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161: Are You Optimized? The Secret Tool To Accelerate Your Decisions in Uncertain Times With Steve Lishansky May 11, 2020

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Mindfulness is “Working out in the heart.” Steve Lishansky is the CEO of Optimize International, the company he founded in 1992 specifically for successfully maximizing the development of top leaders and high performing executive teams in the US and internationally. He has worked with leaders and top performers from over 40 countries. Questions that Holly and Steve explore include: How do we get to be the best we can be in a personal sense, organizational sense? When you’re already the best, how do you keep getting better? What makes for a great life? How do we bring the numbers and the wisdom together? How do we reward reflection and create space for presence? Mindfulness and meditation is a foundation for Steve. He’s been doing this for forty years. In the midst of the battle, Steve is one of the calmest Type-A’s you’ll ever meet. Years ago he started asking himself what makes people successful. He found that people who are most successful are always looking to get better. When he first started in business, he was doing ten year plans. In today’s world this is impossible. He encourages leveraging strengths instead of spending time on weaknesses. After 9/11, he observed that people needed a way to find center. He began sharing his knowledge about meditation. The nature of the mind is to create thoughts. We become over-involved in those thoughts. We need to get space to get perspective. All of a sudden, you become the observer of your thoughts. You get to choose what to deal with. Learning to do meditation in the beginning is tough, but he encourages readers to start and create a habit around it. Perhaps 2020 is the year that we bring together people on both ends of the spectrum: data vs meditation. Steve shares that his teacher from many years ago shared with him “I never send a student to a cave to find God. Show me a place that God doesn’t exist.” Power comes from being able to integrate multiple practices. It’s not about getting there faster, it’s about figuring out if “there” have more value? What would be more effective and have more impact and value? What is it that is making us think about what is less effective, impactful and valuable? Steve offers that meditation allows people the ability to be able to reflect. So often, people are working toward something that just doesn’t matter. Space and clarity and presence creates a place of making decisions from a position of mindfulness. Even science is now proving what the yoga masters have been teaching for years. Steve feels that going forward he wants to focus on teaching people what sound decision making looks like. How do we share the wealth and a future for a whole civilization? The ability to be present in and mindful of the head, heart, gut decision making process is so important. When these are out of balance, bad decisions get made. Steve meditates in the mornings for thirty-three minutes, moves to get energy flowing, and then puts the creative energy to use to get through his “what matters” list. He asks “where am I going to make the most impact today?” He also takes a break in the afternoon to meditate for a few minutes. He recommends, “Better to do five minutes a day seven days a week than two hours once a week.” Get on the wait list for Steve’s Book - email info@optimizeintl.com. See more about Steve’s work at www.optimizeintl.com or follow Steve Lishansky on YouTube. Remember, Mindful Matters and So Do YOU! Find more resources at www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

