Recover Your American Dream: A Back to Basics Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Whether a personal breakdown or economic melt-down, a crisis provides an opportunity to reflect and decide to change course. In Recover Your American Dream, A Back to Basics Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, author Michael Marciniak identifies how many Americans lost their American Dream and lays out a path to recover not just the dream of financial wealth, but also win the whole package, health, love, enjoyment and personal satisfaction.

Mike Marciniak was born on the South Side of Chicago and reared in an 800 sq. ft. flat which he shared with his parents and three siblings. Growing up poor, Mike vowed he would make enough money to provide for his entire family and planned to become a carpenter. Upon the advice of a mentor, he opted to drop his carpentry dream and attended Northern Illinois University, graduating with a degree in Finance, and later an MBA. He then began his climb up the corporate ladder on Wall Street, first at Merrill Lynch and then as a Training Officer for Shearson Lehman Brothers. He finished his career as a Regional Director for Smith Barney. At the peak of his career, Mike realized he had lost track of what mattered to him most, and began to feel disconnected from his values, himself, and his American Dream. A period of reevaluation led to the principles Mike teaches today. Retired at age 51, and now in his second career, Mike hopes to inspire others. Mike believes if we do fundamentals exceptionally well, we will rediscover and recover the American Dream, not just for ourselves, but as a shining example for everyone on Earth.