Aimee Davis on Getting Through Math Class
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 2:47PM As an art major in college I approached everything in my life through artistry…that is until I found myself right in the middle of the traditional business world, fortunate enough to work with some of the best and brightest marketing minds! But I quickly noticed their approach was very different than mine—my instinct as an artist took me on a different path than the MBAs I was at the same table with. So I began to question my approach, and I always wondered if I had the right to sit at the same table….Until I read Artistry Unleashed! It confirmed
that my approach, which is so intuitive to me, should be trusted with confidence, not questioned. And not just in the business world, but in my entire world. In January while I was driving my children to school one morning, my 12 year old son, Liam, and I were talking about the mid-term math exam he was taking that morning. He was nervous about getting the good grade he needed. He’s prone to making sloppy mistakes and not able to see them. I immediately was able to provide guidance to him based on your book and my renewed confidence in my approach! Although this was a math issue, very black and white, I advised him to first trust that he had the knowledge that he needed to do well—he was well prepared!—and then to answer the questions. Once finished with his answers, I suggested he check his work with a different approach, with a new perspective, to check going backwards and/or sideways, and solve the problems in reverse to see things he may not have noticed going through in rote fashion. He ended up doing very well on his exam, avoiding sloppy mistakes and getting the good grade he needed!