Stop Making Excuses and Grow Your Business – FPUK.co

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Hi and good morning to you,

Today I’m looking out from my office window, down the garden and theres a very light frost on the ground. We’ve been blessed so far this year we’ve had no snow yet here in the UK and this is the first frost I’ve seen.
When it comes to growing your business, there is one thing you must ALWAYS be doing. It may be Easter Holidays soon, but that is no excuse! You have to continually expose your product, service or ideas. And sometimes you have to think outside the box.

There is no limit to the different ways you can get your offer out to others who need to see or hear it. Think about it – TV and radio commercials, newspaper and magazine ads, on the Internet, flyers and talking to other people.

A lot of people spend big money on advertising, but they overlook one form of exposure that is absolutely free! This form of exposure will help you build your business, meet new clients and recruit new staff for your company.

Let’s say you are opening a restaurant. You got finance to start up your restaurant. The money pays for everything you need to begin operating – equipment, tables, chairs, tablecloths, silverware, menus and signs. It pays for all the initial food and uniforms for your staff. But by the time you open, you have spent all your money on equipment and staff, and you have no money left for advertising.

What are you going to do? How will you let people know your restaurant even exists? Most people think, “Well, I hope people will find it.” No! People won’t just happen to wander in one day. You will go out of business if you do not find a way to bring people through your front door. What would you do?

You would have to talk to everyone you know and let them know about your restaurant. If you picked up the phone and called everyone – your immediate family, extended family, past colleagues, old high school friends, church members, old bosses, the plumber, the family doctor and dentist, mechanic, hairdressers, manicurists, friends, acquaintances from your kids’ school, teachers – you would gain an enormous amount of business.

There is a ton of missed business because people do not promote their product or service to their own list of resources. But those who do use this form of exposure often have a huge number of new and returning customers… and it’s all free!

I know of someone who used this form of exposure in a very strategic way. She is a manicurist who needed to expand her business. When she first started, she exposed her business every day. Once she got a healthy clientele, she did what most people do and stopped exposing. And as her clientele dwindled, she blamed the economy.

She was told, “You can use the economy or holiday time as an excuse and go broke like everyone else out there, or you can get back to exposing your business aggressively.” She brainstormed several ways she could expose her business and bring in new clients.

She called a bank manager (because banks typically have lots of female employees) and offered a free manicure as an incentive for the employee who got the most accounts, loan applications or department referrals. The branch manager loved it because this incentive was great for the bank, and it did not cost them a penny!

She got her name out to that entire bank branch and brought in brand new clients, all from one phone call. As a result, she increased her income by £800 in the first 30 days.

How are you exposing your business today? If you are not continually building your client base, seeking new referrals and increasing your exposure, your business will not grow. You should constantly be adding to your list of resources, meeting new people and building new relationships. Don’t be like 98% of the people who are blaming the economy, using the Easter holidays as an excuse to MISS OUT! You should always be thinking about different ways you can attract new clients you would normally not have access to, just like the manicurist did.

I would also love to hear your ideas of how to increase exposure for your business. Leave your comments for me and make sure to Like and Share today’s message.

That’s it for today, I want you to think right now, “who can I tell today about my business?” because you need to be growing your business and telling 3 new people everyday.

This is your life now make it count.

Stay blessed

Andrew 🙂

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Things To Do In Holidays – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,
For many, Easter holidays will be starting soon, and while the kids are overjoyed about their newfound freedom, many parents are not so overjoyed. Soon you may hear the two little words every parent dreads: “I’m booorrrrred!!!”

Some parents will put their kids in front of the TV or video games for a a couple of weeks of mind-numbing screen time. Other parents will dig deep into their wallets (or simply swipe the credit card) to send their kids to workshops and amusement parks and all different kinds of activities.

But Easter Holiday fun does not have to break the bank! In fact, with a little imagination and planning, you can have the most enjoyable and affordable break ever!

Today I want to give you a few ideas to get you started on the right track. The options truly are endless!

