Just what I was thinking. Thinking about how awesome something is going to be when I'm done with it just stalls me out. I have to think: what's broken now, and

Just what I was thinking. Thinking about how awesome something is going to be when I'm done with it just stalls me out. I have to think: what's broken now, and how do I fix it? Similarly, when it comes to exercise, I find I'm much more motivated by fear. I will tend to slack off if I don't have a goal, but if I enter a marathon, I'm constantly thinking about how much it will suck if I haven't trained enough, and I am motivated to get out of bed early and run, or run after a long day's work. I feel great after a run, but that's not what drives me. "Fear is the spur." As a good friend of mine once said :-).