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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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We Have To Hope
The last thing I’m feeling right now is hopeful. What I’m mostly feeling right now is what most of us are probably feeling right now…...
Mark Craven
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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Why Not You?
Don’t answer that! It’s a stupidly easy question to answer. I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources. I don’t have the talent....
Mark Craven
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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Maintaining Mediocrity
A good friend at my recent book signing looked down at the five books I had on display at the signing table and asked, “How the hell do...
Mark Craven
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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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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A More Important Question to Ask Rather Than What To Do With The Rest Of My Life Is What To Do With
I’m not as concerned with the rest of my life as I am with right now. Right now is where I am. It’s where I’ll always only be. Even ten...
Mark Craven
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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I've Suffered Enough
It’s good to come to a place where we realize we’re not alone in our suffering. We’re not alone in depressive thoughts or anxious...
Mark Craven
Jul 11, 20183 min read
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I AM SUCCESSFUL
I have to admit, lately I’ve linked being truly successful with only one reality. That of being financially free. Success is not...
Mark Craven
Jun 30, 20182 min read
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The Good Experience
Life should not be an irritation. Life is an experience. Food, sights, smells, sounds. Some people wake up everyday like, “Again?” Our...
Mark Craven
Jun 19, 20183 min read
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You’re Not As Old As You Think You Are
It just hit me today that I’m closer to my twenties than I am to my forties. No offense to my forty-year-olds but you’re probably closer...
Mark Craven
Jun 13, 20183 min read
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People Are Made Great Only By Those That They Have Around Them
Thank God I have a choice with who I get to have in my life. Because, at the first sign that someone sucks, I can just stop texting them...
Mark Craven
Jun 8, 20182 min read
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If You Win Your Morning, You’ve Won The Day
All of your day’s potential power lies in the first couple hours of when you wake up. If you get yourself up rather than hit snooze for...
Mark Craven
Jun 1, 20182 min read
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My Now
First, put this track on in the background before you read further… (I always listen to either classical music or movie scores when I...
Mark Craven
May 28, 20182 min read
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THE CRAVEN EFFECT
Sounds like a pretty self-serving title doesn’t it? But it is also kind of catchy, maybe that’s just because it’s me. But the thing is, I...
Mark Craven
May 25, 20182 min read
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Big Heart
So, I don’t know anything, and I mean ANYTHING, about sports. Don’t let my big shoulders confuse you, I know nothing about sports. It’s...
Mark Craven
May 21, 20183 min read
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How I Wrote A 500-Page Book
When I wrote my first book I was almost embarrassed because the page count was barely over 100. And the same thing happened with my...
Mark Craven
May 13, 20183 min read
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Still Going After It
Something I’m noticing as I’m studying these various people that have become successful is that they’re still running after their...
Mark Craven
May 4, 20181 min read
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Mirrored
It was Wayne Dyer that I was listening to when I heard this idea. This thought that life is a mirror. Dr. Dyer was saying if you’re...
Mark Craven
Apr 29, 20182 min read
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The Sacrifice Mind
When we put only ourselves first, nothing good ever comes of it. Especially when we allow our comfort to determine the decision to leave...
Mark Craven
Apr 24, 20183 min read
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Changed
Is change really something we believe can take hold in someone’s life? More importantly, is it something we believe can take hold in our...
Mark Craven
Apr 12, 20182 min read
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