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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


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


Quarantine
I hate this so much. There isn’t one part of me that that finds anything appealing about where we are right now. Shut in from friends and...

Mark Craven
Apr 24, 20202 min read


I Don’t Ever Give Up
Does that resonate with you? It didn’t matter how much had come against you in previous pursuits, you just kept getting up and doing what...

Mark Craven
Apr 17, 20202 min read


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 19, 20202 min read


How to Handle the Intangible
What if I handed you a strange looking object that you really weren’t sure about? You didn’t know what it was, what it did, what it could...

Mark Craven
Mar 8, 20202 min read


The Dad I Didn't Have
I’m going to be a dad. And I’m going to be a dad to a boy. Erin and I found out that we were going to have a baby back in December. When...

Mark Craven
Mar 7, 20203 min read


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


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


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


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


“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 15, 20193 min read


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 5, 20192 min read


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 17, 20191 min read


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 8, 20192 min read


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 7, 20192 min read


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 4, 20192 min read


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


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 9, 20193 min read


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 6, 20192 min read
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