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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

There’s No Right Way to Reinvent, Only Your Way

You get better by experimenting and finding what works for you.

3d ago

There’s No Right Way to Reinvent, Only Your Way

3d ago

I Wasn’t Building a Life, I Was Building a Prison

I’ve been thinking about my pre-prison fears.

Nov 4

I Wasn’t Building a Life, I Was Building a Prison

Nov 4

Letting Go of The Need for Safety to Create Safety

It sounds backward, but the more scary things I do, the safer I become.

Oct 28

Letting Go of The Need for Safety to Create Safety

Oct 28

You Don’t Need to Be Perfect, You Need to Trust Yourself

Every time we choose safety, we reinforce fear.

Oct 21

You Don’t Need to Be Perfect, You Need to Trust Yourself

Oct 21

Drop the “How”, Focus on This Instead

Midlife Reinvention Obstacle:

Oct 14

Drop the “How”, Focus on This Instead

Oct 14

You Checked All the Boxes, So Why Does Life Still Feel Off?

For many high-achievers in midlife, this single question haunts them,

Oct 9

You Checked All the Boxes, So Why Does Life Still Feel Off?

Oct 9

5 Signs It’s Time to Reinvent Your Life (Before It’s Too Late)

I worked in the corporate world for about 14 years before being arrested by the FBI and going to prison.

Sep 27

5 Signs It’s Time to Reinvent Your Life (Before It’s Too Late)

Sep 27

Stop Skimming. Start Transforming.

We live in a surface-focused world.

Sep 23

Stop Skimming. Start Transforming.

Sep 23

Reinvention Requires a Personal Recipe

I consumed self-help material like a junkie chasing my next high.

Sep 23

Reinvention Requires a Personal Recipe

Sep 23

The Lie We Tell Ourselves: ‘When I’m Successful, Then I’ll Start Living’

I had coffee with an acquaintance recently.

Sep 16

The Lie We Tell Ourselves: ‘When I’m Successful, Then I’ll Start Living’

Sep 16

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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