[Putting on my project manager's hat]: Visible progress toward achieving a goal that is important to you makes motivation easy! * Pick a specific goal that you

[Putting on my project manager's hat]: Visible progress toward achieving a goal that is important to you makes motivation easy! * Pick a specific goal that you care about. It can be as simple as I will lose 10 pounds or I will write software that parses a specific data format. * Create some milestones. Maybe I can't lose 10 pounds all at once, but I bet I can lose 1 pound. Make sure that these are visible. * Chart your progress, so you can see how your previous work got you closer to your goal. Review this chart regularly.