When I work with clients on decluttering, the most frustrating thing I encounter is them not following through. When I come back and either see that little-to-no progress is made, or that things are even worse, my heart sinks. I know in my logical mind that the direction I’ve given makes sense.

But I also acknowledge that each person has free will. They don’t have to do anything I’ve recommended they do. Even though they’ve paid me to tell them what to do. Even though I’ve made it clear WHY we’re focusing on decluttering. It’s their choice.

But emotionally, I question whether I’m adequate as a professional. Am I doing enough? Am I doing the right things? What else can I do, so that we achieve results according to our vision?

Reflecting on this, one thing that comes to mind is how I’ve been successful in moving past my own negative patterns and self-limiting – through coaching. For one thing, the most impactful results I’ve experienced while working with a personal coach are due to being held accountable. It’s simple – if you don’t do the work, you’re not going to see the results.

I wonder if coaching could help feng shui practitioners push clients past their blocks to get better results. Would I be a better practitioner if I got some coaching skills under my belt?

Please share YOUR thoughts on the subject by leaving a comment below…

Do you have coaching training? In what ways do you coach your clients that produce results?

After my position of 15 years was eliminated from the corporate world, I found myself being drawn inward in absence of being employed. No more long days in the office; I was now home, in my own space, with my own thoughts. While it is perfectly natural and part of our human process to locate our sense of self in externals, any time those external factors shift, we have an opportunity to rediscover and move closer to our core, which is the only truly safe place to call home.

Fortunately for me, not only has the same 15 years of practicing Feng Shui giving me the benefit of an external home in Feng Shui tip-top shape to weather the unemployment storm; Feng Shui practices continue to give me the silence, to listen to the core within my internal home for guidance on my next journey in life.

If we find ourselves feeling like the whole world seems to be falling apart around us, and we are not sure what to hold onto anymore, close your eyes, take deep breath and count your blessings in deep gratitude and say nine times, ”There is no place like a Feng Shui home”.

My blessings and Peace,

Cheryl Larson
Peace by Piece Feng Shui

This is an exciting year for our organization! We have a new logo and a new website, a new streamlined way of paying dues online and many ideas to come for enhancing your membership.

There has been a lot of buzz about 2012. The anticipation is a year of major transitions, both supporting and challenging. We know from Feng Shui this is the natural flow of life, the Yin and the Yang. We also know how critically important it is to take especially good care of ourselves during any transition, big or small, global or personal. So we begin our year with Cyndi Dale, our guest speaker, sharing ways to care for ourselves and those we care for both personally and professionally by creating energetic boundaries.

With the Chinese New Year close at hand on January 23, Carole Hyder will tell us what to expect in the year of the Water Dragon and which Chinese animals benefit from the dragon energy and which ones are challenged. She will provide suggestions for shifting the energy in our homes to mitigate any challenges this Dragon year might bring.

Actually, as I write this, I’m beginning to think of the 2012 “shift” so talked about as a big energy makeover, imposed or otherwise. FSIM is looking forward to providing ways we can share our own personal makeover stories and learn from each other as we navigate this year together.

I look forward to seeing you this Tuesday!

Hinda Abrahamson