Taiga Company

Did you know that there are about 10,000 regular three-leaf clovers for every lucky four-leaf clover?    Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.
 
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday to celebrate all things Irish. But this year, don’t just celebrate the holiday, put some green into it and get in the spirit.
 
As a professional consultant, I work with businesses and individuals to bring eco awareness into daily living by transforming traditional habits to more sustainable ones.  With that being said, let's look at what each clover on a 4 leaf clover looks like as a sustainability concept transformed.
 
Hope:  Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life.   With the over saturation of negative media today, it's easy to loose sight of good things to come.  Identify areas in your life or business that have an environmental impact and that you are also willing to change and improve.  Look at going paperless at home or in your office, perhaps improving air quality or maybe start recycling.  These changes don't have to be hard or cumbersome, create an expectation of ease of transition using hope.  Hope for good things to come in your life, work, and for the environment. 
 
Faith:  Faith is the confident belief in the truth of or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.   Focus your attention with anticipation of a positive outcome.  Stretch your imagination and take action.   If you started a paperless program or energy efficiency program as part of your sustainability plan, then start looking for the savings on a monthly and quarterly basis.  Intangible benefits that aren't as easily measured may be the first evidence of taking action based on faith: improved employee morale, stakeholder impressions changing for the better or family members and neighbors feeling good about taking environmental action.
 
Love: Find appreciation in what is working in your life and your business.  Have you noticed that what you focus on expands?  Why not appreciate a job well done?  Share and reach out in your community.  Businesses extend latitude towards customers and vendors.   Love your life, your business, and love our planet. 
 
Luck:  Create your own pot of gold.  The actions we take today create our tomorrow.  Invest in sustainability concepts in your business and your life for a better tomorrow:  waste reduction, energy efficiency, recycling programs, water conservation, community involvement, sustainable businesses practices, living a sustainable lifestyle and invest in socially responsible investing. 
 
This St. Patrick's Day, create a little magic!  Ignite a little spark!   Make things happen for you, your business, and your environment.  Put the green in your life and expect extraordinary results.