In order to make money in any business, you must at some point "Talk to People". When I got started (almost 5 years ago), I would listen to every training call, every tidbit of information, every little nugget of wisdom.
I did this because I was determined to "Be Like the Leaders" and pull in the huge incomes they were seeing.
This was a good plan and certainly an approach I recommend to any new team member, with a little something added. What I learned was I could follow their lead and their suggestions, I just could not "Be Them". I could only be myself.
When people are searching for home businesses, they are primarily looking for one thing and one thing only. They are looking for someone they can connect with who they have confidence in and will lead them to a point where they can change their lives.
You can not make this level of connection with someone unless you are being AUTHENTIC with them. You must be yourself and be the person they are looking for. You will connect with some people and then not connect with others. This is okay, because you will connect with the right people, the people who are aces and will assist you in building a powerful business.
You will do this because THEY will connect with you and in turn, you will serve them by helping them as well.
So what does being AUTHENTIC mean? First of all, it means YOU know who YOU are. Identify who you are first. When I was working to figure out who I was, at first I could only see my failures and was convinced no one would like the Authentic me.
Then one day, an incredible mentor in my life told me who I was and the world exploded for me. He said "Wanda, you are Great, Magnificent, Powerful, A Person of Integrity, A Person with a Deep Essence of Success, A True Leader and an Empowering Individual".
Now this may sound a bit gagging to you, but what I got from this statement was:
"I was not seeing myself as the leader that I am." If you own your own business, then you are a leader and in order to lead others you MUST identify who you are.
Take time right now to make a list of your strengths, a list of who you are. Clearly define your essence, your deepest self. Once you know who you are, you are a different person in your prospecting. Realize when prospecting, your JOB IS NOT to sell your business, your products or even YOURSELF. Your job is to connect, to be able to identify the leaders who you want to work with.
But in order to do this, they must see who YOU are. Being powerfully authentic means:
1) Be Yourself
2) Find Your Essence
3) Be totally focused on Your Goals
4) Powerful Confidence in Who You Are
5) Energetic and Empowering
6) A Vibration of Who You Truly are
7) Certainty about who you are and where you are going
When you can capture these points into your inner being, you will portray a vibration of leadership automatically. Regardless of what you say or do, people will see you as a leader and be attracted to you. Your prospecting will then take on an entirely new flavor.
So go out today and find out who you truly are. Find your true self and step into your own greatness. You are a magnificent person and until you know that, you will only be able to follow. Leaders, lead from within!
To Your Unstoppable Success...
WE HAVE MOVED!!!
5/19/2009
How to Be Laid Off and Loving It
After a 30 year career in the airline industry, I was told I was no longer needed. As a baby boomer, this was a very scary situation. I immediately accepted another job, and even though it was an excellent job and the pay was considerably more than with the Airline, I found that I just did not want to leave my future in the hands of others.
It is very important for me to assist people in understanding that being laid off or losing a long time job or career is NOT the end of the world. It truly is "just part of the past". It is the end of a chapter in your life.
When I started on the journey of being an Entrepreneur, I knew that many other people had survived a lay off, so could I. What the journey led me to was "my True Self".
The job was only a part of the roadmap, a place that I traveled through and a place where I learned how important it was to stand on my own two feet.
When we find ourselves at a crossroad, sometimes we realize we had nothing to do with the destination. Life truly does "happen" but it is how we respond that is important. Especially when something like a lay-off or even being fired can be something that brings up a host of negative emotion, It is important to respond from the inner self, not from fear, disbelief, anger, or any negative feelings.
Things truly do happen for a reason and when the response is not in the proper framework then the door to greater things may not appear for you. You must have an open mind and be alert to the opportunities available.
Take time to develop and get personally involved in your goals. You must get very excited about what you want to create. And, if you cannot get emotional and excited about something, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE IT!
Another very important component is the decision to have what you desire. Making a decision is nothing to take lightly. When you make a REAL decision, all other options are off the table. The only option is the goal.
I have only briefly covered these concepts today, but would very much recommend you continue to research these methods. Life truly can be exceptional, regardless of what your past holds. But when you apply these simple concepts along with others, you might be amazed at what happens in your life.
I invite you to explore my ecourse "Laid Off and Loving It" at this link.
To Your Unstoppable Success...
