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Blank Canvas: How I Reinvented My Life after Prison

Blank Canvas: How I Reinvented My Life after Prison

Blank Canvas is your guide out of the mental prisons of unworthiness, inadequacy, shame, and fear and into a life of purpose, meaning, and freedom.

2021

Stories

You Built a Life of Approval. Now Build a Life of Alignment

There’s a lot of chatter about our authentic selves, but I haven’t seen a definition of it that I connect with.

5d ago

You Built a Life of Approval. Now Build a Life of Alignment

5d ago

You Chased the Dream. Now You’re Empty. What Comes Next?

The weather in the Northeast was outstanding last week, and I decided to take full advantage by going to the beach.

Jun 27

You Chased the Dream. Now You’re Empty. What Comes Next?

Jun 27

How I Reclaimed My Life by Falling in Love With the Process

We’re taught to live from one accomplishment to the next.

Jun 20

How I Reclaimed My Life by Falling in Love With the Process

Jun 20

How to Reclaim Agency in Your Life’s Second Act

“An empty coffee pot left on the coffee maker will shatter and hurt you.”

Jun 13

How to Reclaim Agency in Your Life’s Second Act

Jun 13

How to Drop the Invisible Load Weighing You Down

Letting go is the key to freedom.

Jun 6

How to Drop the Invisible Load Weighing You Down

Jun 6

Why Meaning Feels So Elusive — And How to Reclaim It

It’s becoming easier to live an unfulfilling life.

May 30

Why Meaning Feels So Elusive — And How to Reclaim It

May 30

The Truth About Confidence No One Talks About

Confidence doesn’t create the extraordinary.

May 23

The Truth About Confidence No One Talks About

May 23

Why Financial Success Alone Will Never Make You Happy

So many high-achievers are silently stuck, successful externally but misaligned internally.

May 16

Why Financial Success Alone Will Never Make You Happy

May 16

Rationalization Is the Gateway to a Life You’ll Regret

We like to think our lives are shaped by big moments.

May 10

Rationalization Is the Gateway to a Life You’ll Regret

May 10

Chasing “Enough” Will Never Set You Free

I said I wanted to create, yet obscured that part of myself.

May 2

Chasing “Enough” Will Never Set You Free

May 2

Craig Stanland

Craig Stanland

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From corporate success to federal prison, I share my journey to rediscover joy, meaning, and purpose. Join me in reinventing your extraordinary second act!

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