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Melani Ward - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Melani Ward is a NUMEROLOGIST, multi-passionate entrepreneur, runner and yogi who loves coming up with new, fun and creative ways for her clients to share their passions and live the kind of lifestyle that doesn’t require them to give up freedom for money…all based on the numbers in their chart.
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- Relationships Are Created - Stop Complaining and Start Creating
[Relationships] Create your relationships rather than complain about them. Solid relationships require that we continuously feed, nurture, and grow those aspects that are important to us and avoid dwelling on the parts that don't bring us happiness. Choose to create and you will have no time to complain.
- Relationships Require Work - Work on Yourself and You Can Have Exactly What You Want
[Relationships] Relationships require work and if you work on yourself, you will begin attracting exactly what you want. Choosing to work on yourself is great because you have complete and total control over who you are, what you do, and the person you strive to be. Recognizing that you need to work on yourself does not assume that you are somehow defective or you need improvement before you can go out in the world and find love.
- Good Relationships Result From Smart Dating
[Relationships:Dating] Dating is sort of a lost art but I say play the odds. Date a lot.
- Relationships Require Consistent Communication
[Relationships:Communication] The word communicate can often cause chills up people's spines. It is so overused and seems to be the answer for everything. Why is that so?
- Control Your Life - If You Do Not Control It, Who Will?
[Self-Improvement] I believe that we always get exactly what we need and want at exactly the right time and each of us at all times are getting exactly what we are committed to getting. In other words, there are no accidents. This is not a novel concept and many have written volumes about this very notion.
- Secrets to Attracting Negative Situations to Your Life
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Negativity breeds negativity and just as it takes money to make money, it takes positive energy to produce more positive results. If however you take pleasure in attracting more negative stuff to your life, I recommend the following.
- Risk Taking Can Lead to Greater Happiness - Take a Risk Today
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Every one of us has the power to create the life we dream of but very few actually do it. Why? Because it is difficult.
- Energy Drained Or Energy Gained - How to Create a Life Filled With Energy
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Energy alone is a positive force. It is the capacity of being active or an exertion of force or power- however, many people go through life spending too much time with energy drainers, those forces that reduce our capacity to act or use our power.
- The Entrepreneurial Personality - Could You Make it As an Entrepreneur?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] It is the American Dream to own your own business. Being your own boss, setting your own hours, and being responsible for all income that flows your way is incredibly appealing and being an entrepreneur is fantastic and extremely rewarding, if you have the personality for it.
- Run Your Own Business, Take Care of Your Kids and Train For a Marathon - 8 Simple Steps
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Taking care of a young baby, running your own business and training for a marathon takes a lot of planning, flexibility, determination and drive. So, over the past few months I have come up with a proven method for doing all three and have still managed to maintain my sanity, and a decent sleep schedule. Here are a few steps I recommend.
- Time Management For New Moms - 5 Ways to Make Time For Yourself
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] As a new "stay at home" mom with my own business and another job, I often find myself collapsing into bed every evening, barely recalling the events of the day. The more roles we juggle, such as mom, wife, business owner, working professional, etc., the more we need to remember that our own health and well-being makes all that we do possible.
- Career Transitions Through Discovering Your Life Purpose
[Business:Careers-Employment] Career transitions are exciting. They place you on the verge of something new and challenging and prompt your mind to think in a whole new way. One of the most important concepts to focus on when you are contemplating a career transition or are feeling very dissatisfied in your work is your life purpose.
- Achieving Your Goals - Refine, Revise And Post to Achieve Success
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Setting goals is the first step toward achieving success in your life. Whether you are focusing on life goals, career goals, or health and fitness goals, it is not only important to set goals and determine the action steps necessary to accomplish them, but you must continue to revisit and refine your goals on a consistent basis.
- Your Dream Job - It's Never Too Late to Have Your Dream Job
[Business:Careers-Employment] How many times have you daydreamed about quitting and beginning something you are truly passionate about? Do you look at other people and envy how happy they seem when they talk about their work? Do you envy those in their twenties who have the "time" to change their direction?