It is very important for me to assist people in understanding that being laid off or losing a long time job or career is NOT the end of the world. It truly is "just part of the past". It is the end of a chapter in your life.
When I started on the journey of being an Entrepreneur, I knew that many other people had survived a lay off, so could I. What the journey led me to was "my True Self".
The job was only a part of the roadmap, a place that I traveled through and a place where I learned how important it was to stand on my own two feet.
When we find ourselves at a crossroad, sometimes we realize we had nothing to do with the destination. Life truly does "happen" but it is how we respond that is important. Especially when something like a lay-off or even being fired can be something that brings up a host of negative emotion, It is important to respond from the inner self, not from fear, disbelief, anger, or any negative feelings.
Things truly do happen for a reason and when the response is not in the proper framework then the door to greater things may not appear for you. You must have an open mind and be alert to the opportunities available.
Take time to develop and get personally involved in your goals. You must get very excited about what you want to create. And, if you cannot get emotional and excited about something, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE IT!
Another very important component is the decision to have what you desire. Making a decision is nothing to take lightly. When you make a REAL decision, all other options are off the table. The only option is the goal.
I have only briefly covered these concepts today, but would very much recommend you continue to research these methods. Life truly can be exceptional, regardless of what your past holds. But when you apply these simple concepts along with others, you might be amazed at what happens in your life.
I invite you to explore my ecourse "Laid Off and Loving It" at this link.
To Your Unstoppable Success...
5/18/2009
The Heart Of Success - Finding Your Own Greatness
All highly accomplished people have one inherent trait in common, they have found and developed the heart of greatness within. It is something we are all born with, but few people identify and develop it. We are a magnificent species and each of us is great, but so few of us know it or are able to accept it.
Most people go through life as if they have an anchor around their necks, allowing everything they encounter and experience to pull them down. Instead, because we are magnificent, we should live life to the fullest and instead of an anchor around our necks, we should live as if we have a buoy lifting us higher and higher.
So, why is this? The answer is a simple one, but one that many people can not see.
We have allowed ourselves to accept mediocrity instead of choosing greatness. The world lives in a sea of resistance. This resistance is like an anchor, it holds us back from our true selves. This resistence has many faces, ranging from fear, procrastination, poverty consciousness, rejection, vulnerability, low self esteem and many more. In other words, we have internal language keeping us from living a magnificent life.
The things holding us back are the things we suppress inside. Sometimes this self language comes from things we learned as children, even though they were never intended to be carried into adulthood. Things such as fear often come from our parents and family. Our feelings and thoughts toward success and money, for example, are the exact things keeping us from having more money and more success.
Finding your own greatness is a journey. It requires searching deep inside of yourself and identifying your blocks. To do this, you must listen to and control your thoughts. What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with your goals? If you are looking to achieve a great goal, then you must identify the internal thoughts that are not congruent with the goal.
Look inside of yourself. Do you have a fear of disappointing someone, or possibly even yourself? It takes tremendous courage to take a look deep inside of ourselves. But here is the payoff...
Everyone has the ability to develop the Heart of Success. Sadly, only about 10% actually do. Change comes from people who have the courage to make the journey. It takes a great deal of courage to make this journey. But when the decision is made to do it, the journey is actually a very short one.
Determine today if your goals are important to you. If they are, then start today to have them. Look deep inside yourself and find what is holding you back. Now here is the best part.
Once you identify your blocks, those things holding you back, you DO NOT have to "fix" them, you only have to know what they are. Because once you know what your blocks are, you are aware and can overcome them.
Once you have done this, you will step up into your own greatness. You will become the person you truly are and live a life of success.
This is entirely in your control. It takes a decision and some action but it is not a difficult thing, afterall, the greatness is already within you. You have to reach in and pull it out.
your unstoppable sucess...
Most people go through life as if they have an anchor around their necks, allowing everything they encounter and experience to pull them down. Instead, because we are magnificent, we should live life to the fullest and instead of an anchor around our necks, we should live as if we have a buoy lifting us higher and higher.
So, why is this? The answer is a simple one, but one that many people can not see.
We have allowed ourselves to accept mediocrity instead of choosing greatness. The world lives in a sea of resistance. This resistance is like an anchor, it holds us back from our true selves. This resistence has many faces, ranging from fear, procrastination, poverty consciousness, rejection, vulnerability, low self esteem and many more. In other words, we have internal language keeping us from living a magnificent life.
