Leadership Magazines doTERRA Issue 37B Marie-Kim Provencher | Page 29

Ready FOR THE Journey “I believe that having integrity and how you treat people matters. This is a relationship business, and we invest in peoples’ lives for their benefit. We are just fortunate enough to have a front row seat to watch their journey.” —Krista Melendez F ive years ago, Krista Melendez was a healthy home, but also I wanted to an annual essential oil education sick of her family not feeling well. supplement our income. I knew that if event called ‘Oil Up’ for our local oil She found dōTERRA ® in her quest to I worked hard, I would get there.” Krista community.” As Krista focused on improve her family’s health. “Our home set her sights on Diamond rank early on, guiding her leaders, preparing them had struggled with health issues, and I and their oil community grew quickly. to take their own journeys, Krista got was tired. I attended my first dōTERRA class, and I began oiling everyone in my home. I felt so empowered as a mom because my kids were getting well and staying that way. Other moms in my circle needed to know.” Little did she know that using the oils was just getting her ready for a grand adventure. With her husband’s support, Krista began building a team. “I was truly inspired by all of these amazing, humble leaders who lived a life “The growth was phenomenal and quite a shock,” Krista explains. “However, I never expected what happened next. It stalled. I was stuck at Platinum for a year and a half.” Several leaders quit, forcing Krista to start new legs and rebuild legs of her business. Even though these were less than desirable circumstances, Krista kept pressing forward. “We might as well do our best to be our best every day,” she vowed as she committed to helping her leaders. closer to the dream of her own. Krista christened her team "Vision" to help them fix their eyes on their destination so obstacles wouldn’t distract them. “Your vision guides you and keeps you pressing on,” she told them. “Together as a team, we successfully qualified as Diamond after three and a half years of building.” Krista knew that “it is a whole team that grows to Diamond rank, but it starts with a leader who has vision.” Through of freedom and gave back generously “I looked carefully at what my leaders the vision of her business, Krista has because they could. I decided I wanted needed and tried to provide them had an opportunity to change lives, to have that financial freedom too with opportunities to grow. I taught including her own. “I am incredibly so that I could also give. The joy that team classes regularly, offered weekly grateful for this journey as it has taught comes from giving puts purpose in my mentoring sessions, monthly leadership me so much about myself and the life. I wanted to not only give my family trainings, annual team retreats, and leader I want to be.” ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR JOURNEY? Krista Melendez says, “The path to Diamond is for everyone ready to take the journey.” How are you prepping for your journey, whatever the final destination is that you have in mind? Create a packing list of the tools you will need for your own personal journey. Here’s a sample packing list for a Diamond’s Journey: • Ask your upline for advice about navigating the trail • Get the proper equipment—oils, calendar, class location, resources • Study the Sales Guide intensely • Check in with your downline often to see how they’re doing • Bring friends and family along for the ride Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com. doterra.com 29