Azcomp Technologies IT September 2017

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POSITIVE FOCUS Why Mindset Matters in Work and Life

In our July issue, we talked about our fifth core value: We Chase Mavericks. Here at AZCOMP, that means seeing challenges as opportunities. I won’t go over the full background of this value since that would be retreading water, but let me give you a refresher. “Chasing Mavericks” is a movie about surfer Jay Moriarty. He saw his neighbor carving the huge Maverick waves in Half Moon Bay, California. Jay determines that the insane challenge of these waves won’t deter him, they’ll only spur him on to further success. That, in short, is why we like to say that we chase Mavericks. Now that we have that review out of the way, I want to tell you about how we prepare our staff to chase Mavericks. Looking at challenges as a chance for success requires a positive mindset. If you can raise a person’s current level of positivity, then that person’s brain performs better. When you’re feeling negative or stressed, you simply cannot achieve as much. So, how do we cultivate positivity? One way is by beginning every meeting with team members sharing a “positive focus.” We go around the room and everyone tells us something in their lives they’re feeling good about. It might be resolving a difficult issue for a client, it might be their son hitting a home run in Little League, or it might be the killer recipe they nailed the night before for dinner. Everyone sharing something positive from their lives at the start of the meeting makes the entire session radiate with positive energy.

they become a lot easier to overcome. Negativity only creates reticence. Positivity makes the impossible doable.

I recently heard a speech by psychologist Shawn Achor that reinforced just how important positivity is in creating great results. His talk is called “The Happy Secret to Better Work,” and it focuses on the advantages of staying positive, which include improved productivity, cognition, and overall performance. “If we can find a way of becoming positive in the present,” Achor says, “then our brains work even more successfully.” According to Achor’s studies, external factors have a much smaller impact on happiness and positivity than the way you view the world. “We not only need to work happy,” he notes, “we need to work on being happy.” Now, nobody can be relentlessly upbeat. I struggle with feelings of frustration and stress from time to time myself. If I can take a step back, refocus on the positive, and begin to see those frustrations as an opportunity for improvement, I often tackle a tough challenge with renewed energy. that big waves are what brought you to the ocean in the first place? Here at AZCOMP, we chase Mavericks, and you can bet that the biggest challenge is the one we most look forward to. - Benson Bashford When you see a huge wave coming toward the shore, will you get scared, beat yourself, and head for dry land? Or will you remember

Challenges and problems are a part of work. We all face obstacles. If we face these difficulties head on — if we chase Mavericks —

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Obviously, you won’t be able to monitor all of you child’s internet activities. Luckily, there is a wealth of content filtering software to ensure that they don’t stumble upon a page they shouldn’t, either accidentally or on purpose. Content filtering limits access to sites that you don’t want your kids on. Some content filtering can be done through search engines, but it’s easy for a tech-savvy child to reverse those settings. More comprehensive content filtering software, like ContentWatch Net Nanny 7 or Symantec Norton Family Premier, will do a better job of keeping kids safe. Content filtering isn’t just a resource for parents. It can also be invaluable for businesses trying to keep their employees on task at work. Don’t want your staff spending hours on Facebook or looking up other jobs on Indeed? Install filtering software, and you can be sure they won’t surf the day away. KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE ONLINE Internet Tips for Parents

If you have kids, you know that they are spending more and more of their lives online. Whether it be for school or fun, screentime is a fact of life for children today. The internet is a robust educational resource, but it can also be a scary place. You want your children to be safe online the same way you want them to be safe at a local playground. Here are some tips for protecting your kids from digital dangers. Before your kids go online, it’s important to teach them proper behavior. Children should be instructed to never supply personal information over the internet and to not sign up for any services without supervision. During their first few excursions on the internet, you should be their copilot. Supervision is crucial for establishing safe and appropriate behaviors. SPOTLIGHT ON JOSH ‘JAY’ KRISTAL When Josh Kristal arrived at AZCOMP, he knew he’d be taking on a new

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challenge. What he didn’t know was that he’d also take on a new name: Jay. “On my first day,” Jay remembers, “there was another employee named Josh, who also had the last initial K. I didn’t want to be ‘Josh K. number 2’, so I adopted the name Jay.” Jay came to AZCOMP with previous experience at Google, and he’s been going strong here for three years. “What I love most

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