The Good Oil Daily website was founded in 2014 by Cliff Winkleman: a beloved dad and father-in-law, grand-dad, lifelong friend to the mother of their two children; mentor and friend to many. Cliff was our ‘rock of Gibraltar’ and a true gentleman. He was ever so proud of his family, as we were of him. We will miss him forever.
He was one of the most optimistic, versatile, talented, capable, inventive, thorough, curious-minded, adventurous and downright intelligent folk you could hope to meet. When he got something into his head that he wanted to do, nothing would stop him doing it.
Cliff loved working with his hands, applying his creativity to practical problem solving, constantly learning, and sharing the amazing wealth of knowledge he’d accumulated over his 85 years.
A talented musician from a very young age, Cliff’s earlier life was that of a qualified school teacher, musician, music educator and leading businessman in his local community.
In the 1980s, Cliff shifted direction and developed a passion for natural medicine. He became qualified as a herbalist and massage therapist, and also studied reflexology and various modalities. His interest in herbalism led to growing herbs and formulating his own products, later also studying biological farming methods and having his own small research farm with aromatic plants. He really loved his rain gauge !
In that funny way life has of leading us places we don’t start out expecting to go, one of Cliff’s forays into network marketing led to a chance meeting that would change the course of his life when Cliff was asked by Gary and Mary Young to start the Australian office of Young Living Essential Oils for them. Cliff’s role was to help the loyal and passionate members living in Australia to find their feet and flourish, initially as General Manager and Trainer, with a view to later transitioning to being a Brand Partner (then known as Distributor).
Cliff opened the office with a close-knit team of himself, Dee and Shelley in February 1999 and after thoroughly loving those initial formative years in the corporate side of things, enthusiastically embarked in 2003 on his new adventure ‘in the field’ as a Brand Partner, sharing the Young Living oils, products and opportunity far and wide, and helping others to do the same.
Being a compassionate teacher was Cliff’s purpose in life, and through his Young Living team, he loved being able to educate people about the magnificent purity and quality of Young Living’s essential oils, their farms and exquisite Seed to Seal pillars that distinguish them from ‘the rest’; the products and the low-tox vibrant lifestyle they help people to achieve; and all of the facets of natural wellness he had studied, learned and incorporated over the decades.
The importance of ‘balance and interaction’ was one of his constant messages, along with proper nutrition and minerals, and the dangers of synthetic and toxic ingredients (all great reasons to embrace Young Living!) Cliff was personally certified as a Raindrop Trainer by Gary Young, the founder of the technique. He also attended trainings and trips with Gary in Ecuador, Egypt and Jordan, Dallas, Orlando, France and Utah. He participated in many harvests and absolutely treasured those experiences, especially anything that involved Gary.
Cliff loved Young Living through and through, and always felt blessed to live the life he lived and be able to meet and help others along the way. His Young Living business lives on through his family. If you would like to get in touch with us and share your memories of our beloved Dad, please reach out via the Contact page and we will gladly come back to you. Thank you and bless you.
