Once upon a time, there was a man who saw a need in others and rose to meet it. He encountered children in a country not his own who were getting a paltry education in a building barely fit for human habitation. So he did what needed to be done …
Kia Tan’s Tips for True Downline Leadership: A Journey
Kia Tan, Young Living Diamond and speaker at our 2019 International Grand Convention, thinks about leadership in an unconventional way. In fact, during her convention presentation in July of this year, she didn’t talk about goal setting, strategy, business building, or any of the many topics people typically associate with …
Gary’s Mustard Plaster Story
Many people alive today may remember the natural remedies of bygone years. Gary recalled getting a mustard plaster poultice when he was six years old. He said: I remember when I got sick once. I was six years old. I didn’t know that there was such a thing as sickness …
What Gary’s Clary Sage Journey Means for You
Young Living has grown clary sage for more than 25 years and distilled it into the finest Clary Sage essential oil for almost as long. What people may not know is how Gary fought to bring its herbaceous, floral, lifting aroma to the world and why his long-ago efforts can …
A History You May Not Have Heard Before
In 1984 a lady from Zurich, Switzerland gave me a portfolio about essential oils. “How much do you know about essential oils?” she asked. I said, “You know, I’ve used tea tree oil and have never been impressed.” She said, “There are a lot more essential oils than just tea …
Gary Young’s Five Steps to Empowerment
What empowers you? What imbues you with the feeling that you can do anything or the desire to reach for greater heights? Is it a member of your upline, a friend, or a particularly good podcast or TED talk you heard? Maybe you read a very good book on the …
Good Essential Oils Come From Good Seeds
Why is Young Living the No. 1 choice for essential oils in the world? It’s because here you will find the true, highest-quality essential oils, not just marketing hype. Where do quality and purity start? Do they start with the broker? With the vendor? With the marketer? With the sales …
Five Tips for Cultivating Gratitude From D. Gary Young
Gratitude was a way of life for D. Gary Young. He often said that a grateful person is a happy person and that challenges and setbacks are just opportunities to grow. Yet he had many reasons to be embittered—by the poverty he experienced as a youth, by the parentage of …
Adulteration in Essential Oils: What to Watch Out For
Why is Young Living the number-one choice for essential oils in the world? It’s because here you will find the purest, highest-quality essential oils. Where do quality and purity start? Do they start with the broker? With the vendor? With the marketing? With the salespeople? With the lab and chemists? …
What Does Gary Young’s Quest for Pure Sacred Frankincense Mean for You?
If you’ve ever listened to Gary speak, read any of his or Mary’s books, or read any blog posts on DGaryYoung.com or on Young Living’s blog, you know how arduously Gary sought the holiest and purest frankincense: Boswellia sacra. This was the most sacred of all species of frankincense, the …