Picking a good consultant

[moon88]

Hi every one,
I was troubled by reading the experience of the user who is afraid of being harmed by a medium/consultant.
I think it is very important to do a thorough
back ground check of the consultant by asking a lot of question and asking for the qualification of the consultant and also asking for the reference and making sure one checks the references since there are too many fake consultants popping up in the market who are waiting to dupe people and make money.
Secondly, one should not be afraid of asking question of the consultant in the fear that one might offend the consultant. Well it is
necessary since one will be bringing the consultant to their private space which is home and one does not invite strangers to home if one is not comfortable with them since home is their private space.
When one goes to buy a car or purchase a home or any big purchase usually one does a intensive research and checks lot of things and ask lots of question and I think hiring a consultant should be the same if one wants to feel comfortable and have peace of mind. And I think if the consultant is genuine they wont mind answering a few questions since its their job and if one gets offended well then consultant is not worth it if they have attitude and lack kindness and sensitivity. Since customer should always come first since they are in business because of the customer.
And I think its better not to do feng shui then to get it done by a fake consultant and lose money and peace of mind and worry about ones safety and the family's safety and disturb the sanctity of the home.
Would like hear other peoples view on this.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. I totally agree with you on what you have said.
2. Where possible, the strongest weightage should be word of mouth from close friends or relatives (if possible).
3. I have seen quite alot of cases where:
3.1. We not only have to try to `cure' but also first reverse some of the damage done by these practitioners.
3.2. This is usually where either: the `practitioner' over sell or is not sure:
- Over sell :
This is where the `practitioner' brings along products e.g. several windchimes, etc.. and asks the owner to place them. Thus make more money out of it.
Usually, these are the famous Black Hat Sect Feng shui.
- Trying to " play-safe ":
This is where, the Feng Shui practitioner (perhaps, most likely is `honest' but not sure how to apply Feng Shui).
Here, he/she would guess and to "play safe" by asking their clients to use more than necessary.
Alternatively, they learned very little and you can call them `kindergarten' Feng Shui practitioners.
4. Thus we can have a classification from:
4.1 Kindergarten FS practitioner
4.2 Primary School practitioner
4.3 Secondary School practitioner etc...
5. Although, this is may not be totally correct but at least, it can be related by many people.
6. Unfortunately, no one wants to call themselves a kindergarten practitioner. However, as a consumer, you can decide.
7. What worse is that there are many who learned from Feng Shui practitioners and call themselves `Master.'
Even in Singapore, if someone calls themselve a Master, there are many who immediately hold them with high regard regardless of whether they are true respected Masters or a novice practitioner.
8. I always believe that the title is earned by someone else calling the name rather than being thick skinned and calling on their own the `Masters' title.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 2/29/00 11:40:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi every one,
I was troubled by reading the
experience of the user who is
afraid of being harmed by a
medium/consultant.
I think it is very important
to do a thorough
back ground check of the
consultant by asking a lot of
question and asking for the
qualification of the
consultant and also asking for
the reference and making sure
one checks the references
since there are too many fake
consultants popping up in the
market who are waiting to dupe
people and make money.
Secondly, one should not be
afraid of asking question of
the consultant in the fear
that one might offend the
consultant. Well it is
necessary since one will be
bringing the consultant to
their private space which is
home and one does not invite
strangers to home if one is
not comfortable with them
since home is their private
space.
When one goes to buy a car or
purchase a home or any big
purchase usually one does a
intensive research and checks
lot of things and ask lots of
question and I think hiring a
consultant should be the same
if one wants to feel
comfortable and have peace of
mind. And I think if the
consultant is genuine they
wont mind answering a few
questions since its their job
and if one gets offended well
then consultant is not worth
it if they have attitude and
lack kindness and sensitivity.
Since customer should always
come first since they are in
business because of the
customer.
And I think its better not to
do feng shui then to get it
done by a fake consultant and
lose money and peace of mind
and worry about ones safety
and the family's safety and
disturb the sanctity of the
home.
Would like hear other peoples
view on this.