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
- Jan 11, 2018
- 2 min
I Don't Feel Like It
If I lived by, “I don’t feel like it,” nothing would ever get accomplished. I would probably just lay in bed and eat pizza until I...
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Mark Craven
- Dec 16, 2017
- 3 min
I Hate Motivational Speakers: pt.1
With such a surge in everyone wanting to be a “speaker” or a “business coach” or a “brand ambassador” or a… (you fill in the blank)… the...
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Mark Craven
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min
Habitual Thinking & Response
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...
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Mark Craven
- Sep 14, 2017
- 3 min
Association
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...
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Mark Craven
- Apr 14, 2017
- 5 min
Strange Decisions
“USC?! Why would you leave Southern California to come back to Pittsburgh?!”… “Life insurance? What’s the deal Craven? You hit your...
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Mark Craven
- Oct 18, 2016
- 2 min
Shaken
They say that the darkest hour is just before dawn. I’ve been in Los Angeles for just over two months working toward my dream of becoming...
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Mark Craven
- Oct 15, 2016
- 2 min
Dream
Our very lives depend on us listening to our hearts. Can we live, as humans, without hearts? The heart pumps life through our bodies....
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Mark Craven
- Nov 7, 2015
- 1 min
Catch Your Breath
I was flying back from a conference in Atlanta this past weekend and while on the flight, a thought occurred to me. Why do you think they...
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Mark Craven
- Sep 3, 2015
- 2 min
Stepping Out
The most uncomfortable thing we can do is step out of our comfort zones. Deeply philosophical, I know; I often tell my students, “if...
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Mark Craven
- Jul 28, 2015
- 3 min
Sacrifice, Obviously
“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” ― J.M....
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Mark Craven
- Jul 21, 2015
- 3 min
I Just Wanna Be Famous
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be famous in some capacity. As I was growing up it began as a movie star then an animator,...
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Mark Craven
- Jul 11, 2015
- 3 min
Success
“Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of...
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Mark Craven
- Jul 1, 2015
- 2 min
Fear, My Old Friend!
Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than...
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Mark Craven
- Jun 22, 2015
- 2 min
Failure is My Cup of Tea
Now, I’m more of a coffee drinker myself, but my point is that I always welcome failure. As Churchill said, “Success is not final and...
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