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154 Facts about People
mind me of the title. Anything will do; the first object that
comes to mind when you hear the title is usually best. I
always picture a stethoscope to remind me of "doctor,"
because that's the first thing with which I associate a doctor.
Of course, scalpel, hypodermic, operating table, or any-
thing like that, would suffice.
When I meet a judge, I always put a gavel into my
mental picture. This is enough to remind me to address
this person as "judge." You might like to picture the
judicial robe; that's just as good. Years ago, I recall seeing
a picture of New York's mayor Jimmy Walker, wearing a
top hat. For some reason, this picture has always stuck with
me. Now, whenever I am introduced to a mayor of a town
at an affair, I make sure to get a top hat into my association.
I have done quite a few performances for servicemen,
and I have had to prepare a substitute word beforehand to
remind me as to whether the person was a sergeant, cor-
poral, lieutenant, captain, major, or what have you. As I
met each man, I would put this substitute word into my
association of name to face, and I did address each man
correctly.
So you see that any word can be put into your associations
to remind you of things pertaining to the person, as well
as his or her name. I have mentioned time and again, the
fact that you must use these ideas in order for them to
work for you. I do this only because it is important enough
to warrant repetition. If you maintain the attitude that
nothing can help your terrible memory, then nothing will,
because you won't let it. Take a positive view of it all; try
these ideas, and you'll be pleasantly surprised. If you've read
up to here in this book, and tried all the ideas and systems
up to now, I'm sure you've already been convinced.
I've also told you that all these ideas and methods are
merely aids to your true memory. If you didn't have the