For the first time since I can remember, I finished all the items on my day's to-do list.

It took 14 hours (with ample breaks in between), and I only inched forward on some of the less desirable items, but I made forward progress nonetheless.

The winning formula? A combination of a 9am/5pm CoStructure call with Whitney, and use of the Pomodoro method.

Accountability to someone else and accountability to myself.

Between the two, I managed to find sufficient motivation to get done both the top-of-mind items on my list as well as a few things I had been avoiding.

Even if there is something of a placebo effect here, if I can be more relaxed and satisfied with my daily life and maintain the same level of productivity, I'd consider the effort a huge success.

But, just like getting one's body in shape, getting one's mind in shape entails an ability to sustain the fitness over time.

If I can continue to improve and continue to get undesirable things done and be happier doing it, then I must be doing something right.