In doing research for a current project, I came across an interesting story in Entrepreneur mag, titled “E is for Entrepreneurship – Find out why three former teachers left red pens and chalkboards for A+ careers outside the classroom.”

One of the three subjects of this article is Charles Best, who is the creator of DonorsChoose.org, which is a highly usable website that matches donors with in-classroom projects that require extra funding to complete. I was very surprised to learn that some projects require as little as $100 to get off the ground.

As an entrepreneur myself who is always looking for ways to benefit a non-profit group with any project that I take on, it was a little thrill to learn that someone is finding a way to actually make their entire business about this. Philanthropy in action – yet another example of the axiom, “Do what you love and the money will follow.”

Just returned from Australia, where I met with a very interesting guy who I’ll refer to as DB for now. Very shortly, I’ll be able to announce publicly the partnership that we’re forming around the re-publishing of his books here in North America. I’m so excited that I finally get to exploit all of the resources that I’ve been working to build – this is the opportunity I’ve been waiting on for about 10 years.

My dear friend Liz Gaige told me not too long ago that she’s never seen me this excited, happy and fulfilled. She commented that the reason for this is probably because I’m finally doing what I actually want to do, not what I think I “should” be doing. I’m sure that she’s right, and I should have been listening harder to what she was saying all these years. (Don’t get a big head, Liz. Yes, you’re brilliant, blah, blah, blah.)

The Law of Attraction definitely applies here: do what you love, and the opportunities will come knocking at your door. If I had not made this shift in thinking, I never would have found this bouncy guy in Australia.