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Many 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 popular book The Secret by Rhonda By e. In other words, what you focus on is what you get. Life Echoes Back What You Transmit.
Stress often comes from being overwhelmed by just looking at or listening to all the clutter and chaos in your surroundings.
Is there a sustainable lifestyle that provides calm; one that reduces stress and increases prosperity? It was once thought that the only way to achieve this was to live on a mountain top, in a Zen garden or to isolate oneself from the outside world. Today, with the use of positive thinking and the flow of positive energy created by applying Feng Shui principles to your life, you can remove energy drainers that cause you discomfort, conce and worry. By eliminating them and shifting to a flow of positive energy, everything can improve.
Yellow 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 familiar? Does your volunteer work, networking groups, children’s school activities, and social obligations get in the way of your work, home, and personal life? Does it feel like chaos is in charge and you don’t know how to get your life back in control? Begin Getting In Control Today
Productivity - a magic word in anyone’s business vocabulary. When applied positively to the performance of an individual, it can reduce stress, be encouraging and lead to greater success for both the individual and the business. The obvious outcome for every individual and every business is to improve productivity. But, how do you do that? Perhaps the reverse is also true? If you can reduce stress, be encouraged by self or others and improve your performance will productivity increase?
What 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 ...
Are 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.
Are you an asset or a liability to the survival of your company during this economic downtu ? No matter who you are or what your job description is, you’ve probably thought “Am I the next to go?” You don’t have to be so worried about losing your job, if you flip your thinking. “Think ...
According 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 computer should take over your life, become electronic clutter and take control of your time while you become less efficient, effective and productive. A clutter-free desktop reduces stress and frustration while increasing concentration and creative thinking.
January is the perfect time to energize your world for 2009. Did you make New Year’s resolutions to improve your life as the clock struck midnight? Did you also give thought to just how you are going to accomplish those ideal goals and objectives, to take control of your life or to achieve a ...
What does your bottom line look like? Is your portfolio filled with growing stocks and bonds, balanced with other conservative investments? Have you put money away for a rainy day? Or, are you over extended? What does your self worth look like? No, not the financial self, but the personal inside of you self. Have you taken time to invest in you? To determine who you really are and what is important to you? Are you a workaholic? Are you so busy earning a living that you don’
Some businesses are born out of ideology and conviction. Others spring up out of necessity, to fill a void or meet a burgeoning need. Then there are those born out of innovation with a vision for the greater good that have soul – companies like Apple, Disney and Ford. • Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple wanted to produce products so imaginative and appealing that people didn’t even know they wanted them until Apple released them, not just another computer. • Walt Disney, foun
A groundswell is building when it comes to acknowledging that the engaged workforce is one of the keys to success in the 21st Century. Research is everywhere connecting the dots of engagement, productivity and profitability. "Employee engagement has emerged as a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace. Further, employee engagement can be a deciding factor in an organization's success. Engaged employees work harder, are more loyal and are more l
What 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 line of thought by focusing only on the negative, you tend to miss the good things that occur daily in your life e.g. the smile of a child, the long-distance hug of a parent or a friend encouraging you.
Are you are considering an upgrade to your home to either improve your life or your chances of selling your property? Do you know you need to do something to your home but are not sure where to invest your time and money? Remodeling can be the answer. With a bleak outlook for selling a home, many homeowners have turned to remodeling because they feel the smarter choice is to invest in improving their current home. A remodel makes the home more enjoyable, uplifts the spirits of those living in it, and prepares it for a future sale when the real estate market rebounds.
It’s an ancient Chinese philosophy. But it works today as well as it did 3,000 years ago. In fact, in this chaotic, instant-messaging, frantic world searching for hope, progress and positive change, the principles of Feng Shui probably have more relevance than ever. Feng Shui is a name given to a particular lifestyle which began in Ancient China that leads to balance, harmony and well-being in your life. Feng Shui however is not a religion, a cult or a band-aid. A modern day name would be Energy Cultivation - the use
The power of peak performance lies within. It is all about knowing who you are, what you want to accomplish and a plan for how to accomplish it. Peak performance's simple definition is "doing ones best at achieving one's goals or objectives." Peak performance is often linked to physical activity and sports such as football, baseball, tennis, golf, basketball, swimming, etc. However, when you apply specific peak performance enhancing tools to your workplace performance goals,
Are you holding onto “old ways” that simply are not working? Are you still facing unfinished projects, financial issues that won’t go away or nagging health issues that won’t give up? Is what you’ve done in the past failing to meet your needs today? If what you have done in the past is not ...
