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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'There is an event coming up that may be the most important one you have ever participated in during your entire career. An event that can transform your business and take five years off your learning curve. An event so rare, they almost never come around...<br/>\n';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'I had a great, relaxing weekend. Now it\'s Monday and I woke up at 7:30, eager to get to work. That\'s because I love what I do. As I went to the gym, other people in my building were headed out to work, and they didn\'t look to have that same passion. In fact, most people are in jobs they don\'t like or actually hate. What a crime...';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 20th, 2010';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'We have many new subscribers, so this is just a quick reminder on a resource that can help you and your people duplicate better. It\'s a free six-week e-course of developing M.L.M. Mastery.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'January 9th, 2010';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'We have a great discussion going on yesterday\'s post about paying the price. On the new post I have some more thoughts on this.<br/>\n';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Have You Been Made Fun Of?';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Has anyone made fun of you this week?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'January 5th, 2010';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In today\'s post on the Success Blog we\'re looking at how we partner with new distributors, and more importantly, how to get that point across during the recruiting process.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'January 2nd, 2010';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Check out today\'s post on the Success Blog if you haven\'t already. I share 7 laws of success in our profession. I\'d love to see your thoughts on this.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'January 1st, 2010';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'I get a lot of flack for being tough on the people in our profession. I\'m frequently ranting about the \"MLM Morons\" spamming people on the social media sites, and doing other things that reflect badly on us all. Want to know why?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'December 31st, 2009';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'If you haven\'t see the latest post on the Success Blog, check it out. I deal with the issue of working with people before they make a decision to get serious.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'December 29th, 2009';
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