That’s Right, The American Dream Is Not What It Used To Be!

Yesterday in a comment left on EOD, I was introduced to this website. I thought it looked interesting enough to share with all of you. Thanks Jude!

The American dream is no longer about finding a 9-5 and doing what you hate in order to make it to that retirement utopia you’ve always been told about! Nope! It’s about doing what you love and loving what you do. It’s about using your passion and your strengths to enjoy your place in life—to make a difference. As this video points out; “The time is now to say YES to your success…what are you waiting for?”

What are YOU waiting for?

If you are one of the many, that hate your job, start brainstorming now! If money was no object, what would you do? Next figure out how you are going to make it happen. I did, and my plan is unfolding nicely.

Go get yours!

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6 Responses to “That’s Right, The American Dream Is Not What It Used To Be!”

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  1. Simple in France says:

    Interesting. I somehow am not entirely sure that the American dream has so entirely shifted. . .but I definitely get the sense that people are questioning.

    It’s probably not such a bad thing.

    • Brad Chaffee says:

      If you consider that MOST people hate their jobs, but settle because they want a 9-5, it has changed a lot. People are realizing that they no longer have to settle for mediocrity. You can be and do anything you want, if you want it bad enough. Problem is most people don’t want it bad enough. But times are changing and people are discovering that they can design their own lifestyle. I am one of those people and it is liberating.

      It may not have shifted just yet but more people are becoming aware of the greater possibilities that exist within themselves.

    • Brad Chaffee says:

      After thinking about this some more I wanted to add one thing. I guess what I meant to convey was that a lot of people view the American Dream as graduate college, get a good job, get married, have kids, & retire on some beach.

      What I see happening is more people deciding that it’s not for them exactly. It has been replaced by something a mindset more like this. “Find your passion, become an expert, do the work you love, have more time for your family and kids, what is retirement?”

      That’s how it’s different for me. 😀

  2. I love the “What is retirement?” I am currently seeking out my passion. I have a good job but I also have some side ventures, non-profit stuff, things I love to do. I would love to, one day, quit the ‘job’, and live in these other ventures. That suits my personality so much more. Retirement will just be pairing down the things I ‘have to do” to keep money coming in and just do the ones I love the most. The problem is, it takes money to live. I am attempting to build up enough cash money to take some risks and live out these ventures. Maybe that is more of the american dream these days.

    • Brad Chaffee says:

      Hi Ted, I love that part too. Too many people see retirement as the beginning of the end. They see retirement as the final resting place of their life, and a point that marks the end of work. I couldn’t disagree more with that thought process. What’s worse than dying a slow, drawn out death? Believing that retirement is where your life starts to wind down making the long drawn out death a reality. How miserable must that be?

      I want to be active, and still doing what I love when retirement comes

  3. Red says:

    You know, I think this is the mindset of my generation. I have older (or should I say "more experienced?") coworkers who laugh when I say I want my career to be as fulfilling as what I do at home. I want to make a difference, to love those 40 hours a week spent at the office. In my mind, it's a waste of the limited time I get here to hate my job or to do something that doesn't contribute in some way. Is it tough to find a job you love? Yes. Is it worth it to try? Hell yes. Older generations kind of just accepted that work was for a paycheck, a bigger paycheck meant more success. I think the tides are a'changing.

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