Do you know people that are on the go 24/7 and seem to have all the energy in the world? They just keep going and going like the Energizer rabbit - symbol for a well know battery manufacturing company. Have you ever noticed that the day eventually does come when they just stop dead in their ...
Did 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. Did you start this decade with well-intended aspirations and determination saying “this time I’m going to do it” only to find yourself still stuck in the last decade? Where are you on your yellow brick road? Do you have a plan?
According to Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, “Great leaders are great communicators. It’s not a matter of memorizing and repeating the right words, but of developing the ability to speak directly to other people’s spirits.” He believes that money does not go to businesses with the best products or services but rather it flows to ones with the best leaders. He went on to say, “When I find a business that is struggling financially, it is often because the leader
What do Fine art, Feng Shui and Fashion have in common, besides the letter F? They are all about energy. Artwork can provide you the kind of energy that can make you happy or sad; be uplifting or depressing. They are also categories that fall under: “one size doesn’t fit all.”
The gratitude season is here. With Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year on the horizon, maintaining a calm grateful attitude throughout the next several weeks will reduce your anxiety, put you in-control and increase your personal blessings tenfold. Your holiday season will be filled with more hope, peace and joy within instead of worry and stress.
Whether you are an entrepreneur growing your business or the CEO of an international multi-continent corporation, your organization’s sustainable future rests squarely on your shoulders. It is leadership not management that sets the course for an organization and it is the leader’s vision, communication skills and his or her ability to empower the workforce that determines whether the organization will enjoy long term growth and sustainable profitability. Leadership is such
“Recent economic hard times have swept millions of people from the positive to the negative side of the stream. These millions are struggling, some of them in desperation and fear, to get back to the positive side of the stream.” This quote seems to describe very well the feelings sweeping ...
With summer arriving, a lot of us turn our thoughts to the wonderful outdoors. We enjoy the flowering trees and plants, longer days and the warmth of the sunshine. I often get asked, “can we use Feng Shui energy techniques outside as well as inside?” “Are there specific colors for flowers we should plant to make are yard more peaceful, more energetic or more natural?” “What about our patio; are there things we can do to make it cooler in the hot summer yet still inviting to all who enter?”
According to Mac Anderson Founder, Simple Truths, a few years ago a health study determined there are three main reasons people can't cope in life: 1. They live in the past. 2. They have a low self-esteem. 3. They can't laugh at themselves. All three of these can be important when you cannot focus and are unmotivated. Moreover, if one of them fits, you need to take appropriate action. But if you have carefully checked all three of these out and none of them fit you – then what? Pam is a very determined businessperson who works from her home office.
Kelley, a young mother with three young children, was struggling to keep up with meeting all of her children’s, husband’s, pets’ and household needs. By the time she took care of school and after-school activities, medical and dental appointments, shopped for food and ...
Even though the 6:00 news preaches doom and gloom daily, you don’t have to buy into it. There are millions of people in our country that get up and go to work, find new jobs, buy homes, start a family or start new relationships every day of the week. They do not succumb to the prevailing ...
How many times have you heard or thought, “Some people have all the luck”? Do you believe that? Is it true? The answer is no. It’s all about attitude and attracting what you want -- including luck. Attracting or creating what you want is the foundation of a Feng Shui lifestyle and the premise behind the “law of attraction.” When you apply Feng Shui principles to your surroundings and thinking, you open the floodgates to attracting the prosperity and good luck you desire.
Change is inevitable. There are large numbers of changes that occur regularly in your life that are completely within your control. You make modifications to the way you do things, vary how you think about something, adjust what you do or when you do it and make huge transformative changes such as moving, downsizing, changing jobs or even something like cosmetic dentistry or surgery.
