ESSENTIAL EDGE
THE
NEWS OF THE WORLD LEADER IN ESSENTIAL OILS
Volume 4.6 | June 2014
A Growing Influence
At the Growth Conference 2014, Young Living was featured as a company that is getting it right!
Founder’s Message ARE YOU READY to dream? Are you ready to achieve and live your dreams? Now is the time! The 20th Anniversary International Grand Convention is FINALLY here! Later this month a record number of you, our amazing Young Living members, will converge on Salt Lake City and dare to dream big—I’m so excited! We will be elevated, motivated, and inspired to break out of the boxes we and society have built around us and get back to our real reality: that we can be whoever we choose to be, we can accomplish whatever we desire, and we can obtain anything for which we are willing to work. Before others started telling us “no” or “you can’t do that,” we were all so brave that we dared to dream. We wanted to be astronauts, allstars, rock stars, or doctors. We set our sights for the sky and believed we could be anything. We wanted to change the world. We were dreamers. Somewhere along the way, many of us lost sight of that and settled for something good instead of striving for something great. Over time, life lost its magic. Worse, some lost the personal belief that greatness is rightfully theirs. The good news? You can change your path today! Whatever it takes, come to the convention and let us help you find the magic again! We believe in you. We love you. We will support you as you build your dreams and consistently do the small and simple things that over time will lead you to the life you want to live. We are looking forward to seeing you at the biggest Young Living International Grand Convention in history!
“Ours is a story that’s been in the making for 20 years, and in our 20th year, we have found a way to multiply our growth times 12. That statement got everyone hooked for the rest of the talk.” –Travis Ogden, YL COO YOUNG LIVING’S SENSATIONAL growth in our 20th year is raising eyebrows throughout the direct-selling industry. Never has this been more apparent than in late April, when Travis Ogden, Young Living chief operating officer, represented the World Leader in Essential Oils® at the Growth Conference 2014 in Texas, an event focused on “uber-successful” network-marketing companies. “It was an honour and privilege to represent Young Living at this event,” said Travis. “To share the stage with top executives from the industry’s largest and fastest growing companies was humbling. However, given what Young Living COO Travis Ogden presenting at the Growth Conference 2014. we’ve accomplished with our members, we deserved to be there.” Travis spoke on Young Living’s totally unique story that began more than 20 years ago and on how we are experiencing growth that is 12 times greater than the old historical average—a number that really piqued the interest of many top executives. “Young Living has a unique story to tell, and in our 20th year, the story is being told on a bigger scale than ever before. Our story will continue to be told in bigger, bolder ways, as we fulfill Gary’s vision of taking Young Living oils into every home in the world,” said Travis. Travis joined 17 top executives and industry experts who shared advice and insights into finding the keys to exceptional, continuous growth.
Building Dreams Brick by Brick
brickyard at the farm. This is a perfect example of Young Living’s sustainability and self-sufficiency in action. With the start of a new school year, the academy is busy getting to know new, smiling faces: 18 new kindergarten students and 27 other new students, for a total of 222 YLA students! Of course, our new students will need sponsors. In order to make such donations easier, the foundation website is undergoing an upgrade and redesign. There is much to see, and we invite you to check it out at DGaryYoungFoundation.org.
New school building built with bricks from the brickyard at the Young Living farm.
THE D. GARY YOUNG Foundation has spent the past year raising the thousands of dollars needed to build a new school building for the influx of students at the popular Young Living Academy (YLA) in Ecuador. Thanks to many generous donors—along with the hard work of Gary Young and the YLA staff—first- and secondgrade students moved into the new building when school started in early May! This has been a special project throughout the construction process, because of what it means in the lives of those young students and because the school was built with bricks that came from the Young Living
DGYF Convention Fundraiser You can also support our important work by attending the D. Gary Young Foundation fundraising event, Walk a Mile for a Child, at this year’s International Grand Convention. We are anticipating a record number of participants for this monumental event. Together we are helping children fulfill their dreams! Visit DGaryYoungFoundation.org for more information.
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