FOREWORD

The American Spirit is born out of our country’s legacy of being the land of opportunity. We all have the privilege of living in the land of the free, not the land of entitlement. You and I have the same opportunity to do or be absolutely anything we want in this life. I don’t care what your background is, whether you had a tough upbringing, are an immigrant, or have faced any other struggles. Because we live in America, you have the opportunity to grow and do something special and achieve greatness. In America, the opportunities are endless. Some people are not willing to work for it, and that’s one of the biggest problems I see in our country right now. When you have an entrepreneurial spirit like Adam von Gootkin, who founded a company ...

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