Men Have it Backwards, Not Asking For Help Isn’t Brave, it’s Cowardly

Craig Stanland
3 min readJul 13, 2022

I desperately wanted to cultivate a life of meaning and a sense of purpose.

I wanted to be creative and innovate. I wanted to be my own boss.

But I was too damn scared to go for it, and I was too damn scared to ask for help.

I thought,

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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.