Turn off the TV! Enjoy the beautiful weather instead. Go on a walk, visit the zoo, go camping in the backyard, or go to the swimming pool. You’ll have more fun exploring and getting some fresh air than you would sat in front of the TV!
Find inexpensive and/or free activities in your area. Attend sporting events or concerts. Find local festivals, celebrations or neighbourhood parties. Hold an Easter BBQ. Invite the neighbours kids for a water balloon fight, create an obstacle course, or stage your own Backgarden Olympics.
Give the kids a chance to learn entrepreneurial skills by setting up a car boot or garage sale or starting a dog walking business. They can even help the neighbours with garden work or housecleaning. This is a great way to teach your kids how to start and run a business, as well as how to manage their time and money.
Spend quality time together as a family. Have a Family Game Night, cook dinners together or bake cup cakes with the kids. Spend time really listening to your kids and taking this time to learn more about what makes them tick. When they look back at their Easter Holidays, these are the things they will remember.
Are you catching what I’m saying?? There are tons of ways to be fun and adventurous without spending tons of money! I would love to know what your Easter Holiday plans are. How do you plan to make this a fun, memorable and affordable  break? Leave your comments for me!

It would be a great idea to talk with your family about this, as well. Get their ideas. Find out what your kids would like to do during their break. (You may be surprised by what their idea of fun is!) Pass this message around to your friends, colleagues and people in your community in addition to Liking and Sharing today’s post! There’s always room for more ideas for inexpensive fun.

 

Thats it for today – start thinking & planning, set time aside to plan for the best for your family.

Stay Blessed

Andrew

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Empowered Like Never Before – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,

Wow I am completely blown away, encouraged, motivated like never before since Escaping The Rat Race and providing for myself. Ive just got back from our yearly conference and I am shocked at how much dedication and determination our management team are giving us by providing us with the tools to do the job.

Whether you are in business for yourself or working for someone else, do you have to correct tools to do your job or the work you need to do? Do you always wish it would be easier if I had that tool or if this worked better it would be so much easier. Well most of you know that I’ve been involved with Network Marketing since 1992 and have worked for a few companies until I found the fit for me. Now I know I have the perfect glove that fits what I want to be doing.

I initially needed more income coming in alongside my full time Landscaping Business, I needed more time freedom to allow me time with my family, children’s school assemblies and other things during the day, like being able to ‘do lunch’ or ‘do coffee’ when ever i wanted to and not worry about the money not coming in while I was taking time out from working.

Thats the beauty of Residual Income which basically means being paid forever just for doing something once, my previous companies I’d worked for, and when I was employed I only got paid for the hours I did or for the products I made, and when I didn’t work I didn’t get paid and that sucked.

Now I visit a client once and show them how to easily save money and then I get paid from that one visit every month month after month – forever, now that is the power of Residual Income providing time freedom.

But we’ve now been given even better tools by the leaders in our business, tools that get the job done so much easier than ever before with little to no room for error and guaranteed success.

Do you have the correct tools, are your leaders in your job, business or industry keeping with cutting edge technology to make it easier to do your job, provide better earnings for you and therefore better income for the business?

Never before have I been this excited about my future and the possibilities it gives me and all those in our business to achieve the dreams they set out to achieve.

If you are based in the UK and would like to know more about the business I’m in then please call me on 01394 549364 or 087930 464461 for a chat and I’d love to be able to help you.

Ok the suns shining this morning and my morning cup of coffee is waiting for me outside, so have an awesome day stay blessed and seek those better tools today.

Blessings

Andrew 🙂

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How To Prosper – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,

Today I want to visit with you about seasons of famine and seasons of plenty. You see, in life… things happen. And occasionally they spin totally out of your control. You never know when you’ll have an emergency, a sudden left turn or get stuck without a job.

Sometimes you plant the right seeds, you till, you slave and you nourish those seeds. But if you plant during a season of drought you might not be seeing the crop you worked so hard for.