The things holding us back are the things we suppress inside. Sometimes this self language comes from things we learned as children, even though they were never intended to be carried into adulthood. Things such as fear often come from our parents and family. Our feelings and thoughts toward success and money, for example, are the exact things keeping us from having more money and more success.
Finding your own greatness is a journey. It requires searching deep inside of yourself and identifying your blocks. To do this, you must listen to and control your thoughts. What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with your goals? If you are looking to achieve a great goal, then you must identify the internal thoughts that are not congruent with the goal.
Look inside of yourself. Do you have a fear of disappointing someone, or possibly even yourself? It takes tremendous courage to take a look deep inside of ourselves. But here is the payoff...
Everyone has the ability to develop the Heart of Success. Sadly, only about 10% actually do. Change comes from people who have the courage to make the journey. It takes a great deal of courage to make this journey. But when the decision is made to do it, the journey is actually a very short one.
Determine today if your goals are important to you. If they are, then start today to have them. Look deep inside yourself and find what is holding you back. Now here is the best part.
Once you identify your blocks, those things holding you back, you DO NOT have to "fix" them, you only have to know what they are. Because once you know what your blocks are, you are aware and can overcome them.
Once you have done this, you will step up into your own greatness. You will become the person you truly are and live a life of success.
This is entirely in your control. It takes a decision and some action but it is not a difficult thing, afterall, the greatness is already within you. You have to reach in and pull it out.
your unstoppable sucess...
5/12/2009
How to Make Money Online and Turn it Into Real Results
Making Money online is extremely simple. Anyone can do it. There are thousands of options available for affiliate programs, PPC residuals, advertising and marketing programs and on and on. All of them can make you some money, a lot of them can make you a lot of money, but take a great deal of time to build and develop.
There is a real difference though in making "some" money online and making "Real" money online. When I speak of real money, I am talking about at least 6 figures (that's $100,000 plus) in the first year. This may seem unrealistic to many, but it is also a reality for countless numbers of people in the Entrepreneurial community.
There is a true component, when totally understood, if you grasp this, there is no limit to what you can accomplish.
I was talking with a client earlier in the week who told me he has at least 30 streams of income. Of course I was impressed and started questioning him about them. What I learned from him helped me to see the major hole most online marketers dig for themselves. You see, he was working 18 hours per day, marketing all of these streams of income and NONE of them were producing more than $75.00 per month! So even if he is only working 5 days per week (which I doubt) and assuming every one of these were producing $75.00 per month, he is working 360 hours per month for a mere $2250 per month. That is $6.00 per hour and I find this outrageous! But most of his income streams were not producing anything, much less $75 per month. His actual income was about $1100 per month and he was actually working about 500 hours for that!
Why would anyone work so hard for so little? Because they have a dream. They have a goal of being self sufficient, of being a successful entrepreneur. But! They are of the frame of mind that the harder you work, the more money you make. This client even commented that he could give it more time and probably make more. This frame of mind will only get you tired and broke. It will never make you rich. Most highly successful entrepreneurs work less than 40 hours per week.
Multiple streams of income are great, I highly recommend you create multiple streams of income. But not until you have a stream that is providing you a good income, would you move to the next income stream. Multiple streams should only support the primary stream. A bunch of little mediocre income streams will only wear you out!
If you want leave your dead end job, be home with your family, be the key influence in your children's lives, travel, work from anywhere, live in a beautiful home and of course all the bling which accompanies wealth, you must find an income stream with a powerful compensation program first. Once you have it established, allow it to support you at building additional.
So where do you start?
1) Do your homework. Look at the various programs available. You are looking for a POWERFUL compensation plan. A plan with the specific ability to generate a 6 or multiple 6 figure income in the first 6-12 months. This would be a plan with large payouts. For example, my program provides a profit of $1000 to $8000 per sale. How would this compare to a program that allows $20 per sale? Obviously a powerful compensation model is key.
