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The Importance of Creating the Right Environment for your Business Success

What kind of environment is the right environment for your business success? Are you someone who likes to work in a relaxed, calm, quiet environment, or someone who likes a more interactive, invigorating, exciting environment?

There is probably a range of environments you can put up with and get by in. But, have you ever thought about what kind of environment is optimal if you want to create success? Most of us haven’t thought about how our environment affects our business success. Instead, we’ve learned to adapt to less-than-favorable conditions, blaming our sagging energy, increased body aches, and decreased productivity on other factors.

The Effects of a Negative Environment

Psychologists and industrial engineers have long reported that a negative work environment adversely affects our health, sleep habits, interactions with people, sex life, tolerance levels, ability to cope, and ability to process new information.

The longer we are exposed to a negative environment, the more our productivity and success decrease. It also takes its toll on our psychological, emotional, and physiological well-being.

The problem is that researchers have not been able to come up with a single work environment that is best for everyone. Human beings are such a complex, multifaceted group. It is impossible to take into account everyone’s changing needs to create a work environment that is ideal for every individual.

Whether you work from the comfort of your home as a solo preneur or go to work in an office building, it’s up to you to create the perfect environment for your business success. If not, you will find yourself gulping for air.

Are You Gulping For Air?

I have a small pond in my back yard. It’s a modest pond, home to five gold fish, two shubunkins, and two koi, Jack and Casper. It’s a peaceful little pond where birds and deer come to drink and neighborhood cats come with high hopes. There are benches nearby for quiet reflection, and the beauty of nature surrounds.

Not too long ago, the pond wasn’t so peaceful. We were in the middle of a heat wave when I went out to feed my fish. Much to my surprise and alarm, all the fish were at the surface of the pond bunched together and gulping for air. I could see they were in distress, though I didn’t know why. Until . . . I dipped my hand into the pond and felt the temperature of the water. It was very warm.

I immediately flew into action and began pumping warm water out of the top of the pond while simultaneously adding cold water to it. Within a couple of hours the water temperature had stabilized and my fish were back to swimming tranquilly around the pond.

When you are working in an environment that is detrimental to you, you soon end up like my fish on that hot day. You end up gulping for air. Gulping for air leaves us exhausted, depleted, and in desperate need of relief. We’ve all had times when we have felt as if we were just barely making it, scarcely holding it all together, and stressed beyond our limit.

Are you gulping for air? Here are some ways to know.

Top 10 Ways to Tell If You Are Gulping For Air

1. You’re too busy for your family and friends.

2. You do a lot of explaining about why you are so busy.

3. You find yourself just trying to keep your head above water.

4. You’re feeling unheard, misunderstood, and devalued.

5. You’re feeling overwhelmed.

6. You’re caught up in the drama of your business.

7. You’re still at work in your head after you’ve physically left your office.

8. You’re making do by making excuses.

9. You’re not sleeping, exercising, or eating to your benefit.

10. You’re emotionally maxed out.

What do you do if you find yourself gulping for air?

3 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Environment

1. The first thing to do is acknowledge where you are.

2. The second is to create some space to move around. Whether that be actual physical space (like taking a walk) or psychological and emotional space (such as meditating, journaling, or reading a book for pleasure), it’s important to create space.

3. Next, go within and ask, “What environment is in my highest good and greatest well-being right now?” This one question will open up even more space for you to begin creating the perfect environment for your personality, needs and goals.

You will know what that right environment is because in it you will feel expansive, open, allowing, and inviting. You will feel as if you have plenty of room to explore, maneuver, and swim around. You will have time for family, friends, and for yourself. You will thrive, flourish, and prosper.

Why merely put up with or get by in your environment? Instead, stop gulping air and focus on creating just the right environment for your business success.

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World Environment Day 2008: Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy

World Environment Day, which is commemorated each year on June 5th, is one of the most significant mode through which the United Nations stimulates the global awareness of the environment. It is by this way that the United Nations attract political attention and enhances action to shape a better global environment. Each year the World Environment Day is celebrated in recognition of unique theme. Norway was honored to host International World Environment Day 2007 celebrations in recognition of the theme — ‘Melting Ice – The Hot Topic’. Over a hundred nations across the globe celebrates the World Environment Day with highly relevant theme each year.

