054 | Feedback - How to give feedback to different personality types at work and get good at it too

Ugh, the infamous F-word…FEEDBACK. But whyyyy?
* It’s not fun
* It’s hard
* It’s awkward
* You never know how the other person is going to take it

So WHY FEEDBACK?

The better we are at giving feedback, the better we are at communicating what we need and want at work. The art of giving feedback isn’t something we come out of the womb preprogrammed with so in order for it to become a skill, it’s going to take some practice. What makes learning this topic so fun {but also challenging} is that everyone is going to interpret feedback differently.

In today’s show we dive into 4 personality types and the strategies for giving feedback to each type of person, without being an asshole. This show is structured as a workshop so you can follow along, pause, and assess which personality type(s) live within you. As you listen, I encourage you to think about which personality types represent the people you work so you can start to implement these these strategies TODAY!

When you incorporate feedback into your day to day working life you instantly become MORE valuable to your business, bosses, coworkers, and even your CEO. You are already very valuable, I know that, you know that, but I host shows like this to help you create and continue to build a strong personal brand so that other people {outside of you and me} can see your value too.

When your value to the business is highly visible, this is where career advancement lives! I’m here to help you succeed so let’s jump in...hit play and join me in learning how to give feedback to different personality types during this show, workshop style! ------- Enjoy!

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- Full moon video: www.jessnessrequired.com/bookbonus

- Catch the new Express’ness Experts Series by joining my private online coaching group: www.jessnessrequired.com/JOIN/

- Download my Career Success Guides {pssst they’re free}: www.jessnessrequired.com/lovemyjob

- Watch my ‘Rock Your Next Interview Webinar’ on YouTube: www.jessnessrequired.com/video

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053 | Life Hacks - 10 super simple tips for creating more happiness in your day to day life

What up what up...I am SO excited to be back today with new pod show!! It feels like it's been FOREVER, but I'm back from my trip to New Zealand, feeling refreshed and ready to keep the career advice flowin' here on Career Coaching with Jessness.

I was inspired by today's episode during my drive home from work thinking about what helps makes a great day, well...a great day! What I realized was creating happiness doesn't have to be hard. I think sometimes we make happiness into this big overwhelming goal where we set all kinds of unrealistic goals to make our days happy which results in the exact opposite of what we're trying to do.

Tune in the show to learn about 10 super simple life hacks to help create more happiness in your day to day life. And the best part is that these tips don't require extensive planning, money, or setting goals! They can easily be part of your day, today!

If you've been around here before, you know I'm all about living life with more flow, confidence, and JOY...this episode will help you do that. Enjoy!

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- The book about decluttering & getting rid of old stuff: amzn.to/2nYOUNl

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052 | Interview Prep Qs - Tell Me About Yourself, how to answer effectively & share the right stuff

I'm excited to cover today's topic because it's one that was requested from one of the pod listeners. If you have something you'd like covered in a future show, reach out and let me know!

First up, I want to thank everyone who has reviewed the pod in the last week...I'm blown away by all the nice feedback and comments shared, THANK YOU! I have a goal to get to 12 reviews in iTunes for March, help me get there and leave a review! I love reading your comments, feedback, and thoughts about the show.

Today's show gives you an in depth look into how to answer the infamous interview question, "Tell me a little about yourself." Interview questions that are broad and super open-ended leave a LOT of room for a response, so you better tackle questions like these with a plan

This question is asked in interviews often because....
- It's easy
- When a question is broad like this one, the candidate has a lot of control because they can answer how they see fit. They decide which direction will be taken, and can steer it to highlight whatever aspects about themselves they want!
- It gives the interviewer the opportunity to learn what's important for the candidate(based on how they answer the question, and what they choose to share)and answering how they see fit.

