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8 Smart Ways to Motivate Yourself to Start Your Job Search

Are you dissatisfied, discouraged, frustrated or feeling unfulfilled in your career and considering looking for a new job? Before you write the résumé and refresh your LinkedIn profile, you must first work on getting in the right mindset to succeed.

Here are eight ways to develop the right mindset to start the interview process with confidence and enthusiasm. 1. Stop being frustrated and take action right now! We all waste so much of our precious time hoping for things to magically change and make our lives better overnight. In reality, rather than grumble about your current boss and job, you just have to take the steps to initiate change and make the bold decision to pursue your dream. Push yourself to get off the couch, put down the phone, turn off Netflix and make it happen. It is easy to follow the herd mentality and wait because you know that the 'right job/position/raise' will miraculously appear. You need to get serious and hyper-focused about making a change and actually decide to start.

2. We can help! Call, email, register on our website or drop by and we can start you on your search for your new job! Our partners are connected with 100's of jobs that may just be the perfect one for you. We even have courses that can help you learn how to land the perfect position, whether it is upskilling or learning management skills - even OSHA trainings - we can help. If you are interested in a career in computer technology or cyberwarfare trainings - we've got the classes for you. Maybe you'd like to consider an old trade of butchering and meat processing - our location is perfect for this - you can learn how to process domestic and wild game - this is becoming a lost art and the industry is clamoring for skilled employees.

3. SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS: DON'T WORRY! BE HAPPY! Join our monthly classes and learn how to even start a small business or become better at the business you may already have and avoid the negative people - surround yourself with a like-minded, motivated mentors in our RISE TO THE CHALLENGE monthly group gatherings and classes

4. Focus on taking care of yourself emotionally, mentally and physically. The interview process can be long and exhausting. View yourself as a top professional athlete. Eat right, sleep well and exercise. 5. Replace negative feedback loops with positive self-talk. We all have negative self-deprecating thoughts run through our minds. Sometimes, we are our own worst enemies. Often these thoughts tell us that we can't achieve certain goals and success will never happen. It is amazing how critical our own inner voice can be and how harsh we are to ourselves. It is possible to alter the negative feedback loop to a positive, internal monologue. Remind yourself of all the times you succeeded and overcame the odds. Will yourself to succeed.

6. Know your weak spots and find help to fix them. We are all good at some things and pretty bad at other. Focus on your core strengths and abilities. Once you register with RISE program, you will take an assessment and this will help you determine what supplemental courses you might want to engage in to upskill hour weak spots.

7. You don't necessarily have to jump into the DREAM job. Sometimes small steps work better. To make it easier on yourself mentally, break up the big dream into smaller, easily-achievable pieces. You will recognize that it is possible to succeed. Most average people sprinkle their achievements everywhere and pile up their failures. Consequently, they see a mountain of failures and can’t find the success. You are not average; you are better. Each victory spurs you onto bigger victories.

8. Think of a reason, purpose or deeper meaning why you are searching for a new job. When you are working on behalf of something larger than yourself, the likelihood of success intensifies. There is something hardwired into us that if we are acting on behalf of a meaningful endeavor that will help others, it moves the boulders from our path. It could be because you want to earn more money and the chance to improve your career to create a better life for you or your family.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP! .... AND IT'S FREE!!! RISE TO THE CHALLENGE !!

City of St. Johns RISE Program: 70 E Commercial – 928/337-4517 - www.sjrise.com Kelly Hinds: Project Navigator – khinds@stjohnsaz.gov

NEC Celebrates the Dedicated Career of John Edwards

It isn’t often that an organization gets to celebrate a long term employee retiring, but Navopache Electric Cooperative (NEC) has been fortunate enough to have the honor of sending two long term leaders off into the sunset to enjoy retirement. Last month we highlighted the retirement of our Manager of Operations, Mike Martinez and this month we have the honor or letting our membership know a little bit more about John Edwards who retired in March as our Area Representative for the Springerville area.

John began his career with NEC in March of 1985, and progressed through the ranks. He started out as a groundman, then landed a lineman apprenticeship role, then a Journeyman Lineman, then on up to Area Representative. It was a long journey – one in which he learned a lot and enjoyed immensely. He wouldn’t want to go back and do anything else. John also related that throughout his journey, he went through a lot of managers, some good, some bad, but he learned something from each one of them. John related that he probably learned the most from his current and last “boss”, Chuck Moore. He said that he always, always had his back, and he was happy to share his knowledge and help John grow. He also pointed out that he called Chuck “boss”, which to him shows great respect… anyone can be his manager, but he never called many “boss”.

