“We Share Because We Care”

A Swiss native whose study of biochemistry started her
lifelong pursuit of increased health and understanding, Anna-Maya Powell
is licensed in hydrotherapy and in the Heartmath System and is trained
in aromatherapy, reflexology, and bio-kinesiology. This lifelong
wellness enthusiast came to Young Living in 1989 as an Independent
Distributor and as one of the company’s corporate trainers in 1998, when
she traveled the US and Canada providing thousands of people with the
benefits of Young Living Essential Oils. And though Anna-Maya has always
been guided by her entrepreneurial spirit, it has only been recently
that she has started focusing on the business aspects of Young Living.
Now, the company’s newest Platinum, Anna-Maya has her sights set on
reaching Crown Diamond—and is well on her way to accomplishing her goal
and continuing to help countless others along the way. 

Dream Becomes Reality

Before
being introduced to Young Living in 1989 by Eldon Knittle, Anna-Maya
had a dream where a man handed her a key. That evening she accompanied
Eldon to a presentation by Young Living Founder and President, Gary
Young. Anna-Maya says, “When Gary started to talk about how to formulate
like nature does and talked about the life force and power of essential
oils I knew I had found the key I had been given in my dream. I walked
out of there with the knowledge I had been seeking.” And about her
decision to join Young Living Anna-Maya adds, “It was Gary’s example and
amazing drive that attracted me.” 

Growing Business  

Initially,
Anna-Maya’s focus was on her personal health, not building her own
business. But once she started using Young Living essential oils she
says, “I felt different and looked different. I was 36 and my skin
cleared and I became vibrant and my business just started.” Anna-Maya
says that people wanted to know what she was using and when she told
them about Young Living they wanted to join too—and for many years she
continued to build her business with the people she attracted. It wasn’t
until three or four years ago that Anna-Maya says she decided to build
her business smarter and has been amazed at how her business has
grown. 

Building Smarter 

Anna-Maya says that she when
she changed her method of teaching to a model of listening and asking
questions to understand people’s needs, she saw incredible results.
“Instead of people being intimidated by thinking they had to know
everything,” she says, “People now say ‘I can do that.’ It’s a big
difference.”

From the start, Anna-Maya explains that Young
Living is the world leader in essential oils and asks people if they
think that the highest quality natural substances could make a
difference in their lives. Then, Anna-Maya says, she listens, stays
focused on answering questions with short answers addressing people’s
needs, and finishes with a question. This way, she explains, you prove
to people that they are the most important thing and create a feeling
that you are a friend who has their well-being in mind.

Helping Others Grow

As a general rule Anna-Maya asks new distributors to write down an
emotionally charged dream or need. She has people create their own
personal strategy and create tasks that can be completed within one or
two weeks. She also advised them to gain and write down personal
experiences that others can relate to. “If you tell a story about
overcoming a big sickness, it may sound unbelievable and if the person
doesn’t have that sickness, the person might say they don’t need Young
Living,” she says, “But low energy, wrinkles, emotional overcoming—these
are the kind of things everyone can identify with.”

Anna-Maya is
also quick to acknowledge that signing up new distributors is only the
first step. She says that following up properly with monthly product
information through a newsletter or other communication method is
imperative. Anna-Maya’s organization has an online newsletter and she
also sends part of her organization a physical mailer as well. “The
volume goes up noticeably a few days after sending newsletters,” she
adds.

Anna-Maya Today 

Anna-Maya starts each new day by
getting inspired through listening to a positive tape, writing, reading,
and using a favorite essential oil. Then, if she’s not traveling, she
spends 30 to 40 hours a week supporting her existing teams and working
on new prospects. “Since most all of my working members are out of town,
I am on the phone coaching or calling to tell them that we appreciate
them or I am on the computer,” she says.

Grateful for Nancy and
Eldon Knittle—her supportive upline—and her “most amazing” downline,
Anna-Maya knows that Young Living is here to stay. “Young Living is so
unique,” she says, “You can live your passion no matter what.”

Anna-Maya
is especially appreciative of the hard work of Gary and Mary Young and
also gives special thanks to her first husband, Jorn Eisvanj, who never
let her give up, and her current husband, Jim Powell, who is a keen
business partner. 

Anna-Maya Recommends 

Ningxia Red®,
Power Meal™, Balance Complete™, True Source™, and Super Cal™ are
products Anna-Maya uses daily. Other products, such as Multigreens™,
K&B™, and Rehemogen™ she takes in cycles as needed. When traveling,
Anna-Maya says she loves Exodus™ and Thyromin™ for immune protection and
energy boosts. Anna-Maya also starts each day inhaling Magnify Your
Purpose™ essential oil blend and has many other favorites including
Thieves®, Dream Catcher™, Inner Child™, and Valor®http://penfolds.net/health-wellness-life