ESSENTIAL EDGE
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NEWS OF THE WORLD LEADER IN ESSENTIAL OILS
Volume 3.8 August 2013
Founder’s Message WHILE I WAS in Jordan driving from Amman to Petra last October, I knew I had to find somebody in Jordan to help me with the World Peace Caravan. I didn’t know who and I didn’t know how, but that didn’t matter. As I reached downtown Petra, I hadn’t eaten, so I pulled into a hotel that had a buffet. A gentleman greeted me and asked, “How may I help you?” He had no idea what he was in for! I replied, “I need a man who knows the king of Jordan, a man who knows the minister of tourism, a man who speaks English, a man who knows camels, and a man who knows the history of frankincense—oh, and I need a man who can help me with the Jordanian national television station.” The man said, “I might know someone; let me make a call.” I filled my plate and started eating. I was soon approached by a man who recited back to me my requests. He said, “I work in the Aqaba office and my boss’s name is Omar. He is and has been a tour operator in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan for 27 years. He is personal friends with the Senator of Jordan and the Minister of Tourism. He speaks five languages and was an ambassador to the United States. He’s related to the king and his sister works for the Jordanian national television station.” Omar is now our local caravan tour operator for the World Peace Caravan. These kinds of miracles—big and small—are not exclusive to me; they can be yours just as easily as they are mine, but they do require you to believe in something so strongly that you are willing to do just about anything to obtain, achieve, or accomplish it.
The 2013 International Grand Convention was
this summer’s BLOCKBUSTER EVENT! Infused with stimulating new products, inspiring
keynote messages from some of the world’s
best motivational minds, and unforgettable experiences for all, Young Living’s grand
spectacular defined what it means to believe in yourself, in your dreams, and in Young Living.
YOU KNOW THAT when Gary Young takes over the convention stage wearing a bedazzling silver jacket and air-playing a trumpet to a wild beat that something very exciting is about to blastoff. Say hello to Young Living’s NingXia Nitro™! With a very special appearance by the Nitro sand rail—the co-star of the heart-pounding Nitro video—blazing in fireworks, Gary unleashed raw energy by introducing NingXia Nitro. “You look at energy drinks on the market, and they are frightening,” he explained from the stage. “I wanted real energy,
and Nitro is real energy! It is lasting energy without the crash. When you add it to NingXia Red®, it will lift you for 6–8 hours, which means more time teaching and sharing Young Living.” If you haven’t noticed by now, creating energy is a new focus at Young Living. Since we can’t create more time in a day, we wanted to create more energy for the time we have. But you can’t just live off of Nitro, so Young Living has developed Slique™ Bars as well. “I’ve finally realized my dreams!” exclaimed Gary, jokingly. “With a diet of Nitro and Slique Bars, I’ve eliminated sleep! That means more play, more fun, and more teaching and sharing Young Living!” For Gary, fun means traveling the world looking for the next great benefit to bring to Young Living distributors. As of today, Young Living has nine distilleries throughout the world. “We go, go, go to where it grows because we are Young Living! Some companies talk the talk, but we actually walk the walk,” said Gary. “That’s why we are the world leader in essential oils! There is a solution for everything, and we have it! Become the walking, talking billboards of this belief.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer: Are You in Awe of What You Are Doing?
