Writing “How To” books and manuals has become a trademark of mine. And it goes way back, to when I was in my twenties, working as a Chiropractic Assistant and Insurance Secretary. My boss spoke highly of me to fellow chiropractor friends of his and at one point, I held seminars for other chiropractic secretaries. I shared with them how I ran an efficient office and handled all kinds of situations with patients.
I had become a “problem-solver” and my boss supported me sharing the protocols and Best Practices I had created for his office. Working for the chiropractor at the beginning of his career, I created forms and policies specific to our office needs.One was a template for a narrative style Chiropractic Report of Findings that went to attorneys handling our Personal Injury cases. It’s not unlike my Feng Shui Report of Findings!
For many years in a row, his office had 100% collections, with me representing the doctor, winning every single small claims court case and scrupulous follow-up with insurance companies. I was not truly appreciated until I stopped working for him to become a mother. That job had been thirty hours a week, but they went through several replacements quickly and ultimately the doctor could not find anyone who could do my job in less than fifty hours a week. Being organized is one of my strengths, so it came naturally that I would parlay that work ethic into thirty years of Feng Shui consulting.
It was almost inevitable that I would create a coaching manual for Feng Shui consultants. I have been doing this informally for decades with aspiring consultants who are friends of mine. Some have been in awe that I could turn Feng Shui into a full-time career and also sustain it for so long.
With no one to mentor me, I had to figure out how to run a Feng Shui business virtually on my own, although I did have a weekly coach for the first year and I also transferred some of the Best Practices I learned with the chiropractor to my own career. Many of the suggestions I share in Career Tips are common sense and they also help save time, a precious commodity when I was a single mom and driving hundreds of miles a week to see clients and teach classes.
In all humility, I also had the great fortune to be at the right place at the right time. Learning Feng Shui from a local Chinese master back in the 1990’s was easy, compared to those who had to travel far and wide to study with an expert out of the country. I rode the wave of Feng Shui being very trendy in Southern California, which also helped establish my career very quickly. And yet, it could have fallen apart or shriveled up, as it did with some of my colleagues, including those who got even more press than I did when every angle of the media wanted to do a cover story on Feng Shui. And yet, I persevered. Maybe it is because I’m an Ox and I’m just programmed to “plow the field” and work very hard and consistently.
Some of the sections in Career Tips for Feng Shui Consultants focus on how to conduct a professional evaluation, follow-up with clients, marketing and promotion ideas, and how to organize a Feng Shui home office.I also share some of the mistakes I made and the “duds” which did not bring me business. Career Tips commands a noticeable price tag because it provides hours of information, normally only offered in private mentoring. A verified purchase also entitles you to a confidential thirty minute Question and Answer session with Yours Truly.
Author: Kartar Diamond
Company: Feng Shui Solutions ®
