After last weeks Young Living International Global Convention 2018 I had to let everything settle down …
It was busy, pleasant, instructive, moving, exhausting, stimulating … All possible emotions and moods that you can think of that passed by one or more times.
From total incomprehension when standing in line (standing still for 2.5 hours!) at Customs in Atlanta, because they could not handle the pressure of 5 international flights at the same time, to regularly tearing up watching Mary Young, with her sons Joseph and Jacob, shortly after the death of her husband Gary being on stage tell us how grateful they are for the support they receive from us. From the jet lag from 8 hours time difference to the energy boost we got from seeing all those inspiring speakers and all our friends that we have not actually spoke to in real life for far too long.
What started out with just an oil to reduce the pressure we felt in our lives (I was unemployed, Daniëlle was pressured by an d**k of a boss because I was at home unemployed and she really could not say no to more work , a house that without the financial help of family never could be saved and a relative who was seriously ill), has now become a network marketing business where we help almost 2000 people in their personal growth and support them with 100% natural products.What started with the spontaneous decision by Danielle to purchase the €160 kit without consulting, is now a FULLTIME business for both Danielle and me with a FULLTIME salary for both. Which purchase will yield you a return of almost 3200% on your saved € 160 in 4 years time?
What started with an investment, because if you are unemployed and have to survive on benefit and a part-time salary, everything you buy becomes an investment, has grown to an annual turnover of $ 1,000,000.
What started with our belief in these products and the revenue model behind them – Danielle quit her job, while I still did not have a job, we were (and still are) working way over 40 hours a week to improve our lives … Even when I found a job again , the hours that I was not on the job, I used to thrive OUR Young Living business, not only by helping with building & maintaining the website, creating marketing materials, but also largely taking care of the household, so Danielle could devote all of her attention to our team, which strengthened our union and yes, we are almost always together, but ask us both how we feel about each other and our business…
What started for me as “just the man of”, I have since been able to quit my job to do the Young Living business FULLTIME; last March during the Global Leadership Convention in Croatia it got me on stage in front of about 1,000 people telling them my vision on working together as a couple. I spent a big part of my time trying to involve more men in this business. Because to be honest, Young Living is still a business in which more than 85% women and only 15% men work. And then we are not even talking about Europe, where the percentage of men is even lower!What started with every vacation – yet again – have to say “no” to the kids, simply because there was no money to get away for even a week, has become a globetrotting adventure with trips to London, Croatia, Berlin, but several trips to the USA, or what do you think about Honduras, Belize and Ecuador? And our journey does not stop here …
Because that’s what this is: a journey! A journey that brought us so much we did not dare think about 4 years ago. Personal development, friendships, but also financially. But to be honest, this business is not for everyone, although everyone can do this. If, like us, you want to help people, empower them and let the whole world know about the products you believe in. Get out of your comfort zone. Dare to take the step. We are here to help you.
Because I am talking about income I have to mention the income-disclosure!
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I occasionally buy a cap that has that “something completely different” feeling to it, something I have a great feeling about. Like this one!
Melissa is a mother of 8, wife to Nick, and still finds the time to volunteer to fly (at her own costs) to Uganda and help the locals with hanging hundreds of mosquito nets so the people of Uganda can sleep safe without getting infected with Malaria. Or help the locals with building shelter or housing, so they have a roof over their heads to get through the nights. What about buying large amounts of chickens to support the locals not only with food, but also an income from either selling eggs, chicken or chicken-meat. But what I admire about her most of all: she helps the people of Uganda with dealing with 
The cap I want to tell you about is the 
We were going to spent a long summer vacation in Florida in 2011, traveling the state, see all the Disney & Universal parks & of course a couple of baseball games; so I also scheduled a stop in Fort Meyers to go see Swen in his hometown… But Swen was doing so good, he was promoted to the next level: Short Season A. He was to pack his bags and move to Lowell, home of the Spinners, just a short hour from 
We run in to each other every now and then, we live in the same town, we both coach Little League (Swen coaches the Littles, I coach the Seniors, both for the same team – Kennemerland), he organizes the BAC, I was one of the coaches of the BAC-team. I have a soft spot for this tall guy with his big heart, I still wear my Lowell Spinners cap often… WITH GREAT PRIDE!
I have been planning to visit a secondhand record store for a long time, but other commitments always got in the way… I visited them today! 
A BIG shout-out to the umpires: Edwin Louisa (Left) & Michael Toet (Right) for umping. We all had a change to interact with these umpires on a different level, as nice guys, almost human… hahaha! Thanks guys for being with us and for making this a success!!!
As you might know, I am a bit of a baseball nut… And I am a sucker for charity. So when you have a charity AND Baseball, COUNT ME IN! Not just donating, but also attending as 1 of the coaches of the hosting team.
