Party planning was going nowhere.
In pure exasperation, the hostess yelled:
“I don’t need your help, your money, or your advice.
Just give me a IDEA!! “
Smiling, you handed him your Birthday Idea Generator. The tears of joy were instantaneous.
A generator of birthday ideas …what idea.
One idea alone won’t guarantee you a great birthday. We find that people just think the idea will solve all their headaches. Or that the idea comes with a manual, an unlimited budget, and an army of workers at your disposal! Some do, it’s true. They usually cost a bomb and take months to assemble. Are you? Read more will be helpful. If not you, PLEASE READ WITH EXTREME INTEREST.
“Where did you get that idea from?”
It’s a great question! The answer is equally great,
maybe a cheeky touch.
I grow them.
Hey?
Seriously. And by the time you’ve read this article
you will also be cultivating. Do you have your plow ready? Giddy Up!
In no order, I think the following 10 growing methods
Ideas work best. I do this every week, so when the time is right I am ready.
Create an idea finder
It can be a ring binder, a diary, a blog or a brain download page on a web.
site. The more 3D I find, the better it is to show others and scratch
additional information on. You can doodle, paste clippings, draw, edit ads in
roles, play with words, brainstorm gifts … and so on. Whatever your
I need to help you remember that spark! My favorite way is to have artists.
120 page sketchbook, heavy paper, spiral bound, $ 5. Every thought, idea
cartoon, concept, whatever !, goes on it. I will chew shot about 6 per year!
Personalize it and make it part of your day to day.
Journals
They are everywhere and the pages are full of ads or content made, usually,
by professionals who are paid a lot of money to do this. Browse your creativity
and the ability to translate their ideas into graphics or text. Think about when you are
Killing time at the doctors waiting for an appointment, or at the mall in the
food area. Downtime is a gold mine!
Junk mail.
Yes, you heard me correctly. Before it is removed, scan it, consider it and
file it. Total time: a minute or two maximum! And you will be faster than you
The birthday idea generating brain recognizes what is valuable.
Look at the mirror!
How simple. Right there in your bathroom. You are full of experiences. Look to you
and look around you. Your hopes, dreams, aspirations. You are MUCH MORE THAN
WHAT IS LOOKING AT YOU IN THE MIRROR. Visit your inner world for priceless value
ideas.
Movies, books, television, anything..
Imagine this … recreating a scene from a Jeffery Archer novel (UK): two
champion billiard players compete for a prize necklace of $ 50,000. Certain
History of 1988. A very elegant party in the south of England. I could see the
jeweler’s bill while working as an account clerk. I was captivated. Paste
Blockbuster and let your brain of ideas break free from the leash! Talk about children in a candy
Shop.
OPP
That is other people’s parties. One receives invitations and others do not. Excellent
to go to public places and see what happens, especially on a weekend. Suss
distribute the food, the distribution, the cakes, the things that work and the things that don’t.
Internet
KEEP IN MIND !!! Yes, something below the list and a fabulous resource. PURPOSE, PURPOSE, PURPOSE
it can ADDRESS, confuse and waste time. Treat it with a steady stick, you
Be the teacher and set some guidelines about the weather and what you are looking for.
Search engines are very specific these days, so are you.
People watching
Just being in society means that we interact with people. Be careful what they
say how they are with each other and what they seem to enjoy. You can gather a
lots of ideas that relate to you and your friends or family by looking at
friends and families of other people.
Ask a lot of questions
General advice for fact-finding. Ask discreetly and then LISTEN carefully. Develop
a genuine interest and ask frankly. You will be surprised what people
tell you.
Music
In a class of its own. The songs are simply a representation of the thoughts and
feelings. In short, ideas in musical form. What a great place to start mining
for ideas – YOUR MP3 Player !! You have your own birthday idea generator
Your neck!
I have an idea, now what?
Going back to your paper birthday idea generator and adding some notes
then turns them into valuable products. Answer the following questions as
part of your notes is a good start:
What is the idea?
When could I use it?
Who do I need to help me?
Why this idea?
The advantage for you is that you do it as you go through your life. Bermuda,
crisp and over time becomes a valuable resource for party planning.
ingredients.
No more: “I have no ideas …” You’re overflowing with them! And how
seeds in the ground, ideas grow, flourish and make more ideas.
Here’s a bigger BONUS for you. As you have gathered your ideas, the parts you
ad, the thoughts you write down are all related to your personality. you
100%. You will be attracted to the kinds of things you find attractive and more
probably your friends too. Sure, you are gathering other people’s art or method,
but mix them up and create your own unique and totally authentic recipe.
Here is the key. Those ideas that attract you …
… these ideas are the most comfortable to work with and the ideas that
they have the best chance of success.
Get it ??
One last tip …
A farmer with a good idea goes back to his field and prepares the soil, nurtures it
and refines his methods. For you, read your “ingredients”, make sure
ad to them and be ready when an even better idea “comes up”. Will!