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GET READY TO LIGHT THE FIRE 2015 International Grand Convention
FOUNDER’S MESSAGE THE COUNTDOWN IS on for the b i g g e s t International Grand Convention—and party—in Young Living history! I am so excited to be with you in Dallas and to feel your love and passion for our unique message.
ARE YOU READY for the biggest Young Living August
the party started with the concert event of the year and
or two, this time—of the year because I get to
members from all over the world will “Light the Fire” in
rocking with country music star and American Idol winner
look into your eyes and see how Young Living
the great city of Dallas, Texas, for an experience unlike
Scotty McCreery!
has changed your life. For many members
anything you’ve had before. With exciting educational
Convention at Your Fingertips: Are you excited yet?
who pursue our rewarding lifestyle, there is a
and networking opportunities, the International Grand
From keynotes and workshops to fun-runs and concerts,
defining gift: the opportunity for real freedom.
Convention is your best opportunity to learn and live the
this year’s convention is a huge deal—just right for Texas!
Young Living—through our world-class products
Young Living lifestyle! Get ready to party in true Texas style,
We’re in a new location, far from the familiar mountains
and opportunity—can help so many people and
where everything is bigger and better!
of Salt Lake City. So to help you get around and make
The convention is one of my favorite weeks—
change so many lives.
"We can dream as big as we dare, and we can go forward into the future with determined hope."
International
Grand
Convention
ever?
This
And because we’re doing it all in Dallas, we’re getting
What to Expect: The International Grand Convention
the most of your convention experience, we’re happy to
is an unforgettable, immersive learning and networking
announce we’ve built a 2015 Young Living International
event; and this year we’re blowing away every expectation.
Grand Convention app! For the first time ever, you’ll be
Leaders in essential oil research, health, and personal
able to access a fully interactive app on your mobile device
development will share their insights and discoveries; you’ll
complete with intuitive maps, workshop surveys, custom
hear from Young Living founders D. Gary and Mary Young
schedules, social media engagement, and everything else
and be inspired by motivational speaker and athlete Kyle
you need to know to make this your best convention yet!
This month we in the United States celebrate
Maynard; you’ll have access to top Young Living leaders
freedom! We celebrate being able to worship,
during high-energy workshops; and you’ll be the first to
love, and live as we choose. We can dream as
experience many new breakthrough products being added
big as we dare, and we can go forward into
to our nutrition, personal care, and essential oil offerings!
Look for more information soon about this exciting new app!
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the future with determined hope. We owe so much of this hope in the U.S. to the brave men and women of the armed forces who have sacrificed so much—many of them having paid the ultimate sacrifice—to protect the freedom
FULL CIRCLE: FROM FRANCE TO IDAHO AND BACK AGAIN bringing the soil pH to 7.5—the desired level for lavender.
that we claim.
From 1985–1991, Gary traveled to the lavender capital
Freedom, however, is accessible to Young
of the world in Provence, France, and began farming with
Living members everywhere. We are free to
Jean-Noël Landel, Gary’s partner and the now-manager
dream and passionately pursue our dreams.
of Young Living’s Simiane-la-Rotonde farm. Each time he
We are free to make choices—positively or
traveled back to the United States, he brought back with
negatively—that will lead us to our destiny, and
him Lavandula angustifolia—true lavender—seeds. By 1992-1994, he had enough lavender seed to plant 45
we choose our destiny.
acres in St. Maries and excitedly waited to see how well it
Young Living is a remarkable avenue to pursue and realize your biggest dreams. Imagine your life with the financial freedom, time freedom, and wellness freedom you’ve only dreamed of. That’s the Young Living lifestyle.
