Saving Money-Improving Morale
“Every government office should invest in the Feng Shui success strategies that were implemented in our department during this study, to improve efficiency and gain insight for setting up work spaces that improve morale and create positive flow of energy.”
~Karen Catarino, Risk Manager/State of Nevada Department of Administration Risk Management Division
The State of Nevada’s Risk Management Division is not responsible for generating income, but rather for saving the state money by managing risks associated with Workers’ Comp and property/casualty insurance. Department Manager Karen Catarino decided to invest in implementing the Feng Shui business coaching program in her department after learning about its success in the small business community. During the department’s participation period, they were able to save the state of Nevada $11 million dollars.
As with many government entities, the state of Nevada had been hit hard by budget shortfalls in the last several years. State employees lived in constant fear of losing their jobs, and many had already been forced to accept furlough days, cuts in pay and other mandates reducing salaries and benefits. This situation obviously increased stress for state employees, while decreasing morale, productivity, teamwork and the accomplishment of objectives. All of these issues impacted Karen Catarino’s department on a daily basis.
Karen decided to participate in the Feng Shui program, “to add positive energy to the work environment and create more harmony in a government setting.” The biggest challenge facing her department before the program began was securing state legislature approval of their budget for the upcoming year.
Karen’s Exit Survey indicated that benefits received from participation in the Feng Shui study exceeded her expectations:
- The department was able to save the state $11 million dollars
- The division received two awards
- Their proposed budget met preliminary approval by the state legislature
- The staff became a cohesive team with a proven track record
- Karen Catarino won an international management award of excellence
On her Exit Survey Karen commented “The staff was skeptical, but they eventually embraced the changes and are genuinely pleased with the final outcome.”
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Client Reviews
I had the following increases while in Adele’s Feng Shui study: finances/cash flow (up 134x); vitality/energy level (up 50%); personal empowerment (up 50%); satisfaction/happiness (up 50%) all within the first three months. The high end real estate that I owned, and had been trying to sell for over a year, sold at FULL PRICE after implementation of Feng Shui adjustments recommended by Adele.
Over the past few years we have come to rely on the tranquility and abundance that you have brought to our environment with your Feng Shui counseling. We were confident, therefore, that the proper Feng Shui adjustments would be of benefit in the selling of our home. The results of your recommendations have surpassed our expectations. Only well qualified and serious buyers came to look at our home, and we had an offer of 97% of our asking price in less than a month. This is remarkable in the currently slow moving real estate market.
Working with Adele has been such a delight! Thanks to her, our new home feels pleasant and balanced-the perfect environment for raising a happy family and enjoying our friends and time together. I’m most excited about our home office. Since she added her special touch to this space, I find myself clearer, more focused, peaceful and thrilled about prosperity that comes from working at home!
The strategies that I have learned on Adele’s program have significantly improved the steadiness of the calls I have received from new clients for business. The consistency of new clients for my law practice has improved by 30%. My sense of well-being has improved by 50%. I have felt more at ease…and the underlying sense of anxiety about my financial future and career success has disappeared.
When I was seeking Feng Shui advice for my home, one of my main purposes in doing so was to help our four year old son to sleep better at night. He had staunchly refused to sleep in his own bedroom for two prior years, and despite many different approaches to this problem, we saw no improvement. Adele suggested several simple but very specific adjustments, which I was able to put in place on the very day of her visit. We did not mention this to our son, nor did we do anything else different to produce a change. Within a day of implementing the changes Adele had suggested, he spent his first night in his bedroom and has been sleeping in his own room ever since.
When we first entered Adele’s Feng Shui project, we were in a severe business decline and in the process of loosing our business, homes and retirement accounts. After completing her program: 1) our business had a positive turn around with cash flow up 65%; 2) we have been able to keep our primary residence; 3) new work and career satisfaction has improved by 85%; 4) our stress levels are down 85%; and 5) a second home of ours that was for sale for a year with no offers, sold quickly. This allowed us to pay off the mortgage and walk away with much needed cash for our business and our personal lives.