Participants: Aaron Chancy (Host), Paula Hollmon
Series Code: TNJ
Program Code: TNJ000011
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00:03 Parents are cautioned that some material 00:04 may be too candid for younger children. 00:10 Welcome to "The New Journey," 00:11 the program where we meet real life people, 00:14 with real life testimonies, 00:16 with real life working ministries for Jesus. 00:18 Today we'll talk to a lady that will provide 00:20 the necessary tools to make it on the outside. 00:23 Many times ex offenders are released from jail or prison 00:25 and have not received the proper education 00:28 on how to make it job-wise in society. 00:31 We'll talk about the job readiness, 00:32 the proper way to fill out a job application, 00:35 prisoner re-entry and referral programs, 00:37 along with so much more. 00:39 You won't want to miss today's exciting program. 00:41 I'm your host Aaron Chancy, 00:43 come join us on "The New Journey." 01:14 Welcome back to "The New Journey." 01:15 Today we have an exciting, exciting program for you. 01:19 We'd like to welcome Miss Paula Hollmon to the set. 01:21 Thank you so much, Miss Hollmon, for being here. 01:23 We want to jump right into our questions. 01:25 How did you get involved in working with ex offenders? 01:28 Well, I considered the needs of the many, 01:32 and that target audience is absolutely 01:35 in need of being able to have as much help as possible. 01:38 Okay. 01:40 And so that was one of the target, 01:41 why I decided to do exactly that, 01:44 is to assist them and trying to help them 01:47 to re-enter back into society as well as have the skill set 01:52 to be able to find employment. 01:54 Okay, that's great, that's great. 01:55 Now your organization is entitled 01:57 JAS4YOU Development Foundation 01:59 which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 02:02 Can you tell us a little bit about this organization? 02:04 Basically JAS4YOU Development Foundation 02:07 is a community life skills training 02:09 and development program. 02:11 Okay. 02:12 Now you chose the name JAS4YOU. 02:13 Why is it entitled JAS4YOU? 02:16 That's my granddaughter's initials. 02:17 Oh, it is? 02:18 I like that, JAS4YOU, I like that a lot. 02:20 Now what's the mission or the goals, 02:22 what are you trying to teach in this program? 02:24 Our goal is primarily to fill in the gap 02:27 for people looking for employment. 02:29 So we teach people those skill sets 02:32 that they may not be privy to 02:34 if they work for a Fortune 500 company. 02:37 And so our mission is to provide 02:40 as much help as possible to empower people 02:44 to be employed and also to be able 02:47 to be effective in their community. 02:49 Okay, that's great. That's great. 02:50 Now you have some very interesting programs. 02:53 What are some of the programs 02:54 that the JAS4YOU foundation offers? 02:57 We actually have five programs. 02:59 We have job readiness, 03:00 we have job placement assistance, 03:03 we have a prisoner re-entry initiative program, 03:06 as well as a referral program and a youth program. 03:09 Okay, that's great. 03:10 Now with the youth program, 03:12 there's a lot of youth out there 03:14 that need something, that need some assistance, 03:16 need some kind of help, some kind of direction. 03:19 So I'm sure that this is a vital, vital aspect 03:21 that can help the youth along, isn't it? 03:23 Absolutely. 03:24 What we do is we customize the youth program 03:28 to address issues like money management-- 03:30 That's needed. 03:31 We also provide for them, an opportunity 03:34 to take their non-working experience and create resumes. 03:38 And we also show them how to interview. 03:41 Because they, too, will be interviewing for colleges 03:43 and various and sundry organizations 03:46 that they try to be involved in. 03:49 Now I want to focus a little bit 03:51 on the job readiness program. 03:52 Very, very important. 03:55 Tell the viewers about the program 03:56 and what it provides, 03:57 what does this job readiness program provide? 03:59 Okay, our job readiness program is primarily set up through 04:04 what is called workshops. 04:06 And basically what it is, is that we deal with issues 04:10 such as resume building, 04:12 we talk about interviewing techniques and skills. 04:16 We also talk about building your resume 04:19 so it's an effective resume, 04:22 how not to put your picture up there 04:24 and not to do borders and things like that. 04:26 And so we also talk about the importance of 04:30 perseverance and determination. 