IN THIS SHOW I GO OVER THE FOLLOWING:
- How to clarify what the interviewer is asking you, to make sure you're sharing the type of information they're looking for
- What to include in your response to this question
- Strategies for expressing the human behind your resume and not just the skills listed on your resume and how you can blend the two into one solid response
- Two successful response examples you can use as a guide to create your own rockstar response

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051 | Life Hacks - 3 tips to help you stay organized and focused to do your BEST work

In this episode you will learn three super simple life hacks that will help you stay on track n' focused with tasks at work so you can eliminate overwhelm or burnout.

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a hamster wheel...round and round you go, then finally...BOOM, you hit a wall. I've been there, A LOT. The hacks I share with you today will help you get off the hamster wheel, but still find yourself moving through your to-do list a-OKAY.

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Announcement | Episode 25 NEW and Improved - How to figure out what job is right for you

One of the most listened to episodes on the show is #25 titled: Finding Work You Love, UPDATE 1/17 - 10 Questions to figuring out the best career path for YOU

Whether its a new episode or one that’s been out for months, I’m always looking to deliver the MOST value possible. When listening to #25 I saw an opportunity to upgrade the content so I decided to record it all together!

I think you will find the new format straight-forward and helpful, I’m excited to share it with you.

The updated version of episode #25 walks you through 10 questions to help determine what you want to do with your life in regards to what job and career path would best fits for you! — Feel free to start and stop the show as you go, and if you sign up for my free career success guides (link below) I will send you the worksheet PDF mentioned so that you can grab a copy of that when it’s ready.

Wishing you all a Happy Valentines Day as well! Regardless of your relationship situation, today is an opportunity to show yourself love! You are worth it. Self-love is a BIG component to having a successful career. So don’t be afraid to celebrate YOU, cause you know I do. Looking forward to next week where we’ll dive into a new career coaching with jessness topic! Until then…… Jess’ness

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050 | Job Interview Qs - What are your strengths and weaknesses? Resources to help figure them out!

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" I bet you've heard this question before...whether it was in an interview or performance review, having a clear understanding of both about are VALUABLE in playing an active role in your career and life!

In today's episode I share with you resources in helping you to identify what your strengths and weaknesses are.

WHY ARE KNOWING THESE THINGS IMPORTANT?
- It can help you develop a career path that fits well with what you're naturally already good at
- Helps you understand what areas you may need to ask for help on, or gain more information about
- It can help to assess your current job and career path, helping you to make logical choices to help you ultimately get to where you want to go in life

WALKING AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND:
- How approaching things with curiosity can help you discover more about yourself, and bring a greater awareness to what tasks and responsibilities are of interest to you. 
- Discovering your strengths and weaknesses can help focus your energy on what is going to support growth, expansion and greater life satisfaction. 
- Understanding these aspects of yourself can give you concrete reasons helping you make tough decisions, make changes to your current situation, and take risks with CONFIDENCE that you are on the right path to success (whatever success may look like for you)

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
- Meyer's Briggs (I'm a ENFJ, after you take the test, let me know what your results said too!) - 
- Enneagram (The fundamental premise of the Enneagram is that each of us have one dominant (not exclusive) energy that drives us in everything we do, take the test to find out yours...I'm a 2, The Helper) - enneagramcentral.com/Coaching/OnlineTest/testa.htm
Strength's Finder 2.0 - www.strengthstest.com/strengthsfinde…20-access-code
- Stand Out - standout.tmbc.com/
- The book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (comes with two free self-assessment tests that score you in 4 key areas) - amzn.to/2edog08

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049 | Interview Questions - How to explain why you are quitting in a job interview

When it comes to quitting a job, the reasons for why are endless! There isn’t a one size fits all kind of answer because everyone’s work situation is different. As a career coach, I work with people in all levels of their career, and this question is a tough one regardless of how long someone's been working.

The #1 thing I encourage is to be honest and tell the truth!

These are the 3 most common reasons I hear for why someone wants to quit their job: 
1. You quit your last job, but didn't have another lined up.
2. You are working right now, but really hate where you are (work environment, manager, team, etc.)
3. You don't see a future with your current company (career path, growth opportunities, learning & development).
4. You don't really have a reason for wanting to leave!

