A Feng Shui Consultant in New York:  A Lesson on Intention AND Marketing

As a Feng Shui Consultant in New York, we are asked to look for and think about SIGNS.  Some are apparent to us while some are much more subtle.  We don't believe in Coincidences and NEVER believe in "Accidents."  Things happen for a reason.

Feng Shui Consultants also work with Energy and believe very much in INTENTIONS they put out (what is also called ‘The Law of Attraction' to some).  There are Reasons for everything and anything that come our way and we always need to remember to look into these things that come our way before turning them down.

 It was a thrill to have the 2009 US Open here on Long Island, NY.  I enjoyed showing you some of the pictures Laura was able to capture.  It was also during that weekend that her site http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com went "live."

Laura had planned to go near the entrance to the US Open to try and sell some of her artwork.  She'd created two pictures that she'd drawn and colored and had high-quality copies made.  By the time the rains let up, it was Sunday and she was discouraged by some from trying.

People had already purchased Mercandise from the huge tent set up inside the grounds and more then that, they were wet, tired and muddy.  The Final Game was delayed until Monday due to all the heavy rains.

Marti had emailed us the evening before to say her site would be live on Sunday.  We took it as a sign to go; just that day we had been on a Feng Shui Consultation in Brooklyn and she'd been commissioned by our client to create a mural.  It didn't seem she had much to lose.

She took a folding table, a new Art piece she was working on and the two pictures she'd done along with the copies.  She set up and continued to work on the new piece of art.  If you believe in Intention and Energy, what happened next won't surprise you.  In the spirit of:"Build it and they will come" people started coming up to her, asking her questions and snapping up her art. 

One person purchased the picture she was working on before it was even done and she was commissioned for two custom pieces.  She called me before noon to tell me she'd sold out but one person she'd spoke to had said he'd be back, he said he had something he wanted to give her.

She was thrilled!  But she also said she didn't know how long she should wait and wondered if that person would return and what he could possibly have to give her.  She decided to wait another half hour and was just packing up to leave when the kind stranger returned.

He'd been impressed with her Artwork and had purchased both pieces.  He said while most people were yelling to try to get attention to sell items, she'd just gone about her work.  Sometimes, he said, a quieter approach to Marketing is the very thing that attracts others to you and handed her two tickets to the final day of the US Open on Monday, each ticket being valued at $100 each.

Needless to say, she was speechless!  She was also able to attend a once in a life-time event and was there to see the new winner and feel the excitement in the crowd. 

Energy-Intention-Marketing all go together I realized.  We are ALL marketing, every day but how much ENERGY are we putting into it?

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

**Carole Provenzale and Laura Cerrano are Feng Shui Consultants in New York NY providing on site Feng Shui/Design Consultations on Long Island, New York City, Queens, Brooklyn and the Tri-State area. 

I was going through some old VHS tapes the other day hoping to be able to part with some.  I have so many and although I still have the player for them I don't use them very often.

One was from an old video store; I'd apparently racked up so many late fees, I bought it and it had a sticker on it that said "Be KIND --  REWIND."  It made me recall that often when I rented tapes, I'd have to rewind them as the person who had rented it before hadn't bothered.

It's sad to me they had to put a sticker on it to ask their clients to be thoughtful.  I flashed back to what seemed only a few years ago when there was no road rage (New York now leads the country in the number of Road Rage "incidents), no ‘home invasions' no gangs (at least that we were aware of) on Long Island, no drive by shootings and wondered what had happened in the last 10 years or less that completely changed this lovely Island around?

Which leads to the point of this post (yes, I have one : )  If you are stuck on a decision or unsure of exactly what to do in a particular situation do you take a few minutes to REWIND?  I go back through the entire Feng Shui Consultation to see if I may have missed something.....anything that might help a client. 

More often then not, I don't find anything but there are those rare occasions when I will think of another thing to try.  In doing a REWIND, we just might find a small oversight or error that might change circumstances around completely.

In your relationships, both business AND personal, Be Kind and REWIND.

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

New York Feng Shui Consultant Carole Provenzale is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York providing personalized, affordable on site Feng Shui Consultations for all of Long Island, New York City, Brooklyn and Queens; distance consultations are also available.  Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997.