04:33 Because those are real issues, those are real issues, 04:36 especially in this environment. 04:38 To give you a statistic, in the state of California, 04:41 based on the Labor Board, as of April of this year, 04:47 the US unemployment rate was exactly 9%, 04:51 in the state of California, 11.9%. 04:54 So people living in California absolutely need to have 04:59 determination and perseverance 05:01 in order to be effective in finding employment. 05:04 Okay, you know, that's so key, determination and perseverance, 05:07 that's interesting that you should mention that 05:09 because, you know, many times you see people 05:11 that lack motivation, they lack determination, 05:14 they lack perseverance, and so often it takes that 05:17 to be able to accomplish something. 05:19 Case in point, I know somebody that just got released 05:22 from incarceration, 3 year sentence, 05:24 about a month ago or so. 05:26 And, you know, it's hard getting a job. 05:27 Got trades while he was incarcerated, 05:30 but even coming out, it was still real difficult. 05:33 And a lot of times even in his instance, you know, 05:37 it was so easy to lack that determination, 05:39 that motivation to be able to, you know, 05:42 get up, get out there, and actually look for something 05:45 instead of just waiting on folks to call. 05:47 You know, we tend to say, 05:49 "Okay, well, I'm gonna go fill out some applications." 05:52 We go there to the job, we fill out the application, 05:54 and then instead of going out and looking for more, 05:57 we just sit down and we kind of wait for, 05:59 you know, the ones we filled out to give us a call. 06:02 So determination and perseverance 06:03 are very key, aren't they? 06:05 They absolutely are. 06:06 And what I'm discovering is the mindset of people 06:10 has not changed although the environment has changed. 06:13 Having a-- looking for a job is like having a job. 06:16 Okay, it is. 06:17 You work 12 hour day, you're doing your research, 06:20 you're looking at your weaknesses and your strengths, 06:23 you're looking at what you have done, 06:26 and you try to mesh all of those elements together. 06:29 And it is a 12 hour job. 06:32 Oh, yes. Absolutely. 06:33 Looking for a job becomes a job, 06:34 but you're just not getting paid for looking for the job. 06:36 Absolutely. Absolutely. 06:38 That's pretty interesting. 06:40 What's your thoughts on a person 06:41 that cannot find a paying job immediately? 06:44 They may be getting out of incarceration 06:46 or maybe they just haven't worked in a long time. 06:48 What's something else or some other things 06:50 that they can do if they cannot find employment immediately? 06:54 I think the first thing people need to do 06:56 is to assess their weaknesses and their strengths. 07:00 What they can do and what they cannot do. 07:02 Certainly if you've been incarcerated you have 07:05 a greater barrier than other people, 07:07 but that does not mean that you cannot find employment. 07:11 I think that that person also needs to be able to understand 07:16 that there are some companies that they won't be able 07:19 to apply for employment. 07:20 But there are felony friendly companies. 07:24 But they have to research that, in their area. 07:27 They should also volunteer instead of sitting there 07:30 waiting for "Please, please, pick up the phone, 07:32 call me, call me for a job." 07:34 You need to go out and help others. 07:36 Because it takes away from the psychological stress 07:39 of having to be persevering and determination 07:44 and, you know, getting rejected. 07:46 Okay, now, volunteering can be really good for the simple fact 07:50 that, you know, while they're looking for a job 07:53 they can be helping somebody out, somewhere. 07:55 A job may not be hiring, they can volunteer. 07:57 And, you know, a lot of times, 07:59 even though the job may not be hiring, 08:01 you never know when somebody's going to quit. 08:02 Absolutely. Absolutely. 08:03 You never know when somebody's going to get fired. 08:05 And people may say, "Okay, he's been volunteering for us 08:08 for a year now, or 6 months, 3 months," 08:10 whatever it may be, and say, 08:12 "You know what, he's been doing a great job. 08:14 He's been doing a real good job at what he's doing. 