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...

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...

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...

Don’t mind me, just sitting here expecting a shitstorm… See, because that’s what I’m used to. Nothing has ever really worked out for me....

Staying here. Staying right here is something we have to practice. We wish our lives away while we’re waiting for breakthrough in...

Finding something that gives our lives color, isn’t hard to find. It’s something that’s just naturally inside of us. For me it’s writing....

Everyone knows the saying, “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” There is so much truth to this statement that it makes me sick. A lot...

The definition of celebration is, “to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine.” I love...

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...

“Hasn’t everything you’re saying already been said?” Yes. There is nothing original, really. What I’m saying is getting to someone that...

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...

People don’t just happen to appear at the top of a mountain. They have to scale it first. That takes intention. You don’t just roll out...

Most of us know how diamonds are made. And the analogy is often used when people are walking through something difficult. But when you...

I NEVER feel like going to the gym. I go to the gym everyday. For this part of my life that I know and understand to be so vital, I’ve...

I heard a quote once that said you make within two-thousand dollars of your closest friends. But if you’re like me, human connection...

Right now, I’m one or two sales away from getting myself back on my feet for at least enough time to make one or two more sales that will...

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

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...

It’s been three months since I decided to leave my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA to pursue my dreams of living in Southern California. The...