Chances are, your reasons probably fall into one or two of those buckets.

The question then becomes:
- How do I articulate why I want to leave to the company I'm interviewing with? 
- How can I honestly share my why for leaving - without bashing my current employer, manager, or team?
- How do I give enough detail in my answer so that I don't seem like I'm skimming over the question or avoiding it all together?

THESE ARE VALID QUESTIONS! There wasn't a course on this in school, so don't worry, you're in the right spot. It's important to establish a well-rounded that's truthful AND professional, regardless of the reason.

In today's episode I share 2 key strategies to help you ROCK YOUR RESPONSE the next time, "Why are you looking to leave your current role?" comes up during an interview.

These strategies can be applied no matter what the position, company, person you're interviewing with, or reason you're quitting. They will also help you stand out amongst other applicants, share a little about yourself, and what you’re looking for as well!

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FREE Career Success Guides to find a job you love, rock the interview, & advance your career

WHAAA two recordings in ONE WEEK? This recording isn't a new episode, you'll have to wait til tomorrow for that...but I'm excited to drop in quickly to tell you about the awesome career success guides I've created for you! Better yet? They are FREE.

Download my free career success guides here, you'll see them at the very top of the list: www.jessnessrequired.com/lovemyjob

I've created these guides to help you advance in your career. They include: 
- Examples of emails to use when reaching out to companies you want to work for (stand out + land the interview)
- Interview prep to make sure you're fully prepared for the big day
- Email examples to use when following up with hiring managers you met with during the interview
- And lastly the top 10 dynamic questions to ask people you meet with....why? 99.9% of the time you will be asked, "So, what questions do you have for me?" You'll want to have some rockstar questions ready!

ENJOY!! I will see you tomorrow for the next episode of Career Coaching with Jessness where we will dive into how to professionally articulate why you're leaving a company, and furthermore why you want to quit!

Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss tomorrow's show...it's going to be JUICY and I don't want you to miss out. :)

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048 | Social Media - How to drop fear of being seen online and brand yourself as an industry expert

Today's podcast show is a little different this week and I'm excited to mix it up! This topic was submitted by one of the show listeners asking about how to build a social media presence online as a small business owner and entrepreneur. There is SO MUCH to say about this topic, by no means did I cover all of it in this one show, but this is a great place to start because these are typical feelings mindset challenges that come up when you first put yourself and business online for all to see.

I love when I gain feedback and suggestions from listeners because ultimately my top priority is to ensure I'm delivering content that's going to help you succeed and live your BEST LIFE!

Today's episode covers 3 fears that can come up when making the commitment to GO BIG on social media and begin to build your business brand:
1. What if I run out of content? Then I'm going to look silly in front of everyone, and all will notice I didn't have enough to share!
2. What if I can't keep up with how fast the online world is moving? Will the time I put in to social media pay off? Is it worth it for me?
3. What if my business branding doesn't stand out? What if I just blend in with everyone and everything else online?

I gathered info and research for this show from a couple different places:
1. Being the serial life-long learner I am, I'm always attending webinars, reading content online, and try to stay engaged as best I can in specialized topic groups on Facebook and LinkedIn - these fears align with ones I see come up a lot for other people too! (You're not alone!)
2. Many of my coaching clients are looking to start and grow a business of their own! Questions about branding is always one I love to dive into. Typically, I find allowing themselves to be seen is a greater challenge for them over actually finding out what to post, when, and how. The fears talked about on today's show are the main three I help my clients work through. 
3. Lastly, I can personally speak on this topic because I too have had to work through challenges, fears, and self-doubt and find ways to build my own confidence!

Getting to a place where you feel confident, and comfortable in consistently putting yourself out there is an on-going task. If there's every a moment you feel unsupported in doing so you can rely on me, knowing I am always rooting for you and want you to succeed!!

