This is Better Gift Coach, where we help you look beyond gifts that are kind gestures to consider what people really need during life’s rough patches.

In today’s edition, we highlight a story from Better Gift Coach subscriber, Marcey. As the owner of a productivity training & coaching company (helloraderco.com), it doesn’t surprise me at all that Marcey gives gifts that cut to the core of what someone needs when dealing with a loss.

Related to today’s bereavement focus, but not directly related to gifts, here’s an easy-to-digest list of ways to support grievers.

Please don’t hesitate to reply today’s email with more of your bereavement/memorial gift ideas. I’d love to share your ideas with the community. These are important gifts that we don’t often actively plan ahead for…

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THE GIFT STORY

🎁THE GIFT:

The “in the trenches with you" Gift

Your stories inspire others
to be better gift-givers.
Reply with your story of a gift given/received
~ or ~ click the button below

🌮 WHY THIS GIFT IS GREAT:

• Focuses on needs

• Possible last-minute gift

• At its core, it’s the gift of saving time & energy

MAKE THIS GIFT YOUR OWN

💡TIPS FOR YOUR GIFT:

Asking permission:

• Before gifting a professional service, you should probably ask permission

• Have an honest convo with them to discern if they truly want this gift

Avoid asking “how can I help?”

Volunteering yourself:

• Instead of contracting a professional, you can offer your personal assistance

• Only offer your assistance in areas in which your inexperience won’t be an additional burden

Possible assistance beyond organizing services:

• As you consider how to assist, here are some additional considerations:

  • Childcare, petcare, lawncare

  • Grocery shopping, meal prep

  • Funeral & memorial logistics

  • Spreading word of the passing

  • Groceries, meals (start a MealTrain)

  • Here’s a list of 60 more ways to help

Please reply with any questions/insight

🚀PUTTING THE GIFT IDEA INTO ACTION:

• Who in your life has a loved one who is nearing end of life?___

• What assistance will be your go-to offer to a grieving person?___

📂 If this gift idea is save-worthy, create a “Gift Ideas” inbox folder & file it away for future use ~or~ find it again in our library.

COMMUNITY FUN 

▶️FORWARD THIS GIFT IDEA TO:

• A close group of friends

And introduce them to your favorite 1-minute-a-week shortcut to always having awesome gift ideas well in advance. They can read past editions and subscribe here.

✨BONUS BEREAVEMENT GIFTS IDEAS FROM THE COMMUNITY:

I think this framed recording of a loved one’s voicemail is a truly unique memorial gift.

If you want to show a grieving person just how much you care, set a calendar reminder and give them a gift to mark the one-year anniversary of the passing.

👂LET'S HEAR FROM YOU:

🔍SEEKING GIFT STORIES FOR:

Please reply to this email if you have stories of awesome gifts to share with the community that fall under the below topics:

• Graduation gifts

• Ready-to-give gifts to always have on hand

• Mother’s day gifts (never too early for gift ideas to make moms smile)

Thank you!

😆GIF/MEME:

Here for you under any gifting circumstance,
Patrick Kucharson
Better Gift Coach

P.S. On a separate note, who gave a loved one a birthday gift last year that was a flop? Reply with your biggest gifting challenges and I will help you land a gift idea worthy of being featured in one of our future newsletters.

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