Practical tips for giving gifts

Once everyone has a correct understanding and mindset towards gift-giving, the process will become much smoother. Next, I will share the key points of gift-giving.
1. Facial expression management.
When giving gifts, we should smile more. Why should we smile more? Because emotions are contagious.
When we give gifts, we not only give things, but also convey a good mood.
As the saying goes, "Don't strike a person who stretches out their hand with a smile." If you present a gift with a smile, it is easier to have good communication.
If you give a gift with a face that seems as if the recipient owes you a million dollars, the gift may backfire. Instead of enhancing the relationship, it may even damage it.
You can remember a simple trick: if you can't smile, just lift the corners of your mouth.
A life with a smile on one's lips is a joyful life.
Second, type management.
Before giving gifts, we need to categorize them first. Depending on the recipient, gift-giving can be divided into several major categories
1. Giving gifts to superiors.
Giving gifts to those of higher rank or status refers to presenting gifts to our elders, leaders, and others who hold positions of higher precedence and status than ourselves. For instance, giving gifts to VIPs.
When giving gifts upwards, there are three major categories of suitable gifts.
Category 1: High circulation
What is meant by high circulation? For instance, when it comes to well-known items like wine, scarves, and mobile phones, people immediately recognize the value of such gifts.
Moreover, if the other party doesn't use it themselves, they can also gift it to someone else.
For example, if you give someone a case of fine wine and he doesn't drink it himself, he can give it to someone else.
Category 2: With a heartfelt intention.
What does "with thoughtfulness" mean? It means that you prepared it with your heart. You gave this gift based on your understanding of the other person.
You can tailor your gift to the recipient's preferences. If she likes abyssal mirrors, giving her one will surely make her delighted.
The third category: a pledge of allegiance.
A formal introduction is the best gift for upward social networking.
To pledge allegiance means to pay a great price to express one's utmost sincerity.
"To pledge allegiance" is not about giving something away or catering to others' preferences. It's about committing to a cause, one that requires significant sacrifice to achieve.
By doing this, we can make the other party feel our great sincerity.

2. Parallel gift-giving.
Parallel gift-giving refers to giving gifts to peers, such as siblings, colleagues, and friends.
Points to note for parallel gift-giving:
First, don't impose too much burden on others.
Let me give you an example. Sometimes, out of kindness, we invite others to have a meal with us, and we would like to find a nice restaurant for the occasion.
But we need to consider that after we invite someone to this meal, they may think about returning the favor, which could potentially become a burden for them.
All relationships require a balance.
For another example, a friend shared that he had the best intentions of giving a plant potted plant to a friend, but the friend refused.
Because my friend finds it troublesome to take care of potted plants, and also because they can't bear to see plants die.
If he had really given this potted plant, it would have become a burden for his friend. Fortunately, his friend sincerely refused it.