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Welcome To The Mid-Life Crisis
Growing up, the mid-life crisis was often depicted as a middle-aged man selling the family mini-van to buy a sports car. Or maybe having...

Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 13, 20234 min read


Other Paths Aren't Evil
When I worked at the American Academy of Family Physicians, one of the perks was shutting down between Christmas and New Years. As I’ve...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jan 5, 20233 min read


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


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


Fixing A Mistake
It comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed this blog or checks me out on Linked In: I’m a huge proponent of using your PTO. I’m a...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jul 7, 20223 min read


Take Your $%^&&*$ Vacation!
I am back from two wonderful weeks of vacation. At some point this week, I was scrolling through Linked In and I saw this tired, overused...

Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 16, 20223 min read


What Are You Going To Do With Your Dash?
When my sister and I were little, we were playing a board game. An argument broke out and my poor mother lost her stuff. The board game...

Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 14, 20224 min read


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


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


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


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


Whose Version Of Success?
I’m going to make a confession. I haven’t won a lot of work awards. No circle-of-golden-amazing-productivity awards, no 20 under 20, 30...

Brian W Arbuckle
Sep 27, 20214 min read


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


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


Success: The Big Lie
You’re being lied to. No, this isn’t a conspiracy post about “the media.” Nor “the government…” or any other nonsense that your social...

Brian W Arbuckle
May 5, 20212 min read


Defining Happiness and Success
If we were to frame up a story of “success” in America today, it would look awfully similar to Tony Hsiehs’ story. Give this article a...

Brian W Arbuckle
Mar 11, 20214 min read


Reciprocity
Reciprocity: the quality or state of being reciprocal : mutual dependence, action, or influence. There’s a new term floating around the...

Brian W Arbuckle
Nov 30, 20203 min read


Who You Are
This pandemic has been uncomfortable for a lot of people; they are having to re-discover their identity. They are trying define their...

Brian W Arbuckle
May 27, 20202 min read


You Don't Always Get What You Want
When this pandemic started, I had a lot of grandiose ideas of what I was going to accomplish. I was going to read more, write more…really...

Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 30, 20203 min read


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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