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The "Value" Of Hard Work
While driving through my neighborhood the other day, I saw many neighbors out in the yard mowing. All of them sitting on these big,...

Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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The Lie Of Hard Work
I'm going to get a lot of hate for this one. Today – I’m going after a sacred cow. I’m going to be called a snowflake. Y’all are going to...

Brian W Arbuckle
Nov 3, 20224 min read
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The Downside To Goal-Setting
We live in a goal-driven society. Everyone has vision boards and KPI matrices…we set goals for New Year’s resolutions, work goals, life...

Brian W Arbuckle
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Eff The Metrics
I went out for a run with my wife the other day. Her ‘go to’ watch is one that has GPS in it. After our run, I realized she was wearing...

Brian W Arbuckle
Sep 12, 20223 min read
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Different Tune, Same Song: "Kids Today"
Corporate overlords are going to corporate overlord, am I right? There’s been a significant uprising against the toxic hustle culture...

Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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Re-Framing "Leading From The Front"
I’ve gone on record at work and online that I’ve been spending the last few years trying to work my way out of a job. But that’s only...

Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 24, 20223 min read
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Hard Work Or Suffering?
Everywhere you look, there’s talk about ‘hard work.’ We worship at the alter of hard work. Virtually every job posting states: “looking...

Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 12, 20223 min read
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Do What You Love And You'll Never Work?
Anyone familiar with the phrase “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life?” I hear it pitched around Linked In like it’s...

Brian W Arbuckle
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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Snow Day: A Tale Of Two Companies
Sipping coffee this morning and looking out at a fresh blanket of snow…it brought to mind two experiences I’ve had in my career. Company...

Brian W Arbuckle
Feb 17, 20223 min read
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Dear Employers: The Great Resignation Isn’t A Mystery
Every day on Linked In, I see two themes: folks getting new jobs and employers completely confused by the “great resignation.” Let’s get...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jan 25, 20224 min read
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The World's Worst Advice
I don’t know why we continue to perpetuate and buy into the world’s worst advice. What is that advice? “If you do what you love, you’ll...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jan 3, 20223 min read
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The Problem With Problems
I’ve seen an ugly trend bubbling up across my work-world…and personal-world, including social media. We are becoming a society of...

Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 13, 20214 min read
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Turning Hard Work Into Easy Work
Farming is hard work. I don’t think anyone would argue with that. But how much harder was farming 100 years ago versus today? On the...

Brian W Arbuckle
Oct 11, 20214 min read
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People Want To Work
I keep reading and seeing comments about “people don’t want to work today.” Or “they just want to live off the government.” It’s complete...

Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 16, 20213 min read
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Rest. Recover. Refuel
I’m a proud P90X and P90X3 grad…though, it was several years ago and I’ve definitely lost ground. The process, however, of going through...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jul 13, 20213 min read
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Work-Life Integration?
As we begin the transition back to “normalcy” post-Covid…there’s been a slew of comments that “now that we’re getting back to the office,...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 21, 20215 min read
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Well Intentioned But Bad Advice
I want to tackle a bit of well intentioned, but bad advice that is floating around the inter-webs; particularly on Linked In. It goes...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Big Boss
I got this mug my senior year in high school. I had landed the male lead in our school play, “The Matchmaker” and played Horace...

Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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Grace
I really don’t want to add to the noise about Covid-19 and I’ll try not to harp on the subject too much. I’m reading a lot online about...

Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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The Person You Became
Every now and then, I read something that stops me dead in my tracks. “Your last day on earth, the person you became meets the person you...

Brian W Arbuckle
Feb 28, 20203 min read
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