Freelancers: Need Help with Motivation or Productivity?

Lately I found myself stuck. I loved writing and had plenty of ideas but felt that besides the money I had nothing pushing me to write or do odd jobs. I then found this wonderful resource called Printable CEO. Printable CEO can be found below in the additional resources field.

I started reading how it worked and thought I could do this by myself. While the point system does work I found that giving myself a reward by reaching a goal was even better. The first week I created a list of things I regularly do like blog, write articles, do a freelance assignment, homework, and ace a test. I then gave each a point value. Along with that list I made a list of things I needed to do that day or week. I gave each task a point value as well. For reference the point values are 10,5,2, and 1.

My first week ended up something like this:
-I have a goal of 100 points.
-I had a list 20 things to do.
-I was going to let myself have a shopping spree based on how many points I got. For example 1 point = 1 dollar.
This might sound real cheesy but I get more on the long run and most of the things I end up buying are things I need anyways.

After a successful week with the first part of The Printable CEO I decided to explore the other parts. I only ended up getting two others. The Task Order Up form, as well as the Network Catch-O-Matic form. I used both to help me and they work just as well.

The Task Order Up form is a very quirky idea that I really like. I often see in shows and movies the old fashioned diner orders. I never thought of using them to manage tasks and projects. The way I use is it that I treat the 3 articles I feel obligated to write as a project and write each of the topics or ideas on a line as a task. It helps me stay focused as well as gives me a visual to compare and keep track with. I keep the order up slip in front of me contently and also use it for other writing projects that I do for school.