Tune in to today's show to gain inside into how I personally moved through these fears, and now what I have the opportunity to help my coaching clients with!

Even if you're not looking to own your own business, the tips I share today can be applied if you create content online in any form: LinkedIn, Twitter, or possibly a personal website. These tips can help you build a strong personal brand and start to market yourself in your industry as an expert.

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047 | Job Hunt Overwhelm - 5 steps for creating a jobhunt strategy to eliminate stress and overwhelm

Let's face it, when it comes to job hunting there's a lot to do! From updating your resume to searching job boards, applying to new jobs, reading about companies on Glassdoor, preparing for phone interviews, preparing for onsite interviews...the list goes on and on.

IT'S A LOT.

With everything else already on your to-do list, it's easy to get overwhelmed and stressed out when you're looking to change jobs. But don't worry, there's a solution! Creating a strategy so that you go into the job hunt with a plan of action is HUGE for eliminating job hunting overwhelm.

In today's episode I share with you 5 key tips on building out your own job hunt strategy. Plus, a little bonus tip, if you listen until the end! (Shh you didn't hear it from me)

After listening you will know how to stay focused in your job hunt so that you're spending your time on the jobs that are the right fit, dropping all unnecessary work and overwhelm with it!

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046 | Career Mistakes - What to do when you pull a Mariah Carey on stage during New Year's Eve

While today's episode sounds a lot like a dig on Mariah Carey, it's not. We all make mistakes, and for as long as we work in our lifetime we're bound to make a mistake when it comes to our career too.

The important part isn't the mistake itself, it's what we do about the mistake and the action we take after it happens! Your career mistake might not be as big as Mariah's on stage during New Year's Eve, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything about it either!

In today's episode I empower you with action steps for handling any kind of career mistake. The tips I share can be relevant across any industry, any skill-set, and role, within any job or career path.

After listening to this show, your perspective on career mistakes will shift to seeing them as an opportunity to thrive, showcase your leadership skills, and learn something new!

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045 | TOPOF16 Reflections - Time to celebrate our progress, breakthroughs, and career successes

Today's episode is a little unique. You won't find any new career tips or strategies in this show, but what you will find is an invitation to celebrate everything you've accomplished this year. Whether or not if FEELS like you've accomplished a lot doesn't matter. If you feel that way...you probably haven't slowed down enough to give yourself the credit for the work you've done.

Slowing down to notice your progress is a strategy I encourage you to use in both your professional and personal life cause' if there's one thing for sure in 2017...it's that our to-do isn't going anywhere!

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044 | First Time Managers - How to positively develop your team without being an ass

I'm excited to share today's show with you because this topic was requested by one of YOU, a listener of the show! Thanks Calvin for reaching out and suggesting this topic!!

Calvin recently became a first time manager and wanted to know, "how to create balance between being a good verses bad manager."

"CALVIN's BAD MANAGER DEFINITION"
Calvin clarified a bad manager as someone who might be hypercritical of the work completed by their direct reports. They could even be slightly controlling with how they'd like to see that work completed as well. However, the controlling aspect is more for the sake of wanting that work to be done correctly.

"CALVIN'S GOOD MANAGER DEFINITION"
Calvin wants to understand how to give his team flexibility so that they can work independently, and get things done their own way. BUT still get the job done RIGHT.

It's a FANTASTIC question! I was super excited to hear this topic requested. Truth is, no one is BORN a people manager, NO ONE.

It takes practice and skill. If you're a first time manager, I first want to give you props because by no means is this an easy position to be in. I've been there...it's extremely rewarding to have the opportunity to play this type of role in someone's career...buuuuuut it's also one of the toughest positions out there because there are times you're gonna have to be the bad guy.

As a manager you manage performance expectations, daily tasks, goals, personal issues, and everything in between. The important part is that you keep trying new things, and keep getting to know your team on an individual basis. *** From my personal experience, the better I know my coworkers, the easier it is to work with them and make progress as a team.

