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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Our very lives depend on us listening to our hearts. Can we live, as humans, without hearts? The heart pumps life through our bodies....

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...

The most uncomfortable thing we can do is step out of our comfort zones. Deeply philosophical, I know; I often tell my students, “if...

“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....

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,...

“Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of...

Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than...

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...