Three ways to boost career success

Modern working life can be gruelling, but there is hope with fengshui. Fengshui philosophy says that there are ways to find greener pastures for yourself. Dato' Joey Yap, the founder of the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics, has sone fengshui insights for a career pick-me-up, beginning with arranging the bedroom wisely.

WorkSmart Asia (Q): The bedroom..?

Dato' Yap (JY): You might be asking yourself, what does my bedroom have to do with gaining career success? Well, for starters, the bedroom’s probably the most important room in your entire house since you basically spend a third of your life here, including sleeping.

Speaking of sleep, getting some good sleep is especially important to your health too! Therefore, the type of qi that affects your bedroom is crucial to your overall well-being. If your fitness levels are low due to disrupted sleep, that in turn could force a downgrade in your work performance which doesn’t bode well for your long-term career goals!

Fengshui-wise, a pillar right in the middle of the bedroom doesn’t aid your sleeping endeavours as it’s looked at as an unfavourable formation known as a Pole in the Heart Formation. This formation significantly affects qi circulation in the room, which might disrupt that good night’s sleep you’d like to get from the comfort of your home. 

Q: What about moving furniture around? 

JY: It’s best to place your bed’s headboard against a stable yin feature like a wall instead of a yang feature like a window so that the passive yin energy can encourage better sleep as opposed to the active yang energy.

Source: Pixabay, via Joey Yap. In this day and age, if you’re a working professional who doesn’t have your own home workspace, even if it’s a simple setup, then you’re missing out on truly being productive in your career life.

Q: Are there other spots in the home that could affect your career?

JY: Many working individuals, especially entrepreneurs, possess their very own working space at home in order to continue their work, if needed, away from the office. Having a personal workspace like this is key to setting up your career success! Even if you’re someone who doesn’t have to work from home, having a designated study room in your house could prove to be beneficial for any other side tasks or activities that require focus and success.

Q: How would you set up the workspace at home for career success?

Fengshui can help you to further cultivate a sense of urgency and concentration when utilising your home office. Firstly, make sure you avoid Yin Sha* by inviting natural sunlight – that’s not blocked by thick greenery outside your house – to shine into the room. This is because Yin Sha could incite a drop in focus levels in the room which is something you clearly wouldn’t want to experience when trying to be productive! 

Fengshui could also boost your focus levels in the room if you ensure that the door to your home office opens to a spacious area. This spacious area is known as a Bright Hall which is a place where good qi can collect and circulate before flowing into other areas like your home office!

Q: Light and space are certainly positive in any setting. What's a third thing that people can do to help their careers?

JY: The #8 Facing Star (also known as the Wealth Star) is the qi type to focus on if you want invite more wealth opportunities. This Facing Star can help bring about long-term improvements to your finances if you’re already generating your own stream of monetary wealth. Moreover, the #8 can still be used to increase your chances of getting a pay rise or job promotion if you’re financially lacking at the moment.

Q: How do we take advantage of this Star?

JY: Once you locate where the Star is in your home, all you need to do to activate the #8 Facing Star is place a water feature within the area of your home the Star is in. However, water features aren’t always practicable items to place. For example, placing an aquarium in your bedroom can have adverse effects on your moneymaking prospects as the noise of the active water can disrupt your sleep and consequently disrupt your work flow.

This can be resolved by using other yang items, such as televisions, air conditioners and fans. Though in order for the qi to move and stay active, the room needs to be frequently used and not just have these yang features present. The more you use the room and utilise these yang devices and features, the more the qi circulates. 

Also, make sure room is brightly lit (through natural sunlight during the day) for an ideal activation of the #8 Facing Star.

Q: What can people do if they would like to know more?

JY: If you’d like to learn more about the subject of fengshui and Chinese metaphysics and the role it could play it enhancing your work life, you can head to this website: www.joeyyap.com.

In summary:

Arrange your bedroom wisely
A fengshui-compliant bedroom could lay the foundation to changing career prospects for the better.

Organise your home office
A working professional with their own home workspace has a truly productive career.

Find and activate the Wealth Star
Fattening up our wallets or purses is, to some extent, everyone’s main priority when it comes to their career. It’s nothing to be ashamed about, and fengshui can help you on that front.

In addition to founding the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics – an education institution for feng shui, bazi, qi men dun jia, mian xiang, Yi Jing, date selection and face reading, Yap is the best-selling author of over 172 book titles published in seven different languages worldwide. He engages with students in more than 37 countries.

Dato' Yap has also conducted professional consultations for a wide range of clientele from the UK, USA, Canada, France, Germany and all of Southeast Asia. For all things Joey Yap and more, connect on www.instagram.com/realjoeyyap. Email info@joeyyap.com about one-on-one consultations.

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*Yin Sha refers to something that generates too much yin energy, which is not encouraged as people become less energetic.