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...
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Mark Craven
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
In-Ground Pool
Today my cousin Vicky called me at 7am. She knew I’d be awake and I was. She told me that Lefty had passed away. Well she said that “pap”...
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Mark Craven
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
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…...
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Mark Craven
- Mar 7, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Feb 22, 2020
- 1 min
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....
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Mark Craven
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Sep 6, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Jun 8, 2019
- 2 min
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....
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Mark Craven
- May 5, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Apr 10, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Apr 7, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
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,...
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Mark Craven
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Dec 1, 2018
- 3 min
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,...
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Mark Craven
- Nov 25, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Craven
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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