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Don’t Limit Yourself to Life Coach Degrees

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Life coach degrees have some real advantages, but they are not your only option for life coach training. In this post, we will look at some of the possibilities: degree and certificate programs; remote and classroom programs; as well as, life coaching training that is described using other terms, like counseling training.

Certificate Programs Are More and More Popular

At both traditional and nontraditional educational institutions certificate programs are becoming almost as popular as traditional Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programs. And with the emphasis on lifelong learning, certificate programs will continue to grow. While degree programs are meant to be more comprehensive. Certificate programs group related courses together to give in depth expertise in a narrow area. Such programs are ideal for someone, who already has a degree, wishing to “update” their knowledge.

Life Coach Degrees May Come with Different Names

Because coaching has come into popularity from so many different places, life coach degrees can come from different colleges and departments, and be called by different names. For example, coaching courses can be found in the Psychology Department, the School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences, and an interdisciplinary communications program. The trick is to take the time to search for programs using different terms and a statement of what you want to end up doing with your training.

But Why Go to a Traditional Institution at All?

Certainly there are reasons to seek formal life coach degrees. Degrees offer comprehensive learning. And degrees from accredited institutions of higher learning have recognized value in the marketplace. But, since so much great work in coaching is being done outside of traditional institutions, you may be passing up the best training of all by not looking further. This can be much less expensive, and may be a much more personal experience, similar to an apprentice program.

Here the trick is to really check their references. You need to communicate directly with the institution, and also check the opinions of their graduates. You also should sample the training for quality and style. With the help of the internet, this isn’t as hard as it sounds and is absolutely worth the effort.

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Dave Iuppa
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Your First 3 Sessions as a Certified Leadership Coach

April 30, 2012 By 1 Comment

You made the move to become a certified leadership coach. You’ve taken courses, worked with a master coach, and fulfilled all the requirements of certification. You have rented an office, placed a few ads, networked, created a web page, and handed out business cards. All of a sudden, you have your first client. It will be just you and the client. You, the certified leadership coach, and a client looking for a good certified leadership coach. What do you do now?

The First Session With a Client as a Certified Leadership Coach

In session 1, you gain an understanding of the client’s objectives, goals, and desires Working together, you modify and refine the goals and objectives that best serve your client’s needs. You then create a coaching contract that stipulates the fees, hours, length of contract, and other pertinent terms. After all, you are not only in this business to help people, you are in it to get paid!

After finishing the contract, you work on the client’s profile by using questionnaires, psychometric tests, and any other exams that may help to identify personality traits, strengths, and weaknesses. This is the basic introduction where you find out who the client really is.

In this initial session, if the client was referred to you by an employer, you may want to inform the client of the need for feedback from representatives of their employer.

This first session is all about getting to know your client. You may not want to talk much about yourself in this session, as your listening skills should be established and revealed to the client. Listening builds up trust and respect – two needed qualities for a good coaching relationship.

Between Session 1 and 2

Before your next session with the client, you will need to review all questionnaires and tests. This is your homework. You may also talk with representatives from the client’s company and elicit feedback on what their reasons and objectives are for sending sometime to receive certified leadership coaching.

Session 2

In this session, you should review any questionnaires and tests with the client. It is important to identify any short-term gains that may have been made. More questionnaires may be needed as the introduction period still exists. It may also be a good time to tell the client a little about yourself – your work experience, your leadership experience, and the coaches with whom you have worked.

If needed, it is a good time to hold a three-way meeting, either in person, or on a conference call, with you, the client, and the manager or executive from the client’s employer.

Session 3

Session 3 is when the coaching plan is completely implemented. You work with your client on ways to raise self-awareness and confidence. Discuss challenges and obstacles, and discuss ways to defeat these challenges and overcome these obstacles. You can also talk about any gains that have occurred so far in the process.

Being a certified leadership coach put you in a position of, well…leadership. These first three sessions should be used to establish your leadership credentials while also learning everything you can about who your client is and who they want to be.

