Dave Batcheller
@dave-batcheller.bsky.social
Girl dad. Writer. Entrepreneur. Speaker. Lover of sugary things.
As an entrepreneur turned writer, I’m passionate about bridging the gap between ambition and emotional health, encouraging men to lead not just successful lives, but deeply satisfying ones.
As an entrepreneur turned writer, I’m passionate about bridging the gap between ambition and emotional health, encouraging men to lead not just successful lives, but deeply satisfying ones.
Most acquisitions destroy shareholder value—but they don’t have to. Here's how to protect what made that smaller company worth buying.
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#Leadership #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessGrowth #CorporateStrategy
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#Leadership #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessGrowth #CorporateStrategy
Makers and Takers
Why, Famously, 80% of Acquisitions Destroy Shareholder Value And How To Buck the Trend Business is locked in a strange cycle. Shareholders expect corporations to make money — a reasonable expectation.
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February 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Most acquisitions destroy shareholder value—but they don’t have to. Here's how to protect what made that smaller company worth buying.
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#Leadership #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessGrowth #CorporateStrategy
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#Leadership #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessGrowth #CorporateStrategy
"Work-life balance is a myth. Love your work or change it—because half your life is too much to spend on something you tolerate. ⚖️🔥 Read more: medium.com/career-paths...
#WorkLifeBalance #LoveYourWork #Entrepreneurship"
#WorkLifeBalance #LoveYourWork #Entrepreneurship"
Work-Life Balance is a Dangerous Lie
It Isn’t About Finding Balance At All
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February 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"Work-life balance is a myth. Love your work or change it—because half your life is too much to spend on something you tolerate. ⚖️🔥 Read more: medium.com/career-paths...
#WorkLifeBalance #LoveYourWork #Entrepreneurship"
#WorkLifeBalance #LoveYourWork #Entrepreneurship"
Regret weighs more than failure. If you chase something that doesn’t work, you can ask "Why?" and adjust. But if you never try, all you get is "What if?"—and that question will haunt you. No more hesitation.
#BuiltForMore #NoMoreWhatIfs #TakeTheShot
#BuiltForMore #NoMoreWhatIfs #TakeTheShot
February 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Regret weighs more than failure. If you chase something that doesn’t work, you can ask "Why?" and adjust. But if you never try, all you get is "What if?"—and that question will haunt you. No more hesitation.
#BuiltForMore #NoMoreWhatIfs #TakeTheShot
#BuiltForMore #NoMoreWhatIfs #TakeTheShot
Climbing the ladder of success, but starting to feel like it might be leaning against the wrong wall? 🧗♂️ Finding the right path starts with knowing yourself.
Read about how I found my way, maybe it'll help you find yours:
#SelfDiscovery #CareerChange #Journaling
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Read about how I found my way, maybe it'll help you find yours:
#SelfDiscovery #CareerChange #Journaling
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Ladders & Walls - On Making Good Career Choices
"People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall." - Thomas Merton In childhood, our steps ar...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Climbing the ladder of success, but starting to feel like it might be leaning against the wrong wall? 🧗♂️ Finding the right path starts with knowing yourself.
Read about how I found my way, maybe it'll help you find yours:
#SelfDiscovery #CareerChange #Journaling
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Read about how I found my way, maybe it'll help you find yours:
#SelfDiscovery #CareerChange #Journaling
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Wellness is a web. 🕸️ One weak strand weakens the whole. Your health—mental, physical, emotional—affects others, and theirs affects you. Your struggles don’t stay yours—neither does your strength. Choose wellness. Do the work.
#WellnessIsAWeb #MindBodyLink #TakeCare #HealthIsWealth #StrongerTogether
#WellnessIsAWeb #MindBodyLink #TakeCare #HealthIsWealth #StrongerTogether
February 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wellness is a web. 🕸️ One weak strand weakens the whole. Your health—mental, physical, emotional—affects others, and theirs affects you. Your struggles don’t stay yours—neither does your strength. Choose wellness. Do the work.
#WellnessIsAWeb #MindBodyLink #TakeCare #HealthIsWealth #StrongerTogether
#WellnessIsAWeb #MindBodyLink #TakeCare #HealthIsWealth #StrongerTogether
Who we are is bigger than what we do. We are all of us fathers, friends, and sons. Invest in the best parts of yourself that are still there when the job is not.
#dadlife #healthover40 #midlifejourney #mensmentalhealth
#dadlife #healthover40 #midlifejourney #mensmentalhealth
February 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Who we are is bigger than what we do. We are all of us fathers, friends, and sons. Invest in the best parts of yourself that are still there when the job is not.
