{"id":18767,"date":"2026-03-15T13:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?page_id=18767"},"modified":"2026-03-23T07:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:02:07","slug":"about-stephen-blaising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/about-stephen-blaising\/","title":{"rendered":"About Stephen Blaising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stephen Blaising is an author, speaker, blogger, and Managing Partner of Chinoiserie Books based in Dallas, Texas. Through his writing and speaking, he explores themes of <strong>success, purpose, happiness, resilience, burnout, and anxiety<\/strong>, offering practical reflections on navigating the challenges of modern life. His essays and reflections are published at SteveBlaising.com and shared widely across social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen\u2019s work often draws on lessons from history, life experience, and ancient wisdom to illuminate ideas that help people think more clearly about work, relationships, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his writing, Stephen serves on the teaching team for <strong>Ascent<\/strong>, the men\u2019s ministry at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas. During the summer, he also serves as a camp pastor with <strong>Skiin With The Galilean<\/strong>, a ministry that brings joy and encouragement to special-needs and foster children through watersports camps in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen is also the Managing Partner of <strong>Chinoiserie Books<\/strong>, the publisher of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/why-paper-girls-world-is-the-most-uplifting-coffee-table-book\/\"><em>Paper Girl\u2019s World<\/em> <\/a>by Judy Williamson Blaising. Part travelogue, part memoir, and wholly visual journey, the 396-page coffee table book pairs more than 1,000 vivid Kodachrome images with stories from iconic destinations including Machu Picchu, Marrakech, Monte Carlo, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2de7af2be9b9d39543e53cd4ea52bb3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Topics Stephen Blaising Writes About<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Blaising\u2019s essays explore practical ideas for living and working well, including reflections on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/success\/\">Success<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/purpose\/\">Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/happiness\/\">Happiness<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/burnout\/\">Burnout <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/anxiety\/\">Anxiety<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/leadership\/\">Leadership <\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/category\/resilience\/\">Resilience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-speaking-and-teaching-0\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Speaking and Teaching<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-ppp\">Speaker for professional organizations, annual meetings, conventions, and churches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-professional-work-0\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Professional Work<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing Partner \u2013 Chinoiserie Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Learn more<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/stephen-blaising-speaker\/\">Stephen Blaising Speaker<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/steveblaising.com\/book\/\">Stephen Blaising Author<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/steveblaising.com\/articles\/\">Articles by Stephen Blaising<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-online\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Connect Online<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Blaising:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steveblaising\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/steveblaising\/\">Instagram<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judy Williamson Blaising<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/judy-williamson-blaising-50b418342\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paper Girl\u2019s World<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paper_girls_world\/\">Instagram <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61583731111990\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-classic-essays-and-articles\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Classic essays and articles<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Stephen Blaising&#8217;s essays on success, purpose, happiness, burnout, anxiety, leadership, and resilience have appeared in a variety of publications, including newspapers, magazines, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/steveblaising.com\/book\/\">book<\/a>. 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