The slogan for World Environment Day 2008 is ‘Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy’. With an understanding of the fact that the change in climatic condition is gradually becoming one of the most defining issue of the age, UNEP is requesting the nations, companies and communities to put special focus on the greenhouse gas emissions and to put spare thought over how to reduce them. The World Environment Day 2008 is going to highlight resources and focuses on promoting low carbon economies with a view to shape a better and healthier future. Promoting a low carbon economy involves steps towards improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption. The chief international celebration of the World Environment Day 2008 is going to be held in New Zealand.

The Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment deliver statements and commit themselves to care for this only green planet of the universe. Serious pledges establish sound and non-transitory governmental policies related to environmental management and economic planning. bicycle parades, tree planting , recycling campaigns, clean-up campaigns, street rallies, school level essay and poster competitions etc. are organized all over the world on June 5th to celebrate the World Environment Day.

Here are some information on World Environment Day for the last ten years regarding where the WED celebration was held at and what were the respective themes each year:

Places of celebration:
World Environment Day 2007 – Tromsø, Norway
World Environment Day 2006 – Algiers, Algeria
World Environment Day 2005 – San Francisco, U.S.
World Environment Day 2004 – Barcelona, Spain
World Environment Day 2003 – Beirut, Lebanon
World Environment Day 2002 – Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
World Environment Day 2001 – Torino, Italy and Havana, Cuba
World Environment Day 2000 – Adelaide, Australia
World Environment Day 1999 – Tokyo, Japan
World Environment Day 1998 – Moscow, Russian Federation

Themes of celebration:
World Environment Day 2007 – Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
World Environment Day 2006 – Deserts and Desertification – Don’t Desert Drylands!
World Environment Day 2005 – Green Cities – Plan for the Planet!
World Environment Day 2004 – Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive?
World Environment Day 2003 – Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
World Environment Day 2002 – Give Earth a Chance
World Environment Day 2001 – Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
World Environment Day 2000 – The Environment Millennium – Time to Act
World Environment Day 1999 – Our Earth – Our Future – Just Save It!
World Environment Day 1998 – For Life on Earth – Save Our Seas

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Chandler, AZ (PRWEB) August 12, 2008

Phoenix based Creative Environments Design & Landscape, the #1 Landscape Design and Build Company as voted by Phoenix residents, launched a new corporate office today. Located at 8920 S. Hardy Dr., Tempe, AZ 85284, the office will reduce costs and increase efficiencies with sister company Creative Environments Maintenance Services.

“In this economy, we feel it is important to create as many efficiencies as possible to keep our landscaping prices affordable,” said John Waters, Co-Owner of Creative Environments. “By combining our headquarters with our sister company, Creative Environments Maintenance Services, we are able to stay competitive and continue to offer the very best landscape design and maintenance in the Valley.”

As a part of this launch, Creative Environments is offering a special promotion for new customers: “This August – your stay-cation is on us…so fill ‘er up on creative environments! That’s right! Turn your vacation into a stay-cation by allowing us to transform your backyard into a resort environment. Fill up your back yard with a new Pool, BBQ, Decking, Water Feature, Gazebo or an overall makeover and Creative Environments will fill up your gas tank* with up to 0.00 of fuel for every ,000 in landscape that we install on your property!”

To learn more about Creative Environments custom commercial and residential landscape design services call 480-458-4100 or visit CreativeEnvironments.com for a custom quote.

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Creative Environments Design & Landscape, an industry leader since 1950, is the largest and most respected Arizona landscape construction and design company. We continue to win local and national landscaping awards from industry peers, as well as receive the honor of #1 Landscape Design / Build Company, as voted by the residents of the Phoenix-metro area.

Although unique and functional design is our passion, outstanding customer service is our number one priority. Our talented Landscape Design and Construction Consultants will listen to you and then they will use their expertise to develop an architectural-quality landscape design plan that will create the outdoor living space of your dreams.

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