Ep 94: Why Working Hard isn't Working
Ep 94: Why Working Hard isn't Working  
Podcast: Interrupting Business As Usual
Published On: Sun Sep 13 2026
Description: You're Working More Than Ever. So Why Does It Feel Like You're Falling Further Behind? The Sunday scaries are real. And the exhaustion you feel going into another week of giving everything you have to work that keeps demanding more isn't a mindset problem. This episode is going to tell you exactly what it is and how to resolve it. In this episode, Nikki makes her most personal and political argument yet: that the hard work ethic is not just ineffective — it is a system that was never designed to reward the people working the hardest inside it. In this episode you'll learn: Why "twice as good for half the recognition" is not just a saying What the data actually shows about effort, output, and four-day workweeks Why the gig economy and multiple jobholding are evidence of the hard work myth failing How the same overwork pattern that fries your nervous system is also running your content strategy, your offer suite, and your revenue What precision produces that volume never will Mentioned in this episode: TAP HERE to listen to Episode 91: Why Your Business Isn't Growing Even Though You're Doing Everything Right TAP HERE to listen to Episode 90: It's Not Too Late: Twice the Results in Half the Time Free Resources: TAP HERE to listen to The Bite-Sized Business Podcast, the free resource designed to help you stop overcomplicating your offers and overthinking your business so you can finally get it off the ground. HOW WHITE IS YOUR FEMINIST BUSINESS MODEL? TAP HERE  to take the new quiz and find out. Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more deep dives and tools to help you do more than survive, delivered right to your email inbox. Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak Work With Nikki If you're ready to have your offer up and selling by the holiday season, TAP HERE to apply to work privately with Nikki in Intersectional Feminist Life + Anti-Capitalist Business Coaching. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business As Usual.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Next episode: Burnout Is Not a Business Strategy