Have you ever walked into your office whether at work or at home and thought, “why can’t I get anything done in here?” If you work outside of the home, do you ever wonder, “is everyone here playing on the same company team?” Do you sometimes question, “is there something I can do in my cubicle, office or home work space to motivate me, keep me focused and productive?” These are common questions asked by employees in the corporate and professional world as well as the home of
Does 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 electronic gadgets and social media, it is up to 6,000. And recent research shows that if you add cell phones with their mobile apps to the mix, it jumps to 12,000 impressions/distractions per day.
Does 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 electronic gadgets and social media, it is up to 6,000. And recent research shows that if you add cell phones with their mobile apps to the mix, it jumps to 12,000 impressions/distractions per day.
With the advent of social media, the intrusion of the Internet and media outlets, it is rapidly becoming almost impossible to create and maintain quality relationships – especially face-to-face relationships. Are you putting up with others constantly on their cell phones, texting, being interrupted by social media, glued to the television or never getting a call back?
No matter where you live, summer, patio living and relaxation all require energy that provides peace, quiet and the opportunity to rest, read a book and step out of the fast lane. Life changes for many of you when summer arrives. The children are out of school so there are fewer scheduling conflicts. Shopping and running errands take less time because they can be run at times when fewer people are at the store so more time is gratefully spent on your patios, around your pools and in your sunrooms.
According to advertising experts, the average person is bombarded, even assaulted by more than 4000 impressions daily in the form of print, email, voice mail, radio, television and blaring advertisements. Additionally, you are constantly attacked with negative energy about the housing crisis and ...
Is maintaining a positive attitude at the top of your “will do” list today? Are you finding it more and more difficult to go to work, look for a job or encourage others? According to a leading communications strategist the negative economy and discord in government has actually changed the way we think about tomorrow and communicate with each other. Being frugal and making smart choices is at the top of everyone’s list. We’ve moved from just talking the talk to talking it and walking it because others want to know whether you are actually committed to and doing what you say.
Are you contemplating or in various stages of remodeling, restoring or refurbishing your home? Would you like to remodel but find just the thought of it is overwhelming? Are there specific things you wish to accomplish besides laying new flooring and new counter tops such as creating a balanced flow of positive energy throughout so no room collects stagnant energy?
The things that lead to stress in your life can be wide ranging and often vary as much as individuals vary. The one stressor that seems to be a common denominator in many lives is clutter and the chaos it causes. Clutter, when it is everywhere in your home or office, prevents the home from ...
We 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, say, feel and do matters…because that is how you create tomorrow while living through today. When you adopt the motto everything you think, say, feel and do matters you are impacting you
We 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, say, feel and do matters…because that is how you create tomorrow while living through today.
The January, 2013 Atlanta Gift Show was filled with bustling shoppers looking for new products and trends to stock their retail establishments for the upcoming summer and fall seasons. This is the good news. There is perhaps some not-so-good news as well? Usually the winter show features the presence of new color palettes, design shifts and the uplifting energy of a new forecast. This year however, the show was more about what wasn't present.
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 the back of your mind? What do you do when things just aren’t going your way or you continually run into the same “brick wall?” Are these questions you ask yourself occasionally, or perhaps even regularly?
Detach, 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 the back of your mind? What do you do when things just aren’t going your way or you continually run into the same “brick wall?” Are these questions you ask yourself occasionally, or perhaps even regularly?
Your success or failure is created by what you focus on. What you focused on five years, five months or five days ago is what you have in your life today. What you focus on today is what you will reap in the future. Dementia usually describes deterioration in cognitive abilities that are commonly seen in people who have suffered a head injury or psychiatric illness. Digital Dementia, a term coined in South Korea, is used to describe a deterioration of cognitive abilities resu
What you focused on five years, five months or five days ago is what you have in your life today. The relationships you have with your family, friends and contacts are the direct result of how you spent your time in the past and what you decided to focus upon. What you focus on today is what you will reap in the future, and now there is a new element to consider: digital dementia.
Natural 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 hopelessness in real-time thanks to electronic media. The same holds true for all victims whether from a tsunami, earthquake, tornado, flood, fire, war, famine or drought.
Albert 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 a positive breakthrough, do something different. All it takes is new positive energy to create that much-needed shift for a breakthrough to occur. Holding on to the old ways of doing
Albert 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 a positive breakthrough, do something different. All it takes is new positive energy to create that much-needed shift for a breakthrough to occur.