Motivation (such an aggravation) anyone get the reference?

Well dear reader…. I’m not feeling it this weekend. Unmotivated, uninspired, and did I mention unmotivated? So I present you with the question. What gets you guys riled up and ready to sit down in front of a mix for hours on end? I know this blog is technically about Tech, Tips, and Tricks… But the motivation to utilize the tools is every bit as important as any $75,000 piece of gear. I guess my real question is how do you make the motivation carry over in to the project? Do you use reference tracks and undergo a constant A/B process or do you just take the sound in your head, sit down, and grind it out? I ask this question because the times in which I am at my peak of creativity and motivation, its always sourced from just a random spur of the moment impulse to sit down and start inching faders. Also, what do you do when your unfortunate/fortunate enough to not have anything to work on? As a struggling student/engineer, I can only get artists to work so much and at some points you experience lulls in productivity, and I know you guys are probably at home saying “Just get more clients man…” or “Perfect mixes you’ve already worked on…” Well… first of all, you magically acquire more clients and get back to me and second… There is only so much perfecting you can do to a mix before you just start to run around in circles. So you tell me dear reader… How do I get my ass back in gear?