Tanaka in Three

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Week 4 back surgery recovery journey

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Follow my back surgery recovery journey. This is week 3.

Leadership Burnout_ 8 Challenges & 11 Principles

I’m Lance Tanaka, author of Stories from the Top . · I wrote it because the most effective leaders live by 11 practical principles that address those eight challenges — brought to life through real stories of global executives. My goal is to help you move from success to significance. · I’m living my dream — let me help you live yours.

Clarity is comforting

Clarity feels safe. It tells us exactly what will happen, so we never have to risk being wrong. Direction is different — it doesn't promise certainty, only movement. And movement is powerful precisely because it doesn't wait for permission from certainty. Comfort keeps you safe. Direction moves you forward.

Dont want to make the wrong move

I often hear people say: “I don’t want to make the wrong move.” But no move is often the most costly decision.

Move

Purpose isn’t an answer

Character vs personality

boreout

Most leaders don’t burn out. They bore out. There’s a difference — and it’s costing you more than you think. Dame Evelyn Glennie is profoundly deaf and one of the world’s greatest percussionists. She doesn’t just hear music; she feels it. Her secret isn’t discipline alone. It’s that she never stopped playing. Here are 3 lessons leaders can steal from her

Achievable Habits_ The Secret to Breaking Old Ones

You want to create a new habit: MBTAM