I bought a whiteboard and erasable marker.
I used to obsess over the question, "What is the next Right Thing?" The idea being, that I can only do one thing at a time and I should use my intution to decide what is the best thing to do. At any rate, I write down in big blue letters the Next Goal I am to focus on *immediately* until completion.
When I write something on this board, there is no turning back. It is like an unholy rite. A pact with the devil written in blue blood (not really). It has a sacrosanct feel about it. Plus it's big enough to grab and hold my attention.
When I achieve the goal, (read 50 pages, clean surroundings, exercise, ace exam), I erase it, and write another one. I know that whatever I write down will translate into a direct, immediate result.
I can only do one thing at one time. The things that I do are determined by what I am focussing on at any given moment. This maintains my focus until the deed is done.
(When I was into a hardcore meditative lifestyle, I was too relaxed, and I didn't hold a plan in my head. The time would pass, and no results. I was happier, I have to say..but few results and much procrastination. What is the Dalai Lama's biggest personal problem? 'Laziness', he says. hmmm I was in flow and non-thinking and all that...but I couldn't rouse my partially-enlightened ass out of bed. 
That's why I decided to develop a pro-action system.)
The other component is energy. Do I have the energy to sustain continued, decisive action? That's a function of habits more than will power. (Will power's no good--if you 'want' to do something, there's no struggle.) In addition to passion, good diet, good meditation, good sleep, good exercise, etc. sees to energy requirments.
As far as life management, I've created my own custom week planner--one horrizontal page attached to a clipboard. It's my command center. On the bottom I have space for the week's goals.
I use the Robbins RPM method in the form of a baby linear mind map. Short and sweet.
Result,
Purpose,
Massive Action Plan (MAP)
At the end of every week, I brainstorm all the goals for the coming week. I circle the desired result, a quick purpose underneath in form of a phrase, then all the individual steps leading toward the goal's accomplishment. These individual steps are the ones that go on my whiteboard--one by won.
Using this week/strong method, I've consistently accomplished my schoolwork for the coming week on the preceding weekend. This frees up my week entirely.
Mgrego mentioned 'wanting' it. And he linked wanting it to having a clear purpose that rings true with you. The question I used to ask myself was, 'How do I REALLY want what I don't currently want.'
Focus, great. Energy, awesome! Action plan, cool. But desire? How do I 'passionize' myself toward something?--perhaps the question of questions.
A minute or two of NLP works wonders on any undesirable task--changing the pain/pleasure associations. (NLP sometimes reminds me of casting magic spells!)
You know, when lying in bed in the morning, I barely have enough energy to lift my head from the pillow to see what time it is. Something magical happens though. I turn on the light and then I lie there for perhaps 10 minutes and go through my day. Not really visualizing or sensualizing. I just create, in my head, steps. First, second, third--then condense each major action into one word, put it in my schedule, crossing off items builds momentum. In bed, this all acts as a signal to my nervous system and within minutes, animation returns to my flesh and bones. I have a plan.
As with anything, there are ten thousand different truths. The goals is to always find 'what works' best for you. But here's a brief and free online course in Energy and Focus that should help with any procrastinator: http://www.dreamlife.com/course/course.asp?course_id=1082&cat=5
Rouse the beast.
