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# 80% of success is showing up

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- [October 5, 2026](https://www.scottshorter.com.au/blog/2026/10/05/)

Woody Allen famously observed that ‘Eighty percent of your success is showing up.’ It was an observation about how many people have ambitions but never actually make a start.

Tony Robbins emphasises that if you change nothing, nothing changes; massive action is the ultimate cure-all for breaking through stagnation.

If you’ve been thinking about reaching out, it’s time to get off the fence and say hello.

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Scott Shorter in an Australian [SEO](https://www.scottshorter.com.au/services/search-engine-optimisation/seo/)
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, from which he graduated with a B.Comms – BSc (M) Multimedia & Internet Computing.

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