160: Impact Interrupted or Inspired? with Mike Skrypnek May 04, 2020

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People are feeling robbed right now. Kids aren’t getting graduations, contracts are being vaporized. The world stopped just as we were gearing up for the end of the first quarter. People work very hard in January and February, and are then usually rewarded in March of spring breaks and plans for relaxation and rejuvenation, and then this massive shut down occurred. Holly talks with Mike Skyrpnek, coach, speaker and entrepreneur, about how impact has been interrupted and how we can adjust to get back in touch with our passions and set our impacts back on course. Some of the questions they dive into: · How can we talk about restoring passion? · What are now the “could do” “should do” and “will do” things that go on your 2020 vision boards? · How can we honor this time of doing less better? · When the money is in place, where do you want your impact? · How do you give back to yourself in order to give to your community? · What are ways to relieve “busy brain”? · What do you see as high possibility industries coming out of this? · What questions should listeners ask if they are thinking about getting a coach? This is an invitation to recommit to our passions. We have to make the best impact personally and professionally from this place. These times are very revealing. For people now, these are the opportunities to realize where to realign and become focused on what motivates you and allows you to build a life around it. It can be the time to reconnect with the spirit. In his book, Grow Get Give Life, Mike shares his philosophies that hold the keys to success that the world’s most successful entrepreneurs know, and he implemented, to achieve big impact in his life and the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs, advisors, business owners and the millionaire next door. This is a period of time that people are going to go through a lot of stuff and seeking what their identities will be on the other side. Perhaps we are deconstructing to reconstruct. We didn’t get a choice about the deconstruction piece at this time. However, we do have a choice in the reconstruction phase. Some of the possibilities could be technologies that put people in front of others without being in person, such as holographs. Retail experiences that help people shop without being in a crowded store. This may dissolve some of the human to human contact but will elevate when we do actually get to be in an in-person situation. Shopping experiences have changed drastically with the necessity of online shopping. The social requirements we have as humans are changed forever. It will be interesting to find out how people will want to get out and see other humans. How many people will actually go back to the jobs they had? Coaching is a process of bringing the best out of people. One of the most important things to understand is how coachable a person is and are they going to have the humility to be coached. Those who are coaches also need to be able to surrender to their own paths to success. What is the next big goal? Find out more about Mike at https://www.mikeskrypnek.com/. Remember, Mindful Matters and So Do You. Find mindful resources at https://www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

159: Mindful Performance Strategies For Challenging Times with Theresa Rose Apr 27, 2020

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Holly interviews longtime friend, Theresa Rose, VP of thought leadership with C-Suite Network. She started as a contributor there and in 2019 they offered her a position with the company. Theresa Rose official bio states that she is a nationally-acclaimed motivational speaker, award-winning author, high performance coach, and standup comedian. Her latest book, Mindful Performance: How to Powerfully Impact Profitability, Productivity, and Purpose, is a practical how-to book on mindfulness that helps readers become more present and powerful at work, at home, and all day long. Theresa’s soul bio states: I am a...Mindfulness "Expert". Energizer Bunny*. Standup Comedian. Productivity Nerd. Content Crystallizer. Award-winning Writer. Fearless Dancer. Questions they explore are: · What are some of the practices that you lean on? · What do you tell people how to get past the “woo woo”? · How you are navigating the “Fear Wave”? Theresa’s book, Mindful Performance, guides readers with solid, everyday practices to follow to become more mindful in day to day actions. · "Start with the breath” is her go to strategy. · “Outcome Energization” – see in your mind what you want to come to fruition. Create the day you want in your head in the morning to set the tone of the day. · “Gratitude Rant” – Theresa is not a journaler so she speaks her gratitude aloud to get herself back to a place of higher vibration. · “New Choice” – when you find yourself less than optimal, what is the new choice you can make? · “Emotional Audit” – Looking at the facts of the current scenario, recognizing what’s happening, and uplevel it by a little bit. Constantly bring yourself back to awareness. For those who shy away from “woo woo,” Theresa suggests to Google “mindfulness” and look for the leaders, high end athletes, military members, education and entertainment to find those who are using highly effective focus tools that will help you make more money! Take one step back as the observer when the fear wave hits. It’s important to be able to just see what’s happening and tap into a self care tool kit, whatever that entails (essential oil, going for a walk, etc.) Lean into each other in times of stress, take a look at each other and see our humanity and empathy. Do anything that reminds us of our unity. Try to laugh! We are all navigating awkward. When you don’t know what to say – say, “I don’t know what to say right not but I hear you and I’m here for you.” We’ve been offered the tools to get through life and now we are in the lab. We get to decide how we’re going to do it. Shower your brilliance out into the world! Take a breath, speak some gratitude, visualize as you move forward. Find out more about Theresa at https://www.theresarose.com/ or email her at Theresa.rose@c-suitenetwork.com. Remember, Mindful Matters and So Do You! Find more mindful resources at https://www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

