The way this works is really very clever (though I say so myself 🙂 🤫)! My phone number gives me the ability to create and deliver content on demand, but, that is the ONLY automated part of this process; the messages are from me, and the messages are private between us. You can text me with questions at any time and I would be thrilled to help you.
The text messages are set up in 2 different ways; some are scheduled to be delivered once or twice a day for a few consecutive days; and some are scheduled to be delivered every few minutes, but all in one block (like an hour). I have tried to offer a choice of delivery method, but not all the ‘classes’ have that option. You can stop getting the messages at any time, just text me and let me know that you’d like to be removed from future messages.
Why did I put these together? Because I want you to have the opportunity to learn about oils and other Young Living products, from the convenience of your phone; where you can select the information you’d like to have, and have it delivered in short, manageable messages. Personally, I rarely read emails, and I know that lots of people don’t use social media. I also know that it is hard to attend in-person classes and events.
So, to me – this seemed like a perfect way to offer you some education to support your wellness journey in a non intrusive and simple way. I sincerely hope you’ll take advantage of this resource (because I worked REALLY hard on it – 🤫🤣).
I feel like I haven’t been as good at providing information as I could have, mostly because I didn’t know where to start. 🤷♀️ Putting together this list, is my solution to being able to reach out to you and give you the opportunity to learn as much, or as little, as you want.
For future educational opportunities I will send you a message with an opt-in option.
You can select more than one class and I will make sure the information is sent to you.
AND – as a thank you for participating, I will add your name to a drawing for a $25 account credit!
Your independent Oily Education begins here (see form below, and remember you can select more than one series):
For the past several weeks I feel like I have had some kind of divine guide walking beside me; a helping hand that has been steering me, inspiring me, supporting me, encouraging me and even gently admonishing me for my past mistakes. It is like I have been having conversations with my wiser self and I have finally found a better path (my very OWN Brexit – just kidding); it’s kind of like I’m discovering a different mindset and a renewed purpose. Honestly, I can’t explain it – but things have been going well (which if you know what we’ve been dealing with lately, you’d be surprised to hear me say this), and it all feels so RIGHT!!
I have always believed in ‘signs’ – I place great stock in strange, wonderful and accidental coincidences… in fact; perhaps me being introduced to Young Living in the first place was because of a simple mistake; my friend accidentally ordered a Spanish version of the Premium Starter Kit (she thought of me because I am bilingual); an inconvenient error for her, but one that has completely changed the trajectory of my life. Perhaps even the cancer diagnosis was part of a grand plan to give me the opportunity to do good, and help people live a healthier life. It certainly woke me up to the enormous amount of toxins lurking in practically every consumable product we had in our home, and it motivated me to make the changes I can to protect the boys to the best of my ability.
When I started my Young Living business I went all in; practically from day one. I love having my own business!! This time I feel like I have truly found my perfect job; Baby Signs involved singing (yikes) and Bricks 4 Kidz was just SUCH a huge responsibility; this job though, is all about making friends and helping people! I just love it!!
Despite loving what I do; for the past few months, I have been feeling like I needed a change – I needed to do this in a different way; MY way; not the way I read about in a book, or on an online course. I was reflecting on this a couple of weeks ago; it was a Monday and I was driving to my friend’s house, and all of a sudden the words ‘Finding Valor’ popped in to my head! Finding Valor! It just made so much sense to me! It was perfect on so many levels; Valor being my favourite oil and one you’ll never find me without! Valor is what I need to get me through my days, the oil AND the courage – and finding it has been one of the best things that has happened to me since our world was forever changed 30 months ago.
I was certain that it was too good to be true, and that the name would already have been taken by someone else (that’s the British pessimism in me), but it wasn’t!! I didn’t even think twice about it – I purchased the domain name ‘www.findingvalor.com’ within 30 minutes of thinking of the name (you know, because there was bound to be someone else about to register it – ha ha!).
Then, I looked for the Facebook handle. Goodness, I was so disappointed when I saw that there was a rock band in Chicago that had the name ‘Finding Valor’. I visited their page and saw that they were a group of young men and that they hadn’t posted anything since 2011. I figured they most likely had disbanded (no pun intended – ha ha!) and that I could just politely ask if they would release the name to me. Some thought they would charge me a fair amount of money, but I thought I would just take my chances. I sent them a message and decided I wouldn’t get my hopes up that they would even still be checking their Facebook messenger. Not long afterwards I heard from one of them, and not only did he help me with the Facebook name, he also helped me with Instagram!
My next project was changing my website – this was a task I found hugely daunting given that I had spent weeks building it from scratch with no prior experience. I was dreading having to do that again, but still, I knew it would be worth it. Anyway, I called the company that was hosting my site and asked if it would be possible to switch my A New Leaf Essential Oils website to my new one. As far as I was concerned, I was on hold while the rep was finding out if it were an option. 5 minutes later, he came back and said ‘Ok, it’s done; is there anything else I can help you with?’ “WHAT?!” Amazing!! See, I told you everything was meant to be!!
So basically, within 48 hours I had it all done; new name, new website, new logo, new business cards, and a new plate ordered for my car! I am so excited! I feel like it was just what I needed! A fresh start is a wonderful thing!
I try to make sure my readers learn something from my ramblings. Who knows, without using Google, what enochlophobia is? I had to look it up – it’s the fear of crowds. I still can’t believe I went to Young Living’s Grand Convention in Salt Lake City, UT last week. I went with four of my friends and we joined the remaining 36,995 other Young Living members to learn more about this remarkable company. It is hard to put this incredible experience into words; it was AWESOME, in the true sense of the word. I was in awe of the crowds, the speakers, the desert mountains, the blue sky, the educational opportunities, the expo, the camaraderie and above all, the palpable energy emitted by such a mass of happy, like-minded people. Oh, and the scent! Everything smelled so good!
It was an exhausting, empowering, emotional and exhilarating four days. I learnt a great deal, and I am more excited now, than ever before, to be embarking upon this journey. I have compiled a short list of what I deemed to be the highlights.
The state of the company snapshot
- 3000+ global employees
- 5.6 million members
- 18 corporate and partner farms
- 15 offices, overseeing 25 markets
- 200+essential oil singles and blends
- 600+ individual products
- 800% growth of sales over the past 5 years
- Over 250,000 lives changed, saved and empowered in 2017 by the Young Living Foundation
I loved hearing Eric Worre speak about his 28 years of experience in network marketing, and Mel Robbins describe how she turned her life around using the simple and effective ‘5 second rule’. Visiting the Whispering Springs Lavender Farm in Mona, UT and seeing the distillation process of Juniper essential oil was also fascinating – but, not quite as fascinating and mind-boggling as seeing grown men and women on superb horses, dressed up in medieval costumes pretending to joust! It was a very interesting, highly entertaining and educational experience, for sure! I also learnt that lavender vitality essential oil tastes amazing in fresh lemonade!
I was inspired by talks given by leaders within the company, it was also pretty special to be amongst the first members to learn about the new product launches, and it was an opportunity to forge even stronger bonds with some of my amazing team members. My friend, Rachel, was with me on the trip and she wrote a really great blog post, called ‘Post Convention Blues‘ that I wanted to share with you.
Personally, one of the most astounding things I learnt, was that with the help of Valor essential oil blend, and the encouragement of my friends, I was able to move from lecture to lecture navigating the immense throng of people without suffering from enochlophobia!
First published June 24, 2018
