Feng Shui Your Office and
Get Ahead at Your Job
 By Sarah
Carrillo, SavvyMiss.com
If you work in an office,
you probably spend eight hours a day (at least) cooped up in
a tiny, drab cubicle. While you may feel resigned to your
fate, there is hope for this dreary existence. We've laid
out five steps to feng shui your office that will make it a
more productive environment, so you can get ahead at your
job--and enjoy your surroundings in the mean time.
1. Color--Color can play a
huge role in your office environment. Colors like blues and
greens are calming, which can be helpful when the boss is
driving your blood pressure through the roof. Red can be an
empowering color and is great for those in business or
sales, but can also increase stress, so use it sparingly.
Yellow is good for people who need discipline in their
space. Feng Shui expert Angi Ma Wong recommends a red or
purple focal point on your desk (opposite your chair). Ways
to incorporate color include photos and picture frames,
rugs, furniture, mouse pads, any small items on your
desk--try to work in color wherever you can and you'll get
ahead at your job.
2. Plants--Not only do
plants increase the oxygen in a room, they'll boost your
energy as well. Put fresh flowers or a leafy plant on the
left side of your desk to create good chi (energy). Or put a
money tree or jade or prosperity plant in the Southeast
corner of your desk or cubicle. Horticulturist Jessie Mack
Burns from the DIY Network suggests Chinese Evergreen,
Rubber Plant, Pothos, Wheat Grass and Peace Lily plants for
the office. Avoid cactuses, which create difficult work
relationships and bonsai trees, which will stunt career
growth.
3. Where you sit--Where you
sit and the arrangement of your office and furniture can
have a huge impact on your workplace energy. While you may
not have too much choice in the matter, try to adapt as best
you can. If you want to get ahead at your job don't sit
directly in line with the door or you could be in the path
of negative energy. And never have your back to a door, as
that's where business and opportunity enters. Try to sit in
the corner farthest from the entrance to the room to have a
"command" position and keep your back toward a corner or
wall for support. If your back is to a window, sit with a
tall building behind you to provide support. If the IT guys
don't mind, put your computer in the North or West area of
your office to enhance your creativity or in the Southeast
to generate income.
4. Wealth Producing
Objects--There are also different objects or symbols that
will produce wealth for your office (and you). Put a
fountain (or a photo/poster of a waterfall or river, if
fountains are an office no-go) by the entrance to your
cubicle or office to facilitate a raise and to diffuse the
negative energy flowing in from stressed out co-workers. A
metal safe in the West or Northwest corner of your office
will also help with prosperity and financial security. And
if you want to be the boss someday, a dragon figurine on the
right side of your desk facing a window or door can help.
Waiting for that client to return your message? A crystal
ball near your phone will encourage more business calls.
5. Energy Producing
Objects--Other objects can help with your energy levels at
work and maybe decrease the number of coffee runs you take
every day. A hanging crystal in your window will activate
your chi, but avoid mirrors in your office as they reflect
negative energy from others onto you. And put a picture or
figurine of a rooster on your desk to make the office gossip
stop dropping by your cube. The most important way to
improve your chi is to get rid of any office clutter, which
blocks energy and leaves you feeling stressed.
If you work a few of these
feng shui principles into your office, who knows? All the
extra energy flowing in may do more than help you get ahead
at your job--it might just get you that promotion you've
been angling for!
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Enjoy!
I wish you all the best on your
feng shui adventure!
Best wishes,
Thomas T :)
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