At the Simiane-la-Rotonde farm, true Young Living lavender flourishes next to struggling native French lavender. ONE OF THE most unique aspects of the Young Living brand is our proprietary Seed to Seal® process, which guides how we cultivate and distill our botanicals to produce our essential oils. It all starts with the botanicals we carefully select to cultivate, from Idaho blue spruce trees growing in pristine Idaho wilderness to our signature lavender from France. When Gary started his St. Maries farm in 1992, he wanted to ensure that this pristine Idaho farmland would offer the best conditions for growing our botanicals; so he aggressively tilled in several tons of nutrients, gradually
would grow. Since that time, this lavender crop has been thriving in our picturesque fields in Idaho. 2013 brought a challenging situation in Provence. Due to a drought, the lavender crop throughout the region wasn’t thriving. When Gary visited the farm and saw the struggling fields of lavender, he decided to bring the lavender seeds from the St. Maries farm back to the Simiane-la-Rotonde farm, creating a full circle from where this heirloom seed began its journey. In addition, the workers at the Simiane-la-Rotonde farm have responded to changes in climate by irrigating the lavender fields. This approach has yielded such tremendous success that other farmers in the region are now following suit.
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Building Your Business
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GET READY TO LIGHT THE FIRE
UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO HUGE SUCCESS
Young Living Spa: The Young Living Spa is the perfect place to take a break from the fast pace of the convention. Our professional massage therapists are trained in the Raindrop Technique® and will help you discover relaxation and rejuvenation using Young Living essential oils. Appointments are available at YoungLiving.com/ Convention. Get ready to light the fire and make this convention the next big step in your own inspiring, passionate journey toward living the Young Living lifestyle more fully than ever!
Madison and Tyler Vining are creating their own destiny, realizing their dreams, and loving the Diamond life. This fun, energetic couple from Oklahoma shares their best insights into building a rewarding and lasting legacy with Young Living.
adoption of our third and fourth children in one calendar year was possible. When we tell this story—and we do often—people listen. They start
For more details about convention events and workshops, visit YoungLiving.com/Convention today!
thinking about what might be possible for them. We can’t contain our genuine excitement about Young Living and what it has made possible for us, and we don’t hold back on our social media
In your community
platforms. The results have been amazing! Before we can really share, though, we have
WORLD PEACE CARAVAN
to have knowledge. We constantly stress to OUR JOURNEY OF pursuing the Young Living
our team the importance of education. True
lifestyle and leading our team is changing
understanding of the products and their uses is
our lives, and we’ve done it by focusing on
critical when leading others to pursue a Young
relationships,
Living lifestyle. Attending educational events
social
media
engagement,
duplication, and education. The key that unlocks the door to success in network marketing is relationships. It’s important
as often as possible and studying essential oil reference books are great ways to increase your knowledge.
to pick up the phone and talk, meet with other
These ideas make for a great foundation,
members in the comfort of their homes, and
but they have to easily duplicate throughout
attend Young Living events to connect with each
your team to really work. We strive to ensure
other. These are the people we will be travelling
that our members understand the products,
with for retreats, conventions, farm visits, and
the compensation plan, and the right ways to
more; and they are with us on this journey for the
share. We also do our best to empower them
long haul.
as leaders who are in charge of their success.
We are in a social business. We’ve found that
Watching our leaders take ownership of their
the best way to attract people is to be vulnerable
journey has been one of the most satisfying
and real with them. As a result of the financial
parts of leading our team.
blessings of being Young Living members, the
Guest writer Kaitlin Burke is codirector of the Junior Youth Ambassador Program for the World Peace Caravan. She is a devoted wife, sister, and daughter and loves serving others, spending time outdoors, laughing, and educating others about essential oils. DO YOU REMEMBER being a child, when no matter what your faith, ethnicity, or background was, you had
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the ability to quickly make new friends and joyfully play
FULL CIRCLE: FROM FRANCE TO IDAHO AND BACK AGAIN The reintroduction of St. Maries lavender seeds and the introduction of irrigation have created a remarkable success. Traditionally, the lavender planted in Simiane-la-Rotonde would bloom and be harvested mid-July. However, the irrigated St. Maries lavender has bloomed at least one month earlier and continues to grow back stronger than ever after harvesting. Jean-Noël says, “Everyone looks up and sees the multiple lavender farms on the hill. What is amazing is right now all you see is one field of lavender in bloom, and it’s ours. People will stop and ask questions; it’s kind of an attraction now.”
games with them? The World Peace Caravan (WPC) offers an opportunity for people from around the world to come together and be like children—playing together on the playground of life in peace, not preoccupied by our differences. Now, even if you can’t physically be with us at the caravan in December, you can still play an important role in bringing
From Provence, France, to St. Maries, Idaho, and now back to France, our uncompromised true
peace to the world. As a passionate member of the Young Living community, you are invited to bring the ideals of the
lavender plants continue to be a pure source of our signature Lavender essential oil.
