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2. Identify your feelings Identify your feelings 1.Words 1.Words 2. Self Talk 2. Self Talk What do you hear? What do you hear? What do your friends hear? What do your friends hear? 3. Attitude Questionnaire 3. Attitude Questionnaire Step 1 - Attitude

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6. Get out of the house! Get out of the house! To change your attitude

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9. Working closely with partners, volunteers and donors, Second Harvest Heartland's aim is to efficiently d effectively end hunger through community partnerships. They distribute more than 51 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to nearly 1,000 food shelves, soup kitchens, shelters and programs in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Volunteers will: Repackage donated food, including rice, vegetables, cereal, tortillas and pasta, label cans and sort food donations. Contact: http://www.2harvest.org/site/http://www.2harvest.org/site/ 651-484-5117

10. VALUE VILLAGE IHIMT STOtl t DONATION CINICI Focus of the Agency: Serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. Programs and services include advocacy and family support, information sessions on disability issues and support groups for siblings, parents and caregivers and self-advocates. Arc leads the region influencing public policy around disability issues. Volunteers will: Help unpack and sort donations, such as clothing, household items, books, toys, jewelry, etc. and help get them ready for the sales floor. Other volunteer projects include helping to hang and tag clothing, price sticker hard goods and stock the merchandise on the sales floor. Contact: The Volunteer Manager 952-915-3652 rrhttp://www.valuevillage.com/contact-value-village.aspx

11. Focus of the Agency: Community Emergency Service (CES) is a non-profit crisis relief and empowerment ministry that extends God's love to South Minneapolis. Located in the Phillips (Ventura Village) Neighborhood, CES provides services to over 70,000 people annually. Community Emergency Service provides high-quality, direct service to people with emergency and ongoing needs. In each "crisis interview," an attempt is made to go beyond stated needs in order to discover and help resolve underlying issues that may be contributing to the crisis. Volunteers will: deliver "ani-meals" (food packs for pets) to homes with pets, help sort food donations and assemble food kits. Contact: http://www.cesmn.org/index.php/2013-03-27-22-ll-36/ 612-870-1125 http://www.cesmn.org/

12. Formerly known as Hope for the City Focus of the Agency: Hope for the City exist to improve lives by distributing corporate surplus to organizations who serve those in need next door and around the world. Since its inception, Hope for the City has given more than $480 million in wholesale value of goods to organizations serving those in need, saving valuable resources from our landfills, and giving hope to people in need in our local communities and beyond. Volunteers will: Sort and repackage medical supply items for re-distribution locally and around the world. We are looking for individuals who have experience cutting patterns. We have the fabric and the patterns for newborn garments. Please check out the locations to find a work group near you or send us an email. Contact: http://mattermore.org/get-involved/http://mattermore.org/get-involved/ info@MatterMore.org 952-500-86426 http://mattermore.org/

13. Focus of Agency: Bundles of Love is an all volunteer non-profit charity that makes clothing and bedding for sick babies and babies whose families are in severe financial need. They pack between 28 and 32 items in each "bundle" and then deliver them to local hospitals, women's shelters and clinics, where the social workers give them to the babies that need them the most. Volunteers will: Cut sheets and receive blankets for sewing projects, tie quilts, use snap presses that set the snap closures into the fabric, stuff toys and assemble bundles. We have the fabric and the patterns for newborn garments. Please check out the locations to find a work group near you or send us an email. Contact:http://www.bundlesoflove.org/http://www.bundlesoflove.org/ww.bun dlesoflove.org/http://www.bundlesoflove.org/http://www.bundlesoflove.org/ww.bun dlesoflove.org/ 952-808-6882 http://www.bundlesoflove.org /

17. Next Dates in 2015: January 24 March 28 September 26 December 12

19. Volunteer Volunteer To change your attitude

20. Develop Your Skills Develop Your Skills To change your attitude New Job Skills Certification

21. Step 1: Attitude Step 1: Attitude Read These Documents Read These Documents To Change Your Attitude To Change Your Attitude To Change Your Attitud To Change Your Attitud Word’s from Mother Theresa Word’s from Mother Theresa Word’s from Mother Theresa Word’s from Mother Theresa Attitude Attitude Attitude Believe in yourself Believe in yourself Believe in yourself Believe in yourself Career Change Strategy Career Change Strategy Career Change Strategy Career Change Strategy Coping with Job Loss Coping with Job Loss Coping with Job Loss Coping with Job Loss Don’t Doubt Yourself Don’t Doubt Yourself Don’t Doubt Yourself Don’t Doubt Yourself Getting Over the Shock Getting Over the Shock Getting Over the Shock Getting Over the Shock So You’ve Lost Your Job So You’ve Lost Your Job So You’ve Lost Your Job So You’ve Lost Your Job Forgiveness Forgiveness Forgiveness Prayer for Forgiveness Prayer for Forgiveness Prayer for Forgiveness Prayer for Forgiveness The Job Seeker Life Cycle The Job Seeker Life Cycle The Job Seeker Life Cycle The Job Seeker Life Cycle Spousal Issues Spousal Issues Spousal Issues Spousal Issues The Stocksdale Paradox The Stocksdale Paradox The Stocksdale Paradox The Stocksdale Paradox Emergency Verses Emergency Verses Emergency Verses Emergency Verses Job Seeker Scripture Job Seeker Scripture Job Seeker Scripture Job Seeker Scripture Read these articles To change your attitude Files are on Web Site

22. “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15“But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.” Matt. 6:14-15, NASB Matt. 6:14-15, NASB Forgive, Forget, Focus on the Future To change your attitude

23. Take good care of yourself Eat well, Sleep well, Get Some Exercise! To change your attitude

24. Remember Past Successes Remember Past Successes To change your attitude

25. Focus on the future It boils down to a decision Dwell on the past, or Focus on the future Focus on the future It boils down to a decision Dwell on the past, or Focus on the future To change your attitude

26. Summary: - Volunteer - Volunteer -Learn new skills -Learn new skills To change your attitude