Motivation and distraction

I attend a very rigorous online program from Western Governor's University. Before those of you want to start in on my for my choice of schooling don't! I made my choice and I feel its the right one for me. Here's the deal though...I need some motivation and I feel like life is distracting me! I have gone to two brick and mortar schools and I watched many adults do the same thing with having kids and taking a full load of classes and they seemed to be the best students but I don't know how they did it or how they had the time!

I feel unmotivated adn really distracted with everything that's going on in my life I only work part time I feel like this should be easy breezy I know people that are in school with me that are working through many classes with no problem, I know some of them are stay at home mothers and that makes a little bit of the difference but to be honest I really don't know how they don't get distracted or how the stay motivated. I want this for me I really do want it, but because I'm not doing as well I feel like I'm shooting myself in the foot.

I don't know how to motivate myself, I don't know how to reward myself. I want to but I really don't know how and I was hoping that someone passing by could give me some pointers on what I'm doing wrong everyone says pick something that matters to you but it doesn't seem to work. I can't seem to think of any reward that's good enough to motivate me. How does motivation really work, I know what I want I just don't know how to keep myself going so that I get there. Sometimes from work I feel so burnt out, that I fall asleep before I get anything done at home. Take today for example I came home with the intent of turning on my favorite show (which unlike some helps me study) and working on some of my school work. I didn't even make it through the beginning of the show and I was out! Gone! I didn't wake up until several hours later! As I write this now I've only been up for 3 hours. I have to find a way to get rid of the distractions and find small rewards that push me forward the big reward isn't enough it seems like!

How do you motivate yourself to get things done? What are your rewards? How do you keep yourself accountable?

I'm hoping that someone will respond to this if not like all my normal blogs I will be writing myself. :( Any help at all will be good help!! Thanks to those who respond!