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Ernest Hemingway’s Secret To A Purpose-Driven Life

Craig Stanland
2 min readSep 11, 2024

Ernest Hemingway nailed the key to crafting our extraordinary second half:

“Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters.”

The secret is in the last 3 words:

“…with what matters.”

We can point to countless areas in our lives where we went all “the goddamn way.”

We’ve killed it in our careers, ticking all the boxes we thought would make us happy — yet something is missing.

Our external markers bank accounts of success are full, but our inner soul bank account is in the red.

We must make consistent deposits into our soul bank account if we desire an extraordinary, purpose-driven second half.

We do this by going all the goddamn way with what matters.

Discover what truly matters to you beyond your professional, financial, and materialistic worlds.

You do this, and you’ve discovered your authentic self.

Now, go all the goddamn way with it.

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Craig Stanland
Craig Stanland

Written by Craig Stanland

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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