Ep 28: Blowing It Up To Start Over with Craig Stanland

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are speaking with Reinvention Architect, Craig Stanland. </span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">After hitting rock bottom, Craig was forced to make a choice: give up or rebuild. He thought he had "it all" until he lost sight of what's truly important and made the worst decision of his life, losing everything along the way, including his own self-worth. Through the painful, terrifying process of starting over, Craig ultimately discovered that when you have nothing, anything is possible. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Craig is an author, speaker, and Reinvention Architect. He specializes in working with people who want to reinvent themselves so they can create the extraordinary lives they've always wanted. He is celebrating the release of his upcoming book, “Blank Canvas - How I Recreated My Life”, released on May 25th, 2021 and hit Bestseller on Amazon.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">In this episode we discuss:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1) The difference between internal and external fulfillment. External fulfillment comes from outside of us and chasing monetary items or status in order to feel that fulfillment. Internal fulfillment comes from inside of ourselves. This was one of the most powerful lessons that Craig learned during his time in federal prison. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2) Sometimes our life has to blow up in order to create the space to start over.  We have to know one side of the coin before we can know the other side. We have to know dark to know light and sadness to know happiness.  We choose what we focus on and this is how we learn to re-write the story.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">3) The power of shame and how it stops us from living, showing up and allowing ourselves to be seen. Craig