Are you paying attention?

Think back to the last person you recently met. Can you remember their name?

Studies have shown that 70% of people forget the person’s name after the first meeting. That’s not too surprising in my opinion. It’s because we don’t pay attention the first time.

The key to remembering someone’s name is to pay attention. You have to repeat over and over in your brain until it’s stuck. But we’re lazy. We don’t want to do the work. We’re too busy planning what we’re going to say in order to hear the other person.

You can change this though.  It’s a 4 step process.

Step 1) You stop talking.

Step 2) You actually listen to what they have to say.

Step 3) You stop planning what you want to say.

Step 4) You repeat their name back to them.

That’s it.

The key to paying attention is to stop talking. Stop listening to your internal voice and allow the other person to speak.

You’ll be amazed at the results.