The only way to see yourself through these times, is to prepare for the season of famine. If you are gluttonous or a spoiled brat addicted to pleasures, you will not survive the famine! He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty. (Proverbs 28:19)

Learn to get your body off the drugs of spending on pleasures and luxuries. You need to condition yourself to live a simple a life so you can accumulate wealth while others are going broke. This will also provide you with a reserve during the seasons of famine.

What season are you currently in? If you are in seasons of plenty:

  1. Work on paying off your debt NOW, while you can.
  2. Simplify your lifestyle, sell stuff you don’t need and live on less.
  3. Don’t spend every dime you make! If you spend every dollar you make, you are not being a good steward of your seeds. But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.(Deuteronomy 8:18)

If you are in a season of famine:

  1. Don’t use credit cards to keep up a facade of financial stability. SIMPLIFY
  2. If you don’t have an income, get one now. Whiners will starve, do-ers will win (and eat).
  3. Take responsibility and make the needed changes. Stop blaming the economy, the job market, your parents or whatever!
  4. Grow your skills. Especially with people. Remember, opportunity comes from people and so does money.
  5. Stop looking for the easy way to succeed. It will lead you to a dead end!
  6. As soon as you start making money, don’t spend it! Refer to back to the tips for seasons of plenty.

Our first 10 years in business we made money and repeatedly lost it! After that we finally got smart and figured out how to make, keep and grow it.

It starts with killing your greed and gluttony. Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, But trouble is in the income of the wicked.(Proverbs 15:6) I’m not saying you can’t have fun or pleasures. I’m saying get off the drug of excess. You will massively decrease your stress once you simplify.

Don’t fear your season of famine, prepare for it! Share your thoughts with me on today’s message and don’t forget to Like and Share this with your friends or family. What season is your life in?

Have an amazing day and stay blessed

Andrew

FPUK.co

How to Change Your Attitude and Your Future – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,

Have you ever walked down the same hallway all the time until one day you stop and think, “Has there always been a clock on this wall?” And indeed, there was always a clock there that you just never saw before! The scary part, is you might have that same perspective at your current job!

People often blame their current circumstances for the state of their happiness. And when they change those circumstances they can’t figure out why they still aren’t happy. Lucky for you, that means you can start increasing your happiness at work… immediately. No quitting required. Sometimes you just have to alter your point of view to get a better picture of what is going on.

When you hate your job you avoid your boss or manager, you might have a bad attitude and little things can easily ruin your entire day. If you want to change that type of work environment, you have to change your perspective. Because it might be that you went into the job with the wrong mindset!

Growing up you probably never heard a lot of positive comments about going to work. If you hate your job, it’s likely your parents hated their jobs, too. Or maybe it’s just all your friends hate their jobs.

Have you noticed it’s socially acceptable in our world to hate your job?! Most people sit around with their friends at Happy Hour, specifically to let off steam and complain about their boss.

So before you even got the current job you are in, you probably had this mindset that Mondays are terrible, your colleagues are out to get you and your boss is an idiot. When you go in with that expectation you will see those labels and negativity everywhere.

Next time you enter the office or talk with a colleague, try looking for another label to assign to that person. One that is in a positive light. Instead of your boss being an “idiot” think of him as a “mentor” or even just “a way to get a pay raise.”

Because if you hate your job, your boss probably knows it. He or she likely has already gauged your attitude. Your job is what allows you to make money, get out of debt and pursue other goals. But you can choose not to hate it! Make your environment at work better by shifting that negative perspective and how you view the people, the opportunities and even each task you do at work.

Job satisfaction starts with you! Are you going to stay on the society bandwagon that just assumes all jobs suck? Or are you going to hop off and seek happiness?

If you feel like jumping off your job completely or maybe starting part time for just a few hours each week alongside your main job, to either make life more comfortable or to start your road to financial freedom then we are looking for some motivated, success minded people to join our business.

