cofebuz » Names http://www.cofebuz.com Building Business though Networking: a New Way of Thinking about Relationships Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:04:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The $15,000 Question http://www.cofebuz.com/2009/04/20/the-15000-question/ http://www.cofebuz.com/2009/04/20/the-15000-question/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:00:14 +0000 Tim Klabunde http://cofebuz.wordpress.com/?p=60 I am convinced that some people have a knack for memorizing people’s names, and that I am not one of them. As a result of this belief, I used to be terrible at remembering people’s names. Then, several years ago I commented as much to a good friend who told me about the $15,000 question:

“It is not that you can’t memorize people’s names, it is that you don’t think peoples names are worth memorizing. If I introduced you to someone and offered you $15,000 if you could remember their name a week from now you would not only remember their name, but also their mothers name, middle name, correct spelling, and several interesting facts about the person.”

I was quickly put in my place… he was right! I am still not the best at memorizing names, but I have been shocked over the past several years at how I have improved. I just needed to realize that memorizing a name is not just important to the people I meet, it is also important to me.

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