SUCCESS can found in so many areas! Set yourself up for SUCCESS every day, and reap the rewards! I had an opportunity to hire a team using the Feng Shui Energy Elements again this past spring. My client wanted to test a new venue to see if their footwear could sell in a casual, nonthreatening environment. I had restrictions with signage and advertising as we were part of a larger group. Therefore, I had to change my plan:…
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Today we have Pre-War Traditionalists, Post-war/baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (where did they go?) and the Millenniums, all walking the earth at the same time! Can we all learn to communicate and get along? Each generation older or younger than you has experienced different influences in the world that have formed their lives; with different technology, new inventions to use, new parenting techniques to adopt, etc. I remember my son and his friend at the old family cottage,…
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Time is moving fast! We are moving into another season and you didn’t accomplish what you set out to do last year! Could the wind be out of your sails! Is it time to regroup and turn around? I personally know how hard it is to fine-tune goals at the beginning of the year. We’ve had a rest over the New Year, met new people and had exciting conversations! Then, the adrenaline starts to flow: YES! I CAN DO THIS!…
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Tam’s Makeover by Kathryn Wilking Just after the Vietnam War, a young 19 yr old girl decides to set up a pub near China Beach to provide for herself and infant child. Tam was pleased to be chosen to cook for the American’s during the war. She learned to speak English, learned to cook American style hamburgers and rode with the soldiers in the massive convoys that curved through the mountains. An amazing story! When opportunity arose, she would…
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Bringing Heritage Art Back, to the Future By Kathryn Wilking Art work and furnishings are important as they help set the tone for your business. If your business resists budgeting for furnishings and décor, you may be missing an opportunity to make a connection with your clients. Think of the old stereotype of a dentist’s office; sterile and uncomfortable with an assortment of out-dated magazines. You need to do better. If it is ‘normal’ to have clients waiting in your…
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The Empty Desk What happens to productivity when you work beside an empty desk and chair? Are you happy that no one is in ‘your space’? Or, are you aware of the empty void nearby? In feng shui, even an empty space has a place in time, no matter how inactive it may be. Could you really be affected working beside an empty desk? In some cases, it depends on the reason why the desk is empty? Predecessor energy is…
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Image from Clip Art What is Your Management Style? Can you find a balance between being a hard-nosed, results-oriented boss and a hovering, nagging mother hen? Of course you can! Each team manager may have the same goals, but they can take a different route to get there! We are all unique. When we first become a manager, we try to mirror our most successful example, good or bad. When we’ve tripped up a few times, we recover, and then…
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Embrace Your Chaos Did I read this right? Embrace your chaos? Absolutely! In order for you to try and maintain order in the office, you do need to identify what is going on during your day. Side-tracked? Are you spending too much time ‘doing stuff’ and not completing anything? Are you driving these distractions? Time to start being accountable for your time; communication with e-mails, texts, games and issues with deadlines. Assign a reasonable time for personal tasks and…
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