Time Limit

• If your cleaning schedule is open-ended and free, you may find yourself pushing it off and procrastinating indefinitely. To avoid this possibility, make cleaning a challenge with yourself. Implement a strict time limit. See if you can get everything you need to get done within the specific time frame, whether it is 30 minutes or a full hour.
  
  

Background Noise

• Background noise can be very effective for keeping people occupied (and motivated) as they clean. Put on a CD of upbeat pop or dance music to provide a jolt of energy and get your body moving. If you don't feel like listening to music, consider putting the television on for background. If your mind is engaged in something else, whether it's the music or listening to a discussion panel on a TV program, you are less likely to get bored as you clean.
  
  

New Products

• One fun motivation tip for cleaning is testing out a brand new household cleaning product, whether it's floor wax or a disinfectant foaming cleaner for the bathroom. Put your household product to the test and examine the results. Testing a product out can make house cleaning seem more like a "mission" than an arduous and mundane task.
  
  

Break

• Breaking up cleaning sessions can also be motivating. If you start out cleaning and tell yourself beforehand that you are going to take a five-minute break in the middle and snack on coffee or a cookie, it will help provide you with the incentive to work hard and keep going. Breaking things up can also make them go significantly faster as well.
  
  

Friend

• Make cleaning a teamwork effort. Get the assistance of a beloved family member or friend. Not only will the help make the process go a lot faster, but it will make the process fun. After all, you will have someone to talk to and playfully compete with in your cleaning.
  
  

Guests

• If you really need some serious motivation to get your house clean and perfect, organize a gathering with friends. You most likely want to impress house guests, and the last thing you want is them walking away thinking that your house is dirty and that you are a bad housekeeper. This method will also probably make you work a lot faster.