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From Achievement to Fulfillment: Reinventing a New Chapter in Midlife

Craig Stanland
2 min readApr 29, 2024

You’ve hit all the targets you set for yourself.

Professionally, financially, and materialistically, you’ve hit the bullseye.

Yet, you find yourself asking more and more as the years tick by,

“Is this all there is?”

Your life is a success-sized hole, and the more stuff you throw in the hole to feel whole, the more empty you feel.

With the days in front of you far less than the days behind, you feel a pull toward purpose, meaning, and fulfillment; you want what you do next to matter.

But you don’t know where to begin, and to begin feels overwhelming.

A litany of fears, doubts, unknowns, and uncertainties surround you; professionally, you can’t remember when you felt like this.

You’re the master of your piece of the universe, and this success can be an obstacle to writing your next life chapter.

Why leave the known for the unknown? Why take on such a massive risk?

A remarkable life story isn’t built on the back of complacency and settling; it’s born from calculated risk and sacrifice.

You must be willing to leap boldly into the unknown.

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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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