TO SAY THAT Dr. Wayne Dyer rarely leaves his Maui home to speak at conferences would be an understatement; you see, Dr. Dyer flat-out refuses to do it. So when he appeared on stage at Young Living’s International Grand Convention, something special had happened. “I do not accept speaking engagements,” he said. “But I have a strong belief inside of me that what you are doing is going to alter and shift what is happing on our planet.” Speaking from his heart, without notes or PowerPoint, the “father of motivation” mesmerized Young Living distributors for more than two hours, inspiring them to understand who they really are and the importance of what they are doing— and it’s more than just selling essential oils. “Are you in awe of what you are doing, offering the essence
of what God has created? You should be. Young Living offers little bottles of God; I’m a believer. “You are part of a company that is founded on a miracle,” he said. “If you don’t believe it, read Gary’s biography.” The supremely successful author of more than 30 books casually strolled around stage, sharing insights into the life lessons that have guided him. Through his casualness emanated a piercing message focused on self-belief and achieving dreams. “My goal in speaking to you is not to teach you how to make more money,” explained Dr. Dyer. “If you advance confidently in the direction of your own dreams and endeavor to live the life you’ve imagined, it will chase you and you will meet with success unexpected.” The challenge, he said, is overcoming ourselves, because most of us have been programmed to believe we are ordinary. “In order to reach a level of extraordinary, you have to fall in love with what you believe in so strongly and then sell that love,” said Dr. Dyer. “When you live from that passion, that enthusiasm, you will align yourself with that purpose. “Imagine whatever it is you want. Believe that it is something that has already happened—an established fact, not just going to happen,” he counseled. “Then act on it. You can do anything you want to create for yourself.” The Essential Edge
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More from the 2013 International Grand Convention
Darren Hardy: Igniting the Compound Effect BUSINESS MAGNATE DARREN Hardy packs a lot of punch when he speaks. His presentation at Young Living’s International Grand Convention was riveting, energizing the crowd and motivating distributors to believe they can accomplish anything through small, seemingly insignificant daily choices. “You are strong and capable of doing extraordinary things,” said Mr. Hardy, during one of the convention’s general sessions. “What is the root control of all your outcomes? The one thing is choices. You are the accumulated compound effect of the choices you’ve made up to this point. So, your future success is being chiseled one decision at a time, and you’re either carving a David, or you’re carving a hacked-up piece of marble.” One of the great deterrents to anyone achieving astonishing success, said Hardy, is immediate gratification. It is why we fail to accomplish goals, find ourselves drowning in unnecessary debts, and live in a culture of addiction. “Success is earned by hard, freaking work,” he said. “The truth about earning success is mundane—it’s unexciting and unsexy, but it is laborious and frustrating and sometimes even defeating. “You have to have patience; consistency is the great key. Do the simple fundamentals and you will be shocked at the amount of success you will have accumulated. Consistency wins every single time.” Can you be fearful of consistency, of the time and effort becoming great will require, knowing that you might fail in the process? Yes, and Hardy says to learn to love that fear. “Learn to pursue, embrace, and even celebrate failure. The only thing stopping you from success is fear. When you turn fear into fuel, you cannot be stopped from success. You can accomplish any goal over time.”
Helping Gary Heal
By Dr. Harry Adelson, ND IT WAS SUCH a pleasure to speak at the convention in June! So many of you have reached out to me to say such kind things—thank you. Since I first treated Gary Young in 2007, I’ve seen many patients who are Young Living distributors; I affectionately call you “The Oilers.” You are such a bright-spirited group; it is an honor to work with you. Because the treatment of chronic pain using regenerative medicine relies on the body’s natural ability to heal itself, it is so much easier and more fulfilling to work with people like you, who live healthy, positive lifestyles. Pain is the great motivator. Gary began his lifelong study of essential oils as a result of the logging accident that crushed him as a young man. The fact that he overcame this catastrophic incident is a testament to his unbreakable will. When he first visited the Docere Clinics in 2007, I witnessed him experiencing the pain associated with the accumulation of scar tissue stemming from the accident and a lifetime of extreme sports. I treated him with the modality I had been performing for years: the injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) into the damaged ligaments of his neck and lower back. PRP is rich in growth factors that signal the regeneration of connective tissue. By injecting PRP into degenerated tissue, we trick the body into thinking it has had a severe new injury (it has not), thereby launching a healing cascade. Through PRP injections, I was able to Gary Young’s spine before (left) and help Gary a great deal with his neck pain, after (right) PRP injections. but the pain in his lower back eased only slightly, and he continued to have a burning pain down his legs and into his feet. Gary’s pain became my motivator; failure was not acceptable to me! I embarked on a journey to learn how to harvest people’s own stem cells from their bone marrow and fat to inject into their arthritic joints and spinal ligaments, using x-ray guidance to inject the stem cells directly into the discs. This is when it became clear to me that Gary’s pain, in fact, originated from his L4/L5 intervertebral disc. I am happy to report that Gary is finally experiencing significant and lasting pain relief in his lower back, and the burning in his feet has lifted. Now if I could only convince him to ease up on the extreme sports and swear off dune buggy jumping and jousting, he could stay pain free!