- Changing Careers - How to Transition Intelligently From One Field to Another
[Business:Careers-Employment] Changing careers can feel like an overwhelming proposition. So, if you are not sure if you want to leave your job, you are afraid of making another mistake, or you are unsure of which path to take, try it out first.
- Achieve What You Want by Asking For It
[Self-Improvement:Achievement] One of the most valuable lessons I ever learned from my father was that you will never know unless you ask. So, one of the most important things you can do for yourself is get clear about what you want and then ask for it. Whether you want something related to your career, your relationships, your health and fitness goals, or it is just some material possession you desire, put it out there and watch what happens.
- Confidence Driven Job Search - Exude Confidence During Your Job Search
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Searching for job can be brutal. It is a full time effort and considering that the average job search for an executive is 3-6 months, it can become exhausting, not to mention extremely stressful.
- Small Changes Lead to Big Rewards
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] If you feel stuck, make a change. So often people who are stuck feel overwhelmed by the options or choices and as a result choose nothing. When you are in a rut or feel stuck, it is common to spend hours thinking about all of the things you could do and yet inertia keeps you from moving.
- Relationship Sabotage - How to Sabotage Your Relationships
[Relationships:Conflict] Most people, if pressed, would say that having a loving and committed relationship is on the top of their list. And yet, these same people will commit consistent acts of relationship sabotage and then scratch their head and wonder why it did not work out.
- Job Search Blues - How to Maintain Confidence and Stay Focused During a Less Than Perfect Job Search
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Job searching is difficult work. It takes commitment, positive intention, patience and resolve. Stay positive, re-evaluate your strategies, and utilize the help and expertise of others in moving toward your goal.
- Working Moms - Work Or Stay at Home - Dilemmas and Solutions
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Motherhood is the shortest route to emotional truth. Our children keep us honest. They strip us naked and show us who we are.
- Be Happy - If Happiness is the Goal, How Do I Get There?
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] While most people want to feel happiness, most have no idea what it would take to make them happy. Happiness is a state of mind and you have the ability to control that. Practice being happy and get connected to those things inside of you that make you happy.
- Career Burnout - How to Know When You Have Had Enough and How to Search For Your Next Career
[Business:Careers-Employment] Career burnout may be an overused term these days and while some tend to use the term burnout very loosely, experiencing career burnout can wreak serious emotional, physical, and psychological havoc on a person. Identify the signs of career burnout and create an action plan to get back on the right career path.
- First Impressions - Send the Message You Intend
[Self-Improvement] Many people fail to recognize how important first impressions are and how fast people make judgments about who you are, what you do, and the kind of life you lead. Did you know that most people will make a judgment about you in less than 30 seconds? Make the most of all of the first chances you get and they will likely come back for seconds.
- Attract More Money - 7 Days to Living Abundantly
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Money is often listed as the top stressor in people's lives. Many people fear it and think of it in negative terms. They often view it as a representation of what they cannot have and rather than focusing on what money they do have, the focus on their lack of it.
- Health and Fitness Advice - 7 Days to Achieving Better Health
[Health-and-Fitness] Feeling healthy and fit is on the top of most people's lists. Everyone wants to feel good- however, most people just sit back and expect it to happen naturally. Committing to your health and fitness goals is difficult work and in order to achieve a healthy body, you have to make healthy choices every single day. Follow these 7 steps to be on your way to better health in 7 days.
- Attracting Great Relationships - 7 Days to a More Fabulous Relationship
[Relationships] Relationship Renewal: Commit to making your relationship better and that is exactly what you will get. Day One: Create a list where you identify everything that is not working in your current relationship. Then, create another one where you detail how you would like it to be.
- Career Satisfaction and Career Fit - 7 Days to Getting on the Right Track With Your Career
[Business:Careers-Employment] Career satisfaction is directly linked to your quality of life. If you are unhappy in your career, create an action plan to get you where you want to go. It is never too late to have your dream job.
