The Birthday Phone Call

Hey friends,

One of my favorite facebook features is the birthday notification. Every morning when I check that notification I learn two things: one, whose birthday it is 🥳, and second, who the hell are some of these people that are my “friends”?!

The reason I love this feature is because it gives me a chance to reconnect with my closest friends and family. So, today I wanted to share with you something I’ve been doing for the last few years and how you can do it too to make your friends feel happier and make their special day a little bit better.

That’s the Birthday Phone Call. 📞

Yes, that app on your phone that does the, you know…phone part? That app. Let’s use it. Every day I check the birthday notification on facebook and first see if any of my close friends have their birthday today. Then, I simply call them. Not text them, not post on their wall, I call them. These calls are short, sometimes even under a minute, and require very little effort on your part; but, they make a big impact on the birthday boy or girl. For them it means you took time out of your day to think about them, check in on them, and celebrated with them. No one else does that, everyone else will text “Happy Birthday Bob!” and move on.

Secondly, in today’s busy world where everyone is texting all the time, we don’t get time to actually talk to our friends and see how they’re doing. Even though we feel digitally connected, we’ve all grown further apart. Someone’s birthday is the perfect day to make that effort and reconnect with them, call them to say hello, have a chat, and have no agenda.

You’ll be surprised how happy you’ll make people with this one little habit, and best of all, it will help you stay connected, the human way, with people that matter the most.

Hope this helps. Now go check facebook and call a friend and make them smile. I guarantee you they’ll be excited to hear from you. 🤗

Sherjan