Comments on: Monday Motivation :: Regaining Focus Through Rewards

By: Joshua Clanton - Design for the WEB

Joshua Clanton - Design for the WEB — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:00:56 +0000

Rewards have been great motivators for me in the past, but I had forgotten how well they worked until I read this post. Too much time trying to avoid negative consequences I suppose.

Now to think of an appropriate reward for my next project.

PS: I found your blog through James of Men With Pens

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By: annie kelleher

annie kelleher — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:14:06 +0000

wow – so you will punish yourself if you dont get your work done?? you find it easier to punish yourself than to reward yourself?!

wow.

By: Aruni

Aruni — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:50:21 +0000

I’ve been trying to get myself motivated to do the taxes too. There just never seems to be time or there is always something more interesting to do. We should get a good refund too (thanks to start-up losses) but can’t think of what would motivate me to do them sooner. Hmmm.

By: Ria Kennedy

Ria Kennedy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:52:45 +0000

Hi Wendy, good job! Now you can feel good, stop worrying about it and finally get your laptop. Way to go! Today: Grocery store, finalize series ideas, make new lists, get my old Hotmail/new Live account sorted out. This Week: Continue to work on my book every day. Maintain posting schedule. Ria Kennedy's last blog post..Roll With It

By: Her Media » Monday To Do List

Her Media » Monday To Do List — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:23:18 +0000

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By: WendyMilonas

WendyMilonas — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:47:26 +0000

Thanks for reminding me to get that To-Do list done…and how to get myself to do it! LOL

I get so overwhelmed with the amount of work I have to do. I actually start to work slower due to the fact that panic is setting in.

But I’m going to see if that reward theory works here. Something has to be effective for more than a few days!

Thanks again!

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:59:55 +0000

Well I already posted my list.. but I forgot to give myself a reward! hmm Will have to think on that! Denise's last blog post..Mission Monday!

By: Mother Earth

Mother Earth — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:34:25 +0000

funny how burdensome the tax thing is to so many, I get my done way early
( like thanksgiving weekend I do all the prep) and then pull it all together by the end of january because of having a kid in college – but like you I also let weekends go by and didn’t do it.

I have never thought to reward myself or to have consequences ( how long have i been reliably checking in
here on monday’s ?)

You have become my accountabilty wendy and for me that’s enough.

Although today I am in a february funk cloud and I let it wash over me – it was a day of wandering here and there and going nowhere – sometimes you need those kinds of days too

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By: Lin Burress

Lin Burress — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:53:53 +0000

Ok I get the hint. Sigh...I will right now go and get the dusting done that I've put off all day while Twittering and Stumbling. Gosh I hate dusting. Then I will come back and prepare an upcoming post sending linky love to newly discovered awesome blogs I have subscribed to. Lin Burress's last blog post..Keeping the Fire Alive in Your Marriage

By: Melissa Ingold

Melissa Ingold — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:31:10 +0000

This is a great way to get yourself motivated to do something. Thanks for the inspiring post Wendy

The only thing on my to-do list is to finish a client project by this evening.

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