Cool Birthday Gift Ideas

Think about that for a minute. If the whole show around the birthday idea is clever, spontaneous and totally unexpected then the occasion itself becomes the gift. What a fabulous way to remember the time.

With the added elements of theatre or surprise a fun get together can be transformed into the never forgotten event.

These thoughts and aspects of planning the birthday gift ideas move us toward the selection of the theme.

Gift Ideas are hard to find....aren't they?

No.

Sorry about that, but it's true! What? I don't know your husband Carl, I here you say?

Let me explain...

Birthday Gift Ideas: easy and hard. They are and they aren't. it really gets back to a few of the basics.

Know your Birthday Person.

Create time to think and act

and...

You! Your motivation and intent. Is it a blessing or a chore? Do you loath this time of year?

Yes. Your state of mind about finding a gift might be holding you back. Clearing the air and starting fresh is a good tip.


Seven of the Best Ideas about Birthday Gift Ideas.

These are my TOP SEVEN remedies for those suffering Birthday Gift Idea Phobia.

The following might ring a bell or two. Hopefully not and alarm bell!

It might not be you at the moment but it could strike at some time.

1. How to Probe
   The top reason why people struggle with gift ideas.
   Women are usually much better at this than men. The key skills here are to really listen and to ask open questions so that they talk about themselves. You don't have to like the subject matter -- cricket in my household -- for it to be gift worthy.  If they are really excited about it, BINGO!
    
2. Radar for good ideas
   It's a being in motion thing. As you move through day to day life have your radar open to absorb stuff that you might readily block out. Like when you bought a car -- how many did you see on the road? Loads!! They were everywhere. How come? You were focused on them. Same is true for gift ideas. Think of the person's likes and personality, give yourself permission to open your radar and see what happens. You'll be surprised. Ideas will just start to pop. And you do while on the go. How cool!
   
    
3. Visit a registry
   You are only two to three clicks away from the biggest catalogue ever invented. The internet has revolutionized gift shopping forever. Select, wrap, send at a fraction of normal retail - it's great! My favorite registries are www.EBay.com  , www.FindGift.com and when home in Australia www.redballoondays.com.au.
    
4. Difficult people
   Get past the bluster. Those that are difficult to buy for have something else going on. Think about it. Why wouldn't they like to receive something? Because they find it hard to receive in general perhaps? And the opposite of receiving is...giving. So what mightt be going on is that they don't feel worthy, or at ease internally. They find it hard to give of themselves. Make sense? These people need the lesson of giving the most. Be persistent and gentle.
   
    
5. Cost pressure
   Panic over having to spend money OR the more I spend the better the gift will be liked syndrome -- are usually how this one appears. Either way get back to what is real between the two of you. Look at and learn more about them and watch the ideas start to bubble again.
    
6. They have everything
   I hear this one a lot.  More a reflection on the givers lack of confidence and ability to probe and be creative than anything else. The Idea tank has run dry. It's not them it's YOU! Recharge and refresh you, then tackle the gift ideas again.
    
7. Vocabulary of a gift
   A gift can say only so much. Don't expect it to say anything more. And price tag means nothing extra either. What you convey through the way you treat this person day in day out is what matters most. The birthday is a time to celebrate them and your relationship. Don't let the gift do your talking.