Yes, what you heard is true. I have had three separate TBI’s, Traumatic Brain Injuries, throughout my life. They were at the ages of 2, 6, and 40. They have left what I like to call, Brain Scars. One of those scars is the effect they had on my memory. By the time I had the third TBI, I realized I needed to do something about my memory. I was forgetting things I wanted to remember. So I created this MEMORY MAGIC CONFIDENCE-BUILDER. Now I’ll be the first to tell you that there are a lot of things I don’t want or need to remember. So in that way, my “deficit” is a plus.
Since I’m a Confidence Expert, I am constantly doing “audience research” when I speak to organizations small and large. One recurring theme they share with me is that sometimes they wish they could remember less and forget more. They want to forget more trivial information and remember more important information.
I am good at what I do when it comes to confidence. In fact I’m real good.. So by the time you are done reading this you will remember more of what you want to remember and you will save time, money and stress doing it. Sounds good, right?
OK Here’s how my MEMORY MAGIC CONFIDENCE-BUILDER works. Let’s say you own a cell phone. 91% of Americans do. Let’s say you drive a car. 95% of American households own a car. And let’s say you wear glasses, almost 40% of Americans either wear them all the time or occasionally. If you are one of these people I can guarantee you that in the last three weeks you have probably left home, work or maybe the supermarket or restaurant, and forgot your phone, keys or glasses at least once. If you have, nod your head. OK I can see you out there.
Seriously, what kind of time and money did you lose? as well as what stress did it cause you? Did you have to squint your way through work that morning? Did you have to run out to a store and buy a pair of those reading glasses during your lunch break just to survive the day? How naked did you feel not having your phone? For some it actually feels like a piece of their body is missing. Yeah, it really does. Did you miss an important call for business that cost you a contract bid? Did you miss a call from your significant other or from one of your children? Did you go outside, get in your car and realize you didn’t have your keys? So you had to go back in your house or apartment and look for them which took up valuable time. Or did you leave them on the counter at the dry cleaners or the donut shop? We’ve all done it at one time or another. It can be annoying, embarrassing and time consuming. Do you remember how stressful it was until you found that object and were on your way again?
Here’s how to save time, money and have less stress. Create mnemonic devices for all the things that are important for you not to forget. For phone, briefcase, keys, glasses I use a funny phrase which is so silly I remember it. PLEASE BRING A KAZOO GUIDE…Yes, PLEASE BRING A KAZOO GUIDE. That’s P for Phone, B for Briefcase, A for Attitude(positive), K for Keys, G for Glasses. Now stay with me, here…Before I ever make a transition (that’s when we usually forget these types of objects, because we are focused on where we are going and not where we are) I remind myself of this phrase: PLEASE BRING A KAZOO GUIDE . It’s easy to remember because I have often used a Kazoo in my keynotes and performances. So I chant this mantra every time I leave work, my home, my hotel room, train, plane, a store, a restaurant, someone else’s home, gas station, you name it. As a result, I have saved myself time, money (by the way, time IS money) and endured far less stress. I use many other phrases, too many to mention here.
So, here are 5 quick examples out of hundreds of MEMORY MAGIC CONFIDENCE-BUILDERS that my audiences and clients have come up with during their brainstorming sessions:> KEEP BACK PACK – KEYS, BRIEFCASE, PHONE> BRING STUFF ALONG– BRIEFCASE, SUITCASE, ALTOIDS> JUMPS– JACKET, UMBRELLA, MONEY, PHONE,SUNGLASSES> GET CASH BONUS– GLOVES, COMPUTER, BRIEFCASE> PRICE– PHONE, REPORTS, IPAD, CHARGER, EAR BUDS. You can really have fun and be very creative. The more creative the phrase, the easier it is to remember.
I also use variations such as one Letter multiple times. For instance, to remember the 5 cornerstones of my life I use 5 F’s. — FAITH, FEAR, FOCUS, FORCE, FORGIVE
A few more examples from my audiences of STUFF AT WORK they don’t want to forget>> POWERPOINT, THUMB DRIVE, LUNCH, POINTER, MARKERS, PROJECTOR, NOTES, MAKE-UP, OUTLINE, CALCULATOR, DISPLAY UNIT, NOTEBOOKS, FOLDERS, PRODUCT BROCHURE, and the list goes on. Well you can use this to remember a take-out order, a food-shopping list, a word document, a list of just about any kind you can imagine. It can even be used to remember a presentation outline.
As an example of that, due to my memory deficit, I need a way to remember my own CONFIDENCE Formula. I use my last name STARR to do so. S for Star or Superhero, T for Task, A for Arch Villain, R for Reach Coach, and R for Reason. In fact, I want that so emblazoned in YOUR memory, that next time you see a Star, I want you to think of my S.T.A.R.R. CONFIDENCE Formula and the best way you can leverage YOUR memory so you increase your business productivity, inspire your team and have the confidence to stay ahead of the game.
So for YOU and whatever you are needing to remember, I want you to have fun with them. Be creative. Personalize them for yourself. Make them your MEMORY MAGIC CONFIDENCE-BUILDERS. Use them to save you time, money (remember, time IS money) and have less stress. Do it today!
I am in the middle of collecting more MEMORY MAGIC CONFIDENCE-BUILDERS, so when you come up with a good one, go to my website www.DWSTARR.NET and send it to me. I’m continuing to share them with my readers, viewers and audiences.