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Lone Meier
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Karen Boesen |
Lone Meier is an independent business woman.
Today, she manages a real estate business and owns a restaurant. She currently employs 10 people.
Lone Meier studied law and has during her almost 25 years of active business career worked as
a private detective, as a controller in a stock exchange company and as a translator in the East
Asiatic Company. Lone Meier has used business astrology since 1994 and has not used any other
form of counseling in her companies.
Why did you choose
to contact a business astrologer instead of some other form of business
counseling?
Initially, I contacted an astrologer to have my personal chart done, and
afterwards I also expanded this to my family. The results and the advice
we received - precise, objective and mathematically founded - made me
want to use this counseling for my companies.
Was there any particular
event in your business which induced you to choose to contact a business
astrologer?
Yes, I was in doubt about what to do. I contemplated selling part of my
business and I wanted to ensure that the timing was right. What value,
in your opinion, can business astrology add to your company? As mentioned
before, in my experience business astrology is scientifically based and
objective - this doesn't necessary apply to a row of other types of consulting.
With business astrology I get an overview of what aspects are influencing
what parts of my business at a given time - and then it is up to me to
draw my own conclusions and make my own decisions. The responsibility
of running the business still lies with me. In addition, I like having
the long-term perspective to work with - instead of putting out fires.
And business astrology is the only form of advice which tells me when
I can carry out my plans - and when I should keep from doing so.
Can you get this type
of advice from a non-astrological consulting firm?
No, I don't think I can do that. I find that other forms of conventional
counseling is often very subjective - and entirely dependent on the individual
consultants level and possible fads - and that these forms of advice do
not leave me with the freedom of choice. It also seems to me that most
large consultancy firms to a large extent employ very young people, who
simply do not possess the experience required to advise company owners.
Can you give any examples
of business astrology having given you advice that notably changed the
decision process in your company?
Without going into detail, I can mention that I use astrological counseling
very much for timing sales and buy situations and this has given me very
good results.
In which areas do
you make use of business astrology?
I mainly use
business astrology for structure analysis of my companies, for strategic
planning and for timing the establishment of new ventures.
Are there any reasons
for not selecting certain fields of business astrology?
I haven't yet used business astrology for employee recruitment. This is
because I have not yet had the need for an employee at a level which would
justify the effort. If at some time I am hiring a manager, I will definitely
use business astrology for the selection process. Among other things to
ensure that the person in mind has a good prognosis for the coming couple
of years as well as a personal horoscope that ensures that the person
possesses precisely the qualifications that the company needs - and which
would thus justify the financial investment in this person.
What is your attitude
to the criticism of astrology and using it for recruitment?
That it is a society thing. Astrology is thousands of years old but the
dogmas of Christianity has influenced general society away from astrology.
I am fascinated by that fact that astrology - as one of only a very few
forms of consulting - is constantly faced with demands for proof. There
are so many other forms or more or less serious personality models which
are used uncritically by the industry. With no proof whatsoever. Astrology
is a tool that works - otherwise a growing number of companies wouldn't
be using it - we are taking about dollars an cents here and bottom lines
are important to most company owners.
Are you open about
your use of business astrology?
Yes and no. Yes - no one in my company or the authorities I interact with
have any doubt that I make use of business astrology. And this is accepted.
On the other hand, I have no wish to enter in to ridiculous discussions
with people who haven't bothered to investigate the area - so in certain
situations I don't bring up the subject.
Have you any advice
for potential users of business astrology?
If you are independently employed, I will definitely encourage at least
a trial of business astrological counseling - instead of for instance
the (sad to say) unqualified counseling you get with banks. If you try
this form of consulting (astrology) I also recommend that you set off
time to learn to use the tool correctly and integrate it properly in your
company.
How do you see the
perspective of the use of business astrology in the future?
I believe that business astrology will become more widely used. There
is growing openness among the users, founded in their positive experiences,
and following that, more media coverage. Also, there are more books on
the market about the subject with information for potential users.
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