I Got My Kit..Now What?

Got my kit...now what?

You got your kit...now what?  We can all remember how exciting it was to get that beautiful box with all of those little oils, but how do we start using them?  Below I outline a few ways to get the ball rolling with using your oils.

Get Them Out of The Box

Yes the Premium Starter box is beautiful and even has a way to keep them on display...but you will never get into a great essential oil routine until you get them out of the box! Getting them out of the box allows you to have an oil at an arms reach when you need them.  Remember you have not used essential oils before, so why would you use them now unless it is very easy.  Seeing that bottle of lemon sitting by your sink will remind you to add a drop to your water...placing lavender on your nightstand will prompt you to apply to your big toe before bed...place your Stress Away in your bag and apply before work. You get the picture, the easier it is to grab the more likely you are to use them. 

What Were Your Health Goals?

When you decided to buy the Premium Starter kit what were your reasons? Did someone have a good testimony that really stuck with you? Did you here all the cool uses and felt that these little oils might be a good investment? Whatever the reason you bought the kit is what your focus should be now that you have the kit.  Sit down and write out your health goals and focus on that as your first oil goal.

Get Out Your Reference Guide 

How are you to use these oils and know what oil is good for this or that? Your Reference guides! If you don't have one, Google "Essential Oil Reference Guide" and a million will pop-up.  Look at the reviews or ask whoever signed you up to recommend a book for you to use. You can even research your health goals or specific oil on Pinterest.  YOU are in control and must take this step to becoming an oily ninja.  Once you know which oil or oils to use, start using them often. 

Safety 

This is an important part of using essential oils. I would never use any oil outside of Young Living, why? because I did my research and only stand behind Young Living's quality and commitment to the Seed to Seal promise.  Number one safety tip...when (not if) you get essential oils in your eye, use a carrier oil (olive, coconut, almond ect.) and rub it around the outside of your eye to relieve the burning.  Water will drive the oil deeper, a fatty oil with dilute the oil.  Do not put oils directly into your eyesor ears on purpose...and dilute if it happens.  Use glass or stainless steel to drink your citrus oils out of...these oils will breakdown the petrochemicals in the plastic and ruin your cups.  Dilute oils on children and pets, also use a vita flex chart for ease of use with little ones.  Start using your oils slowly, they will detox your body (yay!) but we don't want that to happen too fast. When applying any citrus oil topically avoid the direct sun on that part of your skin for 12-24 hours. 

Complimentary Products 

There are a million products on the market for using our essential oils and making it even easier. From travel bags, roller top bottles, containers, and capsules you can find many ways to incorporate essential oils into your life. 

Two products I think everyone should order from YoungLiving.com after they get a kit are the roller fitments and veggie capsules:

AromaGlide Roller Fitments 10 pk item number 4578

Clear Vegetable Capsules 250 ct item number 3193

Get to a Class and Host a Class 

Going to classes is not only a great way to learn more but to make some great oily friends. I must be so dense because I learn something new at every single class I attend, which is awesome.  Some of the best people I have met have been through Young Living and hosting classes. It is so great to see people meeting their health goals and is the main reason I still host classes monthly.  Host a class...everyone should be sharing why they love Young Living essential oils, you do not have to be an expert to have a class, you can just share what you know or have your leader come and teach for you!

Wish List

With every Premium Starter Kit comes a Young Living catalog...open it and start making the products you think will benefit you!  There are dozens of wonderful products to help rid your life of toxins, maintain great health, and support every system in you body. When I opened the catalog I love that all the oil blends are labeled so you would know which one you need like "Common Sense" "Forgiveness" and "Joy".  I personally love the supplements and have made some break throughs in my health personally by getting in a good supplement habit.  

Cook With Your Oils 

There are so many ways to use essential oils in your life and my favorite is to add them to my drinks and food. The title is misleading because cooking is not my thing...but yummy tasting food is.  Essential oils should not expire for a very LONG time...making them great to use as seasoning! When I went through my seasoning cabinet I was shocked that most expired ten years ago...Gross. The best part of using essential oils for cooking is it only takes a drop in your already planned recipe and BAM the flavor is amazing! Thieves in your morning cup of coffee....Peppermint added to your favorite dessert...lemon added to your smoothie.  The list goes on and Young Living even has an awesome kit with a variety of oils for your kitchen..The Young Living Culinary Collection.