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Young Living and the Art of Distillation
FOR MORE THAN two decades, Gary Young has tirelessly traveled, worked, and studied to solidify Young Living as the world’s leader in essential oils. He has walked the hillsides of Taiwan, explored the deserts of the Middle East, combed through the jungles of South America, and transformed mountain valleys in Utah and Idaho. At times he has also called France and Ecuador “We are the ONLY home. All for this purpose: to guarcompany with antee that the life-changing products that are distributed to you are the background, the purest, truest, and most benefiunderstanding, and cial the world has to offer. “I’ve spent more than 25 years determination... discovering what works and what to actually doesn’t work,” he said during his convention workshop on the art of distribute PURE, essential oil distillation. “You can’t UNADULTERATED get that experience in a classroom. We travel the world so we can know ESSENTIAL OILS. You exactly where our trees, plants, and have my promise.” seeds come from. It is how we guarantee our Seed to Seal® process.” —D. Gary Young Gary’s knowledge and relationship-building with locals on many continents is the reason Young Living is able to operate nine distilleries worldwide. In January of this year, Young Living merged with three farms in France to become the largest grower of true lavender in the world. “We do something that isn’t done anywhere else,” said Gary. “We invite our distributors to come to the farms and plant. When you do this, you are giving love, and love is the greatest nutrient that exists.” As the world leader in essential oils, Young Living sets the standard with Seed to Seal care. Part of this unique process is making sure the plant is cared for through each phase leading up to and through distillation. By using only essential oils for weed and insect control, Young Living is able to ensure the distilled plant produces pure, genuine essential oil. “We are the only company with the background, understanding, determination, analytical skills, and proper motivation to actually distribute pure, unadulterated essential oils,” said Gary. “You have my promise.”
Recognition for June 2013
Young Living Leaders
Hall of Fame DIAMOND Fuller Life (SGP)
PLATINUM Kai Hiang Tan (SGP) Patricia Gwee (SGP) GOLD
Chua Hong Ling (SGP) Chuwen Huang (SGP) Claudia Hofmaier (SGP) Cynthia Teo (SGP) Fee Boey & Nigel Pendrigh (MY)
Foong Pooi Yee (MY) Ho Chee Hong (SGP) Pang Kim Choo (SGP) Yonie Bonawi (SGP)
SILVER Aw Constance Marie (SGP) Bee Hoon Eng (MY) Chai Chee Ong (MY) Charlene Tan (SGP) Cherie Tseng (SGP) Christina Wan Huey San (SGP) Daniel Tze Hui Tan (SGP) Donna Lim (SGP) Gennet Song (SGP) Huang Hsiu Keen Geene (SGP) Hwee Yong Nana Lim (SGP) Jayesh Parekh (SGP) Jennifer Sy Lim (MY)
Kok Wai Hoi (MY) Jihan Saleh Kinnear (SGP) Khairul Ariffin (SGP) Lee Hock Seng (SGP) Lee Hock Soon (SGP) Lee Wai Ching (SGP) Melissa Zecha (MY) Ng Wei Suan (MY) Noorsaadah Binte Noordin (SGP) Nyit Kiew Leong (MY) Ow Leonard & Mardiana Ismail (SGP) Poh Linda Siok Lin (SGP)
Shamala Tan (SGP) Sheena Ling (SGP) Shiqin Jamie Wong (SGP) Sie Hun Sim (MY) Sri Mulyadi (SGP) Sum Tong Ng (SGP) Tan Hwee San (SGP) The Light Goes On (SGP) Thia Woon Ling (SGP) Toh Sue Hwa (SGP) Wong Siew Yen (MY) Yanni Tan (SGP) Yoon Yung Chen (MY)
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Young Living’s World News JAPAN
Young Living Japan relocated its office on July 29 from 18F to 32F in the same building. The new showroom is more than double the size of the old one and is equipped with three training rooms that accommodate up to 50 people for meetings. Our leaders in Japan are looking forward to showing prospects the new showroom. Dr. Benjamin Perkus was invited to hold seminars in six cities in Japan July 10–15. More than 1,500 Japanese members and guests attended the seminars and were inspired by the presentations “Creating the Life You Want with Essential Oils” and “Changing Your Programming.” The seminars were so successful that YL Japan is planning to create a DVD of the tour that will be available in the near future.
