Think About It

Remembering People Names. “Who was that five minutes ago?”

I want to try this…and YOU should too.

This is called the Albert Mensah formula. I saw this at a leadership conference and want to use it to remember names this year. We all have trouble doing that. Ever not remember someone’s name at an event? Here you go. You may need to spend some time with the person if you desire to make the acronym complicated, but first impressions are powerful, so it may be easier right after depart from the person you met. The idea is still in the works for me because this is exactly when I’m intentionally planning to do it.

Personal: You take your name or another person’s name and assign a saying, adjective, noun, etcetera to help remember it. Shorter is easier. You can even motivate yourself by making one for yourself. Here’s my example

M: Make the most of yourself
A: Awareness is key to understanding
T: Try new things
T: Talk to other people
H: Humility is crucial
E: Enthusiasm is contagious
W: Wonder and wander with curiosity

See, it’s not that hard. I made this up in under five minutes.  Don’t forget, you could do last names too. If you have a long name, obviously it is difficult. If that happens, stick with things that remind you of the person or use one word adjectives. Nicknames could work. Or you can go old school techniques, like saying his or her name in conversation A LOT. Chances are, if you care, you’ll remember the name. I’m just here to dump my thoughts onto paper, so people can read them. You are reading this sentence right now. Did I get in your head? 

Just another neat way to remember names. Best works after you met him or her. Introducing yourself is important, but having a method for remembering works even better because it’s intentional, and you have fun with it. And when work is fun and productive, you’re on your way to bigger and better things. FUN + WORK = SUCCESS. Well, sometimes. It does depend, but that’s not this post’s topic. PEOPLE NAMES is the topic.

If this helps just one person or a spin-off idea develops, that’s wonderful. Here I am…randomly brainstorming name remembering techniques. Good luck…if you take action from here.