In a competitive real estate market, home sellers are looking for edge to make their home sell fast. Feng Shui, or ancient Chinese art of placement, is one answer. Jaan Ferree, a Feng Shui consultant based in Asheville, North Carolina, explains. that Feng Shui is “having intention to pay attention” to your environment. I recently asked Jaan for a few Feng Shui pointers to help home seller find a buyer faster. Here are some of her Feng Shui ideas for home seller.

House Number Jaan Ferree suggests taking a closer look at house number and position on block. As a buyer approaches home is it easy to tell he or she is at right place? Is number of home visible? Front Door and Approach Make sure entrance to your home is easily discernable. If entrance is not front door, is it obvious to visitor where they enter? Is walk from car to door safe, well defined, well lit, and attractive? Ferree says front porch, door, and threshold should be welcoming and have a "greeter". Use a pot of geraniums, other flowers or plants, a statue, or an attractive welcome mat. She also suggests a beautiful color on door, wind chime, basket hung on wall beside door, plaque beside door or other plants or objects which will "lift chi" (energy) of person approaching entrance to home. Finally, a clear bell or doorknocker, to let someone know you are there, is always helpful.

Trim Bushes Make certain shrubbery and landscaping is not overgrown. If it is, energy may have effect of "pushing person away" who is approaching entrance to home. The best plants to line edge of walkway have soft round corners. Avoid sharp pointed plants or objects.

This short story, Human Resources at Work, is part of AlphaMeasure's compilation, Tales From Corporate Frontlines. It illustrates how a competent, compassionate staff can perform their HR functions and really make a difference in lives of employees, creating goodwill that spreads throughout workplace.

Anonymous Submission: Human Resources at Work

I've worked at a few different companies, and never had much interaction with human resources departments, other than hiring and benefits enrollment paperwork.

I'd like to tell you about one staff member who really made a difference in my life. Stricken with a sudden and very debilitating sickness, I was completely confused about my benefits and responsibilities with regard to time off for treatment, and coverage provided by my company-paid health insurance plan. I'd rarely even been sick before, and never hospitalized.