Whether you manage a group of people now or have a goal to become a manager later, this episode is for you.

Even if managing people isn't on your radar, I'm a strong believer in self-development and encourage you to tune in because no matter what role you're in, working with others is bound to be part of it. This episode will give you some insight to working on a team as well.

In today's episode, I go over three key strategies to use as a people manager to ensure you're creating a safe space for employee development and trust. Plus, when you put these tactics in place, you can be sure to have a positive impact on the people who report in to you!

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043 | Coworkers - How to work with negative people and protect yourself from bad work environments

The question on how to work with negative people comes up a lot. It's also one near and dear to my heart because I've been there! I know what it's like to feel drained and tired from a day because of the environment or people alongside of you. But don't worry, there's hope!

There are ways you can protect yourself picking up on other people's problems or issues and still excel in the role you're in. This episode is a little different than other's you will find here because it has a large emphasis on mind, body, spirit well'ness and keeping yourself energetically clean and clear of negativity.

In today's I share with you 3 ways I protect my energy in the workplace and work through the challenges of working with negativity. This can come in the forms of coworkers, bad work environments, situations, energy, complaints, worry, fear and anything else that might be surrounding and effecting you while you're at work.

The best part of the 3 tips I share with you today is that they can be used and implemented WHILE you’re at work, without anyone even knowing it.

LINKS MENTIONED
- Bright'ness Spotify Playlist - open.spotify.com/user/itsjessness…xAQg0qxHEuhEPtEl

- Super Duper Chill'ness Spotify Playlist - open.spotify.com/user/itsjessness…DcOSDE9avkQWp79S

- Still'ness Spotify Playlist - open.spotify.com/user/itsjessness…s0a2uZky7P3XMghc

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042 | Resume Mistakes Pt. 2 - Applying to jobs, but not landing interviews? Find out why

Resumes have an important role in the world of hiring. 
- It's your first impression
- It represents your personal brand
- Helps to land you an interview
- It's required for applying to jobs
- It's a one-stop-shop to share all your accomplishments, achievements, skills, and expertise you've worked hard to learn

Your resume can either help you land the next step in the application process and rocket you into an interview - OR - It can do just the opposite.

In today's episode tune in for part two where I go over the other three mistakes I see people make on their resumes EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Hint: It has nothing to do with spelling mistakes

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041 | Resume Mistakes - Applying to jobs, but not landing interviews? Find out why

Resumes have an important role in the world of hiring. 
- It's your first impression
- It represents your personal brand
- Helps to land you an interview
- It's required for applying to jobs
- It's a one-stop-shop to share all your accomplishments, acheivements, skills, and expertise you've worked hard to learn

Your resume can either help you land the next step in the application process and rocket you into an interview - OR - It can do just the opposite.

In today's episode tune in for the top two mistakes I see people make on their resumes EVERY SINGLE DAY. Hint: It has nothing to do with spelling mistakes

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040 | The B Word - What's up with society viewing busyness as a status symbol? Does it help our job?

This episode is about the B word.
Not THAT B word...
We're talking about the word: BUSY.

What is up with our society viewing busyness as a status symbol?
If you're not busy, you're not important. 
If you're not busy, you're not doing enough. 
It's everywhere!

I find myself falling into this mindset trap over and over and over. It will continuously be a lesson I learn, and it's always something I'm looking to improve. I like talking about what I am working on in my own life and career, speak from my own experience, and share it with you. Chances are we are all going through similar things when focusing on advancing our careers. The way it looks may be different depending on our situation, company, and job itself but I find that more often than not...the mean of the challenges are still the same.

My take-away question for you is: Are we filling our plates with busy-work? Or are we spending time strategically so that it helps us get to where we want to go?

Look around to leaders within your organization. Do they appear frantic? Do they give off the energy of being so busy, they don't have time for their employees or teammates? I bet you'll find for most, the answer to those questions are no.

