Memory Jogger - See How Many People You Really Know

It doesn’t matter how many leads we generate with technology, at the end of the day, you are still going to have to make some calls. You might think you don’t know enough people to get started, or be concerned that those you do know won’t be interested. Well, you can stop right there. I can help you come up with a pretty impressive list of people you know, that you don’t know you know. (Whew, I wouldn’t want to say that three times in a row)

You might be asking yourself, when is she gonna get to the good stuff? I want to generate my own pre-qualified-smoking-hot-leads now! Patience. Internet leads done right, take time to cultivate and educate. You want to be successful, right? Then trust me and start gathering customers and representatives for your team now, so the out of pocket expenses of products aren’t a burden on you while you put your Internet campaign together.

Okay, back to the Memory Jogger. This list is designed to help you remember everyone you know. Don’t do any “pre-sorting” now about their interest or potential interest, just make the list of people. Besides, it is not your place to decide for them. You are doing them a disservice. What if “Suzie” no longer is a successful stylist or is looking to start working from home because she now needs to care for her grandfather? You might miss out on a great business builder who is motivated to work from home if you presort. Okay, I’ll stop nagging now, and get to the list. Printer is plugged in? Got paper? Here you go:

Instructions for use:
Print out the main list. With either pen and paper or your favorite word processor/file editor, start adding names to your blank page. I recommend a word processor so you can sort the list later to see if you have any duplicates. You don’t want to waste time looking to see if you already added Uncle Bob (because he is bald) when you get to the Most trustworthy section. Just add the names, sort and file later. With me so far? If you see a category that you think doesn’t apply to you (like Bowling team), take a moment and try to recall if you know anyone who does bowl. While you might not bowl, you probably know someone that does. Take a least a few seconds “scanning” your brain for each category, more if you came up with 2 or more names.

Memory Jogger

Across the street
Adventurist
Always giving parties
Ambitious
Apartment Manager
Appliances
Attractive
Avon Lady
Bald Headed
Bank Tellers
Barber
Baseball Team
Basketball team
Best dressed
Best man
Best personality
Best salesman
Best smile
Blond hair
Boss
Bought car from you
Bowling league
Brunette
Bus Driver
Busy Person
Car repair
Carpenter
Cheerleader
Chiropractor
Choir
Christmas card list
Church directory
Church
Coaches
College annuals
College coach
Cowboy hat
College students
College
Confident people
Dance class/teacher
Day care center
Debate team
Deep voice
Dentist
Divorced
Doctor
Does odd jobs
downsized/laid off/fired
Drives Cadillac
Drives Dodge
Drives Ford
Drives Chevy
Dry Cleaners
Eat out with
Eye Glasses
Enthusiastic
Family who likes to work together
Fast Food Employees
Finger nail technician
Fireman
Fisherman
Former Church
Former Neighbors
Friends
Furniture salesman
Goal oriented people
Grocery store checker/employee
Handsome
Has a dangerous job
Has a pick up truck
Has expensive taste
High Achievers
High School annuals
High School
High self esteem
High voice
Hobbies
Home address book
Hunter
In another city
In laws
In management
Just had a baby
Just married
Likes to camp
Lion’s club
Little League
Mini-mart/gas station
Most integrity
Most likely to succeed
Most outgoing
Most popular
Most successful people you know
Most trustworthy
Mothers who would to stay home with their children
Moustache
Music Lessons
Natural leaders
Needs more money
Neighbors on the left
Neighbors on the right
New car
Nurse
Office skills
On a diet
On the corner
Optimist club
Out of state
Owns a restaurant
P.T.A.
Parent’s friends
Parents
Parent’s neighbors
Pay too much in taxes
People in debt
People looking forward to retirement
People who are in clubs of any kind
People who like a challenge
People who like helping charities
People who love people
People who love to learn new things
People who own small businesses
People who still know how to dream
People who want more for their family
People who would like to work for themselves
People with good organization skills
Pilot/airline employee
Play cards with
Player’s parents
Plays an instrument
Policeman
Positive thinking people
Postman
Preacher
Public speaking skills
Quit smoking
R.O.T.C.
Realtor
Recent promotion
Red head
Relatives
Ride the bus
Rotary club
runs/works in a beauty shop
School principal
School reunions
Secretary
Self motivated people
Sells cars for a living
Sells flowers
Sells insurance
Senior citizen
Shortest
Single Dad
Single Mom
Smokes
Soccer Moms
Sold you a car
Son/Daughter just married
Spa or health club
Speech class
Step children
Tallest
Taxi driver
Teachable people
Teachers
Team concept people
Tells jokes
Those who are under insured
Those who are un-insurable
Those who are uninsured
Thrifty
Track team
Twins
Unemployed
Uncles/Aunts
Vacationed with
Waitress
Wears a beard
Wedding list
Wedding photographer
Where you grew up
Who do you call if you need help
Work out with
Workaholic
Works a second job
Works for the city
Works for the state
Works in MLM now
Veterans
Works in sales now
Works nights
Works shifts
Works weekends
Security person
YMCA
Your teachers
YWCA

If, after spending some time on this list, you only come up with two or three names, you might need to get out more.

Assignment:
I was sure it was obvious, but just in case… cut and paste the list shown above into a Word document (or something similar) or just print it out. Start making your list of people who come to mind when you read each “jogger”. Later, you can “presort” each name into a set of categories like “Business Opt” and “Products” or “Need More Info” and “Visit This Week”. Remember, this list is of people you already know, and might be interested in hearing what you are doing now.