Make Your Difference Everyday

After spending the past three years giving speeches throughout our country, I have a powerful conviction that, deep down, we know we have the solutions to our own confusion.  Answers seem to be on the tips of our tongues, like a memory that has just slipped our mind.  The answers we seek are already embedded in our spiritual wiring; we are merely fumbling in the dark for the switch to turn the lights on.

Amidst the darkness of the evening news, the never-ending war on terror, the decline of the middle class, the tidal wave of national debt, and the corruption of our institutions, there is another voice calling out.  A voice calling for a rebirth of vision.  A vision in which the greatest good for each and all is once again the ideal.  It’s a new model of governing without the corruption of special interest and financial favors.  A new model of sustainable enterprise that aims for the Greatest Total Value for all.  A new model of free education focused on lifelong learning without the crippling costs of bureaucracy.  A new model of personal action based on understanding our own unique design and our most noble human desires.

This is all more than a dream.  It is The Dream.

The genuine American Dream.  Our research of over 12,000 Americans reveals that the exhausted refugees of Boomer World and our meaning-hungry children find themselves longing for the same five things.

We want enduring relationships and families that work. 

Love, loyalty and intimacy are our greatest needs because that’s what has been missing.  It’s time for a re-commitment to commitment.  For us and our children.

We want a lifestyle we both value and enjoy.

We want to live in a safe, attractive place we can afford.  We want to do things that feed our soul and engage our emotions.  We want community, meaning and sanity.  For us and our children.

We want a career that embodies our Dream. 

We want real work with real meaning and real rewards.  We want to make a meaningful contribution, express our talents and follow our interests.  For us and our children.

We want growth. 

We want the tools to reinvent ourselves as often as we choose to in this constantly changing world.  We want to learn whatever we need in order to excel at our priorities.  We want affordable, efficient, stimulating education and access to enriching experiences.  We want genuine spiritual growth.  For us and our children.

We want real leadership. 

We demand truth, not spin or hype.  We want leadership of vision, substance and honesty.  In our homes, factories, stores, schools, banks, and  churches everywhere.  For us and our children.

The change levers of the 4th American Revolution.  The first four dimensions of Relationships, Lifestyle, Career and Growth are the make-or-break factors in living the life of our dreams.  The 5th factor, Leadership, is the X factor.

We are that X factor.

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