158: Leadersights When Vision is Blurry at Best with David Veech Apr 20, 2020

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LOVING, LEARNING AND LETTING GO Holly interviews David Veech, Veteran, speaker and teacher. With over twenty years teaching leaders, his presentations always give listeners practical skills and soaring possibilities that will: · Convict their hearts that they need to change · Convince their minds that they can succeed in the change, and · Commit their efforts to make the change work for all. David shares that this has been an interesting time to watch unfold. It’s pulling all kinds of emotions out of the people he’s talked to during. He expressed his concerned for where this is going in trusting each other in relationship building. David’s core work is around the three tenets that drive all we do: Loving, Learning, and Letting go. He calls these three tenets “Leadersights” and truly believe that if leaders are able to make these three key decisions (to love, to learn, and to let go) everything that follows will work better. Love may be more than just an emotion felt for partners and family members. The decision to love is to place the needs of your people above your own. Understand their needs and do what you can to support that. This form of servant leadership can be very different for many leaders. Learn “If I’m going to place your needs above mine, I need to figure out what you need. I need to go and learn.” This includes building relationships with people in order to find out what they need. This takes time to create these relationships. During this period, there is TIME to build these relationships. Listening is crucial to uncovering needs. It’s important for the needs at every level in the organization to be taken care of, including the leaders. Letting go can be difficult. There are so many barriers to trusting others and letting go of needing to be in control. Leaders need to let go in order to free up more time to actually lead their people. This takes time and putting systems in place that allow leaders to know what’s going on without having to be hands on all the time. David uses a card that he created with a “to do” list with nine things to do today. 1. Share your vision 2. Be the model 3. Build relationships 4. Carefully develop people as leaders 5. Build diverse teams 6. Be a continuous learner 7. Pay attention to metrics that matter 8. Stay positive 9. Do it again tomorrow - only better Things you can do to boost remote team identity during this time: Huddle every day to drive the day’s work. Break tasks down into daily bites. Expectations, targets and challenges and review at the end of the day if that was what was accomplished. Let the team choose a team name. It gives a strong sense of identity. One resource for creative names is www.findteamnames.com. The best way to reach David is by email him at David.veech@leadersites.com, or you can find out more about his work on Leader Sights at https://leadersights.com/. Follow David on Twitter: @davidveech Remember, Mindful Matters and So Do You! See more resources at https://www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

157: Not Me! Struggling in Times of Pressure with Tina Greenbaum Apr 15, 2020

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“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance.”― Viktor E. Frankl Tina Greenbaum, M.Ed., LCSW is an Optimal Performance Coach and a dynamic workshop leader. Throughout her extensive career of 36 years, she has been a pioneer in combining traditional psychotherapy with body awareness, energy psychology, neuroscience and spirituality. In her book, Mastery Under Pressure, Tina helps readers discover a five-step system to have ultimate confidence, achieve super human results and break through limiting mindsets. Some of the questions Holly and Tina discuss: · What are some of the learned skill that we can use at this times? · What’s in my control and what is out of my control? · What are the remedies for managing anxiety? · How are you inviting clients to process emotions right now? · How does one know if they need a therapist and how does one “shop” for one? Good mental health is a learned skill. We need to learn to manage the levels of stress, which is the perceived amount if control that you have or don’t have. In many situations, we can make decisions and change things relatively quickly for ourselves. However, we are facing the collective being out of control. Stress is a body and a mind experience. Yoga is very helpful, as well as breathing and meditation. We have lost our freedom. With loss, comes grief. The more we can expand our self awareness and name the emotions we can come up with a tool to help manage what is happening. Adjusting to the new normal takes a good amount of flexibility. Recognize what’s happening and be in the moment with it and seeing what we can let go of. When we get to a place when we don’t have the answers anymore. Reaching this place may indicate the need to seek support and therapy. Tina is an expert in helping with the “How” of getting to the next step. A good therapy relationship has a sense of relaxation and that you are being heard. Start with a complimentary session to start and go from there. “You are already great, what could be more interesting than learning more about you?” Real control is being at choice with all the things that are going on, we are being called on to be experts on ourselves. We have the time right now!! Give yourself time to feel everything you’re feeling. Give it a timeframe and then move on. Find out more about Tina’s work at www.Masteryunderpressure.com. You can also email her at tina@masteryunderpressure.com. Remember, Mindful Matters and So Do You!! Find more mindful resources at www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

