Feng Shui: Business Traveling and Sales

By Jenny Liu

Business Traveling and Sales

Business has been slow for Mr. San. His sales people have not been bringing in new orders. He has fired and hired several different employers with the same results. He wants to know if his sales people should be placed according to feng shui to improve his situation.

As with the feng shui for a house, the feng shui for an office similarly involves many factors, from the owner's energies, the building's location, interior layout, site, local and global economics and so forth - 60 factors in all. The key points are that the business type and its location matches the owner's frequencies and ideally, everyone in an office should be placed where they can naturally work to their full potential. The personal offices of the owner and the major money makers are especially important in feng shui.

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To answer Mr. San's question: if the sales people need to travel to and from the office often during the day, they should be place in a location that is convenient for them to move in and out. Usually, this is the first floor with quick access to their car. If they do not travel, the office should be easy to find and have ample parking nearby so that clients will not be upset by searching for parking spaces. The more time they waste looking for parking, the less time they have for your business, which often puts them in a foul mood, making them less likely to purchase something. Within the office, employees should have a strong sense of stability and comfort. Their work stations should be located away from circulation ways such as corridors and doorways so they may work without distractions. Having a solid wall behind them would provide support and privacy. For promotional seminars to be successful, the conference room should have the doors closed to keep clients from entering and exiting and disrupting the speaker. Conference rooms are generally best located in the center or the left hand side (as one enters ) which contains energy that maintain relationships. This location would ideally coincide with positive frequencies for the owner as well.

Ideally, the sales people should be orientated in the right directions according to their birth chart. This way, they are aligned with positive frequencies that allow them to focus their energies so they can bring in good clients and avoid bad clients who cause trouble or do not pay. Likewise, from their charts, we can also tell which are the best regions for them to travel to and to do business in. Additionally, the birth chart also indicates what colors enhance their frequencies so that they may know how to best present themselves for success. Furthermore, in hiring sales people, it is a good idea to take their birth chart into consideration. This allows the owner to know if their sales person is compatible with him or her. Traveling

Mr. San has been wanting to take a business trip to China and is eagerly waiting the right opportunity. He asks if his feng shui can be adjusted to help that happen. The birth chart tells us which directional frequency can be stimulated to induce a chain reaction that may bring travel. Objects or images that are symbolic of movement or travel such as an airplane, a horse, a bird, a dragon, or boat, and so forth can be placed to stimulate specific frequencies that are conducive of travel. For example, on Mr. San's birth chart, his traveling frequencies are in the eastern direction. His birth element is wood which is associated with the wind or air animals. This means, he can place a painting of an eagle or airplanes in the eastern direction of his office to stimulate these energies for travel. The image is also a visual reminder of his goals that will motivate him to actively pursue his desires. He should also meditate, chant and use creative visualization to imagine himself as where he wants to be.

Finally, in feng shui, how well a business is doing also depends on the flux of local and worldwide economic energies. If the present economy is slow in the particular area you are doing business in, even if your feng shui is very good, it can still be difficult to do well. If we understand global economic patterns, we can better adjust our business to ride with the current flow of money. In other words, it is not good enough to have a perfect net or office, we must also follow where the fish or money is and use the best bait to catch the fish or attract business.

Jenny T. Liu is a fourth generation practitioner who holds a BA in Environmental Design from UC Berkeley and an MA in Architecture from UCLA. Awarded for her Master's Thesis on Feng Shui, she is an expert in the ancient Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui. Please visit her website at: http://www.liu-fengshui.com.