Read the July 2014 story about our true lavender’s journey: bit.ly/lavender2014
World Peace Caravan into your local community with the Junior Youth Ambassador Program, codirected by Jacob
NEW STARTER KITS COMING SOON TO EUROPE! After months of research and member feedback, we’re excited to officially announce our new Starter Kits, available soon in Europe! The Basic Starter Kit
Young and me. Designed to educate, equip, and empower young people, the Junior Youth Ambassador Program brings the youth of the world together to be a part of the peace solution. This program was created to show young people that they have the power to be the pebble in a pool of water, creating a ripple that changes their community—and the world. The Junior Youth Ambassadors will have the opportunity to join youth from around the world in leading coordinated,
WE KNOW HOW important it is to make a
local community service projects. The premise of this
good impression with new members as they
program is that to inspire global change, individuals must
join the Young Living family. That’s why our
first initiate change in his or her local community.
Starter Kits are one of the most important tools for welcoming new members. Drawing
Join us, one loving action and one community at a time.
inspiration from business trendsetters, our
We are looking for youth up to the age of 17, as well as
Starter Kits showcase a newly designed
mentors for the Junior Youth Ambassador Program.
experience that’s both innovative and more intuitive. We are confident that these new kits will allow you to more easily share Young Living
The Premium Starter Kit comes with a Dewdrop Diffuser
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For more information on how to get involved, please go to WorldPeaceCaravan.org and click on the “Youth Ambassador Program” tab.
YOUNG LIVING RECOGNITION May 2015
Get ready for a weekend filled with oily inspiration!
A big congratulations to the following members on their recent leadership rank advancements! MÄÄTTÄ, SOILE
Silver
WIHLIDAL, NIKOLAUS
Silver
ANTTILA, MARKETTA
Executive
GARSTENAUER, ELFRIEDE
Executive
KERKS, ALISON EMMA
Executive
KŠAJT, JONATHAN
Executive
MICHAEL KURZBAUER
Executive
MISEVICIENE, ELENA
Executive
PERSSON, JENNY
Executive
SCHNABL, THOMAS FRITZ
Executive
TANG, SHANE
Executive
Join us at Europe’s biggest event of the year – the Grow! European Convention 2015 – from 2nd to 4th October in Berlin and experience brilliant key-note speakers, an extensive product expo, new product launches, a shop with special event offers, and much more! Grow! European Convention 2015 2nd - 4th October 2015 Maritim Hotel Berlin, Stauffenbergstraße 26, 10785 Berlin, Germany For full details and prices please go to the website
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Shannon Gentile
EXECUTIVE TO SILVER IN 24 HOURS! Shannon shows off the Aroma Complete Kit she earned as part of the Silver in Six Challenge, which she achieved in just 24 short hours!
IS YOUR UPLINE or most of your organization in another state? No problem. Not for recent Silver Shannon Gentile, anyway. She has successfully managed any barriers that have come her way, including an upline comprised exclusively of Young Living members living in other states. Business building can be tricky at times; but in a conversation with Shannon, we discovered some of her passions, advice, and tools for growing a business regardless of location. Shannon is a fun-loving mother, a natural wellness consultant, and a Young Living believer. Following an earlier introduction, she reignited her passion for Young Living in June of 2014, when she says she “got serious about essential oils.” A label reader and health advocate, Shannon immediately noticed that she started experiencing personal benefits. Her experiences fueled her passion for Young Living products even further. In September Shannon decided to take an active approach to business building. She wanted to share the products and educate others on how amazing they can be. By February 2015 she was a Senior Star
and was “talking to anybody who would listen.” Shannon planned numerous classes and events, she carried oils everywhere she went, and she always put teaching people first over making money. After a
YOUNG LIVING MALAYSIA
lot of diligence, she became an Executive on April 26. Amazingly, on April 27 she be-
Region Update
came a Silver. That’s right: 24 hours from Executive to Silver. When we asked Shannon about her successful
business-building
M AL AYS I A @ A G L A NCE
strategies,
she recalled facing a few of the expected obstacles. For example, members of her upline weren’t physically close, and she wasn’t part of a large team or organization. “I don’t necessarily have a magical answer for how I did it so quickly,” Shannon says. Her approach was to set big goals, focus, and give it her all. That included sharing essential oils at her kids’ baseball games, handing out business cards and flyers, and other grassroots methods, which proved to be a huge success. “When you’re business building,” Shannon says, “it is a lot of work at the beginning. It is hard, but you have to put yourself out there.” Regardless of the challenges Shannon faced initially, she was determined to help bring Young Living essential oils to every home in the world. With an emphasis on education, looking for new opportunities to share the products, and a lot of hard work, she has already reached a notable achievement. Kudos, Shannon!
