The Problem?

Lately all my nightly/early-morning attempts have resulted in nothing but sleep. In thinking about what I have done differently, one thing I have come up with is this: I'm actually TRYING to fall asleep. I've been trying to catch myself on the border of sleep and THEN project or at least get into trance. However, what I am going to try to do is take my full consciousness to the border of sleep by using my imagination to as high a degree as possible. Basically, pick an exit technique and just hammer away with it for as long as it takes. Instead of doing the trance-inducing techniques where I'm imagining myself drifting down, I will instead use my imagination to get me moving up and out of my body.