It appears that if you “love the space you’re in,” it might just love you back… with an increase in work flow and cash flow.

“Beauty creates energy,” as my entreprenurial sister says, and she tells me her newly designed and de-cluttered office space is helping her generate more money and implement better systems.

Hmmm. Can a change of environment lead to a change in income?

I recently read about a study that found farmers’ profits were closely correlated to the size and comfort of the their office. When they increased the square footage and improved the furnishings (desk, files and couch) in their work space, their productivity and profitability also increased.

Similarly, it’s likely no coincidence that CEOs or high-level executives get the corner office with spectacular views – a big, beautiful work space inspires big, profitable thinking (at least that’s the theory).

Different spaces create different outcomes.

That’s certainly been true for me. As a writer, I need a quiet space with a decent amount of light. I recently moved my office from a small, ground floor room to a loft overlooking the river and a few towering ash trees, where the sun streams in through a large picture window.

In my new room with a view, my creativity has flourished, and ideas and inspiration flow freely.

A friend of mine, a life coach, recently spent a few weeks (not days, weeks) de-cluttering and organizing her office. Clearing away the distractions and chaos cleared her thinking, and freed up a lot of time and energy. She has never been more productive, and her newly found focus and clarity has allowed her new business to thrive.

The space we’re in matters. What surrounds us can either fuel us or drain us.

All space has energy, and we are different people in different spaces. We don’t behave, act or feel the same way in a stadium as we do in a cathedral.

Nor do we feel the same way working in a cubicle as we do in a light-filled office with a door and some privacy.

Space is not only the area between borders and walls; it is the ambience, the light, the air and the energy that creates harmony and contentment in our surroundings.

Sometimes the space we’re in changes everything – including our happiness, creativity and results.

Think about where you work, and feel, best.

If you’re feeling stuck, unproductive or uncreative, do you need a change of space?