Be a 1.1 today!

Heard the following on the radio during my drive home on FM 93.3. Here it goes.

Take 1 multiply by 1 multiply by 1 multiply by 1, i.e. (1) to the power of 10.
What do you get at the end? You get a 1.

Next, simply add 0.1 to the 1, getting 1.1, and multiply 1.1 by 1.1 by 1.1, ie, (1.1) to the power of 10.
What do you get at the end? You get 2.59.

Next, minus 0.1 from 1 to get 0.9. And multiply 0.9 by 0.9 by 0.9, i.e, (0.9) to the power of 10.
What do you get at the end? You get 0.35.

So, this can reflect how a slight difference in daily life attitude can affect greatly.

Taking 1 as the benchmark, 1 being how you normally behave and your normal attitude at work. By putting in a little bit more of extra effort, you will get 1.1. And after ten days of 1.1, you will get 2.59, which is way more than the initial 1 that you are achieving.

On the other hand, if you dont choose to work hard, instead, you choose to slack a little bit every day, instead of getting 1 or 1.1, you get a 0.9 every day. And after ten days of 0.9, you will get 0.35, which is way lesser than the initial 1 that you are achieving.

Similarly, by having a attitude at 1 everyday, consistent and not improving, at the end of the day, you will still be at 1.

So what do you want in life? Do you want to be the 1 who is the same every other day? Or the 0.9 who is getting worse every single day? Or the 1.1 who gets better every day? Take your pick.

Be the 1.1 today. And the first step for me will be to wake up early tomorrow!