156: Sleep Solutions for Insomnia with Naturopathic Doctor Lanae Mullane Apr 13, 2020

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Hey – did you know that waking up with pain every day is NOT normal? Holly hosts Dr. Lanae Mullane, a Naturopathic Doctor and Director of Nutrition at Vejo. A graduate of Bastyr University’s Naturopathic Medicine Program and a member of both the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, she completed a residency focused in rheumatology in Lansing, Michigan. She utilizes biochemistry, genetics, behavioral change, medical history and member-specific goals to create a truly personalized program for patients. A naturopathic doctor is trained in the fundamentals of health that look at the whole person, looking at sleep, relationships, stress, and disease prevention. During this worldwide reset, listening to our bodies is very important. Dr. Mullane provides support through making her patients active participants in their own healthcare and optimizing their baselines and how their bodies operate. Dr. Mullane shares some of her own practices of stress relief. She highly recommends bio feedback and the importance of breath. This can take the body from fight/flight to rest/digest. She also recommends moving the body every day. This helps the lymphatic system which supports the immune system. Checking in with friends and family frequently for support is very important. Cooking is another way to …… Disconnecting from electronics and be in silence is another way to bring balance during this time. Finding creative time and connecting to the things that relieve stress. Now is the time to reset our mindset! We need to redefine our relationships with our medical support teams and find better ways to communicate our needs. Dr. Mullane’s practice is more focused helping patients understand how to know their bodies better. Right now is the time to take the time to change rituals and routines, evaluate food, sleep, relationships, communications, and see if they’re in alignment. Sleep should be simple and keeping a routine around it is very important. What is your sleep hygiene? Is it dark? Are you shutting off entertainment and getting into a wind down phase? If you’re having a hard time going to sleep, don’t stay in bed, get up and go sit in a chair and read a book until you get tired again. She also recommends progressive muscle relaxation techniques. NO TELEVISION in the bedroom! Food impacts stress as well. Keep in mind that what goes into the body affects digestion. Get things that are frozen, vegetables and fruits. Make soups to put in the freezer. Create meal plans. Do meal prep so that there is a go to instead of snacking during the day. Don’t bring things into the house that are unhealthy. Set boundaries around habits around numbing out. Find ways to celebrate little things and enjoy new routines and structures. Dr. Mullane also has a line of supplements and food options to support a healthy lifestyle. Find out more at www.vejo.com. Remember to breathe! Create stronger relationships and connects more deeply, move more, and eat to support quality of life. What can be done to support ourselves around more electronics usage. Make sure that your work station is ergonomic, set a work schedule, take plenty of breaks, eat regularly and create boundaries with others in the house around work and personal space. Find out more about about Dr. Mullane and her work at www.vejo.com Honor where you are right now, get the support you need. Remember, mindful matters and so do you! For more Everyday Mindfulness shows at www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com. Also join Holly on Facebook for the Daily Live show! https://www.facebook.com/duckworth.holly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

