Why working harder isn't working
Oct 09, 2025 6:16 am
Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire
October 9, 2025
Welcome to the Workplace Multiplier newsletter. Published Monday to Friday, equipping you to achieve your professional goals faster and without burnout or overwhelm by leveraging The Triple Win Method.
Why working harder isn't working
Howdy ,
Here's an uncomfortable truth: most professionals are competing in the wrong arenas.
They're grinding in areas where they're average—trying to out-hustle, out-work, out-effort everyone else.
Meanwhile, their genuine unfair advantage sits unused.
Your unfair advantage isn't "work ethic" or "being a team player." It's the thing you do better than most people without breaking a sweat.
It's the skill that makes clients say, "How did you do that so fast?"
It's the strength that creates outsized results with normal effort.
The problem? Most people don't know what their unfair advantage is—or they're too busy chasing other people's strengths to use their own.
The second step of the Genius Edge Method helps you identify and weaponize your advantage.
On Saturday, I'll walk you through how to find yours and where to deploy it for maximum leverage.
One more chance to register: https://bit.ly/TheGEMWorkshopSF
Saturday, October 11 | 7 PM WAT
Here's to high-leverage wins,
Keep winning at work and in life
Tola Akinsulire
Your Strategic Workplace Mentor