We are not looking for time wasters you’d rather watch daytime TV, if you’ve got the get up and go after attitude to change your future and the future of your family, then Click Here to find out how. There are people in this business earning residual income each and every month for doing something just once, so whether you want to be earning £200, £500, £5000 or £50,000 a month residual income take a look. This business is easy, its simple to do, it works and yes you can do it. It’s not selling it just showing people who buy services already how they can get exactly the same for much cheaper and you get paid on all they future services that they already use each and every month

I’d love to hear from you and your thoughts on these Daily thoughts, Tell me your answer and don’t forget to Like and Share today’s message with your friends or maybe colleagues.

You can change from now right now what you do for the rest of your life – are you going to be a complainer or a get up and go after it kind of person.

I look forward to meeting you all one day soon and finding out how you have changed your life.

Thats it for now – Stay Blessed

Andrew 🙂

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Sowing and Reaping – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,

Yesterday I talked with you about different ways to spend your tax refund this year. Everywhere you look, people are fighting over your “extra” money to get you to spend it on crap.

It seems like “if it feels good, do it” has become the standard of what is appropriate today. But it’s time for you move beyond that. It’s time to raise your standards… if you want to become part of that exclusive group of people who succeed financially in today’s world.

Nothing can replace the feeling of financial freedom, but sadly, 98% of the population will never know that feeling. The majority of people are waiting to win the lottery or to get their tax refund cheque, but the moment they have it, it’s gone!

Do you have a lottery mindset?

If you’re waiting for your tax refund or to win the lottery, you will never be financially independent. If you want to know how to become wise with your pocketbook, pay off debt and actually achieve financial success it starts with your choices.

I’ve already given you three tips on what to do with your tax refund, but today I have another 2 that could seriously help your finances and make you feel better than a new pair of shoes. The joy of buying “stuff” is temporary, financial independence can improve your whole life!

  1. Pay off debt. Use that hard-earned tax refund to pay off your debt. Instead of continuing to pay interest on something you bought 6 months or even years ago, use your tax refund toward eliminating your debt.
  2. Give. There’s a principle that has been around since the beginning of time, and it says if you give, you receive. You reap what you sow. A stingy man will be impoverished, but a generous giver will always have his needs met. I strongly recommend giving at least one pound out of every ten you make. Since my fiancee and I began consistent monthly giving, our needs have always been met. In fact, we have found even more comes back to us.

So you have a choice to make today. Which side of this story will you be on? Will you be one of the “98%ers”who will never know the feeling of financial independence? Or will you step up and make wise decisions that will set you up for long-term financial success? It’s up to you.

Listen, you and I both know our world is hurting today. There are millions of people who are struggling financially, and a lot of them are putting their hope in their tax refund cheque. But I believe the message you’re reading right now has the potential to help them to think bigger than a single refund cheque. I believe this can help them to cross over into that elite group of people who are living in financial freedom. So after you leave me your comments, make sure to Like and Share today’s message with your friends.

Have an amazing day whatever you are doing and wherever you are.

Until tomorrow – stay blessed

Andrew

FPUK.co

How to Spend Your Tax Refund – FPUK.co

Tax refund
Hi Friends,
I’m sat in my office this morning thinking about what happened to a friend yesterday, when he told me he’d had a nice tax refund from Her Majesty’s Government, and what he was going to spend it on, but it made me start thinking.

What is a tax refund? I know it may sound silly, but I really want you to think about it. What is it?

A tax refund is just that – a refund of your own hard-earned money. It is not a random gift or a stroke of good luck. It didn’t just come out of nowhere… and it’s NOT extra money. It’s money you worked hard to earn.

According to research  half of us receive refunds, averaging around £1500 each. And while that may seem like a huge relief to some people, it may look like a free shopping trip to others. But today I want us to look at what it really is.

See, we all live in a total “microwave” society today, where we do what we want, when we want, just because we can, without giving any thought to our financial future. And where has that got us? We have traded our financial freedom for more stuff, more debt and more bondage.

We fall into the trap of “more-more-more,” until we find ourselves buried alive in debt. So many people are in constant financial strain, and yet we are more concerned about our stuff than we are about our long-term financial future!

