Awaken The American Dream

Awakening From The American Dream… From Crisis To Consciousness… is an expose’ of the American Dream as illusory enculturation. It is a call to awakening to true reality in which happiness is not something to be pursued, but rather innately experienced as one’s birthright. The book invites readers to wake up from the American Dream, rather than trying to make it work or creating a new dream. A dream is a dream… it can never be reality. Part One focuses on the initial stages of awakening, beginning to question Dream beliefs, like the pursuit of happiness (if you’re chasing it you don’t have it!). Part Two uses the Socratic Method to question popular myths about life in America, relative to twelve specific areas of life (like the economy, health, marriage, religion, etc.). Readers are invited to challenge their own convictions and open to new possibilities. Part Three is about what it is like to live wide-awake, taking personal responsibility for the reality you create and being a leader by example for others.

This extraordinary book has been called the seminal work on the historical, social, and spiritual aspects of the American Dream. Charlie Douglas analyzes its foundation, and lays out a clear, inspiring, empowering vision of the Dream and what it can become for each of us. Everyone pursues the American Dream in some way. It's our collective mantra and motivation to pursue success and quality of life through our sacred freedoms. Its essence very much defines what it means to be an American. Amidst a vastly changed world, a struggling economy, and a population that has lost trust in many of the country's fundamental institutions, this insightful book brings us back to the authentic Dream. It covers the quest for material wealth, and describes how the Dream's greatness lies in a much richer blend of economic freedom, spirituality, and amassing a rich legacy for future generations. The Dream isn't just America's message to a troubled world; it's our Creator's message to all humanity. Hailed by notable Americans of diverse backgrounds and political persuasions, Awaken The American Dream is ultimately the right book at precisely the right time. Awaken The American Dream will inspire and encourage you to build lasting wealth through both spiritual and financial capital, enabling you to leave an even more worthwhile legacy for your loved ones and for generations to come. Stimulating and enlightening, everyone who cares about living a truly rich life, and America, its future, and what it stands for will want to read this book. Book jacket.

Are you successful? Why do you think that? What would make you more successful? Earning more money? Having a more prestigious job? Selling everything you own and moving to an island in the Pacific? From Mainland to Maui: Awakening From "The American Dream" is a two-part guide to redefining success according to your own personal definition. Part one is the true account of a teenager from Ohio who saved money waiting tables to start a new life on the island of Maui. He came for the beach life. What he learned in the process was that success comes in many ways and forms.Part two outlines a method for determining what you truly value in life in order to make the changes necessary to achieve fulfillment. By doing exactly what you deem to be worth your time and effort, success is inevitable.