Oh, I haven’t done Monday Motivation for the last two weeks and today I will be paying severely for it – with 400 emails in my inbox that more than likely require a response – YIKES!
It’s days like today that I need Monday Motivation most of all – where nothing but the severe pain of my own self-imposed consequences will get me to do the stuff I really don’t want to do. In fact, I’d rather be cleaning my house, doing yardwork, or scrubbing the bathroom rather than wading through 400 emails. It’s that bad. 
For those of you new to MM, here’s the lowdown:
Step 1 – let us know what you are going to get done today (your to-do list, so to speak).
Step 2 – put it in a comment below or a post on your own site.
Step 3 - let us know what will motivate you to get it done – a reward, consequences, or whatever you need to think that will ensure you do what you say you are going to do. I’ve found that the public announcement and accountability is a particularly great motivator, but throw down consequences if you really need a kick in the pants to get stuff done!
Step 4 - Be sure to think about this long-term as well as what you’re going to accomplish today. How will what you do today help you get to where you want to go?
Today before I go to sleep I will:
- Clean out my inbox *sigh – there, I said it*
- Clean my bathroom (I reserve the right to give this lovely task to my daughter )
- Do three loads of laundry
- Package up two things to mail
- Email two potential advertisers
If I don’t get this stuff done by the time I said I would, I will go without coffee for the week AND give an additional $100 to Kiva for the month.
So what are you going to get done today?!
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I was going to defer this until next week as it just gone 5pm, but before I go to sleep tonight I shall
-Get my ironing done
-Finally publish my blog article (that has surprisingly taken me 2 weeks to do!)
The second one can whistle but if I do not do the second one you have my OK to embarrass me publicly.
Sorry I mean the first one can whistle.
I will not write things in a hurry.
I love your Monday Motivation posts, Wendy! I’ve decided to post these regularly on my blog too, though with a slight twist. I’m posting my to do list for the week (it’ll hopefully help me out a little bit more, because otherwise I’d have to do a Monday Motivation post every day of the week, lol).
So, my whole to do list is here: http://wahwebmommy.com/?p=51
Hmmm… now what will my consequence or reward be, though? I didn’t think it through that far, lol.
You know, it’s been a while since I took a nice relaxing soak in the tub! And since cleaning the house is one of the things I need to get done this week, I should have a nice shiny bathtub by Friday.
So, I think my reward for getting everything done this week will be a little ME time… a long relaxing bath with a glass of wine should be nice.
I found your blog a while ago and have really enjoyed it. I am always surprised when people have 400 e-mails to deal with. I can say I’ve never had anything close to that! I’m “lucky” if I get 30 within a few days lol. Are these from your readers? Family and friends? Everyone, I imagine. That’s wild. Good luck!
Again, love your blog
Well, I’m a little behind schedule today thanks to some lightheadedness, but I think I’m back in the saddle. Still, I might not push myself too hard for the rest of the day.
1. Post for Blog #1
2. Post for Blog #2
3. Post for Blog #3
4. Resize JL project
5. Put away laundry
6. Go to birthing class
That should be good, since I only have a few hours before class.
If I don’t accomplish these things, I will write a post about what a lazy beast I am and out myself to all my readers. (Now there’s some motivation!)
I love the title, I might borrow it for my 3 weeks without a Monday Motivational Saying for next Monday. It is now Thursday here in Australia, and I am finally surfacing and ready to get that first blog post up, so hard when you get out of the groove.
I make the following commitment , that by next monday I will have redirected all my email to my gmail account, so travelling is simpler. I know how 400 emails feels and looks like. i also commit to unsubscribe from the lists, etc thaT distract me.