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Fred Philips
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Should You Have a Career Coach Certification?

April 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A career coach certification means that a coach has met certain requirements set down by different governing bodies and organizations. The principle coaching body is the ICF (International Coach Federation), but there are many others that have specific rules and requirements to earn a certification.

What Does a Career Coach Certification Mean?

It means that you are certified. Does it mean that you are a good coach? Hell no, you could have ten career coach certifications and still be a crappy coach. But, is it worth getting a career coach certification or a few of them? Yes, without question, it is better to be certified, whether you stop at one certification or you pursue multiple ones.

You can call yourself a coach without having any formal training or specific certifications. Just hang a shingle outside your door, place an ad on Craigslist or some online classifieds site and voila, you are a coach!

Will clients flock to you as soon as your start calling yourself a coach? Hell no, unless you market and promote and market and promote some more, just like every coach has to do. But, what about if you have a career coach certification; will clients flock to your doorstep and will your phone be ringing off the hook? Hell no, unless you promote and market and promote and market some more, just like every other coach has to do.

By now, you have probably figured out the point of this article. If not, here it is – having a certification won’t necessarily make you a better coach or bring you boatloads of clients. But, as previously mentioned, having a career coach certification is much better than not having one. The certification itself won’t make you better, but the act of getting it will.

Why is it Better to Have a Career Coach Certification?

It is better because it says to potential clients that you have pursued education in your field. It also tells potential clients that you have made an effort to keep up with the professional standards and changing landscape in the career coach industry. It says to these potential clients that you are trying your hardest to be the best coach you can be. And, to take this to the next logical step, if you have three, or four, or more certifications, it means you are trying even that much harder to be the best coach you can be.

A certification are not essential, but it can be considered very, very important. If you want to make a name for yourself as a career coach and you want to build your own personal brand and expand your business, certifications become even more essential.

If you want to be the best coach you can be, get certified. No, that piece of paper won’t make you a better coach, but the knowledge you gain and the new skills and techniques you learn while earning that piece of paper, will elevate your game to a whole new level.

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Fred Philips
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Should I get a Job Coach Certification?

April 26, 2012 By 1 Comment

A job coach certification, also known as a career coach certification, is wildly popular in our current economy. Many coaches are focusing their studies and choosing to expand their businesses by getting a job coach certification.

Is a Job Coach Certification Legally Regulated?

No. You do not need a job coach certification to run a private coaching practice. The client will decide if they want a job coach certification included in their coach’s resume. The job coach certification process ensures the coach has spent a minimum amount of hours studying and practicing their coaching competencies. It does not ensure you are getting a master coach, or the perfect coach for you.

My personal opinion when looking for a job coach certified in career coaching, is request a consultation session. Some coaches offer a full (45 minutes to 1 hour) free session. These coaches are the ones you want to seek out. They know that you need to discover how your coaching relationship will serve you from personal experience. They trust you will receive transformation and growth in your very first session. A real coach is confident they will provide you with all the certainty and excitement you need to invest in a coaching program and puts your needs first. This is revealed in their actions of allowing you to make the decision after a free trial session.

Coaches Are Changing the Job Market

Coaches with a job coach certification are changing the lives of people who are desperate and out of work.

A job coach certified in career coaching will often help you discover and take action in areas that will increase your chances of being hired and applying to the jobs that are right for you. A great place to start right now is to ask, “Is this the right job for me as a coach?”.

The Tools a Coach Can Provide For a Career Focused Client

  • Values
  • Priorities
  • Life purpose
  • Passion
  • Increasing motivation
  • Time Blocking
  • Confidence
  • Discipline
  • Limiting Beliefs
  • Communication Skills
  • Creating an Empowering State of Mind
  • Stress Reduction
  • Fortune Focused Mindset
  • Act With Confidence and Clarity

Get a job coach certification if you are a coach passionate about helping people navigate through career transitions and have natural skills, experience and resources in job coaching.