#dadlife #healthover40 #midlifejourney #mensmentalhealth
#dadlife #healthover40 #midlifejourney #mensmentalhealth
Men have laid off from the role we’ve held for centuries. So what’s next? What is the job description of man now that "provider" doesn't describe us anymore?💥 Read more.
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#MensGrowth #EmotionalStrength #SelfDiscovery #NewManhood
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#MensGrowth #EmotionalStrength #SelfDiscovery #NewManhood
Men’s Purpose Has Shifted: This Is What We Do About It
On the job description of men in the post-provider era
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February 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Men have laid off from the role we’ve held for centuries. So what’s next? What is the job description of man now that "provider" doesn't describe us anymore?💥 Read more.
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#MensGrowth #EmotionalStrength #SelfDiscovery #NewManhood
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#MensGrowth #EmotionalStrength #SelfDiscovery #NewManhood
Our mental health doesn't just affect us—it rubs off on those around us. Prioritize your well-being. Foster positivity instead of propagating problems. #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #MentalWellness #PositiveVibes
January 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Our mental health doesn't just affect us—it rubs off on those around us. Prioritize your well-being. Foster positivity instead of propagating problems. #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #MentalWellness #PositiveVibes
Quitting smoking isn’t about breaking a habit—it’s about changing your identity. 🚭🔥 Read how a single mental shift can make quitting effortless. #MindsetMatters #QuitSmoking #IdentityShift
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How to quit smoking
In news that will surprise no one, smoking is really, really, bad for you.
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January 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Quitting smoking isn’t about breaking a habit—it’s about changing your identity. 🚭🔥 Read how a single mental shift can make quitting effortless. #MindsetMatters #QuitSmoking #IdentityShift
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True friendship is about growth, not gain. It’s a transformation, not a transaction. #RealFriends #TrueConnections #Authenticity #NoFakeFriends
January 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
True friendship is about growth, not gain. It’s a transformation, not a transaction. #RealFriends #TrueConnections #Authenticity #NoFakeFriends
"No one will push you forward into a richer life. You make yourself grow." 💪
Real growth is self-driven. What’s one thing you’ve done today to move yourself forward? 🌱
#Growth #Motivation #SelfDriven #Entrepreneurship #IntentionalLiving #Inspiration #Mindset
Real growth is self-driven. What’s one thing you’ve done today to move yourself forward? 🌱
#Growth #Motivation #SelfDriven #Entrepreneurship #IntentionalLiving #Inspiration #Mindset
January 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"No one will push you forward into a richer life. You make yourself grow." 💪
Real growth is self-driven. What’s one thing you’ve done today to move yourself forward? 🌱
#Growth #Motivation #SelfDriven #Entrepreneurship #IntentionalLiving #Inspiration #Mindset
Real growth is self-driven. What’s one thing you’ve done today to move yourself forward? 🌱
#Growth #Motivation #SelfDriven #Entrepreneurship #IntentionalLiving #Inspiration #Mindset
The lies we tell ourselves are the hardest to spot—and the most damaging. Self-awareness is the first step to truth. 💭✨
What lies have you been telling yourself, and how can you rewrite them? #SelfAwareness #Truth #PersonalGrowth
What lies have you been telling yourself, and how can you rewrite them? #SelfAwareness #Truth #PersonalGrowth
January 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The lies we tell ourselves are the hardest to spot—and the most damaging. Self-awareness is the first step to truth. 💭✨
What lies have you been telling yourself, and how can you rewrite them? #SelfAwareness #Truth #PersonalGrowth
What lies have you been telling yourself, and how can you rewrite them? #SelfAwareness #Truth #PersonalGrowth
Work takes up 1/3 of your life. Don’t settle—choose work you love or find purpose in. Your happiness depends on it. #WorkLife #PurposeDriven
January 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Work takes up 1/3 of your life. Don’t settle—choose work you love or find purpose in. Your happiness depends on it. #WorkLife #PurposeDriven
Life brings frustrations and disappointments. People will let you down, and it’ll make you angry. But in those moments, we have a choice: create or destroy connection. Choose curiosity, not reaction. Every frustration is an opportunity to grow.
#Leadership #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalGrowth
#Leadership #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalGrowth
January 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Life brings frustrations and disappointments. People will let you down, and it’ll make you angry. But in those moments, we have a choice: create or destroy connection. Choose curiosity, not reaction. Every frustration is an opportunity to grow.
#Leadership #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalGrowth
#Leadership #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalGrowth
Don’t rush into New Year goals without asking why you want them. Focus on what matters, not what you think you ‘should’ chase.
