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Giving more than 100%...maybe this will help.

I do not know where this came from, but our manager shared it with us the other day in a meeting and I thought after a little editing it was worth passing on.

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this:

What makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about these people who say they are giving more that 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? what makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If: the alphabet is represented numerically A=1 B=2, C=3 etc. thru Z=26;

Then:

HARDWORK = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11= 98%

and

KNOWLEDGE = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

but

ATTITUDE = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5= 100%

and

WHO YOU KNOW = 23+8+15+25+15+21+11+14+15+23 = 170%

So you can conclude with mathematical certainty that while HARD WORK and KNOWLEDGE will get you close and ATTITUDE will get you there, it's WHO YOU KNOW that will put you over the top to success.

Posted by Nick & Trudy Vandekar on 09/17/2007 01:46 PM

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12 Comments on Giving more than 100%...maybe this will help.

That was really cool! I can't wait to share it!

09/17/2007 01:51 PM

by Stacey McCarthy @ KW for Philly and Bucks Smart Girls (Keller Williams Real Estate)

Stacey,

Thanks for stopping by, go ahead and share away. This is all stuff we know, but we forget to apply to our every day lives. It just puts it in a "Mathematical" perspective.

09/17/2007 04:11 PM

by Nick & Trudy Vandekar (Long & Foster Real Estate Inc)

How about..."It's Who you know and how much you are like Him and let him live through you..."

(I know...too wordy...hehehehe)

=-)

09/18/2007 08:22 PM

by Central / Orlando Florida real estate - Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent® (Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.)

Hey...I'm going to have to pass this one on! AWESOME!

09/18/2007 10:51 PM

by Tracy Nicole, Realtor®, Elk Grove CA, Sacramento, CA (Realty World Premier Choice)

Very Cool! This is really true too.

09/19/2007 11:39 AM

by Endea Thibodeaux, CLHMS, RECS Real Estate Auctions (Auction2Sell, LLC)

I like that. Thanks for sharing today!

09/20/2007 10:44 AM

by Brian Foxworth SC, GA, FL, & TN Mortgage Loans (Palmetto South Mortgage )

Great Analogy Nick & Trudy, Never saw it put this way...we would also add...who you yet have to meet! LOL

09/21/2007 12:52 PM

by Jeff & Grace Safrin-SpousesSellingHouses REALTORS, F.C.Tucker Company, Indiana (F.C.Tucker/Advantage Realty)

Again, thank you both for this post! I can't wait to share it with my co-workers!!!

10/10/2007 06:46 PM

by Kelly Brown (None)

A great analogy, thanks for sharing!

10/11/2007 05:16 AM

by Diane Velikis Luzerne County Real Estate (Coldwell & Banker Busch Real Estate)

I'm not good with numbers(that's why i use a calculator) but i think i can get thru this. Thanks for sharing. Be Blessed

10/11/2007 12:10 PM

by Robert L. Brown~Grand Rapids Real Estate Flexit Realty, West Michigan (www.mrbrownsellsgr.com)

This is so true. people need to learn this early in life. It is true for everything in life.

10/11/2007 12:15 PM

by Dave Cheatham (INC Financial )

hey guys, we loved your post - I plan on printing it and put it right infront of my desk...attitude is everything!

10/31/2007 11:41 PM

by Chris & Maria Jeantet ~ Redding Realtors (Real Estate Professionals, GMAC)

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