My American Dream is to retire my husband and myself! To help my family and friends financially when they need it. I would make sure my children would be financially set for their future. We would be debt free, travel the world and be healthy doing it! I am so excited to be part of the movement to bring back the “American Dream”!!!

My American Dream is to wake up everyday look in the mirror and know I never settled and was true to my beliefs and myself. Have several successful businesses (in several passionate areas) share my knowledge and life experiences, never having to worry about holding back my thoughts or change myself to fit an image of who or what a company or person feels I should be. My family by my side enjoying our wealth and love, the ability to enjoy what we want, when we want, with our friends and always stay grounded of who we are.

To have bill collectors stop calling and I really want this year to be a wonderful Christmas. Prosper insted of going in debt.

My dream is to travel all over Europe!!!!

My dream is to live my life by whats in my heart not by whats in my wallet.

My dream is for us to leave our children and their children a world where dreams can come true. I am in control of my own life and my destiny, I pray that our children have these same opportunities.

That we can have peace in our lifetime.

My American Dream started in America, yes… a small town in Ohio. I was a shy kid and faced with alot of childhood issues. I looked at it one of two ways as an adult. I could make myself the victim or I could say… life was that, now the dream must live on.
The dream I am talking about is the one where I sat in my room most of the time as a child, writing and making up stories. Faced people who said “your not smart enough to be a writer” or ” you have no money to go to school for writing”. I had developed an attitude for whatever came along.
I had to stop listening to the negative advice and look within myself for my dream to be met.
I also wanted to create a toyline with my characters. I never knew why this was, but… sitting in a bathtub as a child I would get these images of creating things. I know it sounds funny, but it’s true.
Well, along the way I had to be quite humorous. If things didn’t work out I had to find the right attitude to continue on my path. Sometimes, I had to laugh at myself to get through the potential crying on the inside.
One thing was for sure, I wasn’t about to cave in and give up! Why should I? It’s my dream, right?
Okay… things to remember along the way (people can try to take the dream). Once you lived you realize the only one who can let that happen is you. Go to seminars, find your niche market, find friends who are like minded, find people who think outside the box.
My dream is to become a children’s book author and have my book be a best seller with one million copies sold, to have that book go to film and to most of all help people who I love the most, kids and the elderly. Also, to adopt another child, to live a life where money is no longer a struggle to make,and my husband find his dream job in animation. That is what I want along with world peace.
Thank you for hearing my dream, although I am American and now live in Canada… I still want that childhood dream.

I dream that humans realize that we are ALL part of a collective energy, and instead of making excuses to be divided, strive to evolve and realize we are ALL on this earth together. I dream that with all the wealth of our Nation that is no one human who is hungry, homeless or without health insurance.

My American Dream is for the children of the world to be safe from harm, well fed, healthy, educated and secure. Peace.

Have a Libertarian as President of the USA

Invest in real estate!

Sail every ocean!

A brand new Maserati

Go to Pittsburgh to watch the Steelers in a AFC Title Game!

Retire my family!

Invent Something

Freedom From Sickness!

Just last week at the A.A.S.C Summer Camp 2009 I was able to listen to Deb Erickson talk about overcoming the barriers other people have put in our heads of what we can and can’t do, and even barriers we have put ourselves. Things that our brain has always thought of as impossible were proven wrong on this one night. I never would have imagined that a piece of steel that’s meant to keep buildings from collapsing could bend like silly putty. Not only did she show us what our minds are capable of, but she showed us that with that power we can make any dream that may seem impossible, come true.

My dream is in some ways like Aiden’s. I want to one day become a brilliant doctor and take my knowledge out on the Mission field, heal the sick, and show them the love of Christ. One thing that I realized though is that in order for me to love others completely, I have to first love my self.

For the longest time I’ve hated my body. I’m larger than your average 16 year old, and my mind has never let me forget it. I have always looked at those girls in the mall that are size 4, 6, or 10, and wish so much that I could be that size. I would always get so angry at God for making me the size that I am, and no matter how many times one of my girlfriends or my mom would tell me that I was beautiful I wouldn’t listen. It wasn’t enough to know that a girl thought that, I wanted a guy to look at me and think “Dang she is FINE!” For the longest time that was all I could think about; finding a guy to tell me things that I wanted to hear.

Even when I did find it, it wasn’t enough.