- Lifting Your Spirit - 7 Days to a Healthier and Balanced Life
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Caring for Your Spirit. When we care for ourselves, we improve the quality of our lives and the lives of all those with whom we interact. If you follow these 7 steps, you will achieve a healthier and happier spirit and you will attract everything you have always wanted to your life. Day One: Vow to eliminate all negative self-talk.
- Self-Employed - Consider Yourself Self-Employed to Achieve Greater Career Success
[Business:Careers-Employment] The self-employed mindset should be embraced by all. Even if you are in a traditional job where you report to the big guy or gal, you should begin to view yourself as self-employed.
- Success Sabotage - How to Ensure You Never Achieve Outrageous Success
[Self-Improvement:Success] Everyone has the ability to achieve success but you must work for it. If people spent as much time and energy on achieving greatness as they do on sabotaging their own success, we would have a lot more Bill Gateses out there.
- Entrepreneurial Women - 8 Keys to Success
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Women entrepreneurs make up one of the fastest growing sectors of the business world today. Practice these 8 keys to achieve certain success in your entrepreneurial endeavor.
- When to Say No to the Money and Yes to Yourself
[Business:Careers-Employment] How do you do what is right for you, go after your passion, and make sure you end up on the side of outrageous success? Here are 5 Keys to Transitioning Intelligently and Achieving Career, Life Satisfaction and Success.
- Take Charge of Your Career - How to Position Yourself in Times of Change
[Business:Careers-Employment] Restructuring, organizational change, and mergers happen every day and nobody is immune to the consequences this sometimes brings. So, using the framework of the self-employed, how can you make sure you position yourself so that you are recognized as an asset that can't be lost? Here are a few steps to get you started.
- Career Dissatisfaction Or How to Get Noticed at Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Career Development - 4 Steps to Get Where You Want to Go. All of us have worked with people we think have no business being in positions of leadership but it is a waste of out talent and energy to worry about them. If you see something you don't like...
- Happy Careers - Turn Your Passion Into a Paycheck
[Business:Careers-Employment] How would you like to spend more of your time doing something you love and less time doing what you hate? Identify how you feel about your career or job, how you want to feel about it, and then create a plan to bridge the gap.
- Job Interview - Remain Relevant and Enthusiastic
[Business:Careers-Employment] Interviewing well for a job is an art and yet I find so many people pay very little attention to this aspect of the job search process. It is in fact likely the single most important step.
- Career Joy - Step One in Aligning Body, Mind and Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Somewhere along the way people have come to expect a rather large degree of dissatisfaction at work but it does not have to be that way. Sure it may seem like a muddy and murky road to go down right now but wouldn't you rather go through a short time of trial and uncertainty than a lifetime of misery in a job you hate?
- Career Joy - Step Two in Aligning Body, Mind and Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] When people are unhappy in their jobs they often find this unhappiness permeating other areas of their life. Their relationships may suffer, they may not feel as healthy and fit, and they may make choices (unknowingly) that take them further away from who they want to be.
- Career Joy - Step Three in Aligning Body, Mind and Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Sometimes just the idea of making a change is scary and when you feel overwhelmed it is easy to forget all of the little pieces that could actually make this possible. Fear creates doubt and it clouds your vision so much that you can't see what you have done and even more importantly what you are capable of. Completing an inventory will help you get clear on the state of your life right now and what you need to do to get it where you want to be.
- Career Joy - Step Four in Aligning Body, Mind and Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Identifying and setting goals is only one piece of the puzzle. Without a commitment to action, goals are worthless.
- 10 Steps to Authenticity at Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Work should be an extension of ourselves and a place where we can express the values that are most important to us. We do not have to sacrifice ourselves or what is important to us to work.
- Career Authenticity - Step 1, Assess Your Physical Health
[Business:Careers-Employment] Our bodies are mirrors to how we feel inside. When we live from the outside in, we miss a critical link in the mind body connection and as a result both body and mind suffer.
- Career Authenticity - Step 2, Express Your True Self at Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Sometimes we fail to see the opportunities right in front of our eyes. We have the ability to choose whether we define our work or we let it define us. What are you choosing?
