by Annette
6. July 2007
There's a new American dream. Working on projects that matter and pursuing work we are passionate about have become the gold-standard of a life well-lived. Instead of amassing stockpiles of money, more are choosing to spend energy creating a better world. From fighting global warming, to battling poverty, technological tools have brought Americans closer to the plight of the human community and are responding.
Legacy used to be a goal dangling at the end of life. But the ability to effect change now, through influencing public opinion, grass-roots fund-raising and more, have proven legacy is a real-time effort. Measurement tools now show the efficacy of these efforts and it becomes more evident that the ends rarely justify the means. We can judge ourselves by a different yardstick. The question becomes "Am I living a life with purpose today?". Creating a legacy now is the new measure of the American dream.