Taken by Feng Shui New York Consultant Carole Provenzale of Feng Shui Long Island & New York in Queens NY.

A Master of Creativity:  Marti Garaughty,     THANK YOU!

When I am working with a client on a Feng Shui Consultation, my Energy is focused on THEM.  I want them to be happy with the recommendations, I want them to understand why I am suggesting them, I want them to know that my intent and energy is focused on THEM and THEIR needs.

I would estimate that about 35 % of my clients at this time are from REFERRALS from happy clients.  I’ve built a name and a good reputation. 

When the thought to have a website built for Laura as a Graduation gift came to me, I initially thought of my webmaster.  He was busy and it didn’t get done.  I’d purchased the domain name of her choice and thought of Marti.  Marti designed my outside blog which so many people loved and I already knew his dedication to making his clients HAPPY with what he is creating.  marti garaughty : The Art Of Marketing You

I also knew of his quick responses and his amazing patience.  It didn’t take me long to contact him.  First let me say that Marti has no idea I’m writing this…and although he knows a few of the events which have taken place, that’s for another blog. 

Laura, of course, was involved.  I was also involved and we both asked Marti to design a custom site for her.  Again, he is a PLEASURE to work with.  He’d design something, change it around, give us ideas, change it again and send it for review.  We wanted some specific pictures included in the site but they just didn’t FIT the design.

Marti is an artist.  He does NOT disappoint.  I know when I am stuck on a particular thing, it’s about all I could think about and from Marti’s emails, I believe he felt the same way.  A late night email confirmed my suspicions:  “I came up with an idea I think you’ll like…will send it soon.”  (I’m paraphrasing here  : ) 

There it was, the next morning.  The custom website both Laura and I LOVED.  It is now live if you’d like to see it:  http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com

Marti put many hours of time and thought into this…and, whether he believes me or not, the Energy that followed the site going live is a story into itself for another day.

I do NOT refer people I haven’t worked with or know someone who has worked with them.  I am careful with referrals because I believe they are a reflection of you.  So when I refer someone, you can just BET I’m happy with their work.  Marti is not just a Blog Artist, Website Designer, or creates Artwork at it’s finest, he’s a dedicated person who truly goes the extra MILES to make his clients happy.  Thank you, Marti.  And I will post those amazing updates including some things you haven’t heard about since that site went LIVE.

Http://www.FengShuiManhattan.com is a Marti Garaughty design at it’s best!

Laura Cerrano is the proud new owner of one beautiful website.

Are YOU “Out of Bounds” with your Clients?  Feng Shui Queens NY.

As a Feng Shui Consultant in New York, I am always careful not to cross any “boundaries” with my clients.  Often times after a Feng Shui Consultation we will keep in touch and it’s not at all unusual for us to become friends.

It is, in fact, one of the nicest parts of this lovely art of Feng Shui.

Still, there are boundaries.  I sometimes wonder if I asked a client/friend for something if I would be “crossing the line.”  I don’t want to do that so I simply Don’t ASK.

My thinking has changed a bit over the years and most particularly due to a recent incident.  Years ago I had a contact from someone who worked for the hit TV show “Crossing Over” with John Edward.  If you’ve read some previous posts, I am a huge fan of his.  It had crossed my mind to ask my client if she knew of any way I could obtain tickets—I had tried unsuccessfully for almost two years.

I somehow never felt it was the right thing to do. We did, however, become friends and still are today.  We will email, speak on the phone and meet for lunch or dinner when possible.  Today I would likely have no problem asking her but then it was still a “Professional” relationship.

An email she sent one day almost sent me off my chair.  She’d asked what I was doing and what I’d been up to….and included in the last sentence “If you ever want tickets to the show, just let me know.”  She didn’t know I had been trying for SO long and when I accepted her incredible offer she asked me why I hadn’t simply ASKED…..

Some of you that also read my posts probably know one of my favorite things to do is go to attend concerts.  I book as many as I can reasonably afford and then I book more.  This year I tried to make Very Careful selections for the Summer.  I chose Gordon Lightfoot, my all time favorite Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Fleetwood Mac (yes, they all played together again!) and Bonnie Raitt. 

