I will be completely upfront in telling you that I think any person, in any occupation, can strongly benefit from improving his or her memory. It’s just one of those skills that carries over into so many parts of your personal and professional life that it would be hard to overvalue. With that being […]
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Why Haven’t More Politicians Called Me Yet? And Why It Might Be Time That You Did…
In the past, I’ve written about the high-profile mistakes that politicians like Rick Perry and Sarah Palin have made in key moments when they’ve been unable to remember important statistics, or even basic pieces of their own arguments. As the new debate season is underway, we can expect that more of these gaffes will fill […]
How to Turn Your Next Major Presentation Into a Walk in the Park
Executives and professionals in nearly every industry are called upon to make presentations at some point in time. There are also numerous other occasions to make public presentations, whether it’s at a school board meeting, in your church, or some other setting. Unfortunately, many people don’t feel confident in their public speaking skills. What’s worse, […]
It’s More Than Names and Faces: Why a Good Memory is a Great Career Asset
When people think about the way their memory affects their career, the first thing that usually comes to mind is remembering names and faces. After all, who hasn’t had the feeling of dread that comes with meeting an important client, key executive, or new coworker and finding that you’ve forgotten their name just a few […]
A Birdcage with Underwear….meet Avery Haines
In this video I share a memory system invented by a genius over 300 years ago. It is the most powerful system in the world today for memorizing numbers. It allows me, in my corporate demonstrations, to recall the populations and areas in square miles of every country on the planet, and also allows me […]
Why do we stand in front of an open refrigerator door?
How often have you walked halfway up a set of stairs just to stop and wonder why you’re going up them in the first place, or stood in front of an open refrigerator door looking at its contents trying to remember what you wanted to snack on? Have you found that by retracing your steps […]
So where did I put my car keys?
And other aggravating memory lapses. Where did I put my keys? Did I turn off the coffeepot? Did I unplug the iron? Where did I put my glasses? Did I lock the back door? I must remember to put that file in my briefcase? Did I turn off the computer? And on and on. […]
Homing Pigeon carrying a Shy Ant
If you happened to click on this article and are interested in memorizing the previous forty-five capitals you will find them archived on this web page. So here is my tenth and final post on memorizing the US state capitals. Again, please take a moment to read the April 2011 post regarding how our memory […]
Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestles a Longhorn
If you happened to click on this article and are interested in memorizing the previous forty capitals you will find them archived on this web page. So here is my ninth post on memorizing the US state capitals. Again, please take a moment to read the April post regarding how our memory tends to cling […]
Eating a hairy burger with a pencil! Oklahoma to S. Carolina
If you happened to click on this article and are interested in memorizing the previous thirty five capitals you will find them archived on this web page. So here is my eighth post on memorizing the US state capitals. Again, please take a moment to read the April post regarding how our memory tends to […]
