MICHAEL MCHUGH

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NAVIGATING IDEAS & INSIGHTS

Music of the Week Denis Jašarević, also known as Gramatik, is a Slovenian electronic music producer fusing chill-out, hip-hop, electronica, and trip-hop. Gramatik is an artist that feel like I can listen to any time of any day. Quotes of the Week But your job—my job—is to power through that.

November was a fun reading month where I spent time on the road for business and pleasure consuming some of these November reading list books. I read Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual over the Thanksgiving holidays. Before the holidays, All I Want To Know Is Where I’m Going To

I read four incredible books covering the U.S. Civil War, philosophy/stoicism, entrepreneurship, and sports in my October reading list. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand

The U.S. Civil War, sports, parenting, and New Orleans were the four categories covered in my September reading list. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, Drive: The Story of My Life, The Gift of Failure: How the Best

While not as productive in terms of the number of books I read in July, my August reading list for 2024 featured several life-changing books. My August reading list includes The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Slow Productivity: The

My July reading list in 2024 was my most productive reading month this year in terms of the number of books read at six. The books I read in this July reading list include South and West: From a Notebook, The Old Man and The Sea, Art of Living: The

As I reflect back on the first six months of 2024, I have come across quite a few interesting books, some of which show up in my June reading list. I have read 24 books up to this point in the year. My goal is four books per month or

Espionage Thriller, Psychology, and Biography were the three book categories I tackled in my May reading list. Damn! These are all excellent books. My May reading list included On Target (Gray Man), Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, The Wizard of Menlo Park: How

Founders and Self-Help were the two book categories I focused on in my April reading list. The books I read in my April reading list include Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results, Jesus: A Biography from a Believer, and