CANADA
Young Living Canada is taking the excitement from the 2013 Grand Convention to every province in Canada, with post-convention Introduction to Young Living meetings between now and the end of the year. These meetings provide an opportunity for members to introduce their friends and family to what Young Living has to offer.
SINGAPORE
The passion and drive of the region’s members can be seen with the growing participation in the company’s harvest events and the increase in qualifiers to the Silver Retreat. Our region had a very rewarding experience at the Health & You 2013 Exhibit, held at the Suntec International Convention Centre last month. It was a great venue for reaching out to consumers and sharing with them Young Living’s wonderful products and business opportunities. Much thanks to all who supported the event! The region is also very grateful for a successful Healthy Living Tour. Thanks to Diamond Frances Fuller and Crown Diamond Teri Secrest, who flew from the states to share their knowledge with our members.
EUROPE
Europe continues to see consistent growth in sales volume and sign-ups. Both our established and new markets are showing great potential and fantastic sponsoring activity. Young Living Europe is happy to announce that (yet again!) Austrian Diamond Dietfried Wruss has won the Global Leadership Cruise! We are looking forward to seeing him and other European Young Living friends on board! The next big European event is the Pan European Convention in Vienna on September 21. The event will feature an extensive product expo, brilliant guest speakers, and much more! There will also be special cultural activities to celebrate Austria, the warm-hearted host nation of this event.
AUSTRALIA
The International Grand Convention has continued to inspire people to take action and re-confirmed our strategy to attract, engage, develop, and retain talented people in the field and at global headquarters; the momentum is also continuing to grow from our new business development systems. We will soon be launching the first workshops from our Product Discovery Program and have already had a fantastic response from consultants wanting to become workshop specialists. To better serve our customers and consultants, we have added a sales function to our existing service center, which is already yielding great results.
PROMOTING
WORLD PEACE
IS JUST AN AUCTION AWAY!
Help support the World Peace Caravan! Visit worldpeacecaravan.org now for more information. Visit www.youngliving.com.sg for more details!
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Singapore August 2013 Issue
Healthy Living, Healthy You! Message from the General Manager
July was all about living a healthy lifestyle; which was the main mesage imparted by our Healthy Living Tour. Attendees of the workshop were in for a treat as keynote presenters: Teri Secrest, Crown Diamond and Frances Fuller, Diamond shared an abundance of new knowledge and tips on how we can all have a healthy and happy lifestyle. Thank you YL members for making the Healthy Living Tour, a huge success!
