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- Positive Energy at Home Yields Positive Results - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2016 from Pat HeydlauffPositive energy is not the type of energy that provides you the ability to turn on lights or start engines but rather the kind of energy that helps you maximize your personal productivity and enjoy life more. Do you remember a moment when you were feeling totally empowered to take on your ...
Views: 1848(1 vote) - Ignite Your Life by Re-routing Your Roadmap - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffLife flows in a cyclical motion, making you destined to repeat the good, the bad and the ugly – unless you deliberately interrupt the flow when undesirable incidents and events re-occur. Robert E. Quinn, University of Michigan professor of business and management says, “You repeat the same ...
Views: 1830 - 6 Steps to a Clutter-free Computer and a More Productive You - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAccording to the National Association of Professional Organizations, research shows a direct correlation between productivity and clutter. When clutter and chaos are on the rise, profits and productivity decline. While the mantra of the day may be "go paperless" that doesn't mean your ...
Views: 1824(2 votes) - Excellence Comes from Within and Without - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffSteve Jobs, past CEO of Apple, said it best when he proclaimed, “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.” Is excellence your strong suit at work and at home? Do you think excellence stops when you walk through the front door where ...
Views: 1806 - Strategies to Overcome Stress - 10 Tips to Take Control - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffJust because the nightly news and electronic media preaches doom and gloom, it is your choice whether you buy into it. Millions work, find new jobs, buy homes and start new relationships daily. They do not succumb to the prevailing negativity. They choose to maintain a positive attitude, ...
Views: 1785(1 vote) - Feeling Out of Balance? Create Balance with Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffAre you feeling out of balance, facing piles of unfinished projects, mounting financial indebtedness, or experiencing wellness issues that just won’t go away? If what you are doing to remedy these problems isn’t working, use Feng Shui principles to find balance and create new energy to attract ...
Views: 1780(2 votes) - Your Bed: The Key to Relationships, Health and Prosperity - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffThe important role that your front door, bedroom and kitchen play in your life when it comes to good health, good relationships and wealth cannot be overstated. These three areas of your home, according to Feng Shui principles, form the foundation for maintaining good health, improving wealth ...
Views: 1774 - Three Ways to Maintain a Positive Attitude - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAre you mentally prepared to end this year and begin a new one? With the New Year rapidly approaching, everyone’s thoughts are not only filled with holiday celebrations, enjoying a Merry Christmas and gift giving; it is also a time of reflection on the past year and for looking ahead. What did ...
Views: 1749 - Less Is Better - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffIs staying focused or getting motivated a lost cause in your home or office? Do you feel like you have lost the war even before the first shot is fired? In the world of Feng Shui this lack of motivation, inspiration and focus is a sign of blockage or stagnation in your physical environment. ...
Views: 1748(1 vote) - Negative Thinking Cannot Live Where Positive Thoughts Resides - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffAre you a worrier, so much so that you actually have created exactly what you’ve been worrying about? Do you start a project and think to yourself “I’m never going to get this done” and you don’t? Are there times you dread doing something because you think you will fail only to actually do it ...
Views: 1743(4 votes) - Declutter Thinking to Increase Prosperity - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffWe all want financial stability, balanced relationships, upwardly mobile careers and peace at home. But instead of waiting for these things to come to us, we must “walk the walk and talk the talk” to actively pursue our goals. We have truly hit a point in history where everything you think, ...
Views: 1740 - Stress Overload? Take Action Now - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffBetty, a working mother, says, “I have so much stuff cluttering the countertops, I can’t squeeze one more thing onto that space and can’t stand the thought of preparing another meal.” Bill, a busy entrepreneur, says, “I can’t find the top of my desk now, how can I find time for all the extras ...
Views: 1733 - A Gratitude-Filled Thanksgiving helps Create a Better Tomorrow - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffWhat are you grateful for this year? Have you taken time to think about and be thankful for all the positive things that have happened in the last 12 months? Or, have you been busy just trying to survive and focusing on the negative, creating your own world of more stress. When you pursue this ...
Views: 1728(3 votes) - Create Calm and Peace Using Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffDoes the assault of distractions, advertisements and social media messages leave your senses and peace of mind totally unbalanced and overwhelmed? Just a few short years ago, the average person experienced around 4,000 ad and information impressions per day. Today with the prevalence of ...
Views: 1709 - How to Improve Your Prosperity - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffDo Feng Shui principles actually play a role in the development or improvement of prosperity? Will it make a difference if you focus new positive energy on improving your income generation? The answer is a qualified yes. Remember, one of the principles of Feng Shui is the use of positive ...
Views: 1697(2 votes) - Easy Effortless Feng Shui Holiday Gifts - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffAre you tired of shopping for the traditional tie for dad, perfume for mom or CD for a sibling? Try something different this year, gifts that provide positive energy all year long and best of all, will fit into the most modest budget. If you want to avoid overspending money on instant ...
