Life balance...we all talk about it but few achieve it. We want our lives to be balanced between work and play. We want more pleasure in our lives and less pain and angst. We want space and clarity, not clutter and busy-ness. So how do we obtain this rare "life balance"?

Hope to see you at one of my workshops this summer. If you are interested in a teleclass version of any of my workshops, please contact me at maf@lifeunfolds.com.

Stop Fear in its Tracks: A two hour workshop to learn more about fear, how it stops us from having what we want and what we can do about it. Practical ways to identify and work with fear. Tuesday, July 25th, 7 to 9 pm in the Heights in Houston. $35 To register, go to http://www.lifeunfolds.com/stopfear.htm

Attract Money Now! Do you have all the money you need? Then read no further! Or are you are worrying about money, never having enough, having to work hard to get it and struggling just to make ends meet? You’ve come to the right place! Or maybe you have enough to meet your needs, but not a lot extra, not enough for your true desires or to have a sense of security for the future? Read on! There is a vast ocean of prosperity and wealth all around us and we show up with our teaspoons to get our share! (paraphrased from Abraham-Hicks) Attract all the money you desire right now using the law of attraction! Open up to the immense possibility of having all the money you need and want. The law of attraction is simply that you create your own reality by what you think and feel. It’s all in the practice! Workshop starts Monday, August 7th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm inside the loop in Houston (four weeks). Just $89! For more information or to register, click here.

Quantum Goal Setting Group Coaching, August 8 to August 29th, four weeks of group coaching around building the life you want to live. Past coachees have had big successes with changing jobs, finding a job, changing careers, buying a business, starting a business, creating wellness, better life balance, discovering their desires, and more. Tuesdays, both a morning and evening class available, in the Montrose area of Houston. Coaching for only $99! To register, go to http://www.lifeunfolds.com/quantumgoalsetting. htm

And if you are in the Houston area, check out the great workshops at Wild Heart Art at http://www.wildheartart.com.

It’s what we all want, isn’t it? To have an abundant and joyful life: abundant love and friendship, abundant finances, abundant creativity in our choice of lifestyle and career. So what’s the secret to having this wonderful overflowing abundance we all yearn for? To have abundance, you must be abundance. The best way to be abundant is to live it -- think it, feel it and model it.

Referrals are one of the best ways to build your business. After all, if a trusted source refers to you, it's worth it's weight in gold because you already have half your work done for you. You already have credibility and a certain amount of trust from your new customer. Just based on their relationship with the person who referred them to you. So how can you get more referrals, especially when you are new in your business?

"Somewhere along the way I lost touch with myself. I was so busy working to reach my goal that I didn't realize the goal was no longer something I truly wanted." --Daisy Adams, in The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich

"You know, it's totally possible to have big, huge, gigantic dreams, yet still be deliriously happy with today. I call it the built-in double-happiness redundancy factor" --The Universe (by Mike Dooley at Tut.com)

"But goodness alone is never enough. A hard cold wisdom is required, too, for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom invariably accomplishes evil." -- Robert Heinlein

"Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame." -- Erica Jong

I recently devoured the book, "The Diamond Cutter: the Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life" by Geshe Michael Roach. It tells the story of a Buddhist monk, Michael Roach, and his experiences in starting and running the Andid International Diamond Corporation. Starting with $50,000, he built this business which today has annual sales over $100,000,000. He did this using the principles laid out in the book. This book gives practical advice on using spiritual teachings in business, but it is totally transferrable to personal life. He writes in an easy to understand style.

Here are a few of the gems (pun intended!) in the book that I thought useful.

• Where the wisdom comes from
• How the diamond cutter came to be
• The hidden potential in all things
• The correlations, or common business problems and their real solutions
• Staying clear, and healthier each year
• The circle, or working for the long term

One of my favorite sections of the book is where he describes common business problems and their solutions using the principles he covers. Another is actual exercises to do to improve your overall success.

Read more articles and get more fr*ee resources in both my blogs:

Mid-Life Unfolds Blog

Solo Biz Buzz Blog .

Fr*ee Teleclass - Bustin Beliefs: 6 Steps To Stomp Down the Resistance Monster And Get What You Want. The Teleclass was held in June, but I recorded it and the recording is available (fr*ee) on my website. Click here to listen to recording.