Okay, I’m not the most technologically savvy person on earth, I admit it. I often find myself asking my fifteen year old daughter how to do seemingly simple things with all of the new gadgets and programs that are available today. The funny thing is that I can still remember my parents asking me when I was a teenager how to do otherwise mundane tasks like setting the time on the family video cassette recorder. I guess it is true that we are never too old to discover that we can always learn more. One of my favourite essential oil blends is Young Living’s Brain Power. This oil is designed specifically to help increase attentiveness, improve mental clarity, and stimulate the limbic system, the region of the brain associated with emotions and memory. For me this blend helps when I want to focus on projects and research different oil properties. Old, young or right in between, Brain Power is an excellent tool to help you as you learn more about essential oils. I personally use this blend when I need to concentrate on a project, or have deadlines to meet. To continue with our effort and initiative to proactively create brand awareness, Young For me, it works better than any other oil or blend. Living took part in the 2-day Health & You exhibition at Suntec Convention Centre to reach out to consumers and share with them our wonderful oils. It was a great chance However, I have found that an even better way of learn- for the participating members to get acquainted with new prospects – both potential ing is actually to share what we already know with oth- end-users as well as business builders. An introduction to therapeutic-grade essential ers. Regardless of how much, or how little knowledge oils workshop was also conducted by our trainer, Cierra. we possess, sharing is always the best way to learn more. By sharing our individual experiences with essential oils, we build our own confidence in their use while building confidence in others. By sharing what we know about an oil, we increase our understanding while the person we are sharing with reaps the benefit of our knowledge.
YL’s 2nd Year @ Health & You Event
I love the lesson taught by Gautama Buddha more than two thousand years ago, that “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Sharing our knowledge of essential oils with others can benefit those around us, but does not decrease our own store of knowledge. On the contrary, it builds us up. I encourage everyone to take the opportunity to diffuse Brain Power and see for yourself if this amazing blend helps you. I also encourage you to read all you can about essential oils, attend our weekly classes, and make a decision to attend the upcoming regional convention to know and understand essential oils better. But more importantly than all of this, make it a priority to share what you know with others. Thanks for all you do! Best of Success!
Will Halterman General Manager Young Living South East Asia
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Thank you to all the leaders and members who proactively manned the booth!
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Singapore August 2013 Issue
Success in Six Updates An Unforgettable Journey -The Melissa Harvest Trip
As Success in Six Take the Challenge (SG) Year 2 continues, we are happy to congratulate the region’s newest achievers who have reached their goals in less than six months! Each of them has qualified to receive their very own Aroma Complete Kit! Constance Marie Aw, Route #1 Silver in Six Achiever (SG) Advanced to the rank of Silver within 3 months of becoming Executive Daniel Tze Hui Tan, Route #1 Silver in Six Achiever (SG) Advanced to the rank of Silver within 1 month of becoming Executive
We are very pleased and delighted to congratulate Khairul Ariffin, for winnning the Master Enroller Challenge award for the month of May. Khairul was awarded with a trip to the Melissa Harvest at St Maries farm in Idaho in July. In this issue of Essential Edge, Khairul shares with us his journey, thoughts and experience on the Melissa Harvest trip.
Linda Poh Route #1 Silver in Six Achiever (MY) Advanced to the rank of Silver within 2 months of becoming Executive Linda Poh Route #1 Silver in Six Achiever (SG) Advanced to the rank of Silver within 2 months of becoming Executive “I was introduced to Young Living 6 months ago, and since then, I’ve been using Peppermint essential oil for my migraine. I used to take painkillers on a daily basis to ease the pain. After I was familiar with Young Living Essential Oil, I have substituted painkillers with Peppermint essential oil to ease the pain and improve the condition of my migraine. I’ve also started to introduce the oils to my family, specially my kids. Young Living has made beneficial contributions to my health, as well as my family. It has been a part of me. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Constance for introducing me to Young Living Essential Oils, as well as my friend & mentor Geene for her undying support & encouragement to believe in myself, and to “follow the flow”. I would also like to thank Patricia Gwee for her kindness and generosity in sharing with the team. I am so blessed to be part of her team. Last but not least, Thank you Young Living for creating such incredible products.”
