Maths: A Thing of Beauty
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Ok, so we’ve included an article on Chaos Theory in this month’s edition of our newsletter. We wouldn’t blame you for thinking we’re a bunch of geeks here at Matchett. But it’s time to ‘fess up and publicly admit that Maths wasn’t exactly our favourite subject at school. Calculus, trigonometry, matrices, algebra – just writing those words brings us out in a cold sweat!
Yet, when a friend forwarded a few slides on ‘The Beauty of Mathematics’ (author unknown), we started to see numbers in a whole different light…..far from being scary, they re-inforce the principles we teach every day. Fulfilling your potential and achieving great performance at work, is a function of your Knowledge, Skills and Effort for sure – but what really makes the difference is ATTITUDE.
If you want to persuade your more ‘left brain’ colleagues (perhaps your boss) of the importance of developing a good attitude and behaviours, read on. We’ll give you a secret equation, which will help you prove your argument once and for all. Scientifically.
First consider this:
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
Also:
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
Brilliant isn’t it? Now take a look at this little beauty:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
Perfect symmetry! Now take a moment to consider, from a STRICTLY MATHEMATICAL viewpoint, the following questions:
What is 100%? What does it mean to give 100%? How about achieving 100%? What equals 100% in life?
We already have the answers. Here is our secret equation. Guard the formula well:
If | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ | is | 1 to 26 | |
then | H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K | is | 8 + 1 + 18 + 4 + 23 + 15 + 18 + 11 = | 98% |
and | K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E | is | 11 + 14 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 = | 96% |
but | A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E | is | 1 + 20 + 20 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 4 + 5 = | 100% |
We can therefore conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While hard work and knowledge will get you close, ATTITUDE is what gets you there!
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