Meet Tanyika

“I Didn’t Lose My Edge — I Recalibrated It.”

When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, I didn’t stop leading.
I pivoted.

I was serving on boards, managing teams, parenting two children — one with autism — and holding it all with that polished calm women like us are known for.
I wore excellence like armor.

But my body became the truth-teller my schedule tried to silence.
Fatigue. Flares. Quiet signals that something had to change.

So I did what I’d never done before — I paused, not because I was weak, but because I was wise.
I looked at every commitment and asked, “Does this still serve the woman I’m becoming?”

I didn’t quit. I recalibrated.
I stepped out of positions that drained me. I went back to graduate school.
And for the first time in years, I built a rhythm that held me — not just the version of me that everyone applauded.

That rhythm became The PIVOT Plan™ — proof that you can shift your life, leadership, and legacy without losing your edge.

Because power doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from knowing when to move differently.