FEATURE ARTICLE
Leader
Richard & Lisa Jones Blue Diamonds
You asked , they answered . We took your most pressing questions about the business and asked one of our top dōTERRA leaders for their advice from their years of experience .
If you knew earlier what you know now , what would you do differently ?
Lisa : I would never hesitate to offer a solution to someone ’ s health concerns . I am continually blown away by the testimonies I hear and the lives that are changed by these tiny brown bottles of goodness . If I had known and been confident that the business worked , I would have offered that sooner too . It ’ s amazing , and it works if you work it !
Richard : Knowing how effective the oils and supplements are , we would have started sharing more earnestly in helping people with their various health issues . There is so much joy in assisting others with the oils and supplements , and seeing such positive , lasting results . Now realizing how strong the compensation plan is , we also would have been more forthright to share that there is a real opportunity to supplement or even replace their income . Seeing so many people being able to quit their jobs and to work full time sharing dōTERRA products has been so fun to watch .
How do you avoid getting discouraged when your team members don ’ t follow through on their goals ?
Lisa : Life happens to everyone , and sometimes someone has to take things a little more slowly than I ’ d like , or worse , someone quits . I remind myself why I started in the first place : to get oils into as many hands as possible . I take a minute to breathe and make sure I ' m practicing good self-care so I can focus on keeping my energy high and my mindset positive . I am always very careful in what I say to myself . It ’ s not that I deny reality — I just choose to believe the best is yet to come . I stay in gratitude for where I am and how far I ’ ve come . Early on , I heard Boyd Truman say ,
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“We do the dōTERRA business the way we
do everything else—as artists. We try to bring
our creativity and unique inspiration to this
experience.” —Ben
NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
THE
Artists
I
one Skye and Ben Lee might not
be your typical dōTERRA business
builders—they are both artists. This has
influenced how they build, why they
build, and whom they attract. When
they were first introduced to dōTERRA,
Ione and Ben were skeptical, but they
decided to jump in. Ione loved the
essential oils right away, and Ben could
see that the compensation plan was
generous and could work for them.
One of the most important factors of the
business for them was that dōTERRA is
an ethical, giving company. Ben recalls, “I
love business, but I also consider it very
important to be involved in businesses
that I am ethically aligned with. We
had the idea to get involved with the
dōTERRA business to become more
financially independent and therefore
be able to give back in a bigger way.
Of course, we learned how charitable
dōTERRA is on its own through the
dōTERRA Healing Hands Foundation ® .”
With trust in the company and their
intuition pushing them, Ione and Ben
committed to the business.
Ione Skye & Ben Lee
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
“We still aspire to become more abundant so that along
with being financially self-sufficient, we can support the
causes we care about.” —Ione
Now, Ben and Ione can see how the
dōTERRA business has changed them,
their family, their financial situation, and
their aspirations. Thanks to their success,
they are able to have more freedom in
their artistic endeavors. Ben explains,
“The financial independence we are
creating is creating artistic freedom in
our other careers. We want to make the
art that we are inspired and internally
guided to make. dōTERRA is supporting
that process for us.” Furthermore, Ione is
grateful for the personal changes she has
noticed in herself through their journey.
“I like that I have changed and grown
while building the dōTERRA business.” business has also experienced. It’s easy
Ione and Ben know that no journey is
without challenges. When they encounter
difficulties, they are thankful to be able
to rely on a strong support system that
includes their upline, crossline, and
their teams spread throughout several
countries. Ione recommends talking to
someone about your challenges. She
explains, “Most of the blocks that come
up around selling and the insecurities
we feel tend to be the same things that
almost anyone who has started this simple. Never stop thinking!”
to help one another.” Similarly, Ione
encourages honest, open sharing about
the dōTERRA business—the good parts
and the challenging parts.
In addition to the support they have
received, another key for Ione and Ben
in reaching Diamond was attending
events like convention. Ione says, “Seeing
Diamonds at convention is encouraging.
Knowing people have done it without any
prior business experience means anyone
can do it.” Every day, Ben and Ione wake
up asking themselves and each other
what they can do to grow their dōTERRA
business. Ben says, “It can be fun and
As Diamonds, Ben and Ione continue
to look forward to their goals. Ben
explains, “Starting a brand-new business
we knew nothing about in our 30s and
being successful with it has opened
my mind to many other possibilities.
If we can do this, we can do anything!
I feel inspired to keep jumping into
new adventures and becoming a more
dynamic, abundant person.”
EFFECTIVE EVENTS
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