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From Decorated to Destroyed.
From Rock Bottom to Rebuilt.

Former deputy sheriff. Published author. Recovering addict.

I didn't just study transformation—I survived it. Now I help high-achievers who are succeeding on paper but drifting inside build anti-drift systems that last.

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How I Can Help

Coach. Author. Speaker. Ghostwriter. Systems, not motivation.

Coaching

One-on-one and group coaching for driven professionals trapped in drift. Build your anti-drift system through tactical frameworks, not empty motivation.

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Speaking

Keynote presentations on leadership, resilience, and intentional living. Raw honesty meets tactical frameworks for audiences ready to ditch the drift.

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Ghostwriting

Transform your expertise into powerful books that position you as an authority. Specializing in leadership, recovery, and transformation stories.

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Author

Ditch the Drift (available now) and Acid to Assets (upcoming). Books that prove your past doesn't define you—it can fuel you.

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Matthew A. Buckley

The Story

For 15 years, I was a decorated deputy sheriff—Officer of the Year, Chief's Special Investigator, the whole nine yards.

On paper, I was thriving. Inside, I was dying.

PTSD, alcoholism, and substance abuse were destroying me from the inside out. I was successful by every external measure and completely empty on the inside.

I was drifting. And drift was killing me.

Then came rock bottom—the kind that leaves no room for denial. I got sober in 2019. But sobriety wasn't enough. I needed a system that would keep me on course even when life got hard.

So I built one. And it saved my life.

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What People Say

★★★★★

"Matthew's coaching changed everything. I was 'successful' but completely lost. His anti-drift system gave me the framework I needed to rebuild from the inside out. No fluff, just systems that work."

James T. Tech Executive
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"His keynote was the most powerful thing I've heard in 20 years of conferences. Raw, honest, tactical. Our entire leadership team implemented his framework within a week."

Sarah M. VP Operations
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"I hired Matthew for ghostwriting and got so much more. He helped me find my voice, structure my story, and create a book that's already changing lives. Worth every penny."

David R. Entrepreneur