Archive for February 23rd, 2009

How can anyone put in MORE than 100%?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

A nice one to start the week with:

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

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

Let’s say that:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% (pretty good but not enough)

and

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
(yeah, we all know knowledge doesn’t really count these days)

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
(we’re getting there…)

And,

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

…AND look how far ass kissing will take you:

A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that while Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it’s the Bullshit and Ass Kissing that will put you over the top!!