Again, I was WAY over my limit.  WAY, WAY over : )  Then it was announced that Huey Lewis and the News were going to be playing.  Goodness, if you have ever seen them you would never forget the ENERGY they generate!  And if you haven’t, I can promise you that you won’t sit down. 

I have been working on a project FOR someone for a long time.  It’s BUSINESS.  But I know they have access to tickets from the place having the concert…..Dare I ask my Boss??  Much as I like to think I’m an independent “agent” I am really an employee. 

One morning, I took a chance and emailed my ‘boss.’  A few days later I came in to a message that said “Carole, your Huey tickets are burning a hole in my pocket.”  I was THRILLED.  I couldn’t thank him enough and when I spoke to him, I realized something---he was HAPPY to have gotten me the tickets, just as my Feng Shui Client had been.  I had really created my own “boundaries.”  People that you have helped along the way are only too happy to help you right back….if you give them a chance.

Overstep your boundaries---I dare you!

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**Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island &; New York providing on site Feng Shui Consultations for New York City (Manhattan), Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  http://www.TheFengShuiVoice.com

A Feng Shui Consultant at the US Open in Bethpage Long Island, 2009

All photos property of Laura Cerrano

US OPEN in Bethpage Long Island NY 2009—Photos

These are some other shots Laura Cerrano of Feng Shui Manhattan was able to capture on Friday at Bethpage State Park in Long Island NY.  With nothing but rain expected for the next few days (accompanied by HEAVY rain and colder temperatures), I suspect even if you are on the Golf Course these might be the best views you’ll get.

What is it about having the US Open on Long Island and rain?  This feels like a repeat of the 2002 US Open.  My hints for attending the Open? 

Getting ready to film...he needed way more protection in the driving rains we had today!

In spite of the many tents, they had to close the event early today.

• Dress warm; we are having April temperatures in JUNE.
• Don’t leave home without an umbrella (or two!)
• Watch where you park!  Farmingdale Village has been having what is called a “ticketing blitz” and although signs are posted, you have to look all the way UP to see them.  Laura and I both got tickets the first week we moved back to Farmingdale in January! 
• Places you might like to try for great food:

Krisches in Massapequa (one town over).  Krisches is a New York Institution known for its homemade Ice Cream, Pies, Chocolate and the absolute BEST hamburgers anywhere!  It is a true old-time confectionary store that has been around forever and, I suspect, will stay around forever.  It would be a shame to leave Long Island without stopping in the treasure in Massapequa, NY. 

HRS Singleton’s in Bethpage:  A somewhat more upscale yet still casual restaurant where you are greeted every night by the owner.  Formerly called “No Bananas” this restaurant was ALWAYS good.  Its close and you’re assured a great meal.

If you like Chinese Food, Kwong Ming in Wantagh has also been around forever.  Newsday aggress with me on this one, they have unparalleled Chinese Food that never tastes like “take-out” --  even if it is! 

Dominico’s in Levittown Long Island.  Hidden in a corner of a shopping market and right next to Brittany Beauty School (one of my old schools : ), it looks outside like any other Pizza Place.  Take a walk into the back and visit the restaurant for some wonderful Italian dishes I’ve tried for years to recreate at home (but never have).

ALL of these places have Good Feng Shui!  They’d have to as they’ve lasted so long and remained consistently GOOD.

Here's a few more shots from Friday....Cloudy but not the horrendous rain we had today!

 The Oak Room....Fine Dining Inside the newly renovated clubhouse.

I do hear some are stopping to sign autographs after the 18th hole.   I have also read that New Yorkers who play this course often have given welcomed advice to the players of the US Open.

We ALL hope for better weather tomorrow!

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**Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island.  Along with Feng Shui Consultant Laura Cerrano on site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City, Brooklyn, Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction. 

New York Feng Shui and Eco Friendly ART

In 1996 I was deeply immersed in my Feng Shui Study Course here on Long Island New York.  In addition to the intensives on Feng Shui we were introduced to a subject called Bio-Biologie.  Long before Al Gore came out and spoke about “Going Green” we were learning about such things as ‘environmentally friendly” materials, paints and all natural rugs that don’t outgas (often times for YEARS to come), electromagnetic energy and the hazards of being exposed to it to incorporate methods for our clients to live a healthier, happier and more productive life through both Feng Shui AND bio-biologie.

