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The Journey to Your Authentic Self Starts Here

5 min readJul 25, 2025
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One of my deepest fears, and greatest desires, has always been the same:

To be seen and heard.

I’m collaborating with a visionary thinker to delve deeper into the intellectual property I’ve developed as I craft my second book.

I want to serve the reader by exploring all avenues and seeing connections I haven’t yet seen in my IP to earn the readers’ investment of their most precious, non-renewable resources:

Time, energy, and attention.

I’m writing my second book for midlife professionals who have done everything they believed would make them happy, only to find themselves lost, disillusioned, and searching for answers (most likely in all the wrong places).

In other words, I’m writing to my thirty-nine-year-old self.

The Northstar, the ethos that guides every page, is distilled in this line:

“If you’ve checked all the boxes and something’s still missing, the only thing missing is the authentic you.”

This visionary thinker asked me how I would define the “authentic self.”

Because “Authentic Self” and the word “Authenticity” are far from unique, she’s working with someone else who’s also championing authenticity.

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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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