It is vital you show up with the tools that are going to create clarity, confidence and results for your client. A job coach certification may be what you need to create confidence and clarity for yourself in taking action on making a difference for a group of people in need of support.

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Jeannine Yoder
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The ICF Coaching Competencies

April 25, 2012 By 1 Comment

One of the most important things to know that will help you run your coaching practice the correct way is the ICF coaching competencies. The ICF (International Coach Federation) has developed 11 core coaching competencies that help to promote a greater understanding about the skills, techniques, and approaches utilized in the coaching profession. These ICF coaching competencies are also used as the foundation for the International Coaching Federation credentialing examination.

The 11 ICF Coaching Competencies

  1. Meeting ethical guidelines and professional standards. Coaches should comprehend ethical standards and be able to apply them in their coaching practice.
  2. Establish the coaching agreement. Be able to discuss with a client the specifics of a contract (fees, schedule, goals), and ethically determine whether or not there is a good match between your coaching and the goals of the client.
  3. Establishing trust and intimacy with the client. Have the ability to provide a secure and supportive environment that produces mutual trust and respect.
  4. Coaching presence. Have the ability to trust your instincts and intuition as a coach. Have the confidence to use humor, experiment with new techniques, take some risks, and “go with your gut” in certain situations.\
  5. Active Listening. Be truly engaged with your clients and focus on what they are saying. Pay attention to words, tone, and body language.
  6. Ask powerful questions. Ask questions that promote and provoke insight, action, discovery, and further inquiry.
  7. Direct Communication. Be able to communicate clearly with the client, appropriately explain exercises and techniques, and respectfully define goals and objectives.
  8. Creating Awareness. Be able to help clients discover their own feelings, goals, and objectives. Be able to effectively invoke inquiry for a greater understanding of the forces that determine emotions, feelings, and self-awareness.
  9. Designing actions. Be able to help clients create and design actions that will enable them to reach their goals and objectives. Help them create a road map to personal growth and success.
  10. Planning and goal setting. Have the ability to create, develop, implement, and maintain a coaching plan with results that are attainable, specific, and measurable.
  11. Managing progress and accountability. This is the final ICF coaching competency and works to put responsibility on the coach to make sure to review the coaching plan, but also shifts responsibility to the client for taking action to achieve the stated goals and objectives.

These ICF coaching competencies are not listed in order of importance, but are placed in more of a chronological order. They are all of equal importance and should be understood and followed to the best of your ability.

They ICF coaching competencies create standards for coaches that help create a professional atmosphere in the coaching industry. They help build up a certain level of trust for clients when entering into a relationship with any type of coach who subscribes to the competencies set down by the ICF. Both clients and coaches can think of them as the necessary skills that make someone a good coach!

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Fred Philips
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Get and Give Coaching + Training

April 24, 2012 By 1 Comment

Whether you are training to be a coach, or a professional coach in your practice, you’ve got to get and give coaching + training.  So whether you are evaluating coaching training programs, or formulating your own coaching practice, it takes both. Here is what I mean.

To Learn Coaching, You Must Get and Give Coaching

I admit there is a lot of “book learning” that goes into becoming an expert coach, but there is also personal and skills development that require getting coaching and giving coaching. It’s a little like thinking you can become a surgeon by reading books. Besides coaching also involves a lot of personal development that can only come from being coached. So you see that coaching + training are both necessary. As a guideline, a coaches training program should involve weekly strategy and accountability coaching from master coaches. Also students should coach and be coached by other the students. The students should be divided into groups of, say, 6 and each day you should coach and be coached by a fellow student. Without this level of master coaching and student coaching, you are only getting book learning, and that is just not good enough.

Coaching + Teaching Are Both Integral to Your Success as a Coach

You simply cannot be an effective coach without teaching your clients about themselves, others and areas of expertise. A great deal of coaching is drawing out your client using questions and intense listening. Besides getting and their true feelings, you also get them to hear the message from themselves and in their own voice. This makes the message more credible. But if that is all there is to your coaching, all learning must be done using a purely Socratic method, which can be very time consuming. So reserve that approach for insights and self-realization, and teach external facts, like the steps in writing a business plan, using more of a presentation style, that is more of a regular teaching style.

