Just as we have met deadlines in our jobs, why can't we do so when we are on our own?

Your self-work should be as crucial as any office deadline. Remember: 

• You are your own boss.
• The person who hired you for this job liked you then and trusts you now.
• They saw so...

Your time outside of your day job is your own.

You have the time to learn how to bake bread, learn to cook, or just do whatever you want, and there is no excuse for not being productive.

But People get exhausted after the initial spike and let go.

• Being a professional is about taking something abstract (dream) & turning it into something more concrete (action).
• We all should take our dreams seriously - we all have the capacity to be professional, and bring that kind of focus and energy to our passion work.

• Your boss, which is you only, don't expect you to push yourself to the max every day, but they want to see you improve consistently
• Your boss has the unique ability to know when you're not pulling your weight, and they're not afraid to call you out on it.