master successful work à la tarthang tulku

Borrowing against a credit card to pay rent is not the way to go. Try to avoid this at all costs in future, by planning, budgeting, and being proactive about invoicing, income, work scheduling.

Applying mindfulness to work. “Be impeccable with your word.” Ask for what you need. Develop the rudimentaries of acquiring new business, something you’ve been avoiding/procrastinating. Go into biz dev mode for a while. Develop the menu of services and offerings. Contact those who have contacted you and who you, in your selfishness, have put off due to being overwhelmed, hectic or just lazy.

“The rhythm of rising, eating, working, and sleeping creates a framework for effective action that connects our lives to time. Within this framework, create a daily schedule that maps out time for work, reflection, family responsibilities, and other activities that are important to you. Once you have made this schedule and experimented with it for a few days, resolve to stay closely within it for at least two weeks. When you break the schedule, take time to reflect carefully on what has happened to bring this about.”
– Tarthang Tulku, Skillful Means Wake Up: Mastering Successful Work, p. 27