Create a memory and visit it often

4. Create a memory and visit it often.

Shared memories bond people together. How to create memories: 1. Make something happen. Be intentional about making memories. 2. Set aside time to make something happen. 3. Plan for something to happen. 4. Show that something has happened. When you help create a memory for someone, give him something to remember it by. 5. Relive the memory by talking about what happened.

To apply this principle: Forget about finding quality time if you don’t set aside quantity time for making memories. Ask what memories you have already made in other people’s lives that you can relive together. Plan a memory that will commemorate an achievement that people will remember for years to come. And then create a memento of it.


From: 25 Ways to Win with People, by John Maxwell and Les Parrott.