Creating The Right Environment For A Thought Leader

BY: Marie Diamond

As a Feng Shui Master and world-renowned transformational leader, I lead a busy life! Whether I'm jetting off to advise my A-list clients or hosting online Law of Attraction workshops with my students, my days are dedicated to all the ways I can help enlighten the world.

My fellow thought leaders can attest that it can get tricky when you try to juggle everything. But no matter how busy I get, I always find the time to make sure my office is a clean, tidy, and positive environment for me to work in.

I can almost hear the response now: "Why is that so important? Surely a little clutter is just a sign that you're working too hard to care about housekeeping!" Well, what if I told you that your environment directly impacts your success?

Feng Shui is an Ancient Chinese energy system about maintaining a positive flow of energy, or "chi," in your home and workspace. By putting the right items in the right places and activating your Personal Directions, you can use this flow of energy to make your dreams a reality.

With over twenty-five years of experience as a Feng Shui Master, I can teach you how to create an environment that will leave you feeling empowered, motivated, and open to receive all of the Universe’s gifts. Best of all, you can do all this in just five easy steps.

Step 1: Declutter Your Office

From folders bursting with old papers to cluttered desks, offices can be home to all sorts of work-related debris. The process of mindfully sorting through everything to see what you should keep and what should be donated, repaired, or gotten rid of entirely is known as "space clearing" in Feng Shui. Not only does it help eliminate mess-related stress, but it helps energy to be able to flow more freely. Clutter can disrupt this flow, so space clearing is just one way to ensure our office stays filled with abundance-attracting energy.

What to Do:

Begin by spraying some lavender air mist in your office. Then, make five piles in the center:

Pile 1: Things you want to keep

Pile 2: Things that need to be repaired

Pile 3: Things that need to be thrown away

Pile 4: Borrowed items that need to be returned

Pile 5: Things that you want to donate (either to friends and family or to charity)

Go through your drawers, bookcases, and closets and place everything inside them in one of the five piles. A quick way to decide what stays and what goes is to ask yourself whether you will use this item in the next year. If it's a no, consider getting rid of it.

Step 2: Sit Like a Leader

Are you able to see the gifts from the Universe when they come to you, or do you sit with your back to them? There's a principle in Feng Shui known as "the power position," which refers to how you position yourself in your space to be the most powerful person in the room. The first and most important rule of power position is that you must be able to see the room door without turning your neck.

Why is this important? In terms of Feng Shui, you want to ensure you're in the path of the incoming flow of energy. You want to see all the opportunities that enter through the door and make sure you're making yourself accessible to any good fortune that comes knocking.

What to Do:

In your office, position your desk so that you're facing the door, and so there's a solid wall behind you. If it's not possible for you to do this, place a small mirror in front of you so that the door is reflected in it. This way, you'll still be able to keep an eye on what's coming in and out.

Step 3: Be Supported by the Universe All the Time

Think back to any time you've seen a photo of a CEO, president, or even a royal family member sitting down. Are they sitting on a wonky chair with worn-out stuffing and nowhere to rest their arms? Of course not! They're always sitting in a comfortable high-backed chair that provides plenty of support for both their back and neck. While the chair may not be made of gold or decorated with jewels, you can be sure they feel like they're sitting on a throne!

What to Do:

Invest in a high-quality, high-backed chair with armrests.

If you cannot invest in a new chair, you can make sure that you have support in the form of religious or spiritual symbols. This can be anything from images or statues of religious figures, holy books, or an image of a beautiful mountain (just make sure it isn't snow-capped since this can symbolize "freezing" your progress!)

Step 4: Find Your Success Direction

As part of my unique Feng Shui approach, I consider a person's Personal Energy Number. This is a number from one to nine and is based on your date of birth and your birth sex. Each Personal Energy Number has four best "Personal Directions" where the energy in each room in your home is the most powerful for you. There's a Personal Direction for attracting success, good health, good relationships, and wisdom.

What to Do:

Find out your Personal Energy Number with the free Marie Diamond app and use the Diamond Compass to locate your Success Direction in your office. Ensure no mess, clutter, or trash cans are located in your Success Direction. Have a quick tidy-up of this area to ensure you're not symbolically "throwing your success away" in the trash!

Step 5: Activate Your Success Direction

You can "activate" your Personal Directions by displaying symbols of power, such as images or objects that represent your goals and dreams. They can be related to powerful people you admire, your dream career, or anything that represents you living your best life. Don't hang it up if it doesn't reflect what you want. You can display your symbols of power either on a pinboard hung up on the wall of your Success Direction or a table placed in this direction.

What Are Symbols of Power?

-Images of successful people in your profession or who have achieved goals similar to yours

-Images of your idols and heroes

-Any certificates or awards that you’ve won

-Images of religious or spiritual figures

-Fake awards, like an Oscar, with your name on it

-Photoshopped magazine covers with your image on them

-Images of your company logos or marketing material

There are many more ways to activate your office; this is just the tip of the iceberg. Feng Shui has helped millions of my students all over the world achieve their goals and manifest their wildest dreams – think of what it can do for you!

About the Author:

Marie Diamond is one of the world's top transformational leaders, creator of the TV show "Feng Shui Your Life", global best-selling author, and expert teacher on the Law of Attraction and Feng Shui. She is an Energy Master and was also the star of the worldwide movie phenomenon "The Secret." For her humanitarian services, she is also a knighted Dame.

As a spiritual and business mentor, her clients include A-list stars of film and music (including Steven Spielberg, Big Sean, Jason Bateman, and Jodie Foster), top-selling authors and speakers, top Fortune 500 company CEOs, and even royal family members. As a teacher, she has more than 1 million online and in-person students in more than 190 countries.

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