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Awaken Possibility
BY BREANNE HOUSTON
I’ve always been a goal-oriented person. For the last eight years I have been in the fitness
industry, coaching women to focus on their health, to love fitness, and to be better. Goals
have become one of the main focal points in my business. In fact, the first question I ask a
client is, “What is your goal and when do you want to reach it?” Turns out, that works great
in do-TERRA, too. It’s one of the first questions I ask a new do-TERRA builder and what
I continue to ask my leaders.
I’ve been sharing do-TERRA for almost two years. I love sharing
oils with friends, family, and the people at my fitness studio.
I love the products, the company, and especially my do-TERRA
team. But, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing and there have
been struggles.
About a year into building my do-TERRA business, I had a
major mind shift that continues to drive me forward. When I
first started do-TERRA, I was very goal-oriented as was natural
because of my fitness studio business. But, I realized that as I
was working with my leaders in do-TERRA, I would ask them
what their goals were, and if they didn’t fit with my ideal time
line, I would fast track their goals. I would say, “Oh, you want to
take six months to get to Elite? Well, my goal is Silver in three
months, so let’s adjust your goal to meet
my goal.”
The mind shift happened when I listened to a presentation
from Justin Harrison. He said, “Your leaders don’t owe you
anything.” He’s absolutely right; my leaders are creating their
own businesses. They didn’t join do-TERRA to work for me.
They wanted to make their own dreams come true. Now,
I am less focused on my goals and more focused on helping
my team develop as people and take responsibility for their
own businesses. They are catching the vision and amazing
things are happening for them.
In the same speech, Justin said, “Our job as leaders is to
awaken possibility in others.” I took a long look at myself as a
leader, and asked, “Am I being the kind of leader that I want to
have on my team? Am I being the person I really
want duplicated under me? How am I helping my
team improve themselves as leaders?” This was
an important reality check, because I discovered
I can be doing a lot more than I am. I realized
I can help my leaders with their belief, not only
in do-TERRA but in themselves. I can give them
the tools to build a strong do-TERRA business,
but first I need to show them by example.
Always continue doing the basic steps
so your leaders know what to do. Be
the example and you will awaken the
possibilities in your team. It’s truly magical
to watch a leader create new possibilities
and catch the vision of what their future
can be. S
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2016
*Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA 2014 Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterratools.com.
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