Archive for October, 2009

Research on Essential Oils, part I

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Gary Young discusses how Young Living is working with others to identify natural compounds that can be used for medicine.

I am really excited to associate with Brigham Young University professor Rex Cates. The research department at BYU is extremely well equipped and Professor Cates’ work is in identifying natural compounds that can be used for medicine. I’d like to tell you a little bit about the natural products research center that Professor Cates is involved with and also suggest a few things about why this kind of research is so important.

What’s happening here in our world? There is a tremendous increase in infectious diseases—a subject well documented in the book The Coming Plague by Lori Garrett. What’s happening is that because many of these infectious organisms are able to adapt, they actually scarf up DNA and use that DNA to detoxify or cause resistance to our drugs. That in itself is a good reason why we should be looking at natural products, and essential oils are on the front line here as possibilities.

Our environment is also changing, and as the world around us changes, we have to deal with different organisms. This is what Professor Cates is addressing. He has a broad perspective and knows that we need to resolve issues with infectious diseases and also understand how to better preserve the resources that are all around us.

Our overall goal is to look at natural products and put some science and validation behind them. Our next goal is to provide some opportunities for research; we want to train and educate students in three areas of focus: the biological, the human, and the molecular division. In the biological dimension we’re very interested in conserving resources. The human dimension deals with ethnobotany and indigenous people’s use of natural resources. And then the molecular dimension deals with the aspects of oils that can be beneficial to improving health.

Essentially Yours,

Gary Young

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Find The Products That Work For You

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

In today’s post, Gary Young encourages Young Living distributors to experiment in finding the products that work best for them.

comfortone3Because of the devitalized foods that we’re eating, digestion is an area where we need so much help. I’ll continue working in bringing products to you that I feel will help overcome the deficiencies that exist in the present food chain.

But folks, if you’re going to build a healthy body, you’ve got to get back to basics and you’ve got to cleanse. And it’s not just once a year or once in a lifetime: Put your body in a state of continual cleansing. And I found this really, really important: My wife, Mary, takes ComforTone™ just about every single day since I’ve known her. You have to find the things that work well for you.

Don’t be afraid to experiment! Don’t wait for me to tell you what to do! Don’t wait for me to tell you to take three of this and six of those and ten of that. Just use the product and experience it. But be patient! You need to realize we may have spent 40 or 50 years taking advantage of our youth to make our old age miserable, and it may take 10 or 15 years to bring it back into balance. But the moment you quit, you’ve lost. And you know I feel that I probably understand as well as anyone the discouragements that come with rebuilding your body and overcoming pain and overcoming dysfunctional glands and organs. No one knows that better than those who have been there. And those who haven’t been there just thank God that that wasn’t an experience you needed in life because it’s not easy and it’s not necessarily fun. But the flipside of that, it brings you a fabulous education that you can share with others and help them to overcome and rebuild their lives.

So that’s where it’s at: Don’t hesitate! It’s going to be really exciting to have all of you out in the field participating in this research. So many of you have had experiences you’ve shared with me that I’ve been able to pass on and share with others. And the outcome has been marvelous, so don’t hesitate in doing that!

—Essentially Yours,
D. Gary Young

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Four Tips For Success

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

In today’s blog post, Gary Young provides key information about how you can grow a successful Young Living business.

Folks, I’m excited to talk again about helping you drive success to your Young Living distributorship. Being a part of this organization allows you to have abundance in so many ways. But to achieve abundance you must put into place certain practical elements that will allow you to achieve the dreams you have in life. With that, here are four simple tips that you can implement in your business:

  • Tip #1—Put a framework into place

Look at your downline and start setting up appointments to teach them how to set up Young Living as a business. Now some may say to you that they’re not really interested in building it a business, and that’s okay. Share with them that you want to help them to eventually establish it as a business, so for some reason down the road if it should happen to grow, everything they need is already in place. And with a business framework in place, then there’s more discipline and commitment to it and it will make it easier for them to share the Young Living opportunity and products with others.