I know right now you’re saying, “Okay Andrew, so what does this have to do with my tax refund?”

There’s one rule proven to be true over and over again, and it is true here. Find out what everyone else is doing and do the exact opposite. You may have heard me say this before: 98% of the population will end up dead or dead broke by the age of 65, dependent on their friends, family, or the government as their main source of income. On the other hand, 2% are doing well financially.

So what can you do to cross over from the 98% to the 2% this tax season? Here are a few ideas:

  1. Keep your goals in mind. When you get a large, unexpected (or expected) chunk of money in your hand, it can be easy to lose sight of the financial goals you have set for yourself. Whether you have a goal to pay off £10,000 of debt, give £10,000 away to orphans, or invest £10,000 this year, do not lose sight of that goal!
  2. Resist temptation. There are all kinds of sales and advertisements, and even articles from so-called “financial experts” giving tons of ideas on how to spend your tax refund this year. They are trying to sell you everything from new clothes to a new BBQ, video games, or even a deposit on a new car. I’m telling you, don’t go there!
  3. Invest. So instead of spending your tax refund foolishly, choose to put that money aside for investing! This way you have a chance to make your money work for you without the fear of losing big.

Here’s what I know about you. You are not called to be one of those people. You were designed for wealth and freedom. How do I know that? Because you are here right now, reading this. Because you have a desire to succeed financially. You have a desire to see your children, your friends, and your community live debt-free, totally financially independent lives.

I would love to know what you think about today’s message. Are you getting (or have you got) a tax refund this year? What do you plan to do with it? I can’t wait to read your comments. But I also have a few more ideas on how to spend your tax refund that I can’t wait to share with you tomorrow. Stay tuned!

I pray you choose wisely today to invest your time and money into building your future not destroy it.

Have an awesome day & stay blessed

Andrew

FPUK.co

Get Paid For Doing Your Chores – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,

As we are on the crest of a new season, it is the perfect time to sit down and figure out what you would like to happen in the next few months. What would you like to accomplish, where would you like to go?

This is a great time to clean out your garage, de-clutter that attic, organize the cupboards and clean out your car. That probably wasn’t the fun answer you were looking for, but let me explain how all of this can actually HELP you out.

The season we are prepping to enter is all about fresh, new things. SO today I want to share a few fresh ideas to help you dump the old and fatten your wallet while you’re at it.

1. In the coming weeks, the weather will start getting nicer – it’s just got to… right!? So start planning a garage sale! As you’re cleaning your house, sorting through the clutter that has accumulated over the last year, and organizing the garage, use this opportunity to get rid of the things you no longer use. Have the kids grown out of their clothes and shoes? Do you have extra tools lying around that never get used? You can even get together with several other families and have a huge multi-family garage sale! This is a great way to make some quick cash AND rid your home of all that clutter.

2. As you are cleaning behind the washer and dryer or vacuuming the sofa cushions, start a coin collection. You’d be surprised how quickly coins add up between the cup holder in your car and the pile on your dressing table.

3. Stop going to the car wash. By cutting your own lawn, washing your car or pets at home, you will save pounds in the long run. Now that the weather will be more bearable there is no excuse to pay someone else to do work around the house.

Those may seem like 3 very small things that may not matter very much. But here’s what most people get wrong when it comes to money: They think they have to wait to pay off their debt until they can do it all at once. They think they have to make huge changes or no changes at all. They think the small changes or actions are insignificant, so they don’t make them.

But the TRUTH is, small, simple steps lead to big results. If you wait until you make more money or you win the lottery, or you can afford to pay off all your debt at once, you will stay broke and in debt the rest of your life.

So choose today to make the small changes. Choose to follow the tips I gave you today. And I would really love to hear your best spring cleaning tips as well – especially if they will help others save money or make money! Leave me your comments and be sure to Like and Share today’s message.

Stayed blessed and have an amazing day.

Andrew

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Get It Done – FPUK.co

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Hi Friends,

Are you a procrastinator? As I talk about planting new seeds this week, have you been THINKING about sowing those new “crops” and not actually DOING it?