2) Are there other people achieving the level of income you are looking for and living the lifestyle you want? You must have people to model your business after. I can not stress enough how important this is. ALL businesses work, but few have people actually producing this level of income. There is a strict rule of life and business you must understand. It is the 80/20 rule. The rule states that 20% of the people are producing 80% of the results. It is also important to know that only 3% of entrepreneurs in the industry are making this level of income. BUT, anyone can be in the 3% if they have the powerful business model and people to follow.
3) Be willing to do what it takes to make this level of income. No one does this without:
- A willingness to make a commitment
- A willingness to capitalize their business
- A willingness to be trained
This is the beginning of what I hope will be a shift for you. Start today by working on your goals. You must know EXACTLY what it is that you want to accomplish. You can not go anywhere without knowing where you are going.
Start by getting clear on this and understanding these very simple rules. It is a starting point.
My hope is this information has assisted you in some way.
To your unstoppable success...
There is a real difference though in making "some" money online and making "Real" money online. When I speak of real money, I am talking about at least 6 figures (that's $100,000 plus) in the first year. This may seem unrealistic to many, but it is also a reality for countless numbers of people in the Entrepreneurial community.
There is a true component, when totally understood, if you grasp this, there is no limit to what you can accomplish.
I was talking with a client earlier in the week who told me he has at least 30 streams of income. Of course I was impressed and started questioning him about them. What I learned from him helped me to see the major hole most online marketers dig for themselves. You see, he was working 18 hours per day, marketing all of these streams of income and NONE of them were producing more than $75.00 per month! So even if he is only working 5 days per week (which I doubt) and assuming every one of these were producing $75.00 per month, he is working 360 hours per month for a mere $2250 per month. That is $6.00 per hour and I find this outrageous! But most of his income streams were not producing anything, much less $75 per month. His actual income was about $1100 per month and he was actually working about 500 hours for that!
Why would anyone work so hard for so little? Because they have a dream. They have a goal of being self sufficient, of being a successful entrepreneur. But! They are of the frame of mind that the harder you work, the more money you make. This client even commented that he could give it more time and probably make more. This frame of mind will only get you tired and broke. It will never make you rich. Most highly successful entrepreneurs work less than 40 hours per week.
Multiple streams of income are great, I highly recommend you create multiple streams of income. But not until you have a stream that is providing you a good income, would you move to the next income stream. Multiple streams should only support the primary stream. A bunch of little mediocre income streams will only wear you out!
If you want leave your dead end job, be home with your family, be the key influence in your children's lives, travel, work from anywhere, live in a beautiful home and of course all the bling which accompanies wealth, you must find an income stream with a powerful compensation program first. Once you have it established, allow it to support you at building additional.
So where do you start?
1) Do your homework. Look at the various programs available. You are looking for a POWERFUL compensation plan. A plan with the specific ability to generate a 6 or multiple 6 figure income in the first 6-12 months. This would be a plan with large payouts. For example, my program provides a profit of $1000 to $8000 per sale. How would this compare to a program that allows $20 per sale? Obviously a powerful compensation model is key.
2) Are there other people achieving the level of income you are looking for and living the lifestyle you want? You must have people to model your business after. I can not stress enough how important this is. ALL businesses work, but few have people actually producing this level of income. There is a strict rule of life and business you must understand. It is the 80/20 rule. The rule states that 20% of the people are producing 80% of the results. It is also important to know that only 3% of entrepreneurs in the industry are making this level of income. BUT, anyone can be in the 3% if they have the powerful business model and people to follow.
3) Be willing to do what it takes to make this level of income. No one does this without:
- A willingness to make a commitment
- A willingness to capitalize their business
- A willingness to be trained
This is the beginning of what I hope will be a shift for you. Start today by working on your goals. You must know EXACTLY what it is that you want to accomplish. You can not go anywhere without knowing where you are going.
Start by getting clear on this and understanding these very simple rules. It is a starting point.
My hope is this information has assisted you in some way.
To your unstoppable success...
Trying to Make Money, Will Never Make You Rich
I hear it every day "I just want to make some money", "I am trying to make some extra money", "I am working hard trying to get rich", "If I just work harder I can make more money".
If you have EVER said or thought any of these things, then Please Stay With Me, I want you to make more money. In fact, I want you to be VERY RICH! But, riches start with what you think and what you say and until you "Get This" you will never get the success you are looking for.
All riches, all success, all great accomplishments start inside your head.