08:17 Let's go on and take him on." 08:18 You know, a lot of times-- Do you find that a lot of times 08:20 that people don't think about that, they don't think about, 08:23 you know, I can volunteer for 3 months 08:24 or whatever and then maybe they'll hire me on. 08:28 Absolutely, because you have a need, 08:30 you have financial need, you have the worries of the day. 08:33 But at the same time, because you have to endure 08:37 in this economy, 08:38 it is unrealistic for anyone to think, 08:40 whether you have a felony or not, 08:43 that you're going to get a job on the spot. 08:45 That's very rare. 08:46 So you have to have an action plan. 08:48 And I consider that to be one of the top action plans 08:51 while you're waiting. 08:52 Okay, I think that's very important, 08:53 you said an action plan. 08:54 Yes. 08:55 An action plan, a get-up-and-do plan, 08:57 you need to start formulating things in your mind, 08:59 writing things down, looking on the internet, 09:01 researching different things. 09:03 You know, it's so easy to kind of get comfortable, 09:06 and instead of even going out of your house 09:08 to look for a job, we find a number of the job 09:10 in the phone book, we call them up and say, 09:12 "Are you hiring? Are you hiring?" 09:14 And a lot of times what they say is, 09:16 "Well, just come down and ask." 09:17 And then when you get there they say, 09:19 "Well, we're not hiring, we're just accepting applications." 09:21 And then the person says, "Well, you know what, 09:23 I just wasted all my gas. 09:25 I just wasted all my time to get down here, 09:27 just to fill out application." 09:29 So it can be discouraging. 09:30 It can be discouraging at times but, you know, 09:34 as you as you stated, determination and perseverance 09:36 are so key in having that action plan. 09:38 Very, very important. 09:39 They're absolutely fundamental in order for you to succeed. 09:43 If you don't have it, you will fail. 09:45 Okay, all right. Absolutely. 09:47 How can each of these benefit people? 09:48 I want to throw some names out there, 09:51 how can each of these be beneficial to people? 09:54 Transitional housing. 09:55 Well, most of the time when people come 09:57 come organization and they say, 09:59 "Okay, I want to use your computers. 10:01 I'm looking for a job," and as the counselors do 10:05 one on one interviews they find out, 10:08 well, this person doesn't have a house to stay. 10:10 So therefore we connect with organizations 10:13 within the community and so we say, 10:16 "Okay, why don't you try calling this organization. 10:19 They may be able to help you to find housing." 10:22 Okay, that's great. 10:23 You know, it always does help when there's some kind of 10:25 support system there. 10:26 Because, you know, in the world, in America, 10:28 we do have homelessness and things like that, 10:30 and to be able to say, 10:32 "Look, I'm about to get out of prison, 10:33 I have nowhere to go. 10:35 You know, can I come to this half-way house? 10:37 Can I come to this shelter?" 10:38 Something to transition you back into society. 10:42 You know, I remember when I was in prison, 10:44 they had a program, it was entitled Project Rio. 10:47 And what it was, it would reintegrate people 10:49 back into society. 10:50 You would go there, you would learn job skills, 10:53 you would learn how to fill out an application, 10:56 what to put on a resume, things like that. 10:58 But, you know, even though they had something good, 11:00 offering something good, I noticed that some people 11:03 just didn't want to do it. 11:04 Some people just lacked that motivation, 11:06 some people lacked that desire to even want to do it 11:09 and would rather just sleep in their bunk all day 11:12 instead of actually, you know, 11:13 let me go to these classes, and let me try to do something. 11:17 Let me throw out another name for you, 11:18 substance abuse and mental health treatment centers. 11:21 There are people that come looking for a job 11:24 because they deem that that's the only problem 11:27 that they have. 11:28 But people have mental issues, 11:30 they have substance abuse issues, 11:34 they're homeless, so it's a pile-on 11:37 of many negative things. 11:38 So we try to ensure that these people have access 11:43 to as much as possible, if they want to utilize it. 11:47 Okay. 11:48 Now I know that substance abuse is very important, 11:50 now mental health is important, too. 11:52 But I know with the substance abuse, 11:53 a lot of jobs these days, 11:55 you have to give a urine sample, 11:56 whatever it may be, 11:58 to even get some of these jobs. 12:00 I remember, one time where I was going to go 12:03 try to do truck driving, drive an 18 wheeler, 12:05 little old me, gonna try to get behind the steering wheel 12:08 and drive an 18 wheeler. 