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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL December 27, 2017
Tips to help realize your
goals in the year ahead
At the dawn of a new year, many people
set goals to motivate themselves to
change. But as January 1 drifts further
into the rearview mirror, it can be easy to
settle into old habits and forget about the
resolutions and goals established at the
turn of the calendar.
Staying on course and achieving one’s
goals requires discipline. In addition
to working hard, men and women who
want to realize their goals in the year
ahead can take several steps to increase
their chances of being successful.
• Examine your priorities. Achieving
goals is easier when their goals can be
among your biggest priorities. Examine
your priorities to determine if you can
fully commit to goals that may require
signifi cant time commitments. Men and
women who are already stretched thin
may need to recalibrate their goals or
make changes in other areas of their
lives before they can fully commit to
pursuing new goals.
• Be specifi c in regard to planning. Being
specifi c when choosing goals is impor-
tant, but it’s equally important to be as
specifi c as possible in regard to develop-
ing a plan to realize those goals. Before
embarking on a journey to realize your
goals, fi gure
out how
you’re going
to achieve
them. Create
a new daily
or weekly
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schedule that allots time to realize your
goals, seeking input from loved ones
whose lives may be affected by your
new schedule.
• Make note of potential obstacles. Rec-
ognizing potential hurdles in advance of
their appearance can help you overcome
these obstacles and stay the course to-
ward achieving your goals. For example,
men and women hoping to lose weight
can look ahead to occasions that might
compromise their efforts, such as a loved
one’s wedding or backyard barbecue.
Recognizing these obstacles in advance
gives people a chance to develop a plan
to overcome them. In the weight loss
example, men and women can choose
vegetarian options from reception menus
or resolve to avoid alcohol, which tends
to be high in calories.
• Start small, but start immediately.
Lifestyle changes can be diffi cult, so
make small changes initially and gradu-
ally work toward larger, more signifi cant
changes. Starting small can lay a suc-
cessful foundation, but it’s also impor-
tant to start immediately. Procrastination
can reduce the likelihood of achieving
your goals, and the earlier you get start-
ed the more quickly you and your loved
ones will adjust to the changes necessary
to realize your goals.
The dawn of a new year is a great time
to set new goals. Bringing those goals
to fruition requires careful planning and
commitment.
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Marathon viewing, a New
Year’s tradition
Streaming television service providers
and on-demand services offered by cable
and satellite companies have opened
the door for television fans to engage
in marathon viewing sessions of their
favorite shows.
Such sessions are now routinely char-
acterized as “binge watching,” in which
people spend hours on end watch-
ing popular series such as “Game of
Thrones,” “The Walking Dead” and
“Stranger Things,” often watching mul-
tiple episodes in a single session.
The concept of marathon television
programming is, perhaps surprisingly,
not all that new. Television marathons
have been broadcast on New Year’s Eve
and New Year’s Day for decades. Many
people include television marathons
as part of their plans for the New Year,
perhaps as a way to unwind after all of
the festivities.
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Let’s Celebrate!
As we ring in the New Year, we celebrate our good fortune,
including the friendship and support of kind folks like you. Thanks
for making 2017 a great year for us. We look forward to seeing you
again soon, and we wish you a safe, happy and healthy New Year!
“The Twilight Zone” is perhaps the show
most instantly associated with New
Year’s marathons. The revered series,
which ran from 1959 to 1964, was writ-
ten and produced by creator Rod Serling.
“Twilight Zone” popularized the sci-fi
genre while helping to launch the careers
of performers such as Peter Falk, Burt
Reynolds and Robert Redford, among
others. Each year, the Syfy channel airs
a “Twilight Zone” marathon on New
Year’s Day.
Another popular television marathon
each New Year’s Day is “The Honey-
mooners.” New York City’s PIX11 chan-
nel runs classic episodes beginning at 11
p.m. on New Year’s Eve and continuing
through the next day. “The Honeymoon-
ers” follows Ralph Kramden, a short-
tempered bus driver played by Jackie
Gleason who lives in a small Brooklyn
apartment with his wife, Alice. The fi rst
episode aired in 1955.
New Year’s Day television
viewers are bound to fi nd a
marathon sometime between
December 31 and January 3.
Many stations put together their
own marathons for this time
of year. Otherwise, TV-lovers
can catch up by streaming their
favorite series as they relax at
the end of the holiday season.
Bowl games and
New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day is rife with tradition.
Perhaps no such tradition is more excit-
ing for fans of college football than the
handful of New Year’s Day bowl games
featuring some of the sport’s best teams.
New Year’s Day bowl games can trace
their origins back to the 19th century.
According to History.com, on January 1,
1890, members of the Valley Hunt Club
in Southern
California
paraded
through the
streets of
Pasadena,
California,
engaging
in various
contests,
including
tug-of-war.
While no
collegians
competed
on the
gridiron
that day,
the parade
served as a
precursor to
the Tour-
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immediately proceeded athletic contests
that included polo matches and greased-
pig catching. In 1901, the president of
the parade, seeking to gain publicity
for the town of Pasadena and its fl oral
festival, sought to stage a sporting event
that might attract more interest than
pig-catching and polo. Festival organiz-
ers ultimately chose college football,
deciding to initiate a matchup between
a team representing the western United
States and the eastern United States. On
January 1, 1902, the football teams from
the University of Michigan and Stanford
University battled in the inaugural East-
West football game. Michigan, which
had not allowed a point all season long,
steamrolled its way to a 49-0 victory.
In fact, the game’s lack of competitive-
ness temporarily nixed plans for an
annual New Year’s Day game, which
was not played again until 1916, when
Washington State University defeated
Brown University 14-0. Interest in the
game continued to grow from there on
out, and in 1923, the game was moved
to a large stadium known as the Rose
Bowl. The game itself soon adopted the
name of that stadium, and it retains that
name today. Thanks to fan interest in the
New Year’s Day game, other New Year’s
bowl games soon followed, and continue
to entertain college football fans every
January 1.
fere’s hoping the year ahead is fi lled
with nothing but the best for you and yours!
Th anks & Happy New Year!
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