Now, I could quote the Bible and many other great writings but I want to talk to you from my heart and from my experience today. In fact, this is a hard lesson that I had to learn and even though I fought it for a long time, it was an easy thing to accomplish once I gave in to it.
If you have ever read or heard any work by successful entrepreneurs, you probably felt as though they "talk" differently than the masses of the world and possibly assumed this was due to their success. In fact, this concept is reversed. They accomplished great things because of their beliefs, the way they thought and the way they talked.
There is a common thread behind the successes people experience and this common thread is "In The Mind".
You see, these people know something the masses do not know, or should I say, believe something the masses do not believe. They know that all successes, accomplishments, great works and great results begin in the mind long before they become a reality.
The masses of people have employee mentalities. This is a mentality that someone else is totally responsible for their success, the amount of income they generate and the results in their life. Great entrepreneurs know without any doubt or shadow of disbelief that you have absolute and total control to produce whatever you desire.
There is a huge difference in TRYING to make money and actually making it. This is exactly why so many, many people who finally find the success they are looking for, frequently say, once I figured it out "it was easy". It is because there is nothing to figure out, there is nothing to work hard at, there is nothing you have to master, except for who "You Are Being and the way you Think."
When I am coaching people on my team who have some major goals (keep in mind, I only coach people who want to make multiple 6 figures a year), one of the first things I tell them is:
"95% of the work you have to do is working on YOU (your beliefs and your thinking). The other 5% is in your business. The work to generate the income is the easy part, but until you master your thinking you will never have the riches."
So start working on "you" today. Evaluate the words coming out of your mouth and the thoughts driving your actions. Determine what you are saying and thinking that is holding you back and limiting your success. Are you positioning yourself to receive success by the words you are speaking?
Become a student of self mastery. My goal here was to open your mind to other possibilities. I hope you will stay with me on this subject as I go into great detail in the future.
To your unstoppable success...
If you have EVER said or thought any of these things, then Please Stay With Me, I want you to make more money. In fact, I want you to be VERY RICH! But, riches start with what you think and what you say and until you "Get This" you will never get the success you are looking for.
All riches, all success, all great accomplishments start inside your head.
Now, I could quote the Bible and many other great writings but I want to talk to you from my heart and from my experience today. In fact, this is a hard lesson that I had to learn and even though I fought it for a long time, it was an easy thing to accomplish once I gave in to it.
If you have ever read or heard any work by successful entrepreneurs, you probably felt as though they "talk" differently than the masses of the world and possibly assumed this was due to their success. In fact, this concept is reversed. They accomplished great things because of their beliefs, the way they thought and the way they talked.
There is a common thread behind the successes people experience and this common thread is "In The Mind".
You see, these people know something the masses do not know, or should I say, believe something the masses do not believe. They know that all successes, accomplishments, great works and great results begin in the mind long before they become a reality.
The masses of people have employee mentalities. This is a mentality that someone else is totally responsible for their success, the amount of income they generate and the results in their life. Great entrepreneurs know without any doubt or shadow of disbelief that you have absolute and total control to produce whatever you desire.
There is a huge difference in TRYING to make money and actually making it. This is exactly why so many, many people who finally find the success they are looking for, frequently say, once I figured it out "it was easy". It is because there is nothing to figure out, there is nothing to work hard at, there is nothing you have to master, except for who "You Are Being and the way you Think."
When I am coaching people on my team who have some major goals (keep in mind, I only coach people who want to make multiple 6 figures a year), one of the first things I tell them is:
"95% of the work you have to do is working on YOU (your beliefs and your thinking). The other 5% is in your business. The work to generate the income is the easy part, but until you master your thinking you will never have the riches."
So start working on "you" today. Evaluate the words coming out of your mouth and the thoughts driving your actions. Determine what you are saying and thinking that is holding you back and limiting your success. Are you positioning yourself to receive success by the words you are speaking?
Become a student of self mastery. My goal here was to open your mind to other possibilities. I hope you will stay with me on this subject as I go into great detail in the future.
To your unstoppable success...
5/07/2009
Is Self Employment a Match For You?
With the current business trends, more and more people are looking at the possibility of working for themselves.
Self employment certainly has many advantages and there has actually NEVER been a better time than now (in the current economy) to start and succeed at business.
