Is 80% of Success Just Showing Up?

Woody Allen made his “80% of Success is Showing Up” line famous, but is that enough? For sure, you have to show up, but it’s what you do with the other 20% that really matters.

Too often, people just don’t show up. But even when they do, it’s more about going through the motions than it is making a real contribution to the job, the team, the home, the committee, or any other organized entity they’re a part of.

The extra 20% is about attitude, dedication, innovation, and other aspects that set you apart. It’s the emotional intelligence, responsibility, and creativity you bring that makes much more of a difference than just showing up.

So the next time you find yourself in the doldrums – just going through the motions with little if any energy or vitality – ask yourself if just showing up is enough for you. If it isn’t, do something about it.

Here are a few Business & Life Tips to think about….

Business Tips:

• Good leaders have a sense of balance between fearing competition and being confident in what is being done to compete with it.
• Your product or service doesn’t speak for itself. You need to speak for it. Better yet, have others speak for it for greater credibility.
• If your employee can’t put his smart phone away during work hours, it’s both your problem and your fault. Deal with it.

Life Tips:

• If you really want to impact the way people think, conduct yourself in a way that inspires trust, kindness, and care for others.
• If we learn how to prioritize our day around just a few key issues, it will force us to get the most urgent and important things done first.
• If common sense was so common, we wouldn’t have to remind people to use it. Some people are just clueless, while others are astute.

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