On this July 4th holiday I find myself reflecting on the proverbial American Dream. Two years ago, almost to the day, I wrote about my frustration with the lack of economic mobility in this country and why that puts the American Dream at risk. Simply stated, without the American Dream there is no United States […]
For whatever innate reason, I have a natural attraction for research on personal growth and maximizing potential. As such, this morning I found myself contemplating these topics during my morning run. As my mind wondered, I was led to the problem of generational poverty as it relates to the idea of growth and potential. Generational […]
I came across a profound video from The Pew Charitable Trust. This video animates the difference between the two ways of measuring economic mobility: absolute and relative economic mobility. Take a look. In short, economic mobility is the foundation of the American Dream. A dream that parents dream for their children and children dream for […]