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He wracked his brains for
unique gift ideas.
But it was no use. He was in
the grip of Same-Gift Phobia.
His own personal Ground
Hog Day had arrived. But his wife's was about to end.
Don't hold back, just be unique
Finding unique gift ideas is
seductive. If you think about it.
Why have you even had the thought, “I'll do
something unique”?
Because you know in you heart it will have
impact and will express part of what you feel for this person. You care and what
it to be special.
Right?
In order to choose unique gift ideas takes focus, imagination, time, stealth, and help. These are things within your
sphere of influence.
You are in charge of these.
Focus
Stop and give yourself permission to be unique
and have unique gift ideas.
It doesn't take long. In short, you've given birth to an idea; it's now alive!
Nurture it.
Imagination
The spark announcing you are thinking of being
unique with your gift selection is a golden moment. When that thought pops into
mind....acknowledge it, say "Yeah! I’ll do that!"
It's not so much the imagination as it is the
recognizing the desire to act uniquely and following thorough with it.
Time
A simple idea registered and acted upon can
take seconds to carry out. Yes, seconds. You know your time frame, choose
something quickly, that feels right. Then gauge the response when you give it.
My most cherished gifts from my daughter are made of things we collect on our
travels: post cards, coasters, rocks, leaves, shells; simple stuff that she
"packages" and gives to her Dad. It's a great approach and totally unique -
every time. She’s a very busy pre-schooler and has no time at all to spare. Yet
her approach is to use what’s at hand and just do it! Adults can do this too!
Stealth
Always necessary in the unique gift ideas
game. Being sneaky keeps the cat in the bag and allows you to get an added
thrill as you know and they don't. It also helps you check if you are on track
or off. Keep it close, keep it quiet and keep it cool.
Help
Say this phrase: "I do not have to do this ALL
by myself" Feel better? Thought so. Get others involved...Asking unlocks the
doors of other worlds
The idea will usually hit you in a flash. You
see something like "Personalized Newspapers" - imagine your own dates, headlines
and photos all reproduced on paper. Visually superb! It works and is FOREVER.
Think about that. Forever. That's unique!
Or perhaps for those that have it all or not
very much....turn the common place into something unique.
Take something that is routine and build around
it the whole notion of something unique. The experience then becomes the unique
gift.
On holiday last year I needed a hair cut. I'm
very fussy. So I visited two salons and selected what I thought was a better fit
for me. The service I got was outstanding: A drink of tea, some fruit, a
magazine of my choice (not dog eared), a complimentary wash, positive
intelligent chat.... this person made me feel important and the business she
represented gave her license to express herself with the customers.
It was the best hair cutting experience I have
ever had, bar none! It was superb. And...I wanted to share that experience with
my family and friends. Here's the thing: I would have paid the same at the other
salon. But I found -- more by luck than anything else -- something I could get
enthusiastic about and share.
So, where’s the unique gift you ask? I booked
my Mum in there and then for a hair styling on her birthday with that same
person knowing that she would be looked after. I told the store, the hair
dresser in question, ordered some flowers for my Mom when she arrived and had
the bill taken care of.
There's a unique gift idea!
Take something common and flip it about a bit.
Finally...
So, celebrate your uniqueness by diving right
in! The water's fine...if you consider some simple steps.
Will every unique gift idea work? No!! But now
you're in the unique gift ideas groove you can re-cycle your ideas and use the same
process to work out other unique gift.
Neal Lohse © 2007
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