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If You Win Your Morning, You’ve Won The Day
All of your day’s potential power lies in the first couple hours of when you wake up. If you get yourself up rather than hit snooze for...

Mark Craven
May 31, 20182 min read


My Now
First, put this track on in the background before you read further… (I always listen to either classical music or movie scores when I...

Mark Craven
May 27, 20182 min read


THE CRAVEN EFFECT
Sounds like a pretty self-serving title doesn’t it? But it is also kind of catchy, maybe that’s just because it’s me. But the thing is, I...

Mark Craven
May 24, 20182 min read


Big Heart
So, I don’t know anything, and I mean ANYTHING, about sports. Don’t let my big shoulders confuse you, I know nothing about sports. It’s...

Mark Craven
May 20, 20183 min read


How I Wrote A 500-Page Book
When I wrote my first book I was almost embarrassed because the page count was barely over 100. And the same thing happened with my...

Mark Craven
May 12, 20183 min read


Still Going After It
Something I’m noticing as I’m studying these various people that have become successful is that they’re still running after their...

Mark Craven
May 3, 20181 min read


Mirrored
It was Wayne Dyer that I was listening to when I heard this idea. This thought that life is a mirror. Dr. Dyer was saying if you’re...

Mark Craven
Apr 28, 20182 min read


The Sacrifice Mind
When we put only ourselves first, nothing good ever comes of it. Especially when we allow our comfort to determine the decision to leave...

Mark Craven
Apr 23, 20183 min read


I've Got Time
It’s easy to give up when you’re young. You have that mindset of immortality. You can always do something new. You’re only 23, you can do...

Mark Craven
Apr 20, 20181 min read


Book Signing — I Must Be Famous
When I went back to school in 2008 to start working on a bachelor’s degree, I joined the rank of cafe dwellers. I started going into...

Mark Craven
Apr 14, 20182 min read


Changed
Is change really something we believe can take hold in someone’s life? More importantly, is it something we believe can take hold in our...

Mark Craven
Apr 11, 20182 min read


Re-FOCUS
It’s easy to come to places along the journey of life where our focus becomes compromised. Setbacks and broken hearts do a great job at...

Mark Craven
Apr 10, 20181 min read


5 More Weeks
This number keeps popping up. When I was finishing my degree I remember I had five weeks left before I graduated, and I was burnt out. I...

Mark Craven
Apr 9, 20182 min read


Manifest
I met with a great friend earlier today to catch up. I remember a few years ago, we had coffee and she told me about her desire to open...

Mark Craven
Apr 8, 20182 min read


Decision-less
This is the breeding ground for discomfort and anxiety. This hesitant, no-side-of-the-fence place. This place where decisions never seem...

Mark Craven
Apr 2, 20181 min read


The Power Of Personal
People ask me sometimes why I share things about myself so openly. When I was growing up, my favorite band was Korn. The reason I loved...

Mark Craven
Mar 31, 20182 min read


I Can’t Read
Have you ever seen a word or someone’s name and said to yourself, “not gonna even try.” Then you hear it and it turns out to be way...

Mark Craven
Mar 30, 20182 min read


Happy Dance!
I was talking with one of my really good friends. And our conversation somehow went to listing all the things that we’re happy about. It...

Mark Craven
Mar 27, 20181 min read


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...

Mark Craven
Mar 26, 20182 min read


3 Days Without A Shower
When I drove back to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles, I made it back in three days. I drove around 12 hours each day. My journey there looked...

Mark Craven
Mar 24, 20182 min read
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