12:09 Couldn't imagine it but, you know, 12:10 it seemed like a good job that maybe I could do. 12:13 And one of the main problems I was having is that 12:16 I was onto drugs, I was onto cocaine at the time, 12:19 I just could not find any week where I was just free 12:22 without the drugs in my system, 12:25 to be able to go down there and, you know, 12:27 give a clean urine sample, to be able to get that job. 12:30 So that's good that there's substance abuse classes 12:33 in place to let people know, 12:35 look, you need to get clean if you want a job. 12:38 If you want a real good job 12:39 you need to be able to get clean. 12:41 That's very important. 12:43 Another name for you, prevention program. 12:45 Any type of prevention program that any substance abuse 12:49 that anyone has, there are various 12:53 and so many prevention programs, 12:56 things that will stop anyone from being able 12:58 to be effective in the job market. 13:01 It could be a behavioral problem, 13:03 it could be a family issue problem, 13:07 any type of problem that you can think a human can have, 13:11 there are prevention programs out there. 13:13 Okay, that's great. That's great. 13:15 How about pre-release programs, 13:16 talk a little about pre-release programs. 13:18 Okay, we have-- there are several pre-release programs. 13:20 We have some specific for Orange County, 13:23 but they're nationwide. 13:25 All you have to do is look on any website 13:27 and put in pre-release programs, 13:30 and they can get information 13:32 specifically for their city and their county. 13:35 Okay, so it seems like to do anything 13:38 with coming out of prison 13:39 or even if not coming out of prison, 13:41 it requires some work. 13:42 Absolutely. Absolutely. 13:44 Okay, now we want to talk about vocational training. 13:47 Okay, we do as well 13:49 some soft skill computer training as well. 13:52 So vocational training, you can go to any of your local schools 13:58 and find out if they have night schools for adults. 14:01 You usually don't have to pay a very expensive cost to go in. 14:06 If I want to learn about typing better, 14:09 then I can call a local vocational school 14:12 or any high school and some of them have programs 14:15 where you can beef up your skills. 14:17 Okay, you know, that's so key 14:18 because we live in such a technological world now, 14:21 everything is computers, everything is iPads, iPods, 14:24 cell phones and being able to type, 14:27 simply just type, not even using the internet 14:29 is something very key, 14:30 because of the type of world we live in. 14:32 So we have vocational training. 14:34 You even learn how to get on the computer, 14:36 how to look up, how to do some job searching. 14:39 So you're actually learning some key things 14:41 in vocational training, right? 14:42 And those are known as soft skills, 14:44 when you get into Word and other programs. 14:47 Okay. That's a little bit higher. 14:50 Okay, now can it be difficult for a person 14:53 just starting on a computer? 14:55 I know for myself, you know, I just really got into 14:57 working with computers not too long ago, 14:59 a few years ago actually. 15:01 And, you know, trying to figure out the keyboard, 15:04 and trying to figure out what's the internet, 15:06 and trying figure out-- You know, it took me so long 15:08 just to even formulate a email address. 15:09 I couldn't understand a email address. 15:11 Right, right. 15:12 So can it be kind of difficult for a person to, you know, 15:15 sit down at a computer themselves 15:17 and figure this information out? 15:19 From my perspective, there is no difficulty. 15:22 If determination is there, you can do anything. 15:26 So you don't have those limitations. 15:28 Okay, and actually the Bible says, "I can do all things 15:30 through Christ who strengthens me." 15:32 Philippians 4:13. Right, absolutely, absolutely. 15:34 So the only limitation anyone has, 15:36 are those that they put on their selves. 15:37 They put on themselves. So, no, it's not difficult. 15:39 If you're determined to be better skill set, 15:43 you will sit there for hours. 15:45 Because most people do. 15:46 They sit there for hours looking on the internet 15:48 for a movie or whatever they do or Skype or other... 15:51 You're right. 15:53 So it's not difficult. 15:54 So it may not seem fun while looking for a job, 15:57 things like that, sitting there trying to learn the computer. 15:59 That may not be as fun as sitting back for 2, 3 hours 16:02 watching your favorite TV show or your favorite movie. 16:05 But if you want to succeed in life per se, 16:09 then you need to be able to develop 16:11 some of these kind of skills, right? 