Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’. Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
The theme of this week’s Spark an Idea Thursday is:
Spark an Idea That Shows Appreciation
How do you show appreciation?
When was the last time you picked up the phone or wrote an actual hand written note? Recently I went to hear a friend speak at a local chamber meeting. Her presentation was about networking and connecting with people. When she began talking about handwritten notes, it made me think.
When you get your mail, and there is a handwritten addressed envelope in the mix, what do you open first?
I bet you’d open the handwritten envelope first. Right? In this world of email and virtual conversations, it’s nice to get something more personal once in a while. What about sending a handwritten note to some of your best clients, business colleagues or mentors? It doesn’t have to be a long note, but maybe just a thank you or a note to say you were thinking about them.
Make it personal.
Don’t feel like writing a note? How about a quick phone call? Even if it’s just a 60 second voice mail to let someone know you were thinking of them. It’s small gesture that can really make someone’s day. Wouldn’t you like to get a voice mail like that?