NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
Daniel & Isabel Calkins
FORT MILL , SOUTH CAROLINA , USA
Success through the Mess
I sabel Calkins was already a health
coach when she was introduced to dōTERRA ® . She believed in natural solutions ; however , this was the first time she saw real results from essential oils . While she was excited about the product , she wasn ’ t interested in the business side of dōTERRA ; at the time Isabel was the family ’ s main breadwinner , and her hands were already full with health coaching , her
career as a flight attendant , and the Calkins ’ four adopted children .
Then , in 2014 , interest in dōTERRA products brought Isabel to convention .
It was there that she realized that nothing stood between her and the success she saw other dōTERRA leaders achieving . Rank advancement and financial freedom were possible for her , too . She went home and decided to work toward Silver .
Meanwhile , after 25 years as a real estate broker and 18 years as a web-designer , Isabel ’ s husband , Daniel , had developed an interest in network marketing opportunities . Up to this point , he mostly stayed home with the youngest child , who has social challenges . He got right onboard with helping Isabel with her dōTERRA business and was especially helpful with the numbers . After they reached Silver and then Gold , he looked at their back office and realized they had everything in place to go straight to Diamond .
However , due to an outcrop of challenges with their children , the Calkins family ’ s final push to Diamond took longer than anticipated . Daniel says , “ Despite the struggle , we didn ’ t quit the business because we had family problems . Everyone has those . Rather than continuing to grow at the rate we had been , we stayed where we
18 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2018