When asked what John plans to do when he retires he answered with a big cheeky grin that he is so well known for “Bother my wife!”. In all seriousness he explained that he was actually going to focus on his health so that he could enjoy some family time, spending time with all of the grandkids, seeing the good ‘ol USA, and getting in some hunting and fishing. It sounds like he will be busier in retirement than he was while he was the Area Representative!

John reminisced about what he valued the most from his time with NEC, and there was so much! He loved the line work, he loved the area that he was fortunate enough to be stationed in and live in, and he loved the members. He loved getting out there and working on the lines, he loved completing an outage and seeing all of the lights come back on – it gives one such a sense of accomplishment. He continued on how he felt a great responsibility for taking care of his community, and he believes that he shared that responsibility and commitment to community with the others on his team, and that they all shouldered the responsibility together.

John shared with a smile that one of the greatest lessons that he learned on the job was that most of the time when a member showed up and they were angry, was that they were simply frustrated and they were looking for help – and what a great thing it was to be able to help people – every day!

When asked what his favorite memory from his time with NEC, he brought up getting to compete in the International Lineman Rodeo, just like Mike did last month. John went on to talk about how well he and Mike did in the competition – they participated in the speed climbing and hurt-man rescue categories. John lit up when talking about the support that they received from both NEC, the Union, and their co-workers. He felt that this support helped him and Mike compete against crews who had dedicated time at work to train, and also had $50k budgets for the competition. Neither of which the NEC team had. He and Mike would practice on their own after work, as well as while they were at on the job or on an outage – any opportunity to improve their skills they took.

A Perfect Storm

by Paul Barry Stone Wealth Strategies

On October 30, 1991, the alleged “perfect storm” hit the North Atlantic producing remarkably large waves along the New England coast. A storm made up of weather events never recorded in history. Lost in this storm was the fishing vessel, Andrea Gail with its six-member crew. Hollywood created a blockbuster movie about this disaster with an all-star cast lead by George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg - https://www. imdb.com/title/tt0177971/ . We are now in a perfect storm. A series of events so combined that it boggles the mind. Just look at the headlines we see every day. The outbreak of largest war in Europe since World War II. Ukraine is fighting Russia in defense of their country. The loss of life in that struggle has been high. Ukrainian civilians are desperately fleeing to safety. The constant rumor that Russia will use nuclear weapons. Alone this is enough to cause fear. The war, also, is expected to create shortages in food around the world. Inflation due to rising prices is the highest in has been in 40 years. With an 8% increase in inflation, consumers are feeling the pinch in their pocket every time they purchase food, gas, and other necessities. Combined with this those wages are not keeping up with inflation and create pain for everyone. The Fentanyl crisis is real. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Most recent cases of fentanyl-related harm are overdose and death. Cases of deaths due to overdoses increased over 16% from 2018 to 2019 according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rising crime is nationwide. According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest singleyear increase since 1905. Non-violent crime is increasing as more thefts are occurring. Shoplifting and theft continue to hurt big retailers and chain stores. Small business owners suffer from theft too. We are in the middle of a perfect storm causing fear, terror and upset with people. The pundits and media will generate fear and horror. This perfect storm will cause some acting on their emotions, instincts, and perceptions with their biases to do the wrong thing. With one mistake, one could be swept aside and destroy their dreams. At Stone Wealth Strategies we believe that coaching investors to understand how their biases impact their decision-making will help investors weather the storm. We exist to empower investors to live their dreams. Our vision is a world where anything is possible. Our mission is to provide life-changing financial coaching for you to achieve freedom and abundance. We begin the coaching experience with attending the American Dream

Experience, a profound, powerful, and entertaining exploration of something that is often left undiscussed: your family’s financial future. Discover more about the American Dream Experience by watching this video - Matson Money | American Dream Experience | Matson Money. We invite you to join us at the next American Dream Experience, July 21 and 22 with final session on the evening of July 26. To learn more and to register for this event, call me at 520-404-4165. I will be glad to answer any questions or to assist you. You can also email me at paul@stonewealthstrategies.com.

Stone Wealth Strategies is a registered investment adviser. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

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