Growth Isn’t Linear, We Need to Stop Expecting it to Be

Craig Stanland
3 min readMar 14, 2022

Something came up for a client the other day, and it’s something I’ve experienced 1st hand in my life after prison.

Growth. Growth. Growth.

Progress. Progress. Progress.

Then it happens.

A screeching halt — followed by the sinking feeling of falling backward, followed by one of the most…

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Craig Stanland

I write about my journey from corporate success to federal prison and finding joy, mission, meaning, and fulfillment beyond professional and financial success.