Real-Life Communication
When you became a feng shui consultant, you did so because you wanted
to be involved in other people's lives. You had no idea then what you would
be up against as far as building your feng shui practice.
One of the
things that you've learned as you work to build your practice is that it requires
huge amounts of two things: marketing and educating. Feng shui is such a new
field that many people have little or no idea what feng shui is and how it
will benefit them.
In addition, because it is such a new field, you
need to let people know you're available to help them put feng shui principles
into practice in their homes and business. You spend a large amount of time
marketing -- sending out introduction letters, writing ads and giving speeches
about feng shui.
It makes it easier if you can combine the marketing
and educating into one practice, so you've gotten into the habit of writing
articles and speeches that include facts about feng shui.
Here are
some facts:
Feng shui is the Chinese art of placement.
It is an art that helps you to place furniture and belongings in a manner
that helps positive energy flow more freely. It was developed more than 6,000
years ago. The words feng shui literally mean "wind and water." Your birthday
is used to determine what the optimum feng shui arrangement of furniture,
direction and color is for you.
Furthermore, each person is usually
categorized as fire, earth, water, metal or wood. It is from this distinction
that positive energy flow is channeled. Each element is then figured into
a bagua. That's an eight-sided pattern that determines the best areas for
future, relationships, descendants, compassion, self, wisdom, community, power
and health.
The bagua is usually aligned to the front entrance of the
residence or office, and if desired to the front of the property line. Adjusting
each area enhances the positive energy and reduces the negative energy.
These
are basic facts that help to educate people who might be interested in applying
feng shui to their own lives. And you often write articles about feng shui
that include these facts.
Today, you've been asked by a college website
to write a very short, 200- to 300-word article about feng shui. Include some
of the facts above to help introduce the subject.