Below you'll find a list of all posts from October, 2019
I see people fail all the time because they do not know what they don’t want. I’ve talked with husbands and wives for 30 years about their marriages, health conditions, and problems that have created challenges in their marriages. It was absolutely shocking to me, and it really opened my …
Is grit one indefinable trait or the combination of many? Is it just toughness or is it toughness, persistence, and hard work, with a little bit of hope mixed in? Gary Young seemed to think it was all of those things, as evidenced by the stories members and executives tell …
Two weeks ago I talked about stopping your “excuse-itis” by writing your goals down and changing your paradigm. Last week I talked about specific things to write down. Now I’m going to talk about more of those things. If you want to change your paradigm, then find an answer to …
In adversity or bounty, we all have our defining moments, those times that commit us more deeply to the course that we’re on or propel us in a different direction. While Gary’s logging accident was definitely one of those, the moment he decided to pursue natural remedies to restore control …
Last week Gary talked about how to cure ourselves of “excuse-itis,” resharing what he said at a 2012 Silver Club Retreat. This week, he dives deeper into what to write down and shares what you need to do today to get out of old, deep ruts of potential-blocking habits. WHAT …
Gary was a pioneer, not only in the way he began the modern-day essential oils movement but also in his modern distillation techniques and eco-friendly farming of essential oil botanicals. It was, in part, a love of nature that drove him to become that pioneer and innovator and that propelled …
Every one of us has habits. Every one of us has belief systems. But every one of us also has “excuse-itis.” When we don’t achieve what others tell us we could achieve, we have excuses for that, right? We say, “Well, I was busy raising kids.” “I had a difficult …
We conclude the series of excerpts from D. Gary Young’s novel The One Gift, the action-filled story of Shutran, a Bedouin caravan commander. Today we learn how Commander Shutran faces a rare danger: the deadly desert sandstorm. ~~~~~~~~ Shutran sends his captains to ride the outer flanks of the caravan to guide …
The essential oil of Melissa—more commonly known as lemon balm—has been used for over 2,000 years, starting with the Greeks and Romans, and then spread into Spain and throughout Europe. The early colonists of North America brought it with them, and it is recorded to have been among the herbs …