Let's Save America Dream Round-Up

The Dream Round-Up became real in April 2002 because of the help of some dedicated people and the expertise of our webmaster Ben McGaughey. Ben is a delight to work with and is one of the most creative internet people I know. If you need web advice, you can e-mail him at ben@mywebintro.com. He definitely deserves some recognition.

The first 3 phases of an idea are fun. Your mind explores all the possibilities. You are comfortable and confident your project will succeed. I call this the honeymoon phase. It's easy to see the value of the idea and how easy it will be, how all the doors in the world will swing wide open and your project will be on the cover of USA Today. Oprah will call and take you and your project to new heights. Only in America!

Of course, then reality sets in! When I wrote my first book, Let's Save America! 9 Lessons to Financial Success, I spent 16 months of blood, sweat and tears completing the project, with many 16-hour days. When my friend Don Ferrell joined me in the writing, I could see the book on the bestseller list, and schools adopting all its financial principles. Overnight we were going to create a generation of millionaires! Soon the editing was done, the electronic files went to the printer, and in June 2000 I had the book in my hand. What a feeling! Do you know what the world said? "So what!" Ouch. That hurt!

I quickly learned that any great idea, including writing a book, doesn't mean a thing unless you know how to share it with others. It's called marketing. I know many wonderful people who have great ideas and don't know what to do with them.

When an idea collides with reality, what do most people do? They quit. Rather than pursue the dream, they create something new. It's a great distraction strategy I used for years. You go from idea to idea, and never take anything to completion.

It takes great dedication to succeed. It takes persistence, faith and belief. Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame was rejected over 200 times before he sold his first recipe. Abraham Lincoln lost many elections and became President of the United States.

After 2 years of battling financial illiteracy, I have hardly made a dent into the problem as credit card debt in this country continues to rise. The Dream Round-Up has collected only 1,496 dreams with a goal of 1,000,000. Should we quit? Of course not! Each day we meet new people to support our cause. Each day we try new techniques to share these projects with this great nation. It is not "if" but "when" we will become successful. Dreams are coming true all around us and children are learning how to become millionaires. It is our responsibility to see this project to the end.

See your projects through. Follow your dreams and you too will make a difference in your life and the lives of others.

May all your dreams come true.
Bradley E. Dugdale. Jr.
National Dream Round-Up
Co-Founder