So here is the Lesson to Act On

Coaching + teaching go hand in hand whether you are preparing to be a professional coach, or designing your own practice. Look for a large amount of coaching and being coached in the program that you select. When designing your own methods, rely heavily on questioned-based coaching. But when you have to convey objective facts or techniques, use a teaching approach. It’s the balance that will bring you and your clients the best results.

Hope you took some great value out of this post today! I’d love to hear your feedback, so make sure you leave a comment with your thoughts or questions. And also, you can click on the Twitter button below to retweet this article…Thank you!

Dave Iuppa
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Secret Coaches Talk: Coaching Conversation on Tools, Techniques, Powerpoint and Success

April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Last night we had a coaching conversation on tools, techniques, Powerpoint and success as the topic of my monthly coach only mastermind. We discovered our top picks based on what creates lasting success for our clients and in our personal lives.

Monthly Mastermind for Coaches in the Wellness Industry

Every month I hold a conference call with new and experienced coaches all over the world. We talk about what we are doing, give space to ourselves to release, discover and create ways to stay motivated and inspired. I learned in my training with JTS advisors that there is nothing more important then accountability and support when Jeff created my first group mastermind for us. After the article was written about me in the New York Times posing the questions, Should a Life Coach have a life first?, I decided new coaches need an open space to talk and support eachother. We discuss important topics, expand our minds within different levels of diversity and challenge our knowledge in contribution to the world. This month we chose to focus our coaching conversation on tools, techniques and powerpoint. Our focused coaching conversation on tools, techniques and powerpoint was a big hit for all of the coaches who participated and I thought I’d share the most exciting discoveries with you this week.

Coaching Conversation on Tools, Techniques, Powerpoint and Consistent Success

The coaches conversed on tools, techniques, Powerpoint and success; deciding their favorite in each area that creates lasting success for their clients. We talked about tools that we offer our clients to take home, techniques we use in sessions and successful powerpoint presentations we have used for conferences.

All Coaches Agreed on First Place Tools, Techniques, Powerpoint and Lasting Success

I thought you might like the condensed version of our coaching conversation on tools, techniques, powerpoint and lasting success rituals that we agreed take first place.

  1. The top TOOL in our coaching conversation on tools, techniques, Powerpoint and lasting success was TIME BLOCKING.

Time Blocking involves:

  • Defining your values
  • Deciding on your priorities
  • Setting goals
  • Breaking down large goals into one hour/one day action steps
  • Blocking out time in the week or month ahead in advance to take action on these smaller tasks
  • Using reward and accountability to stay on track

2. The top TECHNIQUE discovered in our coaching conversation on tools, techniques, Powerpoint and lasting success was ACTIVE LISTENING.

Active listening involves:

  • Asking powerful questions
  • Filtering Information
  • Tackling blind spots with awareness
  • Finding the question that lands just right
  • Listening at four levels- Downloading, Debating, Empathy, Meta Position
  • Listening beyond words

3. The top POWERPOINT discovered in our coaching conversation on, techniques, Powerpoint and lasting success was discovering the HUMAN NEEDS

The human needs involve:

  • Love and Connection
  • Significance
  • Variety
  • Certainty
  • Growth
  • Contribution

4.  The top LASTING SUCCESS discovered in our coaching conversation on, techniques, powerpoint and lasting success was ACCOUNTABILITY and CONSCIOUSNESS.

Create Your Own Coaching Conversation

Last nights Mastermind group reminded me how thankful I am for the space each month to explore, surrender and release. It was simply rewarding to redefine and discover what is truly working in our daily practice within our business in our coaching conversation on tools, techniques and powerpoint.

Lasting success is important to me and accountability and consciousness really hit home. I find conciousness in my daily success ritual and accountability each month in this group for new coaches. The best thing you can do for yourself is find a friend, community, coach or fellow colleagues that you can form your own mastermind. You are welcome to join monthly mastermind with me each month at www.thersvprev.com.

