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Make Your Bed
Why you should start your day off with making your bed. At the University of Texas, U.S Navy Adm. William H. McCraven told graduates...

Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 15, 20172 min read


Why We Quit Writing
We spent years in school being forced to write. How many of us still write now that we're out of school? Why not? This data is a few...

Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 1, 20172 min read


Failing On Failure
We encourage failure, but we're terrible at coaching people on recovering from that failure. I was playing catch with my son this...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 18, 20172 min read


"Fail" Is Not A Four Letter Word
The family and I just got back from a quick trip to Quebec. For those that don’t know (or need a quick reminder) Quebec is still fiercely...

Brian W Arbuckle
May 31, 20172 min read


Three Simple Culture Rules
Remember Road House? Three great culture rules from Dalton himself! Culture is a trendy topic. And it should be! Businesses today will...

Brian W Arbuckle
May 15, 20172 min read


The Value Of Downtime
Being "always on" isn't heroic, it's reckless. You owe it it everyone in your life to create downtime for yourself. There's a saying...

Brian W Arbuckle
Feb 15, 20172 min read


Big Goals or Little Goals?
Setting goals is great. Prioritizing small goals over big goals is disingenuous. The term “BHAGS” isn’t new. It’s been around a long...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jan 15, 20172 min read


New Year, New Perspectives
A few ideas for the new year! (Editor's note: I've not served in our Armed Forces. If anything presented is misrepresented, please...

Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 27, 20163 min read


Find Your Reason
You have to find inner motivation to hit big goals. I have a confession. There are some people out there who really love to workout....

Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 1, 20163 min read


Ideas (and Passion) Are Cheap
Find real problems to solve, not just pet projects. For the last several years, I've had the opportunity to head back "home" to the...

Brian W Arbuckle
Nov 15, 20162 min read


A Beautiful Mistake
Mistakes. When we make a mistake we can feel angry, maybe ashamed. We feel guilty and sometimes we even try to bury those mistakes. We...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jul 18, 20162 min read


The Other Side Of Failure
Stop glorifying failure until we know how to coach recovery. Fail fast. Fail forward. Failure isn't fatal. Pick your cliche. There's a...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jul 1, 20163 min read


Jackass
How we work is just as (if not more) important than what we accomplish. There are parts of our jobs that none of us really like. Mine...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 1, 20162 min read


Help Me Help You!
Make it impossible for me to say no! Jerry Maguire is such a quotable movie! But this line, where Jerry is begging his client to "help...

Brian W Arbuckle
May 16, 20162 min read


There Is No Work/Life Balance
There is only life-time. Do you really want to spend it while being treated badly? I've been reading (and thinking) a lot about...

Brian W Arbuckle
Feb 15, 20164 min read


My First Career Failure
Ignoring opportunity is just as bad as choosing the wrong one. As another year comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the positives...

Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 31, 20154 min read
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