Views: 1688 - Transform Your Surroundings to Improve Your Prosperity - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAre you running on almost empty when it comes to encouragement, motivation and self-confidence? Has self-empowerment fled the scene leaving you drained, alone and discouraged? You are not alone. According to a study by Gallup-Healthways, stress is spiraling upward as the economy continues ...
Views: 1663 - How to Reignite Your Job Search, Feng Shui Strategies that Help - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffA job search can be a daunting task to say the least. But in a down market where the 24/7 news speaks only of doom and gloom, it can see almost hopeless. The good news is that you are not powerless and can be in more control than you think is possible. The following strategies are based on ...
Views: 1641(1 vote) - Prevent the Holiday Grinch from Stealing Your Joy - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Pat Heydlauff“He stared down at Who-ville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Who in Who-ville, the tall and the small, was singing! Without any presents at all! He HADN’T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the ...
Views: 1641(1 vote) - Wealth Begins at Home - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffA common belief is that wealth, financial wealth, comes from outside the home, through a job or investments. It is a little known fact that wealth actually begins at home where you sleep, eat and live according to Feng Shui principles. When areas of your home are out of balance by being ...
Views: 1640(1 vote) - New Year's Good Wishes - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui New Year’s good wishes usually range from prosperity, good or improved health and wealth to longevity and peace within. Whatever your resolutions and wishes are for the new year may you find ways to accomplish each of them. There are many ways to improve positive energy flow into the ...
Views: 1638 - Disaster Re-energizing Plan - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffNatural disasters often leave behind massive destruction and untoward chaos. What is left in widespread areas is not only devastating for the people directly affected by the disaster but disconcerting and unsettling for people everywhere. Many can see and even feel the pain and utter ...
Views: 1637 - Do Something Different to Create a Breakthrough - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffAlbert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It doesn’t matter if you are facing unfinished projects, complicated finances and debt, poor relationships with family members and co-workers, or wellness issues. If you want change and ...
Views: 1633 - Repair, Restore and Refresh Your Home to Improve Your Outlook - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffDo you feel stuck? Do you want to sell your home - downgrade to something easier to take care of and less expensive? Or, do you need to have more room for a growing family and just can't see a way to upgrade to a new home or a major addition? A great interim solution for you and your family ...
Views: 1613 - Detach, Evaluate and Change to Prosper - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffDetach, Evaluate and Change to Prosper Life can become very stressful and anxiety-ridden when your career, marriage, relationships or income seem to be on hold, yet life and the world are moving forward at warp-speed. How do you get past those endless times of nagging doubt that linger in ...
Views: 1576 - How to Improve Meditation with Feng Shui - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui is about so much more than the placement of things, decluttering and organizing. It is about being in control of your external and internal environments so you can create prosperity, well-being, peace and harmony. It is about living a lifestyle using positive energy in your ...
Views: 1572 - How to Manage Time and Energy to Boost Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffAre you stuck on the procrastination highway where productivity slows to a crawl and stress uncontrollably speeds up? Why, because you’d rather be doing something else, fear of failure or lack of organization? Or are you procrastinating just because you do not know how to manage your internal ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - 3 Steps to Creating a Calm Fall Schedule - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffYellow school buses filled with children busily heading toward their destinations, heralding the start of fall. But as the fall weather cools down, and the leaves begin to change color, do you wonder how you are going to cope with your busy schedule and added stress? Does this sound all too ...
Views: 1529 - The Feng Shui Secret - Don't Forget It - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffHave you applied Feng Shui principles to your home over the last few years? Have you tried a “do-it-yourself” Feng Shui balancing act where things were better for a while then everything fell apart again? Has anything changed in your life since you created balance in your personal or workplace ...
Views: 1528(2 votes) - How to Create Prosperity through Home Improvements - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffWhether you rent, lease or own, any interruption in the flow of positive energy in your home and personal surroundings can cause many tiny interruptions in the flow of prosperity in your life. Your life, home and surroundings are filled with a constant flow of energy that can be positive, ...
Views: 1524(1 vote) - Feng Shui – a Tool for Healing, Inspiration and Self-empowerment - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui is often defined as a Chinese art or a system of natural laws to govern the spatial arrangement, orientation and placement of a building, home, furniture or a grave so that maximum harmony is achieved between the flow of energy of the environment and that of the user. It is believed to ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - Are You Stuck on the Yellow Brick Road? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffDid you decide 2010 is your decade filled with the kind of change that brings you balance, prosperity and abundance? Lasting change, the kind that eliminates chaos in your life and provides you calm so you can take advantage of the law of attraction no matter what is happening in the world. ...
Views: 1491(5 votes) - Feng Shui: a Journey that Helps You Create Your Future - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffFeng Shui does not have to be a mystery or confusing and complicated. It is all about the flow energy or the flow of focus in your life. It is not a religious philosophy or a magic potion. It’s about the same energy described in Einstein’s formula E=mc². Even more than that, Feng Shui is a ...
Views: 1489 - Focus Your Thinking to Accomplish Your Objectives - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffHas personal responsibility for self and taking control of your life taken a backseat to victimhood and blaming others? Feng Shui is all about taking responsibility for self and creating the life you want, not the life others think you should live or tell you to think. Feng Shui principles ...
