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Everything Hurts
I moved back to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles in 2017. My heart was broken and so was my bank account. The only thing that I seemed to be...
Mark Craven
Feb 4, 20202 min read
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Couple Things
It takes some time to figure out what you really want to do with your life. Or at least figure out something that you’re passionate...
Mark Craven
Jan 28, 20203 min read
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“Therefore I Tell You…”
Once you’ve read several different books or articles on success or watched different speakers teach on the subject of attaining that...
Mark Craven
Sep 16, 20193 min read
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Warrior
I’ve taken some time away from writing recently. I’ve had a lot happening this summer from moving in with my girlfriend to starting a new...
Mark Craven
Sep 6, 20192 min read
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100 Things
My issue is that I focus on the one bad thing when there are at least one-hundred good things. My mind stretches toward perfection, a...
Mark Craven
Jul 18, 20191 min read
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Conditionally Happy
I’ll be happy if all of the conditions of my life meet the standard I’ve set in order to allow myself the luxury of feeling happy. If the...
Mark Craven
Jul 9, 20192 min read
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The Wins We’re Worthy Of
I always notice that the posts that get the most likes on almost any social media platform are the ones where there’s a win involved....
Mark Craven
Jun 8, 20192 min read
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Book Release 2019
It’s pretty hard to believe that I’m coming up on another book release. The craziest part is that it’s at Barnes & Noble. I always knew...
Mark Craven
May 5, 20192 min read
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Trust?
This is not something I am particularly good at. I’m very weak here actually. I definitely would not teach a class on being a better...
Mark Craven
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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At the End of Yourself
I host a podcast called, The Craven Effect, and on an episode called, “The Waiting Place”, I interviewed a great friend of mine. Pastor...
Mark Craven
Apr 10, 20193 min read
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I Believe In You
Sometimes we need that don’t we? I know I do. And that’s why I’m telling you right now that I believe with all of my heart that you can...
Mark Craven
Apr 7, 20192 min read
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See It Through
I just realized something about myself. I get really excited about new projects that I start and immediately want to forget about the...
Mark Craven
Apr 1, 20192 min read
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200
This is the 200th blog post I’ve written since 2015 when I started my first website. An average post is around 600 words–sometimes less,...
Mark Craven
Mar 28, 20192 min read
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Breakthrough
Have you ever sat back and wondered where the hell that breakthrough is? You know the one. After you faced the storms and had yourself...
Mark Craven
Mar 22, 20192 min read
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No Wind to Fill the Sails Moments
I just had a good conversation tonight with a friend about how we tend to get caught up on only the highs and lows of life and ignore the...
Mark Craven
Mar 20, 20192 min read
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Your Pain Is Valid
When I worked with the insurance company, the president/CEO had a few methods for motivating that I’d say were at best, ineffective. At...
Mark Craven
Mar 16, 20193 min read
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Rewrite
I’ve heard that if you don’t have some regrets by the end of your life, then you really didn’t live. That’s reassuring, in a sense,...
Mark Craven
Jan 20, 20192 min read
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The Man Who Lost His Imagination
Sometimes I wonder and almost fear what will happen if I run out of material. I mean, I’ve put a ton of work into building websites,...
Mark Craven
Dec 1, 20183 min read
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Your Beautiful Endless Heart
Really, the only constant in life is change. Things that I thought I knew yesterday are not the same things that I know today. Especially...
Mark Craven
Nov 25, 20182 min read
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It Soothes My Suffering, That’s Why It Helps Yours
I’ve written before and often thought about how doing something that I love to do and really live to do can help other people. It helps...
Mark Craven
Nov 14, 20182 min read
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