155: Griefphobia, Tough Talk and Insights with Georgena Eggleston Apr 09, 2020

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Holly devotes this special edition show to grief and how to deal with it. Her guest Georgena Eggleston, Beyond Your Loss grief expert, helps navigate these tough topics as the world is in a state of change, upheaval and global loss. Physical body emotions mind and spirit. Go to the center where there is always stillness. This is so big that we can’t navigate it with just our minds. We have to just trust that it’s going to be ok. Stop in the moment and simply breathe. That air supply hasn’t gone away!! Just pause. We have to do this breath by breath, moment by moment. Georgena shares a powerful story of going to the grocery store and observing a young man in distress over literal “spilled milk.” Natural loss is a part of life. We don’t cry when the leaves fall because we know it’s natural. But when something happens in our life, it’s more personal and grief is an “inside job” that is essential for us to be in this moment and feeling everything so we can be a grounded presence in the world. Grief is a process - it’s not an emotion. It is the universal consequence of loss. we have to recognize that we are all in a state of grieving loss of life as we knew it. When we pause and listen, much of this high level of emotion is settled and we can realign ourselves. Georgena explains the different states of grief: Raw grief - Fragile grief - Gentle grief Grief is an opportunity for growth. To go back and find that peace that’s always been within us. Three of the most important characteristics include courage, compassion, and forgiveness. Holly and Georgena navigate how to be with someone who knows people who have been diagnosed. This is a call to have a conversation about how we’re feeling! Ask questions like: “How does that make you feel?” “How’s your grief? “How are you doing this moment?” “When I hear you talk about _____ I feel your longing to do ____.“ “Would it be helpful if ____?” Do NOT flip it back to intellectual, simply listen, be present and don’t try to fix. Right now the power is our presence and that’s what we need to remember. Be in whatever situation you’re in, whether it’s zoom meetings, emails, or social media interactions with coworkers, friends and family. Holly and Georgena share their experiences with virtual funeral services, something that we’re not used to, but we are having to create this as our new normal. We are not only grief-phobic but emotion-phobic in America! Georgena specializes in helping her clients integrate their mind, body and spirit during this extreme time of upheaval. Holly invites listeners to open compassion channels and centering channels so that when these experiences come, they can move through these situations with peace and presence. Use energetic touches during this time. Send compassion to those going through so much. Georgena sees herself as a lighthouse and invites listeners to do the same. Ask “What am I going to learn to do today?” “Turn on the switch within you that is our power and presence and love that you are.” Find out more about Georgena at https://www.beyondyourgrief.com/. Join Holly on Facebook Live for a daily show. Listeners can also find archived shows and resources at https://www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

154: Build, Scale, Grow Successful Mindful Leadership with Attorney Mike Mumola Apr 06, 2020

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“I don’t have time to sit on a pillow and meditate for 20 minutes! Good, then sit there for 40 minutes.” Holly interviews Mike Mumola, trial attorney, entrepreneur, consultant, actor and speaker about living the fulness of a mindful life while growing and scaling successful businesses. Mike was one of the first in his circles who embraced mindfulness, in spite of business associates lack of acceptance. Eventually they started asking how he was using mindfulness in his life to get the results in growing his success and his happiness levels. Using outward demonstrations of what he’s practicing on the inside have opened unexpected doors for him. For example, he changed from an expensive watch to a bracelet of mala beads. It’s important to stay centered and focused and he uses these as reminders. Everyday, he practices in order to create more mindful living in corporate America. Holly and Mike discuss the difference between judgement and discernment, to which Mike responds - Whether you react or respond, it’s important to bring yourself to center and discern what’s going on with clarity and making sure that it stays on track with your desired intent. What is the best outcome for everyone involved? Mindfulness is more mainstream because we recognize that being present in all of the situations we experience using tools and practices helps us stay on course. Mike shares, “I did everything that everybody said you’re supposed to do and I still wasn’t happy.” This sparked him to journey, by design, to figure out the secrets of making life enjoyable. It isn’t based on how much money is in the bank. For him, being happy meant helping other people find their passions and purpose. Mike encourages readers to ask “What is the impact of everything that you’re living?” His productivity has increased exponentially by getting in harmony with himself. Mindfulness is the only thing he’s changed in his professional life that has added to all the business he’s built and scaled. Mike begins his days with gratitude, some basic yoga and meditation before even looking at his phone. He observes situations that come at him during the day without reacting in ways that are counterproductive. He ends his day with meditation and gratitude. And, he’s a “no coffee” kind of guy and practices intermittent fasting. He does affirmations as he’s drinking water in the mornings. Try this exercise with Mike - SMILE!!! You can find more about Mike on his website, by following him on social media, Instagram @mikemumola, Facebook, and reach him at his personal email address at mmumola@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

