Tanaka in Three

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

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 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.

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

Purpose isn't an answer. It's a direction.

Purpose isn't an answer. It's a direction.

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