About Movie

Picture this-middle America. Mom and dad, two kids, quaint house, picket fence-you've seen it in the movies, or maybe read about it in a book. It's the American dream. As part of that dream, dad puts his arm around his young son, pulls him near and looks him straight in the eye. The words permeate within little Jr. "Son, I want you to work hard. This is America. Go to college. Earn your degree and get a good job. Work hard in your life so you can retire when you're older. I want you to have a better life that the one I've got."

Now picture this-third world country. Single mom, 5 children, a small dwelling with maybe two rooms. Not as popular as the previous scene; yet still they cling to a different version of the American dream: the one we've let slip through our fingers. This mom takes her eldest son in her arms and pulls him close. She whispers poignantly in his ear. "Son, I want you to work hard. Go to America. There you can start a business-any business you desire. You can provide a better life for all of us so we can grow old in comfort. I want you to create a better life for all of us."

America has always been the land of opportunities. Yet somewhere along the way we have changed our perspective. Many of us have lost that appetite to take a risk-we've been conditioned to seek comfort. This didn't happen overnight, it has been a gradual and steady process. We are losing the entrepreneurial spirit. We seek the safety of someone else making the decision or taking the risk: COMFORT has become the new American dream.

Why is it that other people come to this country with great hopes and desires to start a business? Donut shops, laundry mats, nail saloons-the list is endless. Yet we, as Americans, bypass these opportunities in anticipation of landing a job that has a 401k plan and dental insurance. These perks make us feel secure; and they make us feel safe.

But are they really? What about the Enrons of the world? Bernie Madoff? And others?

The conception of comfort and security is stripping our inner potential for freedom-for the very success that we intrinsically crave. The American dream needs to be transformed to what it once was. The American ideal has always been founded upon the back of the entrepreneur. It's time to get back to what we once were. Let us not be afraid. Mark Twain once said, "Go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is." May we have the courage-the entrepreneurial spirit- to seek after this precious fruit. It will make all the difference in our lives!