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Mar 3, 20183 min read

Enjoying The Journey, Enjoying The View

I just found out yesterday that a friend of mine passed away. He was a regular in the bookstore that I’m also a regular in. We weren’t...

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Mark Craven

Mar 2, 20182 min read

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...

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Mark Craven

Mar 1, 20182 min read

Breathe Dog

The best thing I can do to keep anxiety flowing strong and free through me, is to lose grip of the moment I’m in. To let my mind drift to...

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Mark Craven

Feb 28, 20182 min read

Quit Quittin'

There are two different kinds of quitting: Quitting that requires courage and quitting because you’ve given up. It takes a significant...

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Mark Craven

Feb 27, 20181 min read

I Love Writing

Let me be crystal clear with one thing. I love writing. I love the impact my words have on people and myself. I love it more than I can...

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Mark Craven

Feb 26, 20182 min read

Love

Napoleon Hill describes persistence as, “sustained effort in the face of all odds and all adversity.” I mentioned something in...

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Mark Craven

Feb 25, 20182 min read

Sometimes You Just Have To Trust…

One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with in life is trusting. I made a vow in second grade to never get my hopes up because I...

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Mark Craven

Feb 24, 20183 min read

Perspective

Any time we read or hear something that moves us, it’s usually because that content caused a change in our perspective. Or it just...

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Mark Craven

Feb 23, 20182 min read

Ten Years And Jets

It’s easy to get caught up with the thought that we should be further than where we’re at. Our culture celebrates big victories....

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Mark Craven

Feb 22, 20183 min read

The Defeat Wall

I went to a training last night where the speaker was talking about there being a wall between you and the thing you want to accomplish....

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Mark Craven

Feb 21, 20182 min read

Been At It For A While

I wrote these lyrics more than ten years ago: verse 1 Silence your questions of why, All you’re to know is what’s inside Breeding this...

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Mark Craven

Feb 20, 20182 min read

Journey

Something I’ve finally started to accept is that things take time. It really is true that empires are not built in a moment. The thoughts...

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Mark Craven

Feb 19, 20183 min read

The Path Will Provide

I used to work in Pittsburgh’s South Side as a bouncer (For those of you not familiar with this area, just imagine one long street filled...

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Mark Craven

Feb 18, 20183 min read

I’m Afraid I’ll Never Not Be Crazy

We accept impossibility too often. And when things work out that seemed at first impossible, we’ll quickly remind ourselves of the times...

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Mark Craven

Feb 17, 20182 min read

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...

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Mark Craven

Feb 16, 20182 min read

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...

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Your Definition of Victory Probably Needs Some Work

Mark Craven

Feb 15, 20183 min read

Your Definition of Victory Probably Needs Some Work

You went through what you had to go through so that you would have the strength to stand at the post you’ve been assigned to. The greater...

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Mark Craven

Feb 14, 20183 min read

Our Like-Minded Human Spirits

I think one of the most powerful gifts is that of being able to move the human spirit. To reach someone at such a level that they’re...

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Mark Craven

Feb 13, 20182 min read

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...

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Mark Craven

Feb 12, 20183 min read

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...

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