- Career Authenticity - Step 3, Feeling Authentic Outside of Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] We all want to be genuine, authentic - it is just that sometimes we don't know what that means. Step 3 - Identify some specific moments during the past several weeks where you felt like you were able to express your authentic self outside of work. What were you doing?
- Career Authenticity - Step 4, What Needs to Happen to Feel Authentic at Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] Step 4 - What would have to happen for you to be able to fully express your authentic self at work? What do you feel is getting in your way? It is easy to focus on what is not working but it takes a bit more energy to step up and identify what is getting in the way of it not working.
- Career Authenticity - Step 5, What Payoff Are You Getting at Work?
[Business:Careers-Employment] You get what you pay for does not just apply to shopping. You are paying a price, whether you know it or not, at work and you are getting exactly what you pay for.
- Career Authenticity - Step 6, What Benefits Do You Want From Your Job?
[Business:Careers-Employment] There are many aspects to our careers and it is having the whole package that leads to satisfaction. We will experience fulfillment and success to the extent that our needs in the 4 key areas are met.
- Career Authenticity - Step 7, What Are You Willing to Do to Achieve Career Success?
[Business:Careers-Employment] Step 7 - Determine what you are willing to do and what changes you are willing to make to make your dream career your reality. Now comes the hard part. You have spent a large part of your time in this process determining what you have and what you want but the greatest challenge now comes in deciding what you are willing to do to get it.
- Career Authenticity - Step 8, Create a Strategy For Handling Obstacles
[Business:Careers-Employment] Now that you have defined where you are and where you want to be as well as what you are willing to do to get there, you now have to get real about things that might hold you back from getting what you want and create a strategy for handling them. Zig Ziglar, a well known speaker and wildly successful businessman, has spoken to thousands of people about goals and how to clarify and achieve them. One of the greatest tips he offered is that some of your goals must be long range and the reason for...
- Career Authenticity - Step 9, Create an Action Plan to Achieve Career Success
[Business:Careers-Employment] The difference between leading an outrageously successful life and a mediocre one depends on your ability to set goals and create an action plan to achieve them. Step 9 - Create an Action Plan. This is the fun part.
- Career Authenticity - Step 10, You Will Get Exactly What You Are Committed to Getting
[Business:Careers-Employment] Step 10 - Acknowledge that no matter what you decide, you will get what you are committed to getting. This is probably one of the most difficult concepts for people to accept but it is absolutely true and you will prove it to yourself over and over again (if you haven't already). Change is hard and contemplating and then working toward a career change can turn anyone's world upside down.
- What Do You Do For a Living? Or Why Our Titles Say Nothing About Our Work
[Business:Careers-Employment] How many times in your life have you been asked "what do you do for a living"? And how many times have you actually answered the question? I bet very few.
- 5 Time Wasters and How to Eliminate Them to Increase Productivity
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Time is a resource we can't buy, borrow, save or give away. If you want to feel like you have more, then focus on better ways to spend it.
- Are You on Sale? 10 Ways You Know That You Are on Sale
[Self-Improvement:Techniques] All day long I talk to people who act as though they are on sale - and I don't mean FOR sale, but ON sale. I can spot it anywhere because I used to be on sale. I was on sale in every area of my life - career, relationships, financially, emotionally - you name it and I was there at a deep discount.
- Job Interviews - The 5 Questions You Must Ask at Your Next Job Interview
[Business:Careers-Employment] Interviewing can cause a great deal of anxiety for some people. Personally it was my favorite thing about looking for a job but I just found the whole power dynamic so fascinating. Anyway, I was working with a client today - essentially prepping for an interview - and when I asked him what questions he had planned on asking the interviewer, he gave me some typically generic questions that would likely make the interviewer's eyes roll in the back of her head and say "next".
- The Job Interview - How to Handle Your Shortcomings in an Interview
[Business:Careers-Employment] Job interviews are the end of the line. If you have made it to the interview stage, it is your job to lose.