Ready. Aim. Then fire. 🎯
NOT
Fire. Aim? Ready?
#IntentionalLiving #AimWithClarity #mindfulgoals #purposedriven
Ready. Aim. Then fire. 🎯
NOT
Fire. Aim? Ready?
#IntentionalLiving #AimWithClarity #mindfulgoals #purposedriven
January 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Don’t rush into New Year goals without asking why you want them. Focus on what matters, not what you think you ‘should’ chase.
Ready. Aim. Then fire. 🎯
NOT
Fire. Aim? Ready?
#IntentionalLiving #AimWithClarity #mindfulgoals #purposedriven
Ready. Aim. Then fire. 🎯
NOT
Fire. Aim? Ready?
#IntentionalLiving #AimWithClarity #mindfulgoals #purposedriven
It’s easier to stay on a harmful path than to face the fear of change. But the cost? Ourselves.
What are you avoiding that you know needs to change? 🌌💭
#SelfDiscovery #MenAndChange #FaceYourDemons #ModernCourage #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth #BlueskyThoughts
What are you avoiding that you know needs to change? 🌌💭
#SelfDiscovery #MenAndChange #FaceYourDemons #ModernCourage #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth #BlueskyThoughts
December 23, 2024 at 10:41 PM
It’s easier to stay on a harmful path than to face the fear of change. But the cost? Ourselves.
What are you avoiding that you know needs to change? 🌌💭
#SelfDiscovery #MenAndChange #FaceYourDemons #ModernCourage #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth #BlueskyThoughts
What are you avoiding that you know needs to change? 🌌💭
#SelfDiscovery #MenAndChange #FaceYourDemons #ModernCourage #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth #BlueskyThoughts
This is the foundation of my gender's struggle with substance abuse. #strongnotsilent #mindfulmen #mentalhealthmatters #bepresent
December 22, 2024 at 5:53 PM
This is the foundation of my gender's struggle with substance abuse. #strongnotsilent #mindfulmen #mentalhealthmatters #bepresent
Life doesn't respond to things you think. You can think all you'd like about change, but if the person you've decided to be is not aligned with the change you want to make, then you won't change.
#mensmentalhealth #strongnotsilent #mindfulmen #newyearsresolutions
#mensmentalhealth #strongnotsilent #mindfulmen #newyearsresolutions
December 18, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Life doesn't respond to things you think. You can think all you'd like about change, but if the person you've decided to be is not aligned with the change you want to make, then you won't change.
#mensmentalhealth #strongnotsilent #mindfulmen #newyearsresolutions
#mensmentalhealth #strongnotsilent #mindfulmen #newyearsresolutions
December 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Like cowards we run away from ourselves into inebriation, ignoring that numbing our discomfort also numbs our joy. We live sedated, distant, watching our own lives pass by. #mensmentalhealth
December 8, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Like cowards we run away from ourselves into inebriation, ignoring that numbing our discomfort also numbs our joy. We live sedated, distant, watching our own lives pass by. #mensmentalhealth
Relationships that are not your priority will degrade. The things that matter more than the relationship will receive your attention.
The investments you make in growing will be focused more on meeting the opportunities outside the relationship rather than the needs within it.
#mensmentalhealth
The investments you make in growing will be focused more on meeting the opportunities outside the relationship rather than the needs within it.
#mensmentalhealth
December 6, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Relationships that are not your priority will degrade. The things that matter more than the relationship will receive your attention.
The investments you make in growing will be focused more on meeting the opportunities outside the relationship rather than the needs within it.
#mensmentalhealth
The investments you make in growing will be focused more on meeting the opportunities outside the relationship rather than the needs within it.
#mensmentalhealth
Honesty is not the absence of lies. It is the presence of truth. Healthy people speak truth into situations that lack it. Without abuse. Without judgment. They are direct and unambiguous. Most importantly, they are all these things in situations where the truth is uncomfortable.
#mensmentalhealth
#mensmentalhealth
December 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Honesty is not the absence of lies. It is the presence of truth. Healthy people speak truth into situations that lack it. Without abuse. Without judgment. They are direct and unambiguous. Most importantly, they are all these things in situations where the truth is uncomfortable.
#mensmentalhealth
#mensmentalhealth
My life changed for the better when I became more concerned with the quality of my relationships than with my perception of my image. Not only did my life get better, but my organization's results got better. Everything is better when you are genuinely close to people.
#mensmentalhealth
#mensmentalhealth
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM
My life changed for the better when I became more concerned with the quality of my relationships than with my perception of my image. Not only did my life get better, but my organization's results got better. Everything is better when you are genuinely close to people.
#mensmentalhealth
#mensmentalhealth