Home Office Feng Shui: A Crash Course In Arrangement

Feng shui has gained much popularity - even in the United States.

Feng shui is the ancient art of arrangement and color usage that is presumed to promote balance and the flow of energy in a given space.

Even if you don?t believe in the philosophy of feng shui, applying some of the basic principles of this practice to your home office can help you operate your virtual corporation more efficiently?and may make it a pleasant place to spend the better part of your day.

Following are some quick feng shui tips tailored to the home office space, but you can apply these techniques to any office.

Location
Situate your home office as close to the front door of your house as possible. If you can avoid it, do not locate your office in the basement?the first floor or higher is preferable, because energy flows upward. Basement offices can be painted white, with bright lighting and a fan installed to promote energy flow (or just to make you feel happier).

Desk placement
Position your desk so that you are facing the entrance to the room, with your back toward the wall or a corner. Even outside of feng shui considerations, sitting with your back to the door is disruptive because you won?t know who is coming in to the room. If there are windows in your office room, try to place your desk so the window is to your left if you?re right-handed, and to your right if you?re left-handed. Never position your desk in the center of the room.

Color scheme
Feng shui recommendations for color in the home office vary according to your company?s goals. If your business relies on selling or making deals, the aggressive red is a good choice. Yellow promotes discipline and stimulates mental activity and clarity of thought?a solid color scheme for any home office. Warm colors such as orange and tan represent collaboration and cooperation. This is an excellent option for offices with more than one team member. For writing and other creative business endeavors, consider blue-green, which is soothing and promotes creativity.

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Creating Wealth the Feng Shui Way

Creating wealth and prosperity is something many of us spend a lifetime trying to achieve, but did you know you can actually incorporate some natural methods to encourage personal wealth?

It's true!

Feng shui is an ancient art. It strives for balance in all things connected to your life, about your life.

The secrets of this ancient philosophy are many, but here are the top 4 business tips for creating wealth:

1. Where's your front door?

Now, while I'm not advocating moving if your front door isn't currently in the proper location, it is a well-known "good chi/bad chi" piece of advice that north or south facing front doors invite good chi. This, of course, leaves the rest of us with east/west facing front doors to cope with this slight setback. There is a phrase, "money in/money out" associated with east/west facing doors. Something to keep in mind during your next house buying expedition or hunt for a rental.

2. Like water?

Positioning a fountain at the front door can be helpful, if it's not directly across from the door. Make sure you have positioned it to "flow into" your house. If you've installed something for drama, and it points outward, try turning it for the best positive effects.

3. Mirrors are great, but are yours hung correctly?

Many people use mirrors to enhance room dimensions and bring a sparkle into their homes. However, and again according to sources, make sure you never put a mirror directly opposite your front door. It may look nice, but "bad chi" can be a result. My interpretation is that when you open the door, and it reflects the outside, you're sort of pushing your good luck back out the door. Sounds like a definite detriment to creating wealth, and also sounds entirely plausible.

And... last but not least, the top creating wealth tip of the day is...

4. Where is your computer sitting?

Believe it or not, position your computer in the wrong spot in your home or office and you may be inviting "bad chi." This bad chi may be preventing you from creating and sustaining your wealth building business. The ideal spot for your computer? Check to see, or trying moving it to, a southeast corner of your home (or in the southeast corner of any room in your home). If yours isn't there, trying moving it and see what happens.

Life is built on all the little pieces. Creating wealth, and having a life of prosperity can be yours... if you pay attention to even the smallest details.

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Merrit Strunk believes incorporating a body, mind and spirit approach makes the difference when it comes to creating wealth for yourself and family. Visit him at Havfinancialfreedom.com