- Salary and the Job Interview - How to Answer Questions About Desired Salary
[Business:Careers-Employment] Many people have a pretty good idea of the type of salary they want to make when changing jobs or looking for the first time but when the issue comes up in an interview, many people stumble. When you are interviewing for a position and the interviewer asks you "Can you tell me what salary you are looking for?", what do you say?
- The Power of the Personal Statement in a Job Interview
[Business:Careers-Employment] No matter how many job interviews you go on, one thing is sure to remain the same - you will always be asked to "Tell me about yourself." How you answer this question, which is usually the very first one out of the interviewers mouth, will set the tone for the entire interview.
- You Are Not Still Sending Out That Generic Resume Are You?
[Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] The resume game has changed - have you? First, let me say that if you are still sending out piles of resumes that all say the same thing...
- What Does the State of Your Garage (Or Junk Drawer) Have to Do With the State of Your Career?
[Business:Careers-Employment] I am a firm believer that your surroundings tell a lot about the state of your career, finances, relationships, etc. and that the more clutter and junk you have, the less room you have to grow and the less space there is for new things to come into your life. When clients first come to me, there are many that are so miserable in their jobs or careers that they need an escape.
- Stop Looking For a J-O-B and Start Selling Yourself
[Business:Careers-Employment] The bottom line is to think of your tired old job search in a new way. You are selling yourself. You are a product and you need to convey your USP so they know you are the best solution possible. Take a chance and think of new ways to present yourself.
- Why Hire a Copywriter?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Copywriting] It's not always easy to outsource your work, especially if you're used to doing everything yourself. However, when it comes to your copy here are a few questions you should ask yourself if you're thinking about hiring a copywriter.
- What Does Your Brain Expect?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] In order to think clearly, solve problems and make decisions requires us to use our prefrontal cortex and this requires certain levels of dopamine and other neurotransmitters. So, when things like fear and uncertainly crowd our thoughts, our ability to make decisions and think clearly diminishes.
- Eliminate Tolerations and Eliminate Stress and Increase Productivity in Record Time
[Business:Productivity] Being a tolerant person is great. It means you can put up with others and you're generally happy with a "live and let live" mindset. In the bigger picture of your life, being tolerant will make dealing with all of the differences and idiosyncrasies of people much easier.
- Intentionally Train Your Mind - 5 Steps to Being More Focused and Productive in Everything You Do
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] I was introduced to something this week that after only 6 days has had a major impact on my life. It is called "segment intending". It is a practice described by Abraham-Hicks that involves breaking your day up into segments and then creating a particular intention for that segment.
- Put in the Work and You Will Reap the Rewards
[Self-Improvement:Success] Every aspect of our lives, whether it be our careers, relationships, health, or financial situation requires work. Put in the time, focus, and commitment and you will reap the rewards.
- Attract Love You Desire - Define What You Want From Your Relationship
[Relationships:Love] Relationships take work and in order to get what you want from a relationship you have to be able to communicate what that is. I had a conversation with someone the other day who told me she thought she was going to have to give up on some of the things on her "list" and accept what she could get. This is the typical thought process of a 35+ year old woman who is sick of going on bad date after bad date.
- Find the Love You Desire - 8 Essential Steps
[Relationships:Love] Everyone wants to have love in their lives but very few realize that it takes work and clarity to attract the love you deserve. Below are 8 steps to finding the love you desire.
- Mastermind Effect - Surround Yourself With Big Thinkers and Reap Huge Rewards
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] There is a saying, 'Your income is the average of the five people you hang out with most and your level of success is the average of the five people you hang out with most'. If you look around, you'll probably notice that to be true.
- Is Money More Important Than Fairness?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Did you know that long term stress shrinks your brain mass, knocks off about 10 years of your life and lowers your overall immunity? While a bit of arousal from short term deadlines may help you focus, ongoing and high arousal will cause your brain to shut down and work at a mere fraction of its capability.
- Bloom Where You Are
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] As women, we have a tendency to think we can always be better moms, better business owners, better partners and wives, better friends, etc. But, the truth is, every gift we bring to the table right now is exactly enough. I know a lot of people struggle to do this. I know I do. And, for a long time I thought I had a good excuse.
