The party planning was going nowhere.
In sheer 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 instant.
A generator of birthday ideas…what idea.
An idea alone will not guarantee you a great birthday. We find people who simply think that the idea will solve all their headaches. Or that the idea comes with an instruction manual, unlimited budget and an army of workers at your command! Some do, it’s true. They usually cost a bomb and take months to put together. Are you? Keep reading it will be useful for you. If this is not you, then CONTINUE READING WITH EXTREME INTEREST.
“Where did you get that idea??”
It’s a great question! The answer is equally great,
maybe a cheeky touch.
I grow them.
Hey?
Really. 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 Farming Methods
Ideas work best. I do this every week, so when it’s time it’s ready.
Create an idea finder
This could be a circular folder, a journal, a blog, or a brain dump page on a website.
place. The more 3D I find, the better it is for showing others and scratching
additional information about. You can doodle, paste clippings, draw, modify ads on
papers, puns, brainstorming for gifts… and so on. whatever you
We need to help you remember that spark! My favorite way is to have an artist
120-page sketchbook, heavy paper, spiral bound, $5. Every thought, idea,
cartoon, concept, whatever! goes in it. I will chew released 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. Surf your creativity
and ability to capture their ideas in graphic or text form. Think about when you are
killing time at the doctors waiting for an appointment, or at the mall in the
food court. Downtime is a gold mine!
Unwanted mail.
Yes, you heard me right. Before it goes to waste, scan it, consider it and
archive it. Total time: a minute or two tops! And you will be faster as you
The birthday idea generator brain recognizes what is valuable.
Look in 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 YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR. Visit your inner world for incalculable value.
ideas
Movies, books, TV, anything..
Imagine this… a recreation of a scene from a novel by Jeffery Archer (UK): two
champion pool players compete for a $50,000 prize necklace. TRUE
Story from 1988. A very elegant party in the south of England. I could see the
jeweler’s bill while working as an accountant. i was captivated paste
Block and let your idea fly! Talk about children in a candy.
Shop.
OPP
That is Parties of the Others. One to which you are invited and others to which you are not. Big
to go to public places and see what’s going on, especially on a weekend. suss
food preparation, design, cakes, things that work and things that don’t.
Internet
BE CONSCIOUS! Yes, something down on the list and a fabulous resource. GOAL, GOAL, GOAL
it can overwhelm, confuse, and waste your time. Treat it with a firm stick, you
Be the master and set some guidelines about timing and what you’re looking for.
Search engines are very specific these days, so are you.
people watching
The simple fact of 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 watching
family and friends of other people.
ask a lot of questions
A general research advice. Ask quietly and then LISTEN carefully. Develop
genuine interest and ask frankly. You will be surprised what people will do
tell you.
Music
In a class of its own. Songs are mere representations of 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 around
Your neck!
I have an idea, now what?
Going back to your printout 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 would I need to help with that?
Why this idea?
The advantage for you is that you do it as you go through your life. Shorts,
clear and over time becomes a valuable resource for celebration planning
ingredients.
No more: “I have no ideas…” You are 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 gathered the ideas from him, the parts that
ad, the thoughts you write down are all touched on your personality. You
100%. You will be attracted to the kinds of things you find attractive and more
your friends probably do too. Sure, you’re gathering other people’s art or method,
but you mix them 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
have the best chance of success.
Get it??
One last TIP…
A good farmer returns to his field and prepares the soil, nourishes it
and refine his methods. For you, read your “ingredients” and make sure you
advertise them and be prepared when an even better idea “pops out.” Going to!