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The Art of Creation: Discovering Your Deepest Self to Achieve Audacious Goals

Craig Stanland
4 min readJul 13, 2023

I don’t read or watch most of the social media posts people send me.

Because most are superficial, skimming the surface of the topic in which the creator purports to be a thought leader.

So much of it is people sharing their wins and how incredible they are.

I’m tired of the “here’s the logistical steps I took, and if you follow them, you’ll be incredible too.”

It only adds to the noise in an already loud arena.

For example, I can easily share the logistics of how I published Blank Canvas, and truthfully I have, but creating something audaciously huge transcends logistics.

Blank Canvas is far more than the sum of its logistical parts.

Blank Canvas is the aggregation of its logistical parts — and most importantly, the fears, self-doubt, raging inadequacy, and impostor syndrome I faced daily to execute those logistical parts.

Writing Blank Canvas required me to face the worst version of myself every day, ripping the skin off and exposing the parts of myself I was terrified to face, let alone put words to.

Far too many posts on social media focus on the win, the steps they took to get there, and the promise that if…

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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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