First I want to apologize for Friday — I fell off the wagon and did not post a ZW blog for the day.

I thought I would mount up and post about deadlines when I got home from the theater (NC Comedy Arts Festival 2011 submissions closed at 6pm yesterday AND it was the FINAL day for me to pay my 2009 Taxes — More on Taxes later, DEAR GOD!); I thought I would write after shows but I didn’t have the energy OR an iced coffee waiting for me in the fridge, and I knew that today would be equally packed. So I crashed, woke up early, cleaned my house (SURPRISE!), packed for a Sunday roadtrip with JRev and started to think about what I do to stay motivated while I work all day and, sometimes, all night.

Biz objectives and personal goals get us motivated, but How do we STAY motivated? Now I’m not talking about short vs longterm goals, I’m talking about what’s in your iPod? What is your Battle Cry!? What elevates your productivity? I listen to DubStep, Drum&Bass, Electronica. When I’m hustling in #vampiremode I just need a couple things: Coffee (either Iced or Fresh Hot drip coffee — Iced if I really need the caffeine, Hot if the psychological impact of the smell in my house might do the trick) and Beats.

What gets you going?

(Thanks to Rene Duquesnoy for introducing me to Ministry of Sound)