The Power of Integrating Feng Shui Principles

The art & science of Feng Shui is a practical way to arrange a home and office that will enhance relationships, work flow, health and prosperity. The advantages of incorporating these ancient principles when considering a renovation, remodeling, repainting, and/or even prior to buying and selling property can greatly enhance the design/build team and give owners and their property a new lease on life. This is because a layout of a home or office provides hidden cues to the success of the business and of people’s life and career.

When we select a space to live and/or work in it, we do so based on our current thinking and feeling patterns. These patterns are a combination of our passion, attitude, goals and beliefs. You may have discovered that in order to succeed you need to come up with smarter goals and you are eager to implement them. Yet if your office or home environment has been arranged based on your former thinking patterns, your chances of succeeding are greatly dimished. Understanding how to tweak the space to support your new thinking may yield amazing results. Don’t under estimate the impact that your environment has on your life. There are no management systems, marketing efforts, or client-centered practices that can be sustained without a supportive environment. That is the power of using sound design practices that integrate Feng Shui principles!

Lidia Scher is an award-winning interior designer, an accomplished visual artist and Feng Shui master. She has been at the helm of L.A.S. Associates, an interior and architectural design firm based in Arlington, MA for the past 23 years. Her specialty is dental and medical environments where occupants love to be in work in and return to day after day. She is also a partner in Virtual dental Solutions, a web-based consulting company to the dental community.

email: lidia@e-dds.com

Social Networking Netiquette

Invite friends, co-workers, and other professionals — and friends of friends, co-workers and professionals to join your network. Don’t invite anyone and everyone. Be selective.

You can say, “no, thank you.” No one can force you to join a network. If you can’t say no (maybe because it’s a client), you can always accept the invitation and then go back to the network a day or two later and remove yourself.

Consider their answer to be “No, thank you.” If you invite someone and they ignore your invitation, consider their answer to be no, thank you.

Build it and they will come. Don’t be pushy and try to sell your goods. Establish relationships first.

SOCIAL NETWORKING TIPS:
Do your Homework. Don’t accept every offer to join a social networking group. Do some research. Find out which one is best for you.

Understand the Site Culture and Rules. Each site has them. So be sure to adhere.

Use Caution. Make sure your profile doesn’t include anything you wouldn’t want a prospective client or boss to see. Be careful as to what information you give out.

Toot your own Horn. It’s important to keep your profile updated, along with what you are working on and the successes you are having. Also, it isn’t mandatory to include your photo.

Your Reputation is “On the Line”. Keep your promises. Do what you say you will do. If you say that you will make a make recommendation or introduction, do it.

Prepare to Meet Face-to-Face. Online relationships don’t have to stay there. If you think that a face-to-face meeting will be beneficial, you should plan one. Be courteous with someone’s time and know beforehand what you want from the meeting

FAVORITE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES:
www.youtube.com
www.myspace.com (the largest membership of any social networking site on the Internet)
www.digg.com (discover and share content, by submitting links and stories. Vote and comment on submitted links and stories)
www.facebook.com (initially intended for college students – has now branched out to everyone including corporate America)
Meetup.com (a great way to find out about offline group meetings around the world)
www.justin.tv (live streaming video)
www.flickr.com (not only a great storage place for photos, but it is a social network)
www.linkedin.com (powerful business networking tool based on 6 degrees of separation)
www.twitter.com (microblogging. You choose who is allowed to follow you and who you follow. Up-to-date information)
wwwactiverain.com (one of the most popular real estate networks)

Marketing maven Angela Rutzick was one of Boston's 2008 top ten Marketing Agencies by Boston Women's Business Journal and received a Quest Excellence Award for community involvement in 2009. She has over 20 years making her business to understand your business. You can reach her @ Angela@e-dds.com