It is so easy to make excuses to not actually get anything done, right? You can always “Get to it tomorrow” or “When you feel better” or “When you’ve got more time” or whatever other new excuse you happen to come up with.

Procrastination can be caused by feeling overwhelmed, a fear of failure or disorganization. But it also can come from indecision, lack of vision or divided focus. I hear a lot of people claim they do their best work “under pressure”… is that you? Unfortunately, procrastination and pressure lead to mental fatigue, stress, anxiety, fear and unbelief.

Procrastinating might help you get by, but it won’t lead you down the path to success. The only thing you can do to beat procrastination is to take action.

If you are one of those suffering from chronic procrastination, try these steps to take action and achieve success.

Step 1: Create a vision. One of the leading causes of procrastination is failing to have a clear vision. When you have a lack of vision, it leaves room for all those little excuses and indecisiveness to take over.

Step 2: Take action. Decision and action leave no room for procrastination. When you make a decision and follow it up with action, success happens!

Step 3: Celebrate your sprouts. Once the seeds are planted, stay motivated by celebrating your sprouts. It can be easy to go back to your old ways after achieving some success. Instead of focusing on the size of your success, find motivation from any and all progress. Those sprouts will mature into a crop someday! If neglect them or put off watering them, they WILL wither and die.

The ultimate decision you can make is to decide what kind of life you want to live. If you continue to sow into chronic procrastination you will reap a life full of stress with little success to show. If you want to sow seeds of success, act now – not later!

We live in a world filled with all kinds of distractions. As if procrastination wasn’t a big enough issue, you are surrounded by Facebook, email and your mobile phone glued to your hand… all busy work begging for your time. And if you don’t direct your time, it will get sucked up into those other places so easily.

What lifestyle choices are you planting today? Ones of fear, inaction and stress? Or new ones of success, productivity and success? Please leave your comments for me and take the extra 30 seconds to Like and Share today’s message of motivation.

Now go out there and get it done now

Have an awesome day wherever you all are & speak soon

Andrew 🙂

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What Financial Seeds Are You Planting? – Andrew Chenery

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Hi Friends,

Have you ever planted red pepper seeds and been surprised when you don’t get strawberries? You might be thinking, “No way, Andrew!” I hate to say it, but you might be.

And trust me on this, majority of the nation expects something for nothing. You absolutely expect a certain crop without having planted the specific seed for it.

The thing about growing crops, you are always going to reap what you sow! And it doesn’t matter what your upbringing, race, parents or circumstances may have been. If you plant corn, you are going to get corn!

If you are sowing seeds of debt, spending everything you make and investing in items with depreciating value, you will NOT reap the crop of financial independence, becoming debt-free or wealthy.

This concept goes closely with one of the Laws of Success. I call it the Law of Promotion. Essentially, if you are faithful with the small things you will be made ruler over much.

Most people will squander what they have, thinking the grass is always greener on the other side. How often do you wish, “If only I made more money…” or “If only I won the lottery…” so you could pay off all your debt and become financially independent?

But the truth is, it doesn’t matter how much money you make if your habits remain the same. I can promise, if you are sowing seeds of poor financial habits and debt, there is no money in the world that will stop those crops from growing up and bearing fruit in your life.

You have to prosper with what you have NOW. You have to be faithful with the amount you maketoday, not the amount you want to make. What seeds are you planting in your financial life right now?

If you don’t like the financial fruit in your life –  debt, stress and an abundance of JUNK, look at the seeds you are planting. What you feed will flourish and what you ignore will die! Start watering those seeds of wise financial choices. Put more into savings instead of buying that extra handbag. Cut out junk food from your shopping list and put that money toward unpaid bills.

What financial seeds are you planting? Let me know and don’t forget to Like and Share today’s message.

If you like to know more about how to start earning extra income alongside your current job to help pay off those debts and then to start earning extra then Click Here

Thats it for today, have a great week.

Andrew 🙂