Kai Tan Route #2 Two New Leader Legs in Six Achiever (SG) Developed 2 new Silver legs within 6 months “In search of something to help my father with Parkinson’s Disease in 2007 , I met Frances Fuller; whom I have every reason to thank for introducing me to a world of healing Young Living Essential Oils. And it began to change my life and my Dad’s. I massaged his feet, rubbed incessant amounts of oils on his head for cognitive stimulation, kept him awake or soundly asleep with diffusing, rubbed his chest to comfort and soothe his respiratory attacks, crafted a dietary supplement support for him to help in digestion, energy, colon health... and the list goes on. The oils gave US many loving Father-Daughter moments and many moments of hope and immense comfort. The oils & Dad gave ME a story to tell the rest of the world. About wellness, about knowing our choices and about love. My growth in Young Living is just fueled by this simple Father-Daughter story. The more I worked with Dad, the more I gained in knowledge and wisdom to teach and share with everyone else. Dad has since returned home joyously to our God on July 25 2013. Our story did not come to an end. It continues in the work that I get to do each day helping someone else see hope in nature’s gift of healing and blessing. May you find your story too. It will give YOU a heartfelt reason to do what you do.“
Jamie Wong Route #1 Silver in Six Achiever (SG) Advanced to the rank of Silver within 2 months of becoming Executive “It has been such a wonderful journey and I have been blessed with the best uplines that anyone could ever have – Khairul Ariffin and Frances Fuller. Thank you both so much! I could not have done it without your support, guidance, motivation and love. Khairul, just a few months ago when you asked me to join you in this journey, I was a little unsure but you promised to be there every step of the way, and you have. Frances, you have made such a tremendous impact on many lives, and I am glad to be one of them. I am still amazed by you everytime I used the oils, I would think to myself – wow, you did all of this, you are truly an inspiration to me. To my leaders, especially Foong Teng, Cass and Madeline, it has been a delightful experince working with you; supporting each other in sharing, and building up our team! I am honored to have you as part of the Fuller Life team!
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Last but not least, to all my team members, I am truly grateful for each and every single one of you for being open to experiencing the Young Living essential oils and choosing to join me in living a life of wellness, purpose and abundance.” Essential Edge News
“When I first saw the e-mail announcing that I was the top enroller for the month of May and had won the trip to the Melissa harvest, I was thrilled and really looking forward to it but at the same time I was a little nervous about it too. Having been born and raised in Singapore, the only ‘farm’ I’ve ever been to was one of those hydroponic plant farms that I went to during school field trips. Once I arrived at Spokane airport in Washington, I felt really comforted to see other members of Young Living from various places. Our Crown Diamond Cherie Ross was really sweet to come pick us up and drive us the whole 2 hours to get to the St Maries farm in Idaho. I learnt a whole lot of new things about the oils during the drive! The next day onwards was intense work – I had never been more wrong thinking this trip was going to be a ‘break’ for me. We were up early in the morning, had a sumptuous but healthy breakfast specially prepared by Marcie, who was sort of like a mother-figure to us at the farm. And then for the rest of the day we’d be out in the field, cutting the Melissa and driving the plants down to the distiller. I had loads of fun, despite feeling like my back was breaking half of the time, and not to mention the grasshoppers, spiders, frogs and other bugs crawling all over me, in my pockets and one frog even got into my boot! Yuck! So the next time anyone ever asks if Young Living oils are organic – I have absolutely no doubt about it. Watching Gary Young himself work alongside us was really impressive – that the company’s CEO would actually get his hands dirty and work with the rest of us. The amount of passion that he exudes is tremendous. I learnt a lot from Gary in the conversations we had, in all areas from essential oils, business, and life in general. I also got a chance to fly in Gary’s private jet up to the Highland Flats farm where we make Idaho Blue Spruce and Balsam Fir. It was a truly unforgettable experience, and I am exceedingly grateful to Young Living.”
Watch out for more testimonials from our Si6 achievers and heart -warming stories from the Silver Retreat in the next issue of Essential Edge.