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A Simple Powerful Truth
Were you ever just hit with a really simple truth? “You’re here for a reason” That sounds so cliché I almost can’t stand it. But for some...
Mark Craven
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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Redirection
You start on some paths with absolute certainty that this is where you’re supposed to be. But then you hit a few bumps, and your...
Mark Craven
Apr 12, 20212 min read
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In The Same Year
So much can happen in just a year. It was within this last year that, first I went bankrupt and then I got hired in the highest paying...
Mark Craven
Apr 10, 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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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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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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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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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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We Still...
Isn’t the human spirit something that’s amazing to behold? Looking over the events that have taken place recently, specifically the mass...
Mark Craven
Nov 10, 20181 min read
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Advocates, Benefactors, Sponsors, Well-Wishers! Thank you!
I’ve been in love with writing for a long time and when I get feedback from people to the tune of, this changed my life, I’m stunned....
Mark Craven
Sep 13, 20183 min read
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HeartWork
I think the one thing we search for desperately is purpose. At the end of a hundred years, can we look back and know there was impact...
Mark Craven
Mar 2, 20182 min read
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Living BOLD Like A Grande Vanilla Latte
A grande vanilla latte, though delicious, is anything but bold. Bold would be a triple shot of espresso in a black coffee. So my question...
Mark Craven
Feb 17, 20182 min read
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Growth
Sometimes I really wish growth would just happen in my comfort zone. That would be kind of amazing. Because it is a twofold sucky sort of...
Mark Craven
Feb 16, 20182 min read
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You're Already In Pain
There have been a lot of times that I’ve wanted to give up on things. The stress got too great, the burden seemed too heavy, and the...
Mark Craven
Feb 13, 20182 min read
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Good Friends
Wow, are good friends important to have. If you think you can do this life alone, you’re dead wrong. Our very nature calls us into...
Mark Craven
Feb 12, 20183 min read
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Please... Tell Me What You Think
You’ve got to prepare yourself to lose close friends and family when you start doing something you’re feeling called to do. If people...
Mark Craven
Feb 11, 20182 min read
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On Fire!
You hear a lot about the power of association. Getting around good people. And there is some serious power in it. Whatever the thing is...
Mark Craven
Feb 9, 20183 min read
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Leading Like A Boss
Leadership is not defined by the position you’re in at your job. Because your name-tag says manager, supervisor, or dean does not...
Mark Craven
Feb 8, 20182 min read
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Strength And Time
The thought has been hitting me that when I was 13, back in 1998 on my birthday, I went to see Korn, and it was TWENTY YEARS AGO!!!!!...
Mark Craven
Feb 6, 20182 min read
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