ESSENTIAL EDGE
THE
NEWS OF THE WORLD LEADER IN ESSENTIAL OILS
Volume 3.10 October 2013
Founder’s Message DURING THE LAST two months, I have shared in celebrating the successes of Young Living’s newest and brightest leaders. I love having events that recognize the accomplishments—both big and small—of our distributors who have consistently pursued a life of wellness, purpose, and abundance and who have looked to share that life with others. Over the years I have come to realize that people who are actually achieving the success they’ve dreamed about have done two things: First, they choose to not listen to doubts and fears. They understand that fear, more than anything else, is the one thing that stops you from grabbing astonishing success. Fear is the great paralyzer; it will stop you dead in your tracks and shut down your ability to achieve what you most want. When fear strikes, dismiss it immediately and put positive thoughts in your mind to replace the fear. Every opportunity, dream, or goal you seek is lying outside of your comfort zone, just waiting for you to grab it. A second attribute of really successful people is that they do the little things consistently and persistently. They are masters of the mundane. This idea is so remarkable, because it is so simple but so important. By just doing the little things all the time, you keep yourself dedicated to your “why”—your reason for doing anything you’re doing. If you don’t know what your “why” is, stop everything now and figure it out. Become worthy of being modeled. Become a Young Living leader. Experience the Seed to Seal of success: learn what you need to learn; cultivate your learning through action; and harvest the reward when through your actions, your learning has become knowledge.
2013
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CRUISE
By Craig Aramaki Chief Marketing Officer
Breathtakingly beautiful. Awe-inspiring. THOSE ADJECTIVES REALLY don’t adequately describe this year’s Global Leadership Cruise to Alaska, and if you were one of the 422 people from our Young Living family who were fortunate enough to attend, I think you’ll agree.
As the newest member of the YL executive team, this was my first GLC event. Frankly, I was unprepared for how much I would love this experience. The stunning panoramas while at sea and the incredible backdrops while at our various ports quite literally took my breath away. For me, the most memorable of all was our passage through the Tracy Arm Fjord near Juneau, Alaska. I’ll never forget that morning as we gathered on deck in the cold to witness one of the earth’s most spectacular displays of nature. The ports at which we stopped along the way included Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, B.C. One of the excursions that my family and I chose to take was a whale-watching cruise in Juneau. We were delighted when our ship’s captain excitedly told us that some “interesting wildlife” had been spotted, and we quickly sped toward an area where we saw several pods of killer whales. We felt even more privileged when we learned that it had been months since they had seen orca in the area and that it was quite a rare occurrence. But as much as I enjoyed the sites of Alaska and all of the activities at our destinations, what I enjoyed most was being with our distributors and getting to know some of the people who are responsible for the record growth that we are experiencing. While traveling at sea between our port destinations, we had many opportunities to gather together to discover more about our products, to learn about methods and strategies for building strong organizations, and for overcoming perceived barriers and obstacles to achieving our goals and living our dreams. I think that the most valuable experience for our distributors was to have the rare opportunity to listen to both Gary and Mary on stage together sharing their philosophies and stories related to their early days in the business and how they took very different approaches to each achieve phenomenal success. It was a testament to the fact that regardless of your background, through Young Living Essential Oils, everyone can experience wellness, purpose, and abundance! It’s hard for me to imagine how the Global Leadership Cruise could get much better, except by having more of you with us next time! The Essential Edge
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