Leigh Peele has a good summary of a 10 year study on procrastination over at http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/3460/how-to-stop-procrastination/

A summary of her summary is below.  Check out her article for all the details.

1.  Be specific about your goals

2.  Add a time constraint for completing tasks

3.  Make a commitment that you can’t ignore

4.  Focus on completing a task

5.  Give yourself praise after each accomplishment

I found if you use action verbs at the beginning of your goal list it will help motivate you to complete the task.  Do you have other steps you use to stop procrastination?