early 2000s, consist of Dan Auerbach (vocals, guitar) and Patrick Carney (drums). They began as

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Friday Five – Sweat more in practice, Control your judgment, React wisely

No. 297 | September 5, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, is a trombone player from New Orleans who blends rock, pop, jazz, funk,

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Friday Five – Control the controllable, Strength over ease, Rest with purpose

No. 296 | August 29, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week 311, formed in the late 80s, first hooked me with their 1995 self-titled album Blue Album—and I’ve been a fan

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Friday Five – Let the future wait, Control what you can, Strengthen today

No. 295 | August 22, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week Vibes & Tones is a collaborative project that blends jazz, neo-soul, and hip-hop. The group draws on musicians from the

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Friday Five – Push through, Bend not break, Find strength in the storm

No. 294 | August 15, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week Rebirth Brass Band, a New Orleans institution, has been bringing the city’s streets and stages to life for decades. Founded

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Friday Five – Face fear, Walk the path, Let go of worry

No. 293 | August 8, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week Aaron Velasquez – better known as Flamingosis – is a music producer, DJ, and beatboxer from New Jersey. Velasquez blends funk, soul,

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Friday Five – Control your mind, Let the day go, Unplug to reset

No. 292 | August 1, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week The Herringbone Orchestra is the brainchild of composer Courtney Lain–a New Orleans-based group that sounds like something out of a

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 Friday Five – Think smaller, Fail smarter, Protect your best hours

No. 291 | July 25, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. 🎶 Music of the Week Erroll Garner was a legendary jazz pianist and composer whose career spanned from the mid-1940s through the 1970s. Born

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Friday Five – Control what you can, Let go of outcomes, Stay gentle and steady

No. 290 | July 18, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Friday Five — a quick dose of insights, inspiration, and personal favorites to kick off your weekend with clarity and intention. Music of the Week Limp Bizkit is a metal band out of Jacksonville, Florida, known for its aggressive sound and over-the-top visual style —

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