Keith Goodrum

Tomorrow is the last day to join the One Page A Day contest. Eric Giguere over at MEMWG The Unofficial AdSense Blog is running a contest for the month of February.

The rules are simple… all you have to do is publish one new page of content for each day in February. A page counts as a web page, blog post, article, comment and even a video. And this month only only need 29 pages.

Now you don’t have to create something everyday, but at the end of the month you need 29 pages. Eric is giving away prizes to anyone who can complete the challenge.

My goal for the month was to create a blog post Monday - Friday. So, that meant I would only have to come up with 8 more pages for the month to complete the challenge.

I figured that would be a great way to motivate me to reach my goal for the month… So I joined. I chose to make my plans public because it creates accountability.

I know for me this is an excellent tactic to get me off my duff and do the work. It’s still tempting to check email, surf the net… I mean research. So, I needed something to help me stay focused.

It’s also a way to get me to push across the finish line.

I also know that I might be tempted slack off at the end, and would rationalize it by saying: “At least got I 80, or 90% of my goal accomplished.”

That’s a conversation I didn’t want to have with myself.

So, what tactics or strategies do you use to get yourself motivated to accomplish a tough goal?

Let me know.

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