Views: 1485 - Find Rest, Relaxation and Regeneration in Your Own Backyard - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffAre rest, relaxation and regeneration at the top of your list now that summer is here? Summer brings with it patio living, picnicking, barbecuing and lots of outdoor activities that can be both restful and relaxing or physically taxing and exhausting. Do you even have a list of relaxing things ...
Views: 1479 - Peace, Harmony and Tranquility are Gift Market Trends - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2016 from Pat HeydlauffHarmony, personality and practicality seem to be the underlying trends at the January 2016 Atlanta Gift Market where Pantone introduced their colors of the year: rose quartz and serenity blue (a light periwinkle). Think soft soft soft pastel shades of these two peaceful colors. They refer to ...
Views: 1474 - Gratitude Creates a Rich Life - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffIncrease in your personal energy and uplift your spirits by acknowledging or giving thanks for something or someone good in your life. Gratitude for even the smallest of things sets a positive mood for your entire day. When you regularly express thankfulness or appreciation, you are ...
Views: 1472 - Sync Home and Office Energy to Increase Prosperity - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffPeople have a tendency to segregate their lives: home vs. office, personal vs. professional and physical vs. spiritual. However, when you observe closely you will find that there is no separation to the movement of energy as it flows from one location, duty or emotional need to the next. For ...
Views: 1471(1 vote) - 2012 Rules of Engagement - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffMany people have a tendency to attract exactly what they don’t want in life but often what they need most in order to learn necessary lessons which, if acted upon will lead to self-empowerment, self-improvement and a balanced prosperous life. This is the “law of attraction” put forth in the ...
Views: 1440 - 5 Steps To Help Things Go "Your Way" - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Pat HeydlauffWhat should you do when nothing seems to be going your way? How can you get past those endless times of nagging doubt that just keep lingering in the back of your mind? Where do you turn when you run into a “brick wall?” These are all questions I’ve faced and get asked often when speaking to ...
Views: 1438 - Reset, Renew and Remember as You Celebrate Your Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffWith the holiday season rushing toward you at warp speed and Thanksgiving just days away, are you already thinking, “How am I going to get everything done this year with less time and less money?” Are you so worried about all the details and how to pay for it that you will never get anything ...
Views: 1432(2 votes) - 5 Tips for Maintaining or Developing a Positive Outlook on Life - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffAre you preparing your home for the arrival of a new season filled with hope and prosperity or to sell your home? It doesn’t matter which you want to accomplish, the preparation process for either also leads to helping you maintain or further develop a positive outlook on life. When you ...
Views: 1430 - Improve Productivity and Concentration - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffStudents often ask, “how can I improve my concentration, my mind just seems to wander when it comes to details or finishing a project?” Others say, “I can concentrate reasonably well but I am always in a rush to get the job done; how can I be more productive with the time I have? Will Feng Shui ...
Views: 1420 - Fall Clean Your Mental Cobwebs - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffFall is often thought of as a time for cleaning and uncluttering, only on a much smaller scale than spring when our houses usually go through a complete metamorphosis from winter to summer. That makes fall the perfect time to do internal fall cleaning, not your home and the things you’ve ...
Views: 1404 - Retirement, a Choice or Forced Change? - by Submitted on May 31, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffWhether you are one of the 77 million baby boomers reaching retirement age every seven seconds, approximately 12,000 people per day, or still part of what the government calls the non-mature workforce at 45 or under, the word retirement can create waves of anxiety, mile high piles of questions ...
Views: 1404(6 votes) - 3 Creative Ways to De-Stress - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffStress often comes from being overwhelmed by just looking at or listening to all the clutter and chaos in your surroundings. Is clutter in the form of stacks of magazines, tons of paperwork, piles of clothes, boxes and books, 24/7 media, electronic devices constantly interrupting or… creating ...
Views: 1401(3 votes) - Relieve Stress by Getting In-Control - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Pat Heydlauff"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure," said Peter Marshall, former pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, who also twice served as Chaplain of the United States Senate. Call it ...
Views: 1393 - Roadmap to Holiday Joy: Start Now - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffDo you ever daydream about how great it would feel if, for just one day everything in your life was great – no financial bad news, no weather disasters, no unexpected illnesses, and no new repair problems on computers, cars or your home. In addition, a time when all your important relationships ...
Views: 1392 - How to Attract Calm Amid Holiday Chaos - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffWhen it comes to the holidays, you get what you attract. If you are attracting chaos, exhaustion and turmoil, you will get chaos, exhaustion and turmoil. If you’ve set your intentions for experiencing holiday joy, calm amid the chaos and quiet enjoyment then you will reap those rewards and ...
Views: 1379 - Three Tips for a More Peaceful Life - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffIs there a connection between feeling anxious and discouraged or being overweight and unproductive? Is there a common link that relates to all of these that is preventing you from enjoying a more peaceful life? The answer is yes and can be as simple as one word clutter! Yes, clutter – it is a ...
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