16:13 Absolutely, and you also need to understand 16:16 that life itself is a challenge. 16:17 Yeah, it is. 16:18 So you're never gonna be challenge free. 16:20 It's how you feel about the challenge 16:22 that you're having to deal with. 16:24 Amen, amen. 16:25 Now you have some statistics that you actually want to read. 16:28 Yes, I do. 16:29 If you could go to those statistics, 16:30 and I want you to read those very profoundly. 16:32 Provide that information for us. 16:34 Okay, the US Bureau of Justice statistics say, 16:38 "Nearly 2 million men and women and juvenile offenders 16:42 will be released over the next 3 years from federal, 16:45 state and local correctional facilities. 16:48 Without intervention more than 2/3rds of these individuals 16:53 will be rearrested for serious new felony offenses 16:57 within 3 years of their release. 17:00 With these statistics no one, no one organization 17:03 can possibly fit the bill and help everyone." 17:07 That is why I felt it was important for me to do 17:12 what I could do, so God could do what I could not do, 17:15 and provide some type of service for this target group. 17:19 Okay, you know, in that quote you just read 17:22 you said something about intervention. 17:23 Intervention is very, very important 17:26 to be able to get that needed help, that extra push. 17:29 With somebody taking the time to say, 17:31 "You know what, I'll help you get over the drugs." 17:33 That's why you have like AA, NA, different things like that. 17:36 And these will help people, 17:38 these will intervene to help them 17:39 get over some of these obstacles, 17:41 which are very important, aren't they? 17:42 They're very important. 17:43 And what we do is a case by case interview 17:48 with people if they're in agreement to that. 17:50 So we're able to distract various needs. 17:54 For people to be able to say, 17:56 "Okay, I need a job, but there's something else. 17:59 I have a felony." 18:01 We can help you with that. 18:02 I don't have housing. 18:04 Well, I know someone that can help you get housing. 18:07 So the intervention is critical to success. 18:10 Very critical. To success. 18:11 How do you give a person that, you know, may not be 18:15 the get-up-and-go type person, how do you motivate them? 18:18 How do you encourage them to get up 18:21 and actually do something on their own 18:23 instead of having to do things for them? 18:26 How do you motivate a person? 18:27 Well, basically I like to do one-on-one interviews. 18:31 Because I think they're very important. 18:34 Normally when I do-- when I take a person 18:37 and do a one-on-one interview is behind closed doors. 18:41 And so they will tell me what they're insecure with. 18:44 I'll say, "What is your goal? 18:46 Do you have a solution-action plan?" 18:48 Which I call SAP. 18:50 And they say, "No, what is that?" 18:51 I say, "Well, you have to have a direction. 18:53 We cannot just be out here in the atmosphere. 18:56 You have to have a goal. 18:58 You have to do the steps in order to meet that goal. 19:01 So let's sit down and write that." 19:03 So it normally becomes a long term relationship. 19:06 Okay, okay. 19:08 Now you mentioned about goals. 19:10 Goals are very important. 19:11 You know, so many people get off track in life 19:13 simply because there's no goal there. 19:15 Absolutely. 19:16 You know, don't know what I want to be 5 years from now, 19:18 10 years from now. 19:19 So it's kind of like since you have no idea 19:22 where you want to go, no destination, 19:24 your direction is kind of, you know, 19:26 going every type of way. 19:27 And you just pretty much go where the wind blows, 19:29 do what the wind says, you know. 19:31 And you really have no, you know, outlook on life, 19:34 I want to do this. 19:35 So since I want to do this-- 19:36 Like, if a person wants to be a doctor they'll say, 19:38 "Okay, I need to go through elementary school. 19:40 I need to go through middle school. 19:41 I need to go to high school. 19:42 I need to go to college. I need to go to med school." 19:45 You know, because they have a destination 19:46 they want to get to, 19:47 then they have to go through the steps, 19:50 even researching those steps. 19:51 So goals are very important, right? 19:53 Right. Very, very important. 19:55 Now have you noticed that when people tend to go through 19:57 your workshops and they get involved 19:59 in the referral programs that you offer, 20:02 do they tend to adjust better to society? 20:04 Absolutely. 20:05 They get that push because before the push 20:10 they have a sense of hopelessness 20:13 because their needs are so great. 