153: Mindset for Uncertain Times with David Meltzer Mar 30, 2020

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Holly interviews speaker, author, humanitarian, David Meltzer, who is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. David helps people align with what is uncertain - when we have quick change. now time is compressed because change occurs quickly. The future is leaking into the present which causes fear and anxiety. We create interferences with the connection to mindfulness. Being mindful of the obstacles that get created during times of stress. Davids new book, Game Time Decision Making guides readers in learning how to know their values! Take inventory daily on personal, experiential, giving and receiving values. When the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in charge of their roster. They’re the same way when it comes to developing strategies and game plans to succeed. In short, they always win because they have a superior decision-making process. Focus on three things - Skills. Knowledge. Practice. Clear away the interference between you and what inspires you! Then, clear the interference between you and others. Receiving - at this time, so many people are having to open up to receiving help that they are not used to receiving. Nobody has a problem with giving, but they forget how to receive. Remember to feel amazing when receiving because that is a gift to the giver. David has learned to receive and allowing others to give. Nothing was "for" him but "through" him. This is why he has the motto "Make a lot of money. Help a lot of people. Have a lot of fun!" So many people have an issue with the money part but David reiterates the truth of money in this existence. It's a tool. How you use it is up to you. Shop for the right things! What can you buy to help others? Money is the currency of this vibration level, and because David has made lots of money, he still has all of his employees right now. How can he be of value when someone asks him for financial assistance. He asks questions to find out how he can be of value and then he asks how he can get help to speed up his own ability to help and expand his giving. With no sports, David recommends trading one game for another. What other games can you enjoy with your family? Take it to a personal level and figure out how you can come through this in the most positive way. Find the light, love and lessons in sports and make them attributable to what is happening now. David's goal for life is to create and share his motivational and inspirational content with as many people as possible. There are many ways to reach him - Text: 949-298-2905. Go to his website. Listen to his podcast, The Playbook, which brings listeners inspiration through leaders across industries as they share their playbooks for success. David leaves listeners with the missive of "Be kind to your future self and do good deeds." Share the love right now! Remember - Mindful Matters, and SO DO YOU! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

152: Mindful Parenting in Stressful Times with Hunter Clarke-Fields Mar 23, 2020

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"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?" Thich Nhat Hanh Mindfulness is the ninja parenting skill we need! Holly Interviews Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, about her new book, Raising Good Humans, released in December 2019. Hunter's hope is to bring attention to parenting and the necessary mindsets to parent in mindful ways. As a way through the boredom and frustration that can be part of raising children, Hunter explored ways to bring more mindfulness into her life. She shares her own challenges and how she found methods on practicing mindfulness lacked a link between mindfulness and communication. She created her own practices that included intertwining mindfulness and skillful communication. Our culture is so judgement based, and we tend to be very hard on ourselves. Yet the truth is that self compassion is far more effective. Research shows that not berating ourselves and changing our own inner dialogues ease parenting in so many ways. Remember that whatever is inside will come out when stressed. Creating a good relationship with ourselves is an essential step to creating positive parenting skills. For people who don't have kids, ways to support parents include being a good friend and keep your judgements in check - you never know what people are going through. Hunter shares that developing our own awareness is so needed. Seeing those things that cause us discomfort and using them to become more compassionate for others. As we create more peace for ourselves, it makes everything around us more peaceful. Check in with your intentions on mindfulness. Find out more about Hunter Clarke-Fields at https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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