How to Use Feng Shui for Business Growth

It's easy to use Feng Shui for business growth. The ancient Chinese art of placement, Feng Shui can bring harmony to your office space, increase your productivity, and bring you more clients. All you have to do is make a few inexpensive changes to your environment. While the following list of steps is not an exhaustive overview of how you can use Feng Shui for business growth, these steps will get you started.

CLEAN UP. To use Feng Shui for business growth, you must first clean and declutter your office space. Feng Shui is based on the movement of Chi, or life force energy, and a messy desk will prevent this energy from flowing freely. Clearing away clutter establishes order and will promote productivity and wealth. (see tips below for specific items to place on your desk in lieu of clutter)

MOVE YOUR DESK. The position of your desk is just as important as what you keep on it. The best place to keep your desk is as far back in the room as possible with your back to the wall. You should also have a view of the door, but never be directly in line with the door. Ideally your desk would also be aligned diagonally with the door and provide you a view of a window. (see Warnings below on ways to avoid positioning your desk.)

GET A WATER FEATURE. You should include a water feature in your office if you want to use Feng Shui for business growth. You can incorporate this water feature in a variety of ways. Fish tanks or water fountains are among the most popular options, but if neither one of those will work in your space, you can always include a photo or painting of water. Water is a powerful symbol of money in Feng Shui, so however you incorporate it in your space, you must take care to keep that water clean and flowing.

ADD SOME PLANTS. Aside from being nice to look at, healthy plants will also promote harmony as well as business and personal growth in the work place. The key is to keep them flourishing as dead plants will promote negative energy. Also be sure to avoid cactuses and other plants with sharp edges; these shapes promote negative chi.

PAINT. In Feng Shui, each color symbolizes a different element (wood, fire, earth, water, metal). The colors of your business logo, marketing materials, and colors of your office space will all affect the success of your business. If you pick the right colors to represent your business, you'll prosper. The colors you pick depend on the type of your business. For example, the color red, indicative of fire, promotes digestion and represents cooking over a fire. So if you own a restaurant, you may want to paint the walls red and use red in your logo and on any fliers you mail out. To decide which colors to use, spend some time thinking about the true nature of your business. When you decide on what the "essence" of your business is, you must pick a corresponding color to enhance the right Feng Shui element. (For more information on Feng Shui and color, see resource links below.)