20:15 But when they find out that there's other organizations 20:18 and agencies there to help them it does motivate them. 20:21 Okay. It does motivate them. 20:23 Okay, that's great. Let me ask you a question. 20:24 How long have you been involved in this work? 20:26 You want my testimony then, right? 20:31 Actually, I was unemployed. 20:33 I worked for a company. 20:35 After 18 years of service, I was laid off. 20:38 And so I thought, "Okay, take what you know, 20:41 and help someone else." 20:43 That's simple. That's great. 20:45 So even after 18 years of employment and you found-- 20:49 did you find that it was even hard for you 20:51 to get another job? 20:53 No, because I have a attitude of "this is gonna happen." 20:59 I can do all things. 21:00 I'm not coming to the table alone. 21:03 So, yes, absolutely, that was not an issue for me. 21:06 It was a matter of conditioning myself 21:09 because I was so used to corporate America. 21:11 And being laid off, it was like, 21:14 "Okay, well, how am I going to do this?" 21:16 But I worked through those, you know. 21:17 Okay, now you say conditioning yourself. 21:19 What were some of the things you had to do to-- 21:21 you know, like you think of an athlete 21:23 when they condition themselves, you know, 21:25 they get the proper shoes, they get the running gear, 21:27 things like that. 21:28 What did you do to condition yourself for the job search? 21:31 I think my main goal was really to discover 21:34 what else I could do. 21:35 I looked at my talents, what I do have. 21:38 What am I bringing to the table right now? 21:41 And so I took those things and I searched the internet, 21:44 and I looked to see what other people were doing 21:47 in the area of job readiness, how are they helping people. 21:51 What is nonprofit? What is that? 21:53 How does it help the community? 21:55 And from that I began to build cornerstones 21:58 and the building just got taller and taller and taller. 22:01 Amen. 22:02 So you really showed a lot of 22:04 determination and perseverance in, 22:06 you know, wanting to do something. 22:07 Absolutely. Wanting to do something. 22:09 Now you're located in Orange County, California. 22:12 And, you know, there's many other states in America 22:14 and many can't come out to Orange County, California 22:17 to get involved in your program. 22:19 How does a person go about finding out about 22:22 vocational training, referral programs, 22:24 treatment progress, how does a person take those steps? 22:27 Basically, there are organizations 22:29 throughout the whole country 22:31 that provide similar services that I do. 22:34 So they need to go on the internet 22:36 and search for those services. 22:38 We are-- Our organization will have the end of the year 22:42 service available through the internet 22:44 for people who do not live in our state or in our county 22:49 that will be able to take our workshops. 22:50 Okay. 22:51 You know what, what I want you to do right now is because 22:53 there's many viewers that are watching this, and, you know, 22:57 they may be discouraged, they may have been turned down 22:59 from jobs, numerous amounts of times, you know, 23:02 lack that motivation, lack that push. 23:04 I want you to talk to that viewer that is sitting at home, 23:07 beating himself up or herself up. 23:09 You know, speak to them to encourage them, to get up, 23:12 get out, and start looking for a job, getting on the internet, 23:15 job searching, whatever they need to do to succeed. 23:19 Well, what I would like to say, if you're currently looking 23:22 for a position, you will have obstacles, 23:25 but obstacles are just little mini ads and vacations 23:29 in terms of what it is you want to do in your life. 23:32 And you have to be diligent. 23:34 You have to know your weaknesses. 23:36 You have to know your strengths. 23:37 You have to use the internet 23:39 because there's so much information out there. 23:42 And just never give up. 23:43 Yeah. Just never give up. 23:44 You know, I think that's very key in never giving up. 23:47 It's so easy just to, you know, especially when you have 23:50 put out 50 applications. 23:52 None of those jobs have called you. 23:54 Nobody seems to be interested. 23:56 That's about the easiest thing to do is give up. 23:58 Right. 23:59 You know, but we can't give up especially, you know, 24:02 choosing Jesus. 24:03 Talk about that for a little bit how Jesus helps us 24:06 to get a job, how Jesus will help us. 24:09 Because the Bible says, "Cast all your cares upon Jesus 24:12 because He cares." 