62. The Hidden Cost of Hustle Culture I Demario McCowan
62. The Hidden Cost of Hustle Culture I Demario McCowan  
Podcast: Wisdom Stripes with Meg Tuohey
Published On: Thu Dec 18 2025
Description: In this episode of Wisdom Stripes, Meg Tuohey welcomes entrepreneur and funding expert Demario McCowan for a powerful conversation about hustle culture, survival mode, and what happens when success stops feeling fulfilling. Demario shares how reaching financial milestones left him feeling empty, how fatherhood shifted his priorities, and why sustainable success requires patience, structure, and a willingness to move beyond survival thinking. Together, Meg and Demario explore entrepreneurship, fulfillment, intuition, and the courage to trust yourself when you’re standing at a crossroads. ⏰ EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00 – Making money and feeling empty 01:56 – Episode introduction 03:26 – Hustle culture and long-term damage 05:12 – Patience as the antidote 07:32 – Social media and distorted reality 11:23 – Hustle vs presence 13:03 – Parenting and modeling being 15:44 – Leaving survival mode 20:21 – Financial milestones and emptiness 22:36 – Outgrowing old strategies 28:00 – The labyrinth metaphor 33:40 – Turns vs dead ends 45:43 – Navigating uncertainty 49:27 – Choosing intuition 52:28 – Redefining fulfillment 59:38 – Stewardship beyond money 01:01:22 – Final wisdom 01:02:01 – Taking the bet on yourself 📕 HeartPrint Holiday Bundle Pre-order Meg Tuohey’s new book HeartPrint and receive exclusive holiday bonuses. 👉 https://megantuohey.com/megan-book-heart-print/ ✨ Learn more about Meg: https://bit.ly/3NtUF24 🎓 The Wisdom Lab: https://bit.ly/4eI8S7N