The words we all hate

Recently, the pile of unpainted plastic I have has been growing at an alarming rate. Normally my painting space is orderly, but at the moment it is just a mess of grey. So this got me thinking qbout deadlines.

The monthly hobby challenge is a goal that I aim to complete every time. This month however, I failed to even block in the colours on my three, three!, models.

I was sorely disapointed with this, and I have still failed to complete them due to a lack of motivation.
So my solution is to create a monthly aim, or quota, and paint and model it by the end of the month. These sort of self enforced deadlines help me retain order and get a sense of achievment, helping me along my hobbying times

So what I want to know is how you control your painting. Do you paint to deadlines, such as a partcular game or tournament? Or do you just paint when it takes your fancy?