racing across town, and losing focus on your other important projects. Support Structure Approach: Make a list of everything that needs to be done and then mark what someone other than yourself can do. This usually means any type of task that you can explain quickly or describe once and someone can repeat many times. Then you can hire someone on a project basis, such as a virtual assistant, by getting a referral or searching online channels like odesk.com , elance.com , and craigslist.org . Or you can bring on an intern who can get class credit for the experience. Make a list of everything that needs to be done and then mark what someone other than yourself can do. Scenario 2: The Big, Meaningful Project You're Avoiding You are really struggling with motivation on an important, long-term project. Although you know you should spend more consistent time on moving it forward (and only you can actually complete the work), you find yourself doing everything but writing your thesis, finishing your painting series, wrapping up your portfolio, or whatever major creative endeavor you want to move forward. Do-It-Myself Approach: Punish yourself for lack of motivation by holing yourself away in your office or studio and not allowing yourself to "waste" time interacting with others until you finish your major projects. Don't allow yourself to work on anything else until you make progress on your main project, which can then lead to not doing much of value at all if you