Wouldn't you LOVE to have a great memory?
President Obama doesn't need to remember where he put his jacket, pen, or list of phone numbers. He uses Reggie Love, his personal aid, to remember for him. See (On the Court and on the Trail, One Aide Looms Over Obama - NYTimes.com)
- Love is Obama's system of brain assurance. This frees the President to spend his mental energy on important matters of State.
- My cousin Fred uses his wife Janet, the woman he loves, to keep track of where he put his keys and other belongings.
- In lieu of having a Reggie Love or a Cousin Janet on your memory team, here's another approach:
You, too, can use LOVE to remember - in both business and every day life.
Just as "Kleenix" is the generic word for "tissue",
I hope to see "LOVE" as the
generic, household word for "remember."
As in "LOVE where you park your car", or "LOVE the name of the book you're reading, or "LOVE your best friend's cellphone number just in case your speed-dial's not available.
I'm talking about the four-step LOVE Memory Method. It's an acronym I created - to make remembering unforgettable. It works for me when I use it. It works for countless people around the world, and it can work for you, too.
The word LOVE is an acronym for the four actions you need to take to capture, record and recall anything and everything you choose to remember, instantly, upon demand. It's easy to learn, fun to use, and best of all, it works.
This method works for anything you actively choose to remember. Next time you meet someone new, apply the four-step LOVE acronym:
- Look: See the face, listen to the name, use your finger to write the name in your palm.
- Overstate: Think something outrageous about their name, i.e. Sherrie Wolf. Imagine Sherrie chugging a bottle of Sherry while riding on the back of a dancing wolf.
- Visualize: Picture the outrageous image in your mind's eye on the movie screen right inside your forehead.
- Engrave: Repeat this movie image every twenty minutes until it's firmly stored in your brain.
Those of you reading this article who don't yet "remember with LOVE"
- can see a longer explanation in the December, 2007 archives of this blog.
- can go to my website or Amazon.com to order a copy of my book, WHERE ARE MY KEYS?
- can invite me to speak in person at your next event.
In this fast-paced world, where our minds are scattered in so many directions, we need to take control of our memory. And, life's better when we trust our brain to remember.
Yes, you can trust your brain to remember what you choose to remember, when you take the time to remember with LOVE.
Let's hear from you.
WHAT ARE YOUR STORIES? Blog on and share your LOVE Memory Method stories. Blog on with your comments. And forward this blog to as many friends and associates as you wish. Hopefully they'll become Memory Tipsters as well. (Copyright - Judy Marcus - 2009)********************************************************************************************************** Reprint Permission: You are welcome to reprint any items from the Memory Improvement Tips Blog. However, please credit Judy Marcus, Memory Lady, as a source, with the following paragraph: "Reprinted from the "Judy Marcus - Memory Lady - Memory Improvement Tips Blog",www.memory-improvement-tipster.com Author of WHERE ARE MY KEYS?, Judy's blog features tips and strategies to take control of your memory and keep your brain strong."
