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Week 4 back surgery recovery journey

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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.

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

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