Are you drowning in work? Do you consistently end your day with things on your to-do list that you wanted to get done but never got to? Has your productivity in your day job been reduced to the point that you regularly work nights and weekends? Let me ask: if someone gives you yet another project to work on now, will you scream?

My friend, I’m here to tell you that this lifestyle is not sustainable. Consider these 10 tips which might help give some immediate relief and help you ride those waves of work.
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I could be anyone. I could be your new neighbor, your nurse at your next hospital visit, your cashier at your grocery store, or perhaps your next future boss. I might be the person who gives you the tip for your next career break, or perhaps the one who introduces you to your future spouse.

Right now I’m a stranger to you, but I could be someone that makes a positive and significant influence in your life. However, have you given me any reason to help you? How do you normally treat a stranger? Do you make that stranger feel a little uplifted after an encounter with you, or do you simply dismiss the stranger? Perhaps on bad days, you even deplete them and make them feel worse for taking that brief moment of your time? We’re talking about all kinds of strangers, from new strangers we’ve never seen before to the familiar ones that you run into in your daily routine but never actually met.

With all the strangers you will meet in the future, some could potentially improve your life in ways you can’t imagine. The question is, have you given them a reason to?

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I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave…. Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?
-Joseph Campbell

In his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell describes how mythological stories all follow the same fundamental pattern called the monomyth. This pattern has been repeated in various myths throughout history and the pattern has stood the test of time - why? Because it resonates with us. I sincerely believe the Hero’s Journey is the ideal approach to a career - any career.

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Here’s a trivia question: what causes the seasons to change? If you said it’s from the Earth getting closer or further from the sun as it orbits, then your answer was the same that many Harvard grads gave in a survey. And like those Harvard grads, you would be wrong.

More fun facts: even though your veins are blue, the blood that flow inside of them are still red. Napoleon was not a short man - he was slightly above average height for French men in those days. These are common misconceptions, and it might be somewhat humorous to find out about them, but what if misperceptions lead us into making the wrong decisions? If you are faced with an important choice, will you be able to figure out what you know from what you don’t know?

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Today’s blog post is a special highlight post for any new visitors, particularly if you’re coming from Liz Strauss’s Blog-to Show. Welcome to 7P Productions!

This blog is about achieving goals and dreams. The articles are sometimes light and sometimes a little on the heavy side, but I always aim to provide something of value in the articles and to make it a good read as well.

Below are links to a few of my recent articles that were popular. Check them out and hope you enjoy!
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