In a recent Gallup Poll, 57% of Americans polled indicated they would prefer to work for themselves. Long gone is the time you work till retirement and sit back on a nice pension. Since the level of security and stability has dropped so dramatically, self employment is becoming more of a reality for larger numbers of Americans than ever before in history.
Since Home Based Business is my area of expertise, I would like to address why you might want to consider starting a Home Based Business. I am a huge advocate of this Arena over traditional brick and mortar businesses. Here is why:
• You determine your own hours (which can be very flexible)
•Working from home does not mean you have to be at home. You can work from virtually anywhere you choose
• There is a much greater potential for a substantial income
• Very low overhead
• No more office politics.
So, What are the disadvantages and what roadblocks might you face?
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.• No more regular paycheck. You may want to wait until your business replaces your income before you quit your job.
• You must learn to be creative and self resourceful
• You MUST be willing to take risks
This is where so many new entrepreneurs drop the ball. They want to be financially independent, they want to be home with their families, they want to travel, they want, they wcant they want... BUT, they are not willing to take any risks to have it. Just the fact that risks are NOT taken, greatly decrease the chances of having success. This is what you MUST ASK YOURSELF; "Is my dream, my goal, more important than anything else?" If you can honestly answer YES to that question, then your risks will pay off.
• Are you willing to be self disciplined?
I want you to understand a couple points here. First of all, two to four hours of disciplined focus ccan produce ten times more than 20 hours of scattered thinking and actions. Secondly, you must be willing to put in focused time. Time when you are working your business, according to a plan and time for income producing activities.
• Are you willing to be trained?
In most home based businesses, there are people to train you. Look to the people who are getting the results you want and do what they are doing. When I got started in my business, I wanted to generate $20,000 a month, very quickly. I sought out the people who were doing it already and did exactly as they were doing. Now my goal is 7 figures a year, and you better believe I am doing exactly as the other 7 figure income earners are doing. You must be willing to be trained.
What is next? Give me a call, or complete the form on my website http://www.AbundantLifestyleNow.com
I will gladly assist you in any way I can.
To your unstoppable success...
Self employment certainly has many advantages and there has actually NEVER been a better time than now (in the current economy) to start and succeed at business.
In a recent Gallup Poll, 57% of Americans polled indicated they would prefer to work for themselves. Long gone is the time you work till retirement and sit back on a nice pension. Since the level of security and stability has dropped so dramatically, self employment is becoming more of a reality for larger numbers of Americans than ever before in history.
Since Home Based Business is my area of expertise, I would like to address why you might want to consider starting a Home Based Business. I am a huge advocate of this Arena over traditional brick and mortar businesses. Here is why:
• You determine your own hours (which can be very flexible)
•Working from home does not mean you have to be at home. You can work from virtually anywhere you choose
• There is a much greater potential for a substantial income
• Very low overhead
• No more office politics.
So, What are the disadvantages and what roadblocks might you face?
c
.• No more regular paycheck. You may want to wait until your business replaces your income before you quit your job.
• You must learn to be creative and self resourceful
• You MUST be willing to take risks
This is where so many new entrepreneurs drop the ball. They want to be financially independent, they want to be home with their families, they want to travel, they want, they wcant they want... BUT, they are not willing to take any risks to have it. Just the fact that risks are NOT taken, greatly decrease the chances of having success. This is what you MUST ASK YOURSELF; "Is my dream, my goal, more important than anything else?" If you can honestly answer YES to that question, then your risks will pay off.
• Are you willing to be self disciplined?
I want you to understand a couple points here. First of all, two to four hours of disciplined focus ccan produce ten times more than 20 hours of scattered thinking and actions. Secondly, you must be willing to put in focused time. Time when you are working your business, according to a plan and time for income producing activities.
• Are you willing to be trained?
In most home based businesses, there are people to train you. Look to the people who are getting the results you want and do what they are doing. When I got started in my business, I wanted to generate $20,000 a month, very quickly. I sought out the people who were doing it already and did exactly as they were doing. Now my goal is 7 figures a year, and you better believe I am doing exactly as the other 7 figure income earners are doing. You must be willing to be trained.
What is next? Give me a call, or complete the form on my website http://www.AbundantLifestyleNow.com
I will gladly assist you in any way I can.
To your unstoppable success...
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