Leadership Magazines doTERRA Issue 33 Barrus | Page 38

NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS DIAMOND WISDOM Johnny & Gail Williams HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA Fueled by Passion “The answer was simple. dōTERRA products worked faster, smelled far better, and required less oil to produce results than the other brands I tried.” her home and decided to take a more extra money. At the time, she had natural approach. Her daughter then no intention of jumping into the connected her with someone who was business or starting a new career. using dōTERRA products, thinking that She remembers, “At our ages, starting her mom would be interested in what a new career was the farthest thing the oils could offer. Once Gail realized from our minds, but it didn’t take long that essential oils had such a wide variety to realize what a gold mine we had of uses, she decided to give them a try; stumbled into.” however, she was prepared to put the oils to the test to make sure they were the right thing for her and her family. W 38 she was simply looking for some natural to dōTERRA ® essential oils, she solutions for her home and family. Gail wasn’t anticipating her lifestyle and had recently become more conscious perspective would change so completely; about the products she was using in dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2018 from a sales standpoint but, rather, as she tried other essential oil brands be teaching people about the potential so she could formulate her own benefits of essential oils and how they opinions about the best oils to use could be used to transform wellness in her household. After testing the within the home. With Gail’s passion for competitors, Gail found that she people fueling her efforts, becoming a appreciated not only the quality of builder was not about making sales but dōTERRA products, but she felt that about serving and helping others. It is dōTERRA had integrity as a company, upon this foundation that she built a and represented a mission that aligned strong, thriving business. Today, Gail and Johnny are working Remembering some of her early side by side. Gail calls Johnny the “front experiences with dōTERRA products, Gail man” of their business because he says, “The answer was simple: dōTERRA can connect with and relate to others products worked faster, smelled far easily, while she refers to herself as a better, and required less oil to produce “whirlwind” because she is constantly results than the other brands I tried.” moving, sweeping people up in her enjoyed the oils, Gail decided to enroll a few people, in hopes of paying for her oils and maybe making a little Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com. WHEN THINGS GET OVERWHELMING: “Never give up! There will be times when it looks like you are going to crash, and you will want to give up. Don’t! Usually, the very next day your perspective can change, and you’ll have a completely different outlook. Before you quit, just take a breath.” Gail didn’t view the dōTERRA business an education venue. She was thrilled to After discovering how much she WHEN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: “It’s not about you, not about your abilities, and definitely not about the ‘sale.’ It is, however, all about the other person. It’s about helping others. Let them talk. Let them tell you what they need and want. We have the answers!” Because she was a product user first, In the beginning, Gail admits that with her personal values and vision. hen Gail Williams was introduced WHEN FOLLOWING UP: “Fortune is in the follow-up, right? If you don’t follow up, you are throwing away that person’s chance to change not only their own life but the many lives that they can potentially touch. Always touch base with the person by giving them a tip, or just say hello within a couple of days of the first contact. Then, always leave them with a question to answer so you can continue the communication.” realm of influence. Gail loves to brainstorm new ideas for the business and is constantly sharing the power and purity of the oils with everyone she meets. Together, the Williamses have worked to build a business dōTERRA is a personal development they are proud of. Gail says, “We company wrapped up in an essential oil recommend the dōTERRA business company. The truth of that statement is opportunity to others, because it is evident by the beauty we now enjoy in literally life changing. We often say that our lives.” doterra.com 39