The alarm clock jars you awake at some insanely early hour. As you hit the snooze button you think, "there's gotta be a better way to make a living." As someone who rolled out of bed this morning at 8:30, I'm here to deliver the good news: there is.

If you've ever read a job description and automatically disqualified yourself because you didn't have one or two out of a long line of competencies or the necessary experience, passed on an opportunity to speak on or otherwise showcase your knowledge because you "don't know enough," or not started your own business because you are not yet "an expert" then you may have fallen into the Expert Trap.

Barbara Winter often talks about how important it is to "get in the conversation" with other entrepreneurs. That's exactly what our next entrepreneur does on a regular basis. George Murphy is the host of a television show called "Making It Here" on local public television station WGBY... George has talked with literally hundreds of entrepreneurs. During that time, he's had the chance to see up close and in person just what makes an inspired entrepreneur tick. But you don't have to have your own television show to start asking your own questions. George and "Making it Here" are great reminders that the next time you're out and about, start asking questions and you'll be amazed at what you'll learn.

Angela wrote with a problem I’m sure many people can identify with – what to do when your dream and your family’s needs clash. One of the best ways to get someone to support your dream is to find a way to support their dream.

Is there such a thing as being in the right place at the right time? Sure. But more often than not it is our efforts that bring us luck. Or, as the great producer and film mogul Sam Goldwyn once said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get."

I hear from a lot of people at various junctures along the road to right livelihood. Some are at the very beginning, still trying to figure out which path is right for them. Others have happily reached their destination. Others are midway on their journey. Regardless of where you are in the process, there are five keys to changing course...

When you love what you do, it's hard not to make money. What Bob didn't realize at the time was that his "crazy" idea would wind up making him more money than he'd ever dreamed of.

I love proving people wrong. Not all people... just the ones who are operating under the kind of faulty and self-limited assumptions that prevent them – or the people around them – from working at what they really love.

We all know the story of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.  It is not until the end of her frightfully wondrous journey that Dorothy has an epiphany. '…if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again,' she tells Glenda, the Good Witch of the North, 'I won't look any further than my own backyard.' More often than not it’s the same way with career options.

Indoors or out, opportunities abound. If a special dream is calling you, isn't it time you heed your inner summons?