Bragging Rights
TELLY AWARDS 2015
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72 percent growth in the first quarter of 2015
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Top Five Faves: Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint, Frankincense, Thieves, and Purification
10 percent membership growth since the last quarter of 2014, with 115 percent growth in leadership (Silver and above)
Located in the heart of the South China Sea, Malaysia is surrounded by other countries, including Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia. A melting pot of many ethnicities, Malaysia is well known for its diverse cultures and traditions.Young Living Malaysia, which opened in October 2014, is the youngest Young Living office in Southeast Asia, yet already offers a large range of fantastic products. Every quarter, international speakers and leaders like Dr. Peter Minke, Michael McDanel, Kai Tan, and Dr. Lindsey Elmore visit Malaysia to train members and give insightful education. Dr. Dan Purser, Dr. Olivier Wenker, and Dr. David Stewart are all set to visit later this year. In between these major events, the region welcomes other speakers to visit. Just recently, Frances Fuller, the first Royal Crown Diamond in Southeast Asia, shared her experience, knowledge, and business tips with excited members. Young Living Malaysia recognized its first Diamonds, Fee Boey and Nigel Pendrigh, only seven months after the region opened for business! Additionally, there’s an emergence of three new Platinums and a fast-paced rise in the number of Gold and Silver members. Malaysia is definitely a place of extraordinary opportunities!
Young Living
SEED TO SEAL UPDATE MONA ®
The annual Lavender Day celebration in June was a huge hit! With a 5K race, games, entertainment, and food, it was the perfect event for everyone to experience the Young Living farm. Throughout July, both lavender and clary sage will be harvested and distilled.
Their impactful work has elevated Young Living’s message, and now the rest of the U.S. is taking note of the extraordinary talent coming from our Media Production team. Including Jonny Turner, Bryce Ott, John Whetten, Jeremy Prusso, and Stelios Xantos, the team just won a Telly Award for their work on two Young Living videos including one featuring Young Living brand ambassadors Stevie Baggs, Jr. Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring the finest film and video productions, groundbreaking web commercials, videos and films, and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs in the United States. This year’s Telly Awards received more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. Needless to say, winning the award is a remarkable accomplishment. Jonny Turner said, “I couldn’t be more proud of my team. They work incredibly hard at what they do, and it’s nice to have our work acknowledged.” We’re so proud of our Media Production team and their inspiring work!
NORTHERN L IG HTS: Black spruce harvesting and distilling is moving forward rapidly, providing plenty of Black Spruce essential oil for some of our popular essential oil blends. Some crew members are also out in the fields cutting and distilling the naturally growing ledum. The construction of many onsite facilities is continuing, as crews work tirelessly to complete the entire infrastructure at the beautiful farm in British Columbia. HIGHL A ND FL ATS: The crew at the Highland Flats farm has finished operations for the summer, and most will be moving down to St. Marie’s to help with the melissa and lavender harvests. ST.M A RI ES: Gold-ranking members will be spending July 9–10 at the St. Marie's farm harvesting melissa. During the end of July, the acres of beautiful lavender will also be harvested and distilled. ECUA DOR: The crew at the Ecuador farm continues to distill ylang ylang and palo santo daily, as well as ocotea on a recurring basis (around 10 days). The harvest has begun on dorado azul and mastrante. Additionally, our Ecuador farm recently exported over 1,700 lbs. of Dorado Azul, Palo Santo, Lemongrass, Eucalyptus Blue, and Ylang Ylang essential oil.
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