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5 Ways to Promote Your Young Living Business

5 Ways to Promote Your Young Living Business

I am not someone who is very open, telling anyone who will listen that I am a Young Living distributor was not my style, and sadly one of my downfalls.  Have you ever seen the quote "Magic happens outside of your comfort zone"? well I think that is very true.  I have spent the majority of my first year as a business builder for Young Living in my comfort zone.  I am not discrediting my efforts, I introduced many people to Young Living who are happily supporting their wellness goals. I am however stating that when you do push outside your comfort zone things will change and grow, remember "doing the same thing over and over will yield the same results".  I am going to outline ways to promote your business in (and out) of your comfort zone.

Promote Through Use:

Simple and effective. This is a no brainier and the first thing I was introduced to as a budding Young Living business builder "share the product, be a product of the product".  One of the biggest draws to this model was that we are not selling but sharing.  I don't want to harass my friends to buy a product, but sharing what works for me is like any other product I love and talk about. Using the product, in front of people, is also a great way to get everyone asking questions.  You may get people asking what you are rolling on your neck or dropping in your water.  Share your products, Young Living is generous and provides samples in the premium starter kit, use these to share with friends.

Promote Through Follow Up:

By far one of the most important parts of building your business, and possibly the most intimidating. Follow-up is the part that felt like a sales pitch for me, but in all reality this is what people are waiting for. I have had more success when I make a point to "loop back" as Christina H. puts it.  I was not a fan of the whole "care call" idea, all I kept thinking was "call it what it is..a cold call!" but after little to no success with Facebook messages, emails, or texts I decided to take the plunge.  Guess what happened..an awesome month and people wanted to hear from me...I was a little surprised but it was a good experience. This is one great way to promote your business and feel out how others in your group are using the products.

Promote Through Social Media:

The easy way to let people know what your business is all about, social media.  We are on these websites everyday (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter ect.) and it can be as simple as snapping a picture and sharing.  I gravitate toward a pretty picture, and love when a helpful hint is also thrown in!  I would be careful to not over promote...you don't want people to be sick of your business without even giving it a shot.  Share genuinely and with variety.  I like to use social media to also network with others in the field and connect with my group!

Promote In The Community:

There are several ways to do this and many have found great success in sharing this way.  Vendor events, fairs, and free public class offerings are a few ways to share in a community.  Vendor events and fairs will often cost but can be a great was to promote your business, keep in mind that many people go to the events for cash and carry items...so team up with someone else who does sell a related product (diffuser necklaces, bath products ect.) so your booth will have a draw. You can also teaching classes for the local park and recreation centers, at the library, and even local events.  This can be a great way of promoting to additional people in the community.  I have also seen people set up at local farmers markets and craft fairs.  The community is full of people, get out there and share!

Promote In Your Circle:

I work a full-time job, go to school, a Girl Scout leader, and attend church, and have a child in elementary school...I run in several circles, as do most people. Promoting in your circle can be a fun and easy way to promote your business.  The part that holds a lot of us back from openly sharing is rejection...and worse from those who know us.  I can tell you that 9 times out of 10 your circle will be supportive and more then that will want to join you on your journey.  Simply ask them to come and learn at your next class or ask them to allow you to practice on them.  Getting over our own fears is the important part to making strides toward our goals.  Almost everyone I work with uses and loves Young Living, I didn't sell them, I shared and used the product.

In order to promote any business know what your goals are (short and long), have a defined "why", and write down your steps to making success happen.  We all can be successful in this amazing gift of a business model, but we need to take responsibility for how to get ourselves there.

Make and Take Ideas That Everyone Will Love!

We've all been to an Intro To Essential Oils Class and the many variations of classes out there, but my personal favorite to host is a "Make and Take" class. I love this one because for me it is way less formal and more about getting together to do something fun. What is a Make and Take? It is when you show people how to make oil infused products and your guests get to take them home with them. You provide everything needed and you charge a price per item or a flat rate to attend.

I like to invite my friends that are already using essential oils because I think it is a great opportunity to show them the many things they can do with their oils at home. I personally only like to make one or two items per class because it keeps the cost down and I prefer to spend the rest of the time talking about the benefits of Essential Rewards, showing members how to log onto the Virtual Office, or just answering questions and visiting with my guests.

There are so many options when thinking about what to make. Tonight I am going to tell you about the Make and Take classes I have hosted thus far and everything you will need to host a similar class.

At the beginning of the summer I hosted a Bug Spray and Spider Spray Class. What you will need to have on hand:

Bug Spray:

• 2oz Amber Spray Bottles -These come in a pack of 12 and are only $8.12 with free shipping! 
• In the bottle you will add 2 drops of the Young Living Essential Oil Blend Purification and 
• 2 drops of the Young Living Essential Oil Citronella 
• 1/2 ounce of Vodka or Witch Hazel
• Fill the rest of the bottle with Distilled Water

Spider Spray: 

• 2oz Amber Spray Bottles 
• 3 drops of Young Living Essential Oil Peppermint 
• 1/2 ounce Vodka or Witch Hazel 
• Fill the rest of the bottle with Distilled Water

• I use Avery Labels to make my own super cute labels whenever I make something. I think it adds a nice final touch. You can design them easily on the Avery website, its very user friendly.
• It's always a nice to have some light snacks and refreshments for your guests and always have all your oil resource books out for people to thumb through. 

