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Your Home Office In Feng Shui: Using Feng Shui Principles To Attract Wealth Beyond Your Dreams!

More often then ever before
I am getting calls from clients starting their own business
a home based business. They want advice on Feng Shui Colors
furniture placement
renovations and many other aspects of the principles of Feng Shui because they are aware of the power of it can create and want to do everything possible to insure their new venture will be a success.

As in any room in your home
your office space should be your own sanctuary. It is essential to attract wealth to put your best organizational skills to work in this area to keep it neat and clean. This is the room you’re going to be making money from so it is essential not to let the clutter build up here. Knowing where everything is and being able to find it easily keeps our thoughts and mind clear.

We often relate the clutter around us to the clutter in our mind. When we are surrounded by paperwork (the number one killer of home office spaces) we are not able to focus on the task at hand. We become more easily distracted and work less quickly and efficiently. Getting your work done in a minimum amount of time allows us to take those breaks without feeling guilty or dreading going back into “that room” to finish what we’ve started.

Keeping this room clear and flowing also allows room for new wealth to come in. When our environment is already filled
the universe stops sending us new things. We believe that is why it’s essential to let go of the old; we want to focus our attention into allowing all the new things that were meant to come our way into our lives.

So if you’re just starting off
keep a few simple Feng Shui rules in mind:

Choose delightful colors to surround yourself with. Color has such a profound impact on us that I doubt many people are aware of it. If you are likely to spend a lot of time here
choose colors that are warm and remember to add life force to this area. Plants or fresh flowers are wonderful for this; they enhance the energy in our space and therefore enhance the energy in our bodies enabling us to work better and more efficiently.

Keep it clean and organized. No cheating in this area. With the wonderful organizational tools at such places as Staples and Office Max
there is no reason why you can’t find file cabinets to fit your needs and other tools to prioritize them. The investment you make at these stores or others like them will be well worth it
I promise you!

Hang a small crystal by your computer. Crystals do many things for us and the energy in a space
in this case we are using it to promote clarity. When we think faster and work faster we are likely to leave more room for new ideas and inspiration to come in. And we are not bogged down all day trying to think of something
the thoughts are more likely to just flow in.

Put pictures of loved ones and small things from home in your space. They surround us with love and we remember why we are working at all. The feelings that emanate from loved ones make us feel supported even when they are not around physically. In other words
bring some of your home into your office.

Remember to bagua your desk. It’s a small space to work with
I know
but it can be done easily and very inexpensively. The back left of your desk is the area you want to activate for wealth. If it’s not coming in
put something moving in that area with the intention to move wealth right into your life. *Remember to remove this object when it does start to come in so that it doesn’t move right out again*

Think of tiny water fountains that use batteries
a small moving metal object that spins
even a growing but healthy
lush plant for this area. And enhance the area with a purple ribbon or bow; this is the accent color we use for wealth.

Look to the back right side of your desk; you’ve just located your relationship area. A picture of you and
your partner her (with a pink frame) would work well or any small
simple object with two like things. It can be a couple
two tiny pink candles
anything that you see and like. And it need not take up more then just a few inches of your space.

Directly under where you’re sitting is your career area. You can put something under your keyboard if it’s located in this area or even under the desk
out of sight. Use a business card framed by black construction paper and
if you like
adds to that your intentions on the card of what you wish to create for your business. When you actually take the time to think about things and write them down
they become infused with your energy and make the changes more effective and powerful.

Finally
clear off the center of your desk every evening or after your work is done. There is nothing worse then waking up to yesterday’s business and the center of our desk is our health area. We need to keep this clean and clear so it doesn’t adversely affect our health or leave us feeling behind with any prior work we didn’t get to. An organizer with three or four slots can help us a great deal. Mark one as priority and if you’re unable to finish everything you’d like for the day
put it in this slot.

Setting up a home office space the right way the first time can help all of us who spend a lot of time at home working including the ever growing number of busy stay at home moms who are starting their own business as well as those of us who have moved from the “corporate” world into our own environments. Infuse your new area with Intention and the best energy and you will create the office of your dreams.

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Self Publishing Your Own Book: When Should You Consider It?

Self publishing your own book is one of the publishing industry’s dirty little secrets. Mainstream publishers
editors
and authors easily dismiss self publishing and print on demand publishing as a rip-off for both the writer and reader. After all
if the writer was a real writer then they could find a real publisher
right? That has been the conventional wisdom for a long time but in today’s modern
technological society that conventional wisdom does not always hold true. So who should consider self publishing?

Real writers should consider self publishing. Published authors often find themselves placed in a prison of their own making. Once they have achieved even modest success in a specific niche it is often hard to break out of that niche and publish something different. However self publishing gives authors control over their own writing so they can change direction or genre if they choose. Published authors who have taken some time off from their writing often find it just as hard to return as it was to break in initially. They can often easily parlay their experience and audience into a successful self publishing career. Finally
writers who have an idea that does not fit neatly into one of the major publishing houses slots may find self publishing their only alternative. Just because it doesn’t fit into a neat slot doesn’t mean your book doesn’t have great potential — think about Diana Gabaldon and J.K. Rowling.

Control freaks should also consider self publishing. Once you sign your baby over to a major publisher then you lose control of your book. The publisher can slap a horrible or inappropriate cover on it
change its name
or even alter the main characters. Your name will go on the book but what is published may be drastically changed from your original creation–and not always for the better. Think it won’t happen to you
or that you won’t care as long as you get the royalty check
then think again. I can tell you that I still cringe whenever I have to claim a book I published in 1998. It’s not the book that makes me want to crawl under a rock–but the cover and title the publisher slapped on it.

Money grubbers should also consider self publishing. While the independently wealthy may consider their art reward enough the rest of us need to eat and pay the mortgage (not to mention buy paper and pens) so money does matter. And of course
we want all our hard work to be rewarded. In our capitalist society that reward should be monetary. While self publishing may require you to put up some of your own money and traditional publishing will instead offer you an upfront payment
the final balance sheet will tell you a much different story. The initial advance from a traditional publisher will be small (unless you are Stephen King) and may be the only money you receive for your book for a long time — and perhaps ever depending how your book sells. Any book royalties you receive will be for a small percentage and will be spread out over years to come as well as held ransom for book returns. The final indignity is that your book’s sales depend greatly on the promotional effort your publisher puts into it. The ugly truth is that the publisher does not much care about your baby and will rarely put any extra money
manpower
or thought into how to promote your book. Most midlist and lowlist authors conduct (and foot the bill for) their own promotion. At least when you self publish you know you will be on your own and you can factor that into your budget.

If you are a real writer
a control freak
or a money grubber (or perhaps some combination) then you should consider self publishing your own book.

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