Despite my often pragmatic approach to life and business, I am not without my superstitions. I am willing to try most things and give every philosophy and theory a bit of a spin. I do put some stock in “energy flow” and Feng Shui, so when a friend recently gave me a “lucky” bamboo plant for wealth and prosperity, I was quite happy to add it to my collection of home business “tools”…
Okay, I am not saying that I am going to take my bamboo plant to the bank with me, and if I am being completely honest I will have to admit that I have another, older bamboo plant that already lives in part of my house. I have just gotten used to it, keep it nice and moist, and consider part of my collection of houseplants. But, there was something about a fresh, new bamboo potted up nicely in the dragon crock that I couldn’t help but welcome into my part of my work space.
Even though I have my shelf of business books and I am always looking for practical and proven ways to improve and grow my business, I cannot help but entertain some ideas of luck and positive energy. After all, how can it hurt to allow some non-Western, non-business school sort of elements into my home business? Who can argue with the idea of bringing “wealth and prosperity” into my life? AND, the day after I got the new bamboo plant settled into my work space, I did find a soaking wet dollar bill on the sidewalk as I took out my newspapers to be recycled–coincidence, dumb luck, or the beginning workings of the lucky bamboo? Besides, if all else fails, plants are always good for the air quality of an area, right?
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