Episode #496
Optimize a personal daily practice—movement, spiritual grounding, and gratitude—tailored to what makes you show up as your best, not a one-size-fits-all routine.
Use strategic underperformance: intentionally say no or not yet to lower-priority areas so you can focus energy on what matters most and shed guilt.
Start with a clear life vision and values across relationships, faith, health, and wealth to guide trade-offs and avoid climbing the wrong ladder.
Life is an endurance sport.
Decide where you'll intentionally underperform.
The challenge we face is the challenge of more.
What if working harder is actually holding you back?
We’ve been sold the idea that success comes from grinding, hustling, and doing more. But what if the real secret is knowing when to do less?
Sounds counterintuitive, right?
But that’s exactly what executive coach and author, Nathan Tanner, discovered after navigating some of the biggest challenges imaginable— like the collapse of Lehman Brothers (yep, that financial disaster) and the chaos of scaling DoorDash from 250 to 5,000 employees.
Nathan isn’t just another productivity guru preaching “work smarter, not harder.” He’s lived it.
From training for an Ironman while balancing a demanding career to learning the hard way that trying to be great at everything is the fastest way to fail at what actually matters, Nathan shares how strategic underperformance might be the key to unlocking your next level of success.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in the endless cycle of doing more but achieving less, this episode is your wake-up call.
Press play now and let’s rethink success before you waste another year chasing the wrong things.
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