  • Tip #2—Don’t provide false expectations

Don’t take your people into the pitfalls that happen every day in network marketing by leading them to believe that they’re going to make truckloads of money, that there’s no work involved, just sign up here and get on autoship and it’s all done for you. That is false! Autoship is a tool to success, but it isn’t the answer. If you don’t treat your business as a business, you’re setting yourself up for failure. You’ve worked hard to bring them in, why lose them with setting unrealistic expectations?

  • Tip #3—A two-hour focus

In 1997, when I was studying at the university, I was putting in a lot of time expanding my knowledge and education. I remember a PhD student came into the library and asked me how I can come into the library everyday at six o’clock and study until ten at night and not burn out. Well, the secret is I never focused on something for more than about two to four hours at a time, after that the brain just gets tired. This is how I get so much accomplished.

When I’m at the office I am 100 percent focused, at the farm I’m 100 percent focused, when creating formulas, I’m 100 percent focused. So apply this same process to your distributorship. Set appointments up for two hours, touch base with your downline for two hours, go meet new people for two hours, train your downline for two hours, and so on. You will be amazed at how much you will be able to get done with theses small, focused chunks of time.

  • Tip #4—The push

Set higher goals and objectives than you believe you can accomplish, because these things will push you! I’ve hear a lot of distributors say, “Gary, well you know I’ve kinda set my goal to sponsor one person a week.” If you set your goal for one person a week, anyone can do that by accident—is that pushing you to excellence? It’s status quo.

Many of you don’t know this, but long before I was involved in Young Living, I was a distributor for another company. I set a goal to sponsor 100 people a week. And you know what, I never ever reached it, but what it meant to me was to keep working and reaching for aggressive goals. There’s an old saying that if you reach for greatness you will be good and if you reach for perfection you will reach greatness. Set a goal you think you can accomplish then double it!

Essentially Yours,

Gary Young

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Listen and Hear

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Gary Young shares how Young Living distributors can be successful by listening to others and addressing their individual needs.

How many of us, when talking about Young Living’s story and products, have shared our personal stories of what we believe and feel. Do we not take the time to sit back, listen, and ask, “What do you need? What are your goals?” Do you tailor your message so that it means something to others?

Many years ago, I was on a plane coming back from Atlanta and I was miserable! My foot was hurting and to get my mind off of the pain I was working on new formulations. The gentleman sitting beside me looked down at my foot and said, “Boy that doesn’t look very fun.” And I said, “No, it’s not.” I was tired and hurting and hoped my response would stave off a conversation. I was focused on making this formula and he wouldn’t stop talking. So I thought to myself: Gary, he really wants to be heard. So we struck up a conversation and it turned out he was a trainer for the Canadian Air Force based in Utah.

The military had just enforced new physical fitness requirements and he was there to make sure the pilots were as tough as nails. I could just tell in his voice he was really excited about sharing with me what he did. He then asked what I did for a living and I let him know about Young Living. As we talked, he explained that though the money was good it wasn’t consistent because of the nature of what he did. Because of this he had to fly part time for Delta to make ends meet. I said, “Golly would you be interested if you could make enough money so you wouldn’t have to fly for Delta?” He said, “Boy would I!” He wanted to know about the business and I shared with him the opportunity. I let him lead me into that conversation. Well, the end result of this story was that he eventually became a distributor along with his mother and father!

Now, if I had told him about the business plan before I knew what he was about and wanted, he probably would not have been interested. Sometimes we jump straight into the business opportunity and we turn our people off before we ever get them qualified.

The point of it all is that people want to be heard. They want you to know about them. All I had to do was sit there and listen, be interested, give input, and continue the conversation. This man sold himself on the product. There was no point in telling him about Essential 7, lavender shampoo, or our Thieves toothpaste because his interest was in physical fitness and earning some extra money. This goes back to what I’ve said about qualifying people: Find out what their goals, wants, and needs are and of course, do it respectfully and naturally and success will follow.

Essentially Yours,

Gary Young

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