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Jeannine Yoder
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Coaching Conversation, Tips, Techniques, Powerpoint and other Coaching Tools

April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Getting clients to buy into your coaching philosophy is a matter of getting them to pay attention to your coaching conversation, tips, techniques, and Powerpoint presentations. You would think it would be easy to do since they are PAYING you for your time. Though some clients are like eager students on the first day of school, others are more like that kid in the back row who never raises his hand and always tries to avoid any eye contact or have any conversation with the teacher. These are your problem clients.

Problem clients are enigmas. Should you even care if they don’t pay attention? After all, you have their check. If they want to throw good money away and give it to you, what is the issue? If they don’t want to listen to your tips or try to understand your techniques, or watch your Powerpoint presentations, what is the problem?

Well, there are two problems. First of all, you became a coach because you have a strong desire to help. If your clients are not paying attention to your coaching conversation, tips, techniques, Powerpoint presentations, and other tools of the trade, you are NOT helping them.

The second reason you should care that clients pay attention and understand your coaching conversation, tips, techniques, Powerpoint presentations, and other coaching methods, is that they will not get anything from your coaching and your reputation may suffer. Clients who do not benefit from your services will not tell others about your coaching expertise. They may even be negative about their experiences with your coaching. As a coach, one of your best forms of advertising is word of mouth; silence or negativity about your coaching is definitively not good for business and your bottom line.

Get Coaching Conversation, Tips, Techniques, Powerpoint Presentations to Matter!

The best method to get clients to pay attention to your coaching conversation, tips, techniques, Powerpoint presentations, and other tools of the coaching profession is to ask questions. Always ask questions. Never stop asking questions. Once you are finished asking questions, think of some more questions. Spend much more time asking your clients questions than talking to them. All your coaching conversation, tips, techniques, Powerpoint presentations, and other methods should be inquiry-based. Begin with questions instead of a lecture. End with questions instead of a summary or a demand. Questions, questions, and more questions!

What goes best with questions? If you answered, “Listening”, you win the prize. To keep your clients happy, you must listen to their answers. Coaches who ask and listen, usually have satisfied clients. Ask, ask, ask, listen, listen, listen; the successful coach’s mantra. By asking and listening, your clients will be much more likely to pay attention to your coaching conversations, tips, techniques, Powerpoint presentations, and other methods.

Though coaching is a dynamic, satisfying, and profitable business, it takes some work to build a successful practice. It starts with marketing and promotion, but the cornerstone of your business takes places when you are with a client. Getting them to pay full attention to your coaching conversation, tips, techniques, Powerpoint presentations, and all the other tools of the trade you employ, is the key to having happy clients, retaining happy clients, and obtaining more happy clients.

Hope you took some great value out of this post today! I’d love to hear your feedback, so make sure you leave a comment with your thoughts or questions. And also, you can click on the Twitter button below to retweet this article… Thank you!

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Coaching Certification Programs + Christian Values

April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Finding a coaching certification programs + Christian values is a three step process. First search for coaching programs which certify their graduates. Next among those look for programs which emphasize Christian values, which is not as simple as it sounds. And then evaluate the programs that you fine for quality based on specific criteria. Here’s how.

Develop a long List and Pare It down from There

Cast a wide net to find coaching programs that include certifications. This first step is simply a matter of Googling for coaching programs that say they certify their graduates. That will be a very long list, but it is a necessary first step. The next two steps will tell the tale.

Identify Programs Based on Christian Values

Once you have the long list of programs that offer certification, further narrow this list down with three searches. Search your long list for the phrases “Christian” and “Christian Values”. Also search for phrases that imply Christian values like “Christ Centered” or the name of a Christian denomination like “evangelical”, “orthodox” or “catholic”. Also consider searching for the names of Christian thought leaders like “Robert Schuller”. You don’t have to use every combination, just use the ones that make sense relative to what you are looking for, and see what you get. This will narrow your list to sites that offer coaching certification programs + Christian values.

