
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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If point $O$ and point $F$ are the center and left focus of the ellipse $\frac{x^{2}}{9} + \frac{y^{2}}{8} = 1$, respectively, and point $P$ is any point on the ellipse, what is the minimum value of $\overrightarrow{OP} \cdot \overrightarrow{FP}$?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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