When life goes awry, it’s time to yell “PLOT TWIST!”  Take Any Action and Laugh After the “plot twist” is when somehow something better magically appears…and faster if you take an action.  This is where the new awareness happens, relationships shift-some leave and some show up, people flourish, the “better way” of doing things shows up, freedom, freshness and woo-hoo…sound …

Stress is The Opposite of What We Need to Thrive The body is built to thrive.  A moment in time, in a real and present danger, the body responds with “fight, flight or freeze.”  But only for a moment in time.  The other 99.9% of the time, we are meant to “rest, digest and thrive.”  We have it upside down: …

Early in March, 2020, I did an week-long speaking tour of Baja California, Mexico to audiences of over 300 Architects, Interior Designers and Engineers about the power of color and design to impact our behavior.  I am thrilled by how well-received the information was.  Stay tuned to Instagram for photos and more @fawnchang. Until my book is available (coming soon!) …

Ever walk into a room and forget why you were there? Science is proving that you aren’t crazy…in this instance anyway! 🙂  It seems that the whole world is beginning to understand the impact doors, and spaces, have on our lives. A door is actually an “event boundary” meaning that passing through a door is a reset for our brain…important …

How to Stop Multi-Tasking andBegin to Live Your Life! Have you ever been around a little child who is engaged in what she or he is doing? The focus is laser-like.  Our modern world trains that out of us so it’s up to us to put it back.  “Unfortunately, the human mind cannot, in fact, multi-task without drastically reducing the quality of our processing. …

It’s true:  the color of our bedroom determines whether we get more sleep, or more sex, or buy more online.  It can even determine if you get that promotion or attract that new lover. Call it whatever you will, but color has a direct influence on our physiology, behavior and ability to lead a nourished life. I love when the ancient …

Color, design, and placement of décor have much deeper of an impact on us than surface appeal. A new science, called Neuro-Architecture, is our modern way of looking at life that aligns with and validates the ancient and natural Feng Shui perspective. This new field, Neuro-architecture, explores how one’s environment can be a trigger for hormones that either promote happiness …

Considering selling your home soon?  Forget about “Real Estate Beige.” Even as the market heats up in many parts of the country, buyers will spend more money on a home if it has the right colors. What are the money colors? There are so many colors from which to choose, and as a Seller it’s important and financially beneficial to you …

Is your company embracing these trends?  If not, what are you doing to create a space that brings more joy and a better bottom line? The workplace, like the homespace, is changing because we are all becoming more aware of the impact environment has on our ability to thrive and create a world worth living — and working — in. …

Once again, color and design offer a unique and helpful answer! Of course color is Fun!  It brings out the kid in all of us. This is what three Parson’s School of Design graduates used to develop the socially transformative SoaPen counting on the fact that kids LOVE color and LOVE to color their bodies. Hand Sanitizers are known to reduce the …

When Jane McGonigal, video game designer, found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, SuperBetter.  In her moving, free online TED talk, Jane explains how a game can boost resilience — and promises to add 7.5 minutes to …

We can learn a lot from the polls conducted by British hospice workers of thousands of dying people.  The answers were intended to help us take full advantage of our lives and not experience these Top 5 Regrets. 1. I wish hadn’t worked so hard.  Working is a great thing, but working exclusively, or at the expense of relationships could very well lead …