Motivation into action

So I have noticed a lot of my journals tend to be whiny and I want to stop that so in a step in that direction I want to ask a question.

Lately I have tons and tons of motivation to do lots of things I want and like to do but can't every seem to put that motivation to use.

How do you turn motivation into action?

And secondly, but still related, How do you keep going once you are in action?