24:13 He wants to help you. 24:15 Talk about that for a little bit. 24:16 Well, I believe in people having an intimate relationship 24:19 with the Lord. 24:20 Because He has the ability to see not just who you are, 24:25 but who you can be. 24:27 And you need to tap into Him and you need to understand 24:30 that He is able to open doors that you never dreamed. 24:34 But you have to be willing to understand 24:37 that He is everything. 24:39 And just go to Him and say, "Look, I need a job. 24:42 You have a job for me." 24:44 Tell Him the truth. Tell Him the truth. 24:45 "I absolutely need a job, and I'm willing to do 24:47 whatever it takes for me to do exactly what I need to do." 24:53 And I can only use that information 24:57 and transfer it over to loving God 25:00 and understanding that He's in your corner. 25:02 And just do it, just do it. 25:04 But you have to do it every single day. 25:06 You have to get up, get your orange juice 25:10 or whatever you drink. 25:11 Hey, eat the breakfast. 25:13 And you sit down and you have a plan for that day. 25:15 And that has to be consistent and the reality of it is, 25:18 is that anything you do for 21 days 25:21 becomes a habitual habit. 25:23 That's true, that's true. 25:24 After 21 days of doing the same thing, 25:27 it starts to form new pathways in the brain. 25:30 So people have to be able to say, 25:31 "Look, you know what, for the next 3 weeks, 25:34 for the next 21 days, that's all it is, 25:36 I'm gonna get up, and I'm gonna get out, 25:38 and I'm gonna do something." 25:39 Twenty one days. 25:40 And what happens is it becomes a new habit, a new form, 25:43 based upon the new synapses in your brain, 25:45 things start firing and things start moving in the brain. 25:48 Next thing, you know, the person has made this a habit. 25:51 It's kind of like, look, if I say, 25:53 "I'm gonna start going to bed at 7 o'clock," 25:55 it's gonna be hard at first. 25:56 It's gonna be very, very difficult 25:58 especially if you're used to staying up 11, 12 o'clock, 26:01 you know, real late at night. 26:02 But then you say, "I must try at 7:00. 26:04 For 3 weeks you do it, it's a habit. 26:07 Right. It's a habit. 26:08 What I want you to do right now is take some time, 26:10 go real slow so that people can get your contact information. 26:13 I want you to give them your phone number, 26:14 your web address, so that people can contact you 26:17 to learn more about this organization. 26:18 You can visit our website at 26:21 www.jas4you.org 26:26 Again, that's www.jas4you.org 26:32 Or you can contact us by phone at 888-527-1670, 26:39 that's 888-527-1670. 26:45 Viewers, that's some great information 26:47 that you just received. 26:48 You want to definitely go on the website. 26:51 You want to call the phone number. 26:53 You want to get some of this information. 26:54 It may not be with this organization. 26:57 It may be with another organization. 26:58 But I encourage you, you got to get up, you got to get out, 27:02 you got to do something. 27:03 We can't just sit there and do nothing. 27:05 We have to do something if we desire to succeed in life. 27:08 Miss Hollmon, we appreciate you for being on the program. 27:11 But actually, viewers, this isn't it. 27:13 This is not actually it 27:14 because we're gonna do a part two with you, Miss Hollmon. 27:16 Oh, wow. 27:18 And you know what, it's gonna be 27:19 even more practical, viewers. 27:20 It's going to be a lot more practical 27:22 dealing with how should you dress. 27:24 How should you dress for a job interview? 27:27 How should you carry yourself on a day-to-day basis? 27:30 You definitely want to make sure to tune in next time. 27:32 Do you have any closing remarks for the viewers? 27:36 Be persistent, be consistent, and be determined. 27:40 Amen, amen. You heard those. 27:42 You have a challenge, viewers. 27:44 We encourage you to heed that, 27:46 and be determined, be encouraged. 27:48 At the end of the day, trust in Jesus. 27:50 The Bible says, "Cast all your cares upon Him for He cares." 27:54 And I tell you, if you seek first the kingdom of God, 27:56 He will add every other thing to you. 27:59 Be it a job, be it a house, be it a spouse, 28:02 whatever it may be, call on the name of Jesus, 28:05 and He will help you. 28:06 He will help you give that push along 28:08 to what you need to do in life. 28:10 This has been a new journey, 28:11 and we encourage you to join us next time 28:14 for another exciting program. 28:16 We'll see you next time, viewers. 28:17 Be blessed. |
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