The next class I hosted was a Thieves Multi Purpose Cleaner Class. People LOVED this class and it was by far the easiest to execute. Here is what you need to have on hand:

Thieves Multi Purpose Spray:

• These spray bottles from Home Depot or something similar
• A bottle of the concentrated Thieves Household Cleaner. 2 capfuls for each spray bottle
• Fill the rest of the bottle with water
• Avery Labels for the final touch!

Finally, most recently we made Essential Oil Infused Olive Oil. People are always wanting to know how they can use their oils for cooking and adding them to olive oil is a great way to disperse the oils evenly so you don't end up with way too much in your food. Here is what you need to have on hand:

Infused Olive Oil: 

• I lucked out and found really cute bottles at the Dollar Tree, but if you can't find them you can always repurpose old wine bottles or Ningxia Red bottles. Use your imagination. 
• Our bottle only held about 1 cup of Olive oil. You can probably purchase some cheaply at Costco or Trader Joes 
• Essential Oils that may be tasty in Olive Oil that I had out for my guests to choose from were: Lemon, Oregano, Basil, and the blend Taste of Italy--- All Young Living Essential Oils. We added 3 drops total to each bottle of Olive Oil made. 

So, as you can see there are all sorts of class ideas, its really limitless. I will make sure I post some follow up blogs about some of the Make and Take classes in the works. Stay tuned! But in the mean time, here are a few other ideas:

Bath Salts
Body Butter
Eye Cream
Mixed Drinks
Appetizers and Desserts
Room Freshener Spray
Carpet Powder

Navigating YOUR Virtual Office

Navigating YOUR Virtual Office

I LOVE the virtual office and all of the offerings, but have heard that it can be tough to navigate.  I am going to walk you through the office and show you how to get the most of this amazing FREE tool from Young Living.

First to login:

This is the link you will need to bookmark so you can easily get straight into the virtual office:

https://www.youngliving.com/vo/#/login

Remember that you can login with your member number or username, and the password you created when ordering, this password will contain an uppercase and lowercase and number.

Summary:

This will be your first view,  your summary which includes four columns OGV (overall group volume), PV (personal volume), PGV (personal group volume) and your Qualified Rank.  Overall Group Volume is the amount of everyone in your downline, Personal Group Volume is the amount of all the members in your first line. Personal Volume, to be a business builder you should be spending a minimum of 100 dollars each month. These are important to know because you will rank based on the amounts of each. 

Menu Bar:

The side menu has several features including Dashboard, Member News, Message Center, My Organization, Quick Order, Essential Rewards, Member Resources, and My Account. 

Rank Qualification:

This section will breakdown how much more you need to get to the next rank, and also provides you with how close you have gotten.  I love this tool because this is how we should be looking at building our business and helps us set goals!

Getting Started:

Under the Getting Started tab you will see a wonderful grouping of informational videos and documents that explain Young Living and how to get the most out of this amazing company.

As you click through you will notice the Young Living Icon filling up to 100%. The goal is to go through all of this information to get a good overview of Young Living as a company.  

Member News:

Stay in the loop with this tab, find great updates on what is going on with Young Living. Periodically go through these and check them out, you don't want to miss out!

Message Center:

The message center will provide you with shipping updates and other messages from team members or leaders.  

Quick Order:

You will use the Quick Order tab to place orders and also for cashing in your Essential Rewards points.  Add items to your cart and check out!  The search bar is also a great way to quickly find items you are looking for!

Essential Rewards:

This is my favorite section! I love to see what I am earning every month back on my orders.  This section will show your essential rewards summary, your monthly order and the PV assistant will make sure you never miss an order even if an item in your cart goes out of stock.  If you are not on Essential Rewards check out this blog for all the reasons why you don't want to miss out on this Young Living perk! 

Member Resources: 

The member resource tab deserves its own blog post (Coming Soon) but for now I will say this, if you are wishing that Young Living had something for you…most likely they do and it is under the member resources section.  Shareable Graphics-Check, PowerPoint for Classes-Check, Compensation Plan-Check, Essential Oil Information-Check…I’m telling you go in here and look around, lots of goodies!

Please go into your Virtual Office and poke around, you will be amazed at how much amazing resources Young Living has provided!