One Question Has Completely Triggered My Battle With Self-Worth

Craig Stanland
6 min readJun 1, 2023

I started journaling in the Otisville federal prison library.

I needed an outlet. I needed a safe place to process all the crap coursing through my brain.

I needed to get what was inside, out.

Nine years later, I rarely miss a day.

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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.