After watching “Bring It On: All Or Nothing” one night I suddenly burst into tears, and just started hating myself. I should have been happy; I finally had a guy that told me I was beautiful and that actually cared about me. But for the life of me I couldn’t get all the doubts and worries out of my mind. That night I had to empty the dishwasher, and did so with tears streaming down my face…until I got to the silverware. I was in the midst of putting a knife away when I had a thought. That thought almost turned to action but my common sense got the better of me. I had never really considered this before, but at that moment I felt like I had to. I talked myself out of it, but I always had that thought lingering in the back of my mind.

When Ms. Erickson came to the A.A.S.C Summer camp, it forever changed how I thought about myself. Thursday night was the night that we broke down the barriers of our minds and let ourselves truly believe. This night we broke inch thick boards in half; boards that on one side had a dream of ours and on the other, one thing that kept us from our dream. For my dream I put: “To Fall in Love with myself” and the one thing that kept me from achieving it: “Self-loathing.” Hitting that board helped me to break that mental barrier that I was never going to be skinny or pretty enough.

Since then I have still struggled tremendously, but keeping that night in mind has helped me to not go back to that place of such self hatred. All of my Dreams are on their way to becoming true, and I know that it wouldn’t have been possible without the motivational poking and prodding of Ms. Deb Erickson. For that I am eternally grateful. I hope and pray that all may find their own American Dream one day!

To leave 24,859.7 miles of size 24 foot prints of my life for my God, family and country.

My American Dream is to be able to spread kindness and love throughout the country and the world. I want to let people, especially the youth, know the power of believing in themselves. I have always wanted to work for Oprah Winfrey or be the President of the United States because of the scope of a positive impact I could bring. But my dream is also as simple as impacting local change through community service. Another part of my dream is not having to constantly worry about how I will finance my future. I know I can do so much good for this world, and I do not want money (or lack thereof) to be something that holds me back.

I am fortunate enough to live in a country where I have always been told that I can do anything I set my mind to. I have been told that anything is possible and I have the power to make all my wildest dreams come true. Sometimes, I will admit, I doubt myself and I feel as though I am unable to accomplish things. Recently, I was able to experience Deb Erickson’s “ICAN 4 Teens” program for the second time. This program truly changed my life, especially after completing it twice. Deb instilled in my mind the idea that I really can do anything. She showed me that I can break a board with my fist and tackle my greatest challenges with an “I CAN” attitude. I am now positive that I am capable of accomplishing all sorts of things. I am now confident that I will achieve my “American Dream” of bringing love into the lives of others. Someone once told me “Life is for love,” and I agree entirely. I believe love is a crucial part of human being because people need people. If I could do anything, I would spread love to everyone around me. This is my American Dream and I will strive to bring love to those I know and those I have yet to meet. To me, I will only consider myself to have lived when I have loved in all ways possible.

My American Dream is still evolving. Right now I feel like a butterfly flitting around ligthing on a new dream everyday. My big dream is to never ever have to work for someone else again. That would allow me to spend time traveling to see my kids, own that beach house I have always dreamed of, and pay it forward and coach others to live their dream. Most of all, I love to do watercolors and I dream that one day I will write and illustrate a children’s book. So, let’s see, if I don’t have to work for someone else, I can sit on the front porch of my beach house, be surrounded by family, coach others and illustrate my book!!! Being part of Bringng Back the American Dream has given me a new hope that I will accomplish my dream. Will you?

Reach for the stars and swing from the moon!
Anne Haithcock

My American Dream includes having the time and money to enjoy my family, travel to new spots around this country and world, to maintain and even improve my good health and participate in this movement to help others recover from physical pain or financial losses due to this economic crisis. I am looking forward to securing my own retirement while growing into the role of mentor and leader on an dynamic IBA Team. Grateful for the help of others on my team, I look forward to passing along the hope and the Dream!

My American Dream is to be able to stop worrying about how I’m going to send my girls to school. They’re only 2 and 4, but the reality is continuing education costs are skyrocketing and financial assistance is plummeting. I want to provide a secure future for my family, both financially and health-wise. IBA offers both, and I am so excited to be on this journey with so many great people.

Mike

The American dream has been fought for, blood sweet, and tears have been given for the American Dream? What has happened? Where is our freedom of religion, freedom to go and come as we please? The many things that have stolen from our Dreams; are high ranking people stealing our rights from us. We can not voice our openions , if they are politicly wrong? Our tax Dollars are going to the wind with justifications. Are these people interested in our well-being?