One of my favorite tools for getting things done is setting unrealistic goals. For example, I recently decided to write a teen vampire novel. I gave myself two weeks to finish. It's now about 2½ months later and it's still not finished BUT I am 7 chapters away from a pretty solid rough draft with most all the details in place. One more pass and I'll have a publishable book, though I should probably read through several more times to polish it up even more. The key to successfully setting unrealistic goals is not getting all bent out of shape when you fail to achieve them. Simply reassess where you stand, give yourself credit for how far you've come, and start over with new unrealistic goals. I don't care what the experts say - you have to admit this beats setting entirely realistic goals, like writing a book in eight to twelve months, and thus never even beginning because that's just too far away. Tomorrow I will finish those seven chapters. After that, I give myself a week for the publishable draft, and then another day or two for final polishing.