It is a science and study developed in Germany and brought to the United States.  I have been as careful as possible since then to buy as natural as I can….in 1996, however, it seemed no one had heard of it or what I was talking about.

I remember doing a Feng Shui Consultation for a client in Oyster Bay Long Island.  She was having a total renovation done of both floors in her home and had called for a Feng Shui Consultation on the new use of rooms and areas.  I’d mentioned this science to her and she looked into it; she said she believed every word of it and asked her contractor to find out about it as well.  She ended up with the most environmentally friendly home as she could back then.

Recycling wasn’t at all popular back then with the exception of soda cans.  In Feng Shui Art, we often think now of common, everyday products that are disposed of as junk and made into Artwork.  There is currently a heated debate on Eastern Long Island over someone using other people’s “junk” to create HIS type of “artwork” on HIS property.  His neighbors call it an eyesore…he calls it ART. 

The trend is growing here.  On a recent Feng Shui Consultation in Levittown Long Island I spotted a new homeowner building HIS new artwork.  My client lived next door and when I asked her how she felt about it she said:  “It’s his house and his yard, he can do whatever he likes.”  What a wonderful attitude!

Sometimes we ALL look for “trash” to turn into treasures.  I happen to love art in ALL forms and wouldn’t have an issue with this either.  I’m sure it will grow and will be curious to see if it offends anyone later on.

All Natural, Eco Friendly Art-Work in Levittown NY:

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**Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island and New York  providing on Site Consultations  for New York City (Manhattan) and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction. 

http://www.TheFengShuiVoice.com

A Feng Shui Long Island Consultant at the US OPEN Bethpage NY 2009

While preparing for a Feng Shui Consultation in Smithtown Long Island NY on Friday I watched in surprise as Laura Cerrano grabbed the camera and went running out the door.  She didn’t say a word and I wondered where she could be headed.

We sometimes speak about being in the RIGHT place at the RIGHT time.  We almost never speak about the FEELINGS to suddenly do something that wasn’t planned or even thought of—and following those feelings.  Intuition, it’s priceless!

The US OPEN at The Bethpage Golf Course is scheduled to open tomorrow.  A word about this Gold course is that it is so LARGE, part of it is in Farmingdale Long Island while the majority is in Bethpage and still some of it runs into another Long Island town called Plainview.  In a word, it’s BIG!

AND Challenging.  The Bethpage Gold Course contains something called THE BLACK COURSE.  A scary place even for the BEST Golfers in the World.

Laura later told me something told her to go…it’s a good thing, too : )  Arriving near the course, she found the main road leading there closed.  She decided to park and walk the rest of the way.  She waited outside the first hole for a little while and was just about to leave when she saw a crowd of people headed HER way.  She knew something was up.

Although there was a recent Tiger “sighting” right here on Long Island, he was nowhere to be seen on Friday.  Still, some others came out to try the Gold Course including Michael Jorden, “Big” Ben Roethlisberger and Justin Timberlake. 

It was an eventful morning in Farmingdale and Laura managed to copy some wonderful shots of the celebrities practicing their golf for the BIG EVENT.

If you are coming to Long Island for this incredible event, I will soon post a list of MY favorite places to eat and MANY more photos!  Unfortunately, there is not much left in Farmingdale (who had a GOLF store that closed just a few short months ago as well as D’Angelos, one of the BEST places to eat around and now the Country Bakery is also gone after only two months in business; that had been our first bakery in YEARS : (

But I hope you enjoyed the shots of Michael Jorden, Big Ben and Justin Timberlake in Farmingdale Long Island for the US OPEN 2009—captured by a Feng Shui Consultant with a feeling.  **For more photos coming soon, please subscribe.

Yes, we made it on time to our Feng Shui Consultation in Smithtown NY.

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*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of  Feng Shui Long Island providing Feng Shui Consultations for all of New York City and Long Island and Online/Phone Consultations for those at a distance for homes, offices, businesses, corporations, renovations, and new construction. 

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Feng Shui in Long Island New York:  How DO you Attract the Helpful People?

As a Feng Shui Practitioner in New York, something I ALWAYS address with Client’s is their HELPFUL PEOPLE AREA.  In all my years of practicing this lovely art of ‘Mindful Placement,’ I have always found this particular area to be the most effective in beginning to change the Energy in a Space, whether it be a home or a business.

