A NEW DAY AND A NEW YEAR                                     John Turley                        

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The new year has arrived, and you have already drawn up your resolutions. Now, how to stick to your plan?

1.	Put it all on paper. Write your resolutions down, and keep them in an accessible place as reminders - tape them to your mirror, write them in a journal or put them on your refrigerator door.
2.	Mark your calendar. Set deadlines for yourself to tackle each step toward reaching your goal, one at a time.
3.	Start as soon as possible. Go out and purchase the necessary equipment or literature; call now and set up an appointment with your dentist, your doctor, your trainer, your accountant....
4.	Find a role model. Is there anyone who has succeeded in fulfilling an ambition like yours? Look to this person as a reminder that it is possible to achieve your goal.
5.	Check your progress regularly, and give yourself an occasional reward for your efforts. Make sure the reward isn't contrary to your resolution; celebrate a cigarette-free month with a weekend trip or a new outfit, not with a cigarette!
6.	Inform friends and family of your goals, and recruit them to regularly remind and support you in your endeavors.

Instead, for the 47-year-old Temecula police corporal, it was nearly being lost at sea near Cuba ---- where he was ultimately rescued by a Danish freighter and the Mexican Navy ---- as well as the discovery of a medical condition that required emergency brain surgery.Surviving both, the 16-year Temecula resident says he has gained a new love for life and a deep appreciation for how fleeting it can be. Goss discovered that firsthand while undergoing an angiogram, or an X-ray of blood vessels, the day before his brain surgery. It was supposed to just be one final check before the surgery. Instead, the angiogram put him into full cardiac arrest and Goss was clinically dead for several seconds on the table. About seven years ago, Goss bought four waterfront lots, or about 240 feet of waterfront land, on Ambergris Caye in the Central American country of Belize. His goal is to build and open a small resort hotel there after he retires. In November 2004, he bought a 41-foot boat and spent several thousand dollars fixing it up. Since he's single and was going to be off work for a while anyway, Goss decided to take it down to his Belize property. More

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