I Solved the #1 Memory Problem

Our lives would be less stressful with this hack

While attending a colleague’s funeral, my boss said if he didn’t introduce me to some people, he wasn’t being rude…it was because he forgot their names.

I chalked it up to two things:

1. He knows so many people it’s impossible to remember everyone he meets.
2. He’s my dad’s age and is starting to be forgetful.

It made no difference to me because I didn’t have those problems. I remembered everyone and everything. I was 25 years old at the time, sharp as a tack, and didn’t have one-third of the stress I have 39 years later.

The first place I worked that required all employees to wear name tags was local golf club. I was in my 50’s at the time. There was one of me and over 400 members. If a member made an appointment with me to discuss charges made to their account, I had no problem remembering their name because their folder was on my desk. My problem happened when a member would pop in my office unannounced. It got worse when the member assumed I knew their name. That didn’t happen because they:

1. Didn’t have an appointment.
2. Wasn’t wearing a name tag.

I asked the General Manager if we could include fancy name tags with membership packets and ask the…