• Introduction, Part I: The Journey • The American Dream: Has It Evolved? • Detours and Dead-Ends • The Marathon Drive for Success • The Shiny Thing • Biting off More Than We Could Chew: The East Coast Tour • The Right Balance: More Fun and Less Work on the Midwest Tour • The Stories: People Who Are Carving Their Own Roads • Inside Out: A Grassroots Approach to Major Transformation • Threads of Clarity, Part II: The Mindset of Clarity Process • The Mindset of Clarity: An Intro to the Path for Carving Your Own Road • First Aspect: Achieving Clarity • Second Aspect: Setting Big Goals • Third Aspect: Immersion • Fourth Aspect: Taking Inspired Action • Fifth Aspect: Reflection • Sixth Aspect: Evolution • Seventh Aspect: Letting Go • Building a Bridge