I believe in the power of words. I believe every single thing you write that is posted on the Internet represents you. I have many of my thoughts and ideas through articles and blogs on the Art of Feng Shui and my beliefs about it as I have been posting for years.
I also believe people can either connect with you through your words or realize that you are not the person for them. Oftentimes something just strikes a NERVE with something you write and a potential client finds it and feels compelled to call you to discuss the possibility of working with you.
And so it was for me recently from an article I had posted a year or two ago. I received a call from California from a woman who said she found me on the Internet and loved what I'd written. One article led her to look for others and she "connected" with my thoughts and feelings about Feng Shui.
I asked her if she recalled what she had typed in to find me as I am certainly not targ
eting California. And she r
elayed this story to me: She had been thinking on and off of having a Feng Shui Consultation for some time and had met a friend one day and they briefly discussed it. Her friend used a phrase that she repeated a few times "There are no Accidents." The phrase stayed with her and when she returned home she typed it into Google. There are NO Accidents | New Age Journal
And an article I had written pulled up; years ago I stopped believing in "Coincidences" and "Accidents"and had written an article about my beliefs. She didn't see THIS as an accident, either, and emailed me with a few questions. I wrote her back and suggested several options: She should call several other Feng Shui Consultants and how I can work with her, if she wanted to by doing a phone Feng Shui Consultation.
I wrote what an Online Feng Shui Consultation would involve including a floor plan, pictures and Red Envelopes. A few days went by and she called. She thanked me for my honesty regarding calling other Feng Shui Consultants but ultimately wanted to work with me. From the articles and blog posts she'd read, she said she knew that finding me was no accident.
This reminded me of a very important lesson, one that has been spoken about but bears repeating: If you're not putting quality posts up and are "blogging for points" you WILL certainly get points. To my knowledge, however, I've never gotten any business from points-but I've gotten plenty from my posts here on Activerain. I'm going to keep this in mind at all times that I write. I want to share information not only about my business but about myself as well. I want to write about things people will read and connect with. I write about New York City and Long Island so often because I truly love my home and people can see that. I've said it many times before and I'll add it once more here because it's so relevant to this post: There are NO Accidents. You meet the people you are supposed to meet and attract the clients you are meant to have-which makes working with each and every one of them a JOY.
*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since 1997 and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island, providing personalized and affordable Feng Shui Consultations on site for New York City and Long Island and distance Feng Shui Consultations by phone.
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