Feng Shui: It's Good For Business!

By Sarah Bartholomew

So, how are things going in your business? Could it be better? Would you like more business? Do you need more customers? Are your phones ringing? Do you have reliable and happy employees? Or, are you putting in too many hours and making too little profit for your effort?

For thousands of years, the Chinese studied the flow of Qi as they created the formulas we use in Feng Shui. Author and Feng Shui Expert Sarah Bartholomew shows you how to apply this ancient knowledge to your business.

This useful guidebook reveals how you can immediately shift the flow of energy in your business environment. Make Feng Shui, It's Good for Business your tool for success!

• Language: English
• Publisher: ETC Publishing
• Release date: Jul 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781944622121

Sarah Bartholomew

Truly a modern-day Renaissance woman, Author Sarah Bartholomew can claim professional status as a teacher and successful entrepreneur as well as 30 years of experience encompassing Ancient Life Styles, Wisdom and Philosophies. In 1992 she founded the popular newspaper, The New Mexico Light, one of the most comprehensive, well-read and well-known health and wellness journals in the country. The newspaper soon became a voice for growth, awareness, laughter, dreams and matters of the heart. Since selling her paper in 2003, Sarah has focused on teaching and writing - sharing her insight with the public in new ways. Over the years Sarah has written more than 100 articles on topics ranging from tips for practical, every-day living to the exploration of spiritual and metaphysical realities. She is well-known in the Media for The Thought For The Day on New Wave Radio in the mid '90's. Transition Radio Magazine presented her Thought for the Week & Upcoming Events for years. Her Let's Create a Better Life Together approach to Astrology landed her a segment called Planet Waves on Diego Mulligan's The Journey Home radio show in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sarah currently lives on the Monterrey Bay Coast and maintains a busy schedule teaching ESL and Computer Literacy, as well as running a multi-faceted business, Renaissance Woman Enterprises, that involves writing and offering her expertise as a Feng Shui Consultant, Astrologer, Motivational Speaker and Personal Coach. Sarah Bartholomew is available for consultations, workshops, seminars and speaking engagements. You can contact her at [e-mail]

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FENG SHUI:

IT'S GOOD FOR BUSINESS!

SARAH BARTHOLOMEW

Published by ETC Publishing

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Copyright (c) 2015 ETC Publishing

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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-944622-12-1

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Cover design by Gary Dunham

Edited by Diane Dunham

Concepts presented in this book derive from traditional Chinese, European and American metaphysical and folk lore. They are not to be understood as directions, recommendations or prescriptions of any kind. Nor does the author or publisher make any claim to do more than provide information and report this lore.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

FENG SHUI YOUR BUSINESS

WHAT IS QI? WHAT IS FENG SHUI?

FENG SHUI BAGUA

FENG SHUI GRID

CHAPTER 2

LET’S GET STARTED

THE CLUTTER CONNECTION

HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN TO FENG SHUI MY HOME OFFICE?

FIRST STEPS

WHICH LIFE STATION IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR MY HOME OFFICE?

HOW DO I USE THE BAGUA GRID?

CREATING A BALANCED ENVIRONMENT

RELATE YOUR DESK TO YOUR OFFICE

FENG SHUI YOUR DESK

CHAPTER 3

FENG SHUI AND THE LIFE STATIONS

HEALTH LIFE STATION

CAREER LIFE STATION

KNOWLEDGE & SELF -AWARENESS LIFE STATION

FAMILY LIFE STATION

WEALTH LIFE STATION

FAME LIFE STATION

MARRIAGE & RELATIONSHIPS LIFE STATION

CHILDREN & CREATIVITY LIFE STATION

BENEFACTORS LIFE STATION

CHAPTER 4

USEFUL FENG SHUI TIPS FOR ANY BUSINESS

MISSING LIFE STATIONS

USE FENG SHUI IN THE CONTEXT OF PRINTED MATTER.

POWER AREAS

IN FENG SHUI SYMBOLS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY!

CHOOSE THE RIGHT PICTURES FOR YOUR OFFICE

PLANTS

FEELING RESTLESS?

WHEN YOUR BUSINESS ISN’T WORKING THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO

RELATE YOUR OFFICE TO THE HOUSE AS A WHOLE, AND YOUR DESK TO YOUR OFFICE.

CHAPTER 5

THE CHALLENGED OFFICE

ODD-SHAPED OFFICES: THE KNIFE

THE U- OR L-SHAPED DESK

THE APARTMENT OFFICE

THE MAKE-DO OFFICE

2 DOORS OPPOSITE EACH OTHER

THE BEDROOM OFFICE

TOO MUCH RED

MULTIPLE ENTRANCES IN ONE OFFICE

THE OUTSIDE ENTRY

THE VERY TINY OFFICE WITH THE TOO BIG DESK

FENG SHUI AND THE UNUSUAL BUSINESS

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE OF TIPS, HINTS AND BASIC INFO!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SARAH G. BARTHOLOMEW

CHAPTER 1

FENG SHUI YOUR BUSINESS

So, how are things going in your business? Could it be better? Would you like more business? Do you need more customers? Are your phones ringing? Are your employees happy and stable? Are you putting in too many hours and making too little profit for your effort?

Is your work environment pleasant? Do you like your job? Are you looking for a new one? Are you up for a promotion? Are you about to give the presentation of a lifetime?

What about your life? Overall, could you honestly say that you have achieved a happy balance between the amount of time you devote to your work, your family and loved ones and your free time? Are you living the life you want or is your business in control?

Life happens! Any of these questions can occur to us at one time or another. From the perspective of Feng Shui, success in business means that the life force, Qi, is flowing smoothly throughout your office, creating balance and harmony. The situations life brings you are met with confidence and ease.

WHAT IS QI? WHAT IS FENG SHUI?

Life is filled with a variety of experiences we encounter on many levels: intellectually, emotionally, psychologically and physically. For the most part, we respond to our experiences with actions that make us feel either satisfied or stressed out. Remember when you made that last credit and collections call? Or, when you were introducing your work to a potential new client? Or, when you had a serious meeting with your accountant about your finances? These are examples of stressful experiences. But what about when you took a lucrative order or a valuable customer thanked you for your work? The feeling of satisfaction and pride in your work is a positive and uplifting experience.

Stress or satisfaction represent the types of energy at work in our businesses and offices every day. Challenging or rewarding experiences form part of the Universal energy flow in our lives. The Chinese describe the flow of energy with the word: Qi. (You may see this word spelled Ch’i, Chi, Ji, or the way it is spelled in this book, Qi. In every instance it is pronounced chee.)

When we enter a well-designed, organized and fully functional office space, there is a sense of calm. We feel certain that our business will be carried out with ease, that our requirements will be met and that we are dealing with an accomplished professional. When we enter a messy, disorganized business area and see the owner and employees rushing about, stressed out, short-tempered or distracted, we wonder if our needs will be met if the projects we are entrusting them with will be carried out to our specifications. Will the work get done on time and can we rely on the result?

Qi is everywhere in our Earth’s environments, in our small or bustling communities, in our businesses (small or huge), in our personal lives and in ourselves. Qi is the balance we all attempt to achieve as we combine the Yin (feminine, yielding energy) and Yang (masculine, penetrating force) energies in our lives and in our businesses. You may have heard that sex and money make the world go around – well, it is actually Qi that makes the world hum and pulsate with life and vigor.

However, just as every coin has two sides (heads and tails), the energy of life, i.e. Qi, also has two sides. There is a disruptive, chaotic side of Qi