Determining the Quality of Coaching Certification Programs + Christian Values

Once you have a list of sites for coaching certification programs + Christian values, you need to determine the relative quality of these programs. First review the descriptions of the sites which appear in the Google search results. Try to narrow your list down to about 10 sites based on this information. Next, look at the websites for these programs. Look at the program descriptions, the value statements, the certification criteria and affiliations. Then check out the free teaching materials shown on the site. Do they reflect your values? Is the content impressive? Also look for testimonials. At this point you should have a list of three or four. Now go back to Google and search for positive and negative references. There are always one or two unhappy customers who sign up for programs and then don’t do the required work. But if you see a consistent negative message, beware. If you don’t find at least two good candidates that you can contact directly, go back to your list developed in the preceding paragraph, and repeat. Once you have two to three good candidates, contact the programs directly, preferably by phone and interview them from a list of questions that you have prepared in advance. Using a list of questions assures that you get consistent information about the programs. Ask for a free coaching session and information on graduates you can interview. Once you have your free coaching session and interview a couple of graduates you will be in a position make a decision. This may seem like a lot of work but you will invest a lot of money and time in your coaching certification programs + Christian values, so you want to make sure you really get it right.

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Certified Life Coaching May be the Perfect Career For You!

April 16, 2012 By 1 Comment

Do you think certified life coaching is for someone else and not for you? Do you think you lack the skills to be a coach? Well, think again – certified life coaching might be the best career move you can make.

You should know that you do not have to be certified to start coaching. That’s right, you can begin coaching without any type of certification. Just hang out a sign, put a classified ad online and call yourself a coach.

Why Get a Coaching Certification?

Just as people go to school to get a B.A or an MBA or a Phd, coaches should pursue and continue their education toward a certification or multiple certifications, which will make them more skilled and proficient in their chosen field.

Most certified life coaching programs offer various courses that help to improve skills and prepare students for life as a coach. They also offer practice coaching sessions, mentor coaching, written assignments, and knowledge and skills testing. There is no current standard or set requirements for coaching programs; requirements can vary greatly from program to program.

There are two main types of certification – from a professional organization or from a training school. Getting a certification from a professional governing body is your best bet. The largest governing body in the coaching industry is the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Certified Life Coaching From ICF

Who or what is the ICF? It is a nonprofit organization formed by individual professionals who practice coaching. Thee organization includes life coaches, executive coaches, leadership coaches, and all other types of coaching professionals. The ICF was formed in 1995, and has become the leading global coaching organization, with over 21,000 members. The organization is dedicated to advancing and promoting the coaching profession by setting high professional standards, providing valuable independent certification, and creating a network of credentialed coaches. They offer three types of certification.

  • Associate Certified Coach. This certification requires completion of a specific amount of coach-specific training and classes, a minimum of 100 coaching experience hours, and other specific requirements.
  • Professional Certified Coach. This certification if for someone who has proven themselves in the field. It requires a certain amount of classes and training, a minimum of 750 coaching hours, at least 25 clients, and other requirements.
  • Master Certified Coach. This certification is for the expert coaching professional. It requires classes and training, a minimum of 2,500 hours of coaching experience, 35 or more clients, and other specific requirements.

You can also earn certification from various training programs and schools. The requirements for earning certification vary greatly from program to program and school to school. Many coaches earn multiple certifications, from the ICF and various training programs, as they gain experience and education.

Certified life coaches provide a valuable and needed service in our modern, fast-paced world. The pursuit of health and happiness is wrought with a variety of obstacles, and life coaches can help clients navigate their way through the world towards their goals and dreams. Certified life coaching is a great career, offering you the chance to work in a dynamic environment, earn a good living, and help others realize their goals and find true happiness.

Special Bonus – Learn 3 simple ways to become a life coach with the “30-Days to Become a Coach” video toolkit when you fill in the form at the top right and click the “Watch The Videos Now” button. You’ll learn how to change your client’s life in 45 minutes.

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