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You're So Positive

People say this to me a lot. I’m not complaining. I wear a big smile pretty often and write about hope and encouragement. So if I did see...

An Apartment Floor In California

I really can’t begin to explain the importance of having great people in your life. If you allow yourself to battle life alone, you will...

Happy

Interesting word. Seems to be the one thing that every person wants to find, achieve, create, develop, transcend… happy. A synonym of...

Showtime

There’s a great movie, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. Ben Stiller stars in it and he plays a character that has essentially fallen...

You Quit Everything, Mark.

I was told that once and it sort of blew me away. I mean, I did write two books, create a tutoring company, played Warped Tour, got a...

A Sad Story

People have been asking me if I’m going to go back to teaching at the college since I’ve moved back to Pittsburgh. For now, the answer is...

That Time I Was On TV

I’ve been talking a lot lately, whether to groups or with individual conversation, about taking a dream leap. A dream leap is exactly...

Strange Decisions

“USC?! Why would you leave Southern California to come back to Pittsburgh?!”… “Life insurance? What’s the deal Craven? You hit your...

Failure Survival Guide

You need your dream and your VISION in order to SURVIVE failure. If you are getting ready to make some big moves in your life and you’re...