We’ve ALL got some wonderful Helpful People in our lives.  Some of us have many while others only a few; it doesn’t matter because in Feng Shui, what we want to do is attract MORE.  It almost never fails.

If you think about it, just ONE Helpful person can help bring almost anything you need or want into your life.  A new job (Career) or opening that they pass along to you, a handyman or painter…..even a new love interest.  When we stop and think of our Helpful People, we ACKNOWLEDGE them.  And then we leave room for MORE helpful people to come in.

It makes perfect sense to me; we ALL need good friends who truly care about us and those that we know would help us out of ANY situation if called upon.  Those that are never far away—the very people you can Depend on.  Honestly, who doesn’t want more of these people in our lives?  These treasures come in all shapes and sizes....if you look around, life can be filled with them!

 You CAN meet new Helpful People every day :) !

Honor the ones you have….and more will come.  It does help to tie an action into this which for some of my clients comes easily while others find it difficult but SPEAK TO PEOPLE.  It doesn’t matter where you are, TALK.  You’d be surprised how many will respond to you and more likely then not, something will come up in the conversation that may help you out a great deal!

Recently, a Feng Shui Client on Long Island NY made a change to this area.  Some of her friends already knew she was seeking “Mr. Right” but had no one they thought would be a good match for her.  While out shopping, she saw a cashier she knows from shopping in the store.  A friend of the cashier’s happened to be there as well and a simple introduction turned into a Love Match.  She added this person to her list of Helpful People : )

 A new Helpful Person in New York City!

While some Feng Shui Consultants use a slightly different Bagua, the INTENTION and results are the same.  What made me think of writing another post about Helpful People AND the benefits of them was a post recently added to the group Feng Shui for Real Estate which was formed by Bob and Carolin Benjamin.  Feng Shui for Real Estate

If you’re not a member, please do join and contribute.  I didn’t want others to miss this post because I found it informative and VERY helpful!  Good enough that Charlene Storozuk was awarded the Chi Award, something I give out on occasion for really outstanding posts.

If you haven’t read her post, please do:  

Feng Shui It! Part 7: How To Improve The Helpful People & Travel Area Of Your Home

And then for goodness sakes. Take a few minutes to address YOUR helpful people…..you never know unless you try!

Feng Shui Expert in Long Island NY Carole Provenzale of Feng Shui Long Island & New York

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

**Carole Provenzale has been a New York Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York.  On Site Feng Shui Consultations provided for New York City (Manhattan), Queens and all of Long Island for Homes, Apartments, Businesses, Corporations, Renovations and New Construction.  http://www.TheFengShuiVoice.com

As a New York Feng Shui Consultant, I sometimes wonder what I would be doing-right now-if I hadn't followed my love of Feng Shui.  I wonder where I would be and how happy I would be doing something else instead of the very thing that I LOVE.

I received a call from a potential client today about a Feng Shui Consultation in a part of New York I don't normally go to because of the distance.  As we spoke, I could HEAR her voice "light up" at the thought of having a consultation.  Though she's read about Feng Shui for a very long time, many of the things confuse her.

She has just purchased a new home and is waiting for her closing date---and finally going to have her first Feng Shui Consultation.   As I heard her speak, I too was affected.  No matter how long you practice this lovely art, many things amaze me still:  The wonderful results my clients have, the phone calls and emails and the incredible changes that take place in their lives that they are kind enough to share with me.

No doubt this person heard it in MY voice as well.  Whether we are Real Estate Agents who are seeing the market through a very challenging time or a Home Stager who has had difficulty getting the word out that Staging is essential to successful sales, we stick it out and do what we LOVE.

I read so many blogs on Activerain and I've read so many struggles....and have seen, over and over, that those of us who LOVE WHAT WE DO STAY WITH WHAT WE DO.  It's a part of us, not just what defines us.

So, if you hadn't followed YOUR Path-the one you were  MEANT to be on, what would you be doing now?  And how happy do you think you'd be?

http://www.LongIslandFengShui.com

**Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island and New York  Along with Feng Shui Consultant Laura Cerrano, on site Feng Shui Consultations are provided for New York City, Queens and all of Long Island.