SIMPLE RESOLUTIONS
Every new year, scores of people write down resolutions, confident that this year they will meet their goals. But all too often, a few weeks later, their lists -- and their resolve -- are cast off and forgotten. However, three simple steps can help ensure your success.
STEP 1: Be committed. It's important that you think through what you want to change and commit yourself to the long-term process it usually takes to achieve change.
STEP 2: Be ready for setbacks. Don't think of every setback as a complete failure and give up your commitment. Expect some bumps along the way, and plan ahead of time how you will deal with them.
Step 3: Keep track of your progress. Cheer yourself on toward your goal by celebrating your successes along the way and getting positive feedback from your supporters.
Source: Dr. Bernard Davidson, family psychologist, Medical College of Georgia hospital
Activities and events scheduled today:
CHAMPIONS ROUNDUP AND PRESS CONFERENCE: 10:30 a.m., conference room, Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, 600 Broad St.; show chairman Billy Morris will speak about the 29th annual Augusta Futurity; refreshments provided; (706) 823-3417
AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: 7 p.m., 1000 Brookhaven Drive; first meeting with new superintendent
COLUMBIA COUNTY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE: 8 a.m., Evans Government Center Auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3379
HARLEM LIBRARY STORY TIME: 10:30-11:15 a.m., 375 N. Louisville St., Harlem; free
CATHOLIC SERIES: 7:30 p.m., Meeting Room 3, St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown; a six-week program, "Catholics Returning Home," to help nonpracticing Catholics return to the church; Mary Soparas at (706) 364-9289 or cleanetta@knology.net
VIOLINIST DIANA COHEN AND PIANIST MARINA LOMAZOV: Noon, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sixth and Reynolds streets; part of the Tuesday's Music Live series; concert free; (706) 722-3463
TUESDAY NIGHTS TOGETHER: 7 p.m., administration building, First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave.; single adults are invited to a communitywide fellowship and Bible study; call Ty Lockridge at (803) 279-6370
FREE ALZHEIMER'S LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAM: Noon, Medical College of Georgia Alumni Center, 919 15th St.; with Dr. Suzanne Smith, the director of the Memory Disorder Clinic at the Medical College of Georgia; lunch by Elmcroft Assisted Living; (706) 721-0609
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