The Joy of Working

The Joy of Working, Feng Shui May Be the Path to Office Harmony

April 2000

Memphis Business Journal

Back in 2000 when I first began my feng shui practice full-time, I was interviewed by the Memphis Business Journal and was on their cover for that month.  I was excited coming out of the corporate world into the life of an entrepreneur to have this coverage .  I had been helping my friends for over a year at no charge who had businesses with the new feng shui knowledge I had gained.  Their results were astonishing.  With few techniques I suggested, their businesses turned around over night.  I was excited to begin helping others.

Having spent the previous 18 yrs. in medical sales as a highly  successful sales rep, manager, and leader, I knew I could  help lagging businesses.

I am a problem solver and  like combining East and West methods or using as many tools as possible to solve a situation.  I love helping businesses  make money and achieving their ultimate goal of being happy with what they are doing for a living.  14 yrs. later I am still doing the work I love. Whether you work in an office or out of your home, if you are not reaching your goals, there are solutions.

Here is the article that was published:

Whether it’s called science, philosophy, psychological ecology or superstition, the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui is gaining fans in the Western corporate world.

Feng shui, which is pronounced fung shway, is a 3,000-year-old belief tied to Tao, the process that links man and the universe to chi, or cosmic energy.

Asian businesses and government agencies routinely call in feng shui consultants to ensure that the lighting, furniture, doors, colors and shapes in a room make up a harmonious whole, enabling chi to flow freely and bring good fortune and high morale to employees.

Chase Manhattan Bank in Hong Kong, Citibank in Singapore and Morgan Guaranty Trust in Taiwan are just a few of the corporations that have enlisted feng shui consultants to create a design conducive to productivity and prosperity.

And Donald Trump made the news a few years ago when he hired a feng shui consultant to work on his New York property

Lately, the practice has been making a more visible entry into American offices.

“Five years ago, I was getting a lot of calls from within the holistic health community,” says Belinda Mendoza, a Memphis feng shui consultant and owner of  Design For Energy, an interior and landscaping design business using feng shui.

“Eventually I started doing workshops and speaking on the topic and architects, bankers and attorneys would come forward and express interest in getting a space that would help them make money,” she says. “I’ve definitely started getting more calls from businesses.”

The American Feng Shui Institute in Monterey Park, Calif., has seen enrollment in its training classes reach 140 last year, compared to just a handful in 1991.

The roster of consultants listed in FengShuiDirectory.com now includes more than 250 practitioners since the directory went online in 1998.

And several books targeted to managers and employees on how to harness feng shui’s force have been published.

Feng shui bracelets of different colors representing harmony-inducing emotions like strength and vibrance have even begun showing up at department stores this season.

Mendoza studied feng shui long before it started becoming a trend for residential and office design at Omega Institute in New York in the early 1990s.

In 1996 she took the opportunity to spend a month in China studying feng shui under one of the country’s top instructors at the University of China in Wuhan.

Feng shui, which means wind and water, was used by Chinese farmers who observed nature to determine the best place to plant their crops, Mendoza says.

“Wind and water are two elements that flow, so if you have these natural elements within your environment you’re going to be mimicking nature.  When there is good flow like in nature, you release blocks to your success” she says.

A key element of the feng shui philosophy has to do with eliminating clutter and obstacles.

While mirrors open up a space to create better energy flow, they shouldn’t be placed near a messy desk or cubicle.

“If your desk is messy, having a mirror there mentally doubles your work, which creates stress,” she says. “In feng shui, we really do stress that people address clutter and chaos in an organization.”

Another key piece of advice feng shui consultants are likely to give businesses is to physically position employees in a place within the office that makes them feel empowered.

 

If you are not making money in your business today, call me, I can help.  I offer a Free 30 minute phone assessment to determine your needs.  We have different pricing packages.

Wishing you good fortune and happiness.

Belinda Mendoza

 

Design For Energy

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