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May 15, 2007

Set up your Home Office with Positive Chi

The comfort of the home lures some people into converting a portion of it into working spaces. However, there are certain things you need to bear in mind as you set up this work space and that is positive Chi.

Common Mistakes

Many home offices are often set up in spaces believed to be available or unused space in the house. Examples of such are the corner of the bedroom, the basement, the attic, beneath the stairs or close to toilet walls. It is to be said that though some areas within a home are a good location for a home office, others are not.

Home Office Furniture Tips

When setting up a home office, it can also be tempting to use whatever extra furniture is on hand to maximize and economize. This practice is acceptable provided that the potential home office furniture is not falling apart and discoloured.



Another option is to go for second-hand office furniture. This practice requires special consideration, as it often has terrible “predecessor Chi.” Why is Chi important? Here are a couple of tips that can provide good enough reason.

Never buy used office furniture from a business that went bankrupt, regardless of its low cost nature — these desks and chairs will fill your home office with the energy of failure, anxiety, and disappointment. Negative vibes or emotions carried over.

Another is using inherited furniture as office desks or office chairs will have good or bad energy for you and your business but will depend on the quality of your family relationships.

How to Use the Home Office

Client meetings held in your home office, it is good to inform your clients that they should use an entrance separate from that used by your family.

Reason being, your clients can come and go without having to pass through the space where you and your family live in, and, more importantly, both of your energies will remain focused on business.

Locations to Avoid According to Chi

In the central area of the home. It creates the impression that work will dominate over family life.

In the bedroom. Though convenient, work may contribute to or even cause relationship conflicts. It will affect your sleep, and you may feel lethargic and distracted when trying to work.

A home office located in an alcove underneath the stairs. It will be conducive to an oppressive overhead energy, which may cause headaches and contribute to difficulty in concentrating and organizing.

An office with an unbalanced or slanted ceiling will create a similar problem. However, to work with an office that has a slanted ceiling, it is suggested that placing your office desk on the higher side of the room, and the use of the lower side for file cabinets, bookcases, or other home office furniture will help considerably in creating balance in the work space. Positioning lamps and lights that shine upward are a good addition to rooms with low or slanted ceilings. Plants can add to the positive Chi of the home office.

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