Tune into this episode for a reset on the concept of being busy. It's time to drop the idea that if we're not ultra busy we're not doing it right. Cause that's simply not true.

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039 | Finding Work Abroad - Three things I did to help land me a career when living in New Zealand

After graduating from Chico State with my bachelors in Event Management and Tourism, I moved to New Zealand! I lived there for two years, and worked throughout the entire time I was there. A whole lot of odd jobs, some super random, some I liked, some I hated...the point is...

I know what it's like find a job in a new and foreign place. Whether you're looking to move from one city to the other, or move countries like I did, this episode can help get you to where you want to go.

Is it twice as hard landing a job in a foreign location? Yes.

But looking back on the experience, I realize there were three main things I incorporated in my job hunt that helped me eventually land a career I loved. For my final year in NZ I worked as a Sales Account Executive for a marine tourism company selling Whale and Dolphin Safari's, America's Cup Sailing Experience....it was legit to say the least. I even went sailing on my first day of work, RAD.

- You have to start somewhere
- Be your own best advocate
- Face the facts, you're going to work your a** off

Listen to today's episode to hear about how I put the three things listed above into action with my job hunt abroad.

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038 | Promotions - Stop spinning your wheels and put this into practice for your next meeting

Have you ever seen someone get promoted and you can't seem to put your finger on why? Chances are they are practicing what I share with you in today's episode.

We all know that in order to get promoted, you first have be seen for your work! If your job isn't conducive to group work, even more reason to make an effort to get your work seen. Best way to do so? Networking.

You should be networking internally just as much, if not more, than you would be during an industry event!!

- Set up meetings: with your manager, other departments, your team, those in leadership, etc. 
- Proactively give status reports / updates / progress
- Find ways to learn from others, and tell them about it
- Get to know what others within your org. 
- Vocalize your ideas / solutions / creativity

All of these are great ways you can develop a strong presence within your company. It's more than just setting up meetings though...if you're going to put time on someone's calendar, you better make sure it's relevant.

Not only relevant to YOU, but relevant to the person / people you are meeting WITH. In other words, make sure if the value of what you're sharing isn't obvious, you need to spell it out. You might have to explain why your new idea, or the progress you've made is of value to those you're with. That's what being relevant is all about!!

If you don't share the value, you risk wasting other people's time.' There is nothing worse than feeling like your time is being wasted, this one hits home for me because that is a HUGE pet peeve of mine.

I don't think people intend to waste time, ever. But if you're ready to get noticed, be seen for the work you're doing, and you're going to be internally networking like this...you need to come prepared for every meeting. To ensure your going to be relevant in what you're sharing, ask yourself two things:

- Who cares?
- What's in it for them?

If your answers to these questions don't relate to the people you have a meeting with, then you know you need to find a way it does.

Truth is, what your manager cares about, isn't going to be the same as a another manager you meet with. If you're looking to be the next promotion, help yourself out by connecting the dots for those you're meeting with.

Every day you are building a personal brand within your company, make sure it's described as: dynamic, innovative, and knowledgable by staying relevant to every person you come in contact with. The more who understand and see the value you bring to the organization, the more likely people will want to work and partner with you.

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037 | Criticism - The relationship and role it plays in taking your career to the next level

Criticism...I'm sure you've heard of it. It's something most of us get to know fairly early in life. The truth is, criticism is a natural part of life and it isn't going away any time soon. It's not a matter of IF it will come your way, but when it will come your way.

Last week I came face to face with criticism, at first I took the defense. I felt myself shutting down mentally and wanting to close myself off, but after reflecting on it a little more, I was able to see the criticism was coming from a place of love. My friend wasn't sharing his feedback to knock me down and encourage me to quit! My friend was sharing his thoughts with me so that I can get better at something I love doing, it was constructive and I appreciate him trusting me with it!

In today's episode tune in to hear how criticism naturally integrates with our lives. You will also learn how our comfort zone and taking our life to the next level is involved when it comes to managing the criticism that comes our way. Hope you enjoy!

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