Judy Marcus - Memory Improvement Tips

WHERE ARE MY KEYS?, a fun, interactive, memory training event!

I'm appearing at Maxim's in Chicago to present a fun-filled, info-tainment event for Tea at 3.

Hope you can be there.  And, please, TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TOO!

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P.S.  The photo is by Steve Starr, www.stevestarrstudios.com

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A Valentine's Day Gift from Judy Marcus, Memory Lady, creator of the LOVE Memory Method

Here's a Valentine Gift to your BRAIN:  

Just email me at judy@memorylady.com and request 

your FREE copy of a 

Brain-Friendly Lifestyle Habit Checklist.

Life's better when you trust your brain to remember (and you can quote me on that)!

My strategy to keep your brain as strong as possible for as long as possible is to take the two-pronged, holistic approach.

Both steps are vital (and we have lots of fun practicing both in my WHERE ARE MY KEYS? workshops):

One is to use the LOVE Memory Method, an easy to learn, fun to use, unforgettable system that helps you remember anything and everything you choose to remember.  (I've written lots about this on my Blog, in my book WHERE ARE MY KEYS? and my Website www.memorylady.com)

The second is to live a brain-friendly lifestyle that allows you to keep away the mental cobwebs, increase your mental energy, and focus on where you want to place your attention.  (I've written lots about this too)

So make every day Valentine's Day for your brain.

And don't forget to email me at judy@memorylady.com and request your FREE Brain-Friendly Lifestyle Habit Checklist!  

You and your brain will be glad you did!

P.S.  Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!

Let's hear from you. 

WHAT ARE YOUR "I need to put more Brain-Friendly Life-Style Habits in my life" STORIES?   Blog on and share your LOVE Memory Method stories as well. 

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. 

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What do the LOVE Memory Method, Obama's Reggie Love, and my cousin Fred's wife Janet have in common?

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. 

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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:

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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)**********************************************************************************************************

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Memory Improvement Speaker Disappears in Bermuda Triangle. Or, Remember to Save Your Memory While It's Fresh in Your Mind - Before it Evaporates

I waited too long and I lost a treasured memory of Bermuda-- so now can I get it back?

Early this March I was in Bermuda, as the keynote speaker for the Wonderful Women being honored at the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce 2nd Annual Wonder Woman Luncheon.

I was enamored with the beauty of the island, and charmed by all the people I encountered.  They treated me royally -- and The Bermuda Royal Gazette ran a great article about my memory training keynote presentation.  They even included a photo of me on the podium of the Fairmont Hotel -- a photo capturing an energetic and laughing me --  (If you're like me and you usually sift through fifty-seven photos to find the one that shows your personality and hides the wrinkles - or whatever it is you wish wasn't showing -  then you can understand why I was so thrilled to see a candid photo of me that I loved.) 

Had I only acted soon enough.  Then I could have included a link in this blog article so - if you wanted to - you could just click onto the March 10, 2008 Bermuda Royal  Gazette page and see me in my glory. 

But too much time elapsed - and there is now a different article - and a different photo - and mine is in the archives and I will have to do a lot of research to get it back.  And when I do, I will send it out so you can see it, if you wish.

Lessons learned as life imitates memory training.

Notice how similar this "lost in the internet photo experience" is to when you're introduced to someone, and you wait too long to pay attention and capture his or her name - and then the name evaporates from your mind as you are introduced to the next person...

So you can see - whether it's names and faces you want to recall, or newspaper articles posted on the internet you want to be able to click on - how important it is for you to understand what is important to you - and then not wait to capture the images you want to remember - or, they'll disappear.

Don't forget to take the time to remember!

Share your stories.

How about you?  Do you have stories to share about something you lost because you didn't pay attention?  Blog on and share your stories!

p.s.  In case you're wondering about the Bermuda Triangle, it's:  Time - The Article - and Judy in Bermuda

Please forward this blog to as many friends and associates as you wish.  Hopefully they'll become Memory Tipsters as well.

 

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Here's the SKINNY on Remembering People's Names - Make Party Time Unforgettable!

It's party time!  Want to improve your memory so you can remember the names of the people you meet this holiday season?  You will,if you think SLIM:

1. Set your intention.  Focus.  Think, "YES, I can!"
2. LOVE* the name of each person you choose to remember.
3. If a name gets stuck on the tip-of-your-tongue, just take a deep breath and start talking.
4. Make yourself memorable too.

Sherrie Wolf is getting ready to be a smash hit at a prospective client's company party.  She knows that name recognition is one of the greatest compliments you can give a person.  She's prepared... she's thinking SLIM ... she's putting her Judy Marcus, Memory Lady WHERE ARE MY KEYS? Memory Training to work... and SO CAN YOU!

Set your intention.  Focus.  Think, "YES, I can!" - Just thinking this positive thought gets your brain juices flowing and your receptors ready to remember.

*LOVE the name of each person you choose to remember. - Actively plant someone's name in your memory simply by falling in LOVE.  Regular users of the LOVE Memory Method know how easy it is to fall in LOVE when it comes to rememering names and faces. 

     When 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.

If a name gets stuck on the tip-of-your-tongue, just take a deep breath and start talking. - And keep talking. Talk about the person you want to mention (or introduce).  Tell anything you remember. 

"Hi.  I'd like you to meet my best friend. We went to the ballgame last night.  I've known this guy since I was five..."

and on and on...  Don't skip a beat.  TRUST that as you relax while talking around the name you're looking for, the back burner of your brain is at work.  What you want to remember will suddenly pop right off the tip-of-your tongue and into your voice.

Make yourself memorable too. - Help others to remember your name.  When you meet someone new, refresh their memory by referring to your own name often throughout the conversation. They'll be glad you did. 

My husand and I help others to remember in this way.  He refers to Judy and I refer to Steve:

"When I saw that bowl of chocolates in front of me, I said to myself, "Judy, Judy, Judy.  Just two pieces..."    "Marcus this fact:  Steve likes tennis...",  "Judy makes remembering fun and unforgettable..." 

By thinking SLIM and using the LOVE Memory Method this holiday season, memory improvement will reign!  You're sure to remember all the names you choose to remember - and you'll make yourself memorable too!

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