Leadership Magazines Issue 17 Scott & Rhonda Ford | Page 6

PRESIDENTIAL DIAMONDS Congratulations on Reaching Presidential Diamond Scott & Rhonda Ford HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA Presidential Diamond Tips: Obstacles=Growth IT’S A PROCESS. “If dōTERRA were to automatically give everyone a Presidential Diamond team, most people would fail, because they have not prepared. It’s a process. There are steps that everyone has to go through to reach success, and those steps take time.” –Scott BE PATIENT. “Sometimes people get frustrated when they haven’t reached the rank they expected to after three or four years. It took us six and half years to reach Presidential Diamond. If you’re feeling stuck, look inside and figure out what is blocking you from moving on.” –Rhonda GROW YOURSELF. "Most of the time, we are stopping ourselves from growing. You need to be able to sit down, honestly self-evaluate who you are, and start to better understand what you need to do differently. We have to grow in this business and always be trying to better ourselves.” –Scott and you’re comfortable. But, we wanted to continue to grow How do you and your spouse work together in the business? and push ourselves. Think about it: What is your why? What Rhonda: Scott quit his job almost four years ago to do making good money, everyone on your team is pretty solid, are you truly trying to accomplish? If we had sat back at Blue Diamond, we would have been real comfortable, but that’s not serving our real purpose. Some people don’t want to reach Presidential Diamond because of how hard and stressful it seems. What are the benefits of this rank? Why should someone else want to reach it? Rhonda: I thought the same thing. I was never going to go for Presidential Diamond. It looked like way too much work. But, we were doing things on a regular basis like we always had and it just came together organically. It was a lot easier to become Presidential Diamond than it was to reach Diamond. At this point, we’re more experienced; we’re more confident in ourselves, the products, and the company; and we’re more passionate. What advice would you give to someone who is trying to that you’ve taken to get you where you want to go. Believe in reach Presidential Diamond? yourself, the company, and the product, knowing in your heart Rhonda: If you are successful in some part of your life, you can make that next goal. evaluate and see what you did to become successful. Scott: Sometimes we get caught up in thinking about what more we ne VBF