Building Your Memory

by Marguerite Granat on March 8, 2010

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Have you ever met someone at a party or luncheon who can listen to each person’s name once and repeat it back correctly and confidently? That kind of feat seems magical to me. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to do that and wish I had a much better memory. I’m amazed by people who have photographic memories.  You don’t need to be born with a photographic memory to remember things effectively.

Since I don’t have a photographic memory, I improve my memory by using Mind Maps like the one pictured above. When I was going to graduate school, somehow I stumble upon the concept of Mind Mapping. I first learned about this concept by reading a book by Tony Buzan. I own most of his books and continue to learn how to use Mind Maps for various applications.  Mind Maps help me organize my thoughts, improve how I communicate and remember complex concepts. Read More

Buzz it!

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Lessons from Napoleon’s fall from power

February 28, 2010
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Recently, I wrote a post about Napoleon’s rise to power.  Mike Henry, a leadership development coach, encouraged me to also write about what did not go as well for Napoleon. After pondering and learning more about his life, I’ve come to the conclusion that his downfall came about from bad judgment, arrogance and  intoxication with power.
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A role model and woman with a mission

February 21, 2010
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I’d like to thank all the women who have come before me. As women started to enter the workforce they had to function in a male dominated world. There were established guidelines on what women could or could not do. It is much easier today in the Western world for women to fully express their talents in [...]

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How to deal with controversy, John Quincy and Tweets

February 16, 2010
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While looking for a picture of John Quincy Adams just prior to publishing this post, I found out that John Quincy had a diary with lots of  entries written in less than 140 characters long, in effect  Tweets. There’s a Twitter account dedicated to his diary @JQAdams_MHS.
I stumbled upon this quote by John Quincy Adams:
“the duties [...]

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Rise to Power in a New York Minute

February 8, 2010
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Have you ever met someone who seemed the most unlikely person to rise to power? This could be someone in the lower ranks of a company who might be new to the organization. This same person beats all odds and rises to the top. I’m still wondering whether people succeed because of luck or skill. Maybe [...]

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