- Complaining is Toxic - Stop Complaining and Start Living
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Constantly complaining is a complete waste of our time and our life and it's a severe energy sucker. And more to the point, it does absolutely nothing to change the situation.
- Goal Obsession - You Are Here
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] You don't need all of the information to get to the top. You just need to know how to get to the next step.
- You Already Have Everything You Need
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] How much do you really need before you feel like your cup is full? The truth is that you already have everything you need within you.
- An Environment For Success
[Self-Improvement:Success] If you want to be truly successful in your life, you have to surround yourself with people and things that support your success. Sounds simple right? Well, actually it is but unfortunately too many people don't do it and even worse they don't even realize it.
- Lead Generation - What to Do With Your Leads Once You Get Them
[Business:Solo-Professionals] Lead generation is a complicated and often overwhelming task for the solo entrepreneur. And it's often the case that you spend so much time trying to just get the leads into your funnel that once you get them you fail to take the necessary steps to keep them. In this article, I've outlined the 7 steps you should be taking once you get the leads so you can KEEP them for good.
- Success is Closer Than You Think
[Self-Improvement:Success] Unbelievable success IS possible for YOU. And, it's possible right now in your business, relationships, health, finances, career, etc. You just have to make a decision about what you want, connect to your desire emotionally, visualize it and believe in its inevitability, be AWARE of and take advantage of the opportunities right in front of you, and then do the work.
- Ezine Marketing - Boosting Your First Impression With Ezines
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ezine-Publishing] Ezine marketing, despite what some people claim, is still alive and well...at least for the people who do it right. But, not many people do. Ezines can be a powerful marketing tool for building trust and credibility with your prospects. They are also a great first step into your sales funnel and you can monetize them without going for the hard sell.
- Eliminate the Fear of Success by Acknowledging Your Control and Moving Forward
[Self-Improvement:Success] The unknown paralyzes us. But, it's never as bad as we think it will be.
- Questions That Can Change Your Life - Every Time You Ask Them
[Self-Improvement] Questions are a big part of the way we interact in the world. We ask questions of people all day long and we consciously and unconsciously ask them of ourselves. If you do any type of coaching or consulting with clients you know that the right question at the right time can have a profound impact on people. Therefore, doesn't it make sense that if we want to change the quality of our thoughts and therefore our lives, we need to change what questions we ask?
- Mastermind Effect - The Power of the Mastermind Group is Unlimited
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] The idea of masterminding has been around for a hundred years and it's long been touted as one of the single best ways to see rapid success in your life. Why? Because the collective knowledge, expertise, ideas and encouragement of the many is far more powerful than the mind of one.
- The Law of Contrast and How You Can Use it to Sell More to Your Clients and Customers
[Business:Sales] The Law of Contrast is one of the most powerful tools in selling. Use it to your advantage by giving options, talking big and then selling small and asking the right questions.
- Love at First Sight - How to Make Your Prospects Fall in Love With You and Your Business Instantly
[Business:Customer-Service] Attraction, whether we are talking about it in terms of attracting a mate or attracting a prospect, the same theories and rules apply. Have you ever wondered why some people fall in love with your product or service or even YOU with such intensity, after just one or two touches? They hear you or see you and know they have to have more of you.
- Attain Your Goals - 5 Key Steps
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Learn proven tips to help you set and reach your goals. 1. Write them down. This is a powerful practice and one that will put you closer to attaining your goals. When you write them down, you own them and the more you write them down, the more they become a part of you. Write them down at least 15 times a day. It may feel strange at first but it is also a good idea to write them down in the present tense.
- Attention Entrepreneurs - Warning Signs You Should Fire Yourself
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] I was on a coaching call the other day working with a client on the goals and the vision she has for her business. We talked about some of the goals she had set a few months prior and about what she had done to realize them. Unfortunately, not much had been done.
- Warning Signs That You Are Fabulous
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] There are several stages a person will likely pass through before they become truly fabulous. The following are warning signs that your fabulousness may be just around the corner.
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