you are in business for yourself
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but you are not in business by yourself
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s we journey down this path of creating a business
with dōTERRA, there will be times when everything
just flows smoothly—your classes are full, your
team members are motivated, and the enrollments just flow
in. It’s easy to stay enthusiastic when your dōTERRA business
is growing in this way. However, there will also be times when
no one shows up to your class, when your team doesn’t seem
to want to do anything, or that several of your planned oneon-one consultations fall through. That’s simply the ebb and
flow of life.
When it happens to you, take a moment to acknowledge
that you have a right to feel discouraged, upset, frustrated, or
however else you might be feeling. That feeling is justified, so
take a moment to honor it. Then let it go. Take a really deep
breath, exhale…and let it go. Intentionally shift your focus.
Focus your attention on what is working or the successes that
you have had so far. Use the emotion of gratitude to find all
the good stuff in your journey. Sit down and make a list of all
the things that dōTERRA has brought into your life that you are
grateful for. You’ll be surprised how long your list is.
One of the most comforting things that I have ever heard at
a dōTERRA event was the idea that “you are in business for
yourself, but you are not in business by yourself.” To me, that
means that there is a wonderful support network all around you
that can help you through those tough moments. That great
support—from corporate, from account managers, from your
upline, or from your crossline—is what makes dōTERRA such
a great company to work with. Whenever you start feeling
discouraged, it’s so good to know that there are so many people to
talk to about what you are experiencing and get their support.
After you’ve made that list, you’ll start feeling better, because it
will show you all the good that dōTERRA has created in your
life so far. To build on those positive feelings, spend time reading
a good book or a watching a video that inspires you. Consider
creating a personal guided visualization of how you would like
your life to be. Include all the biggies: relationships, spiritual life,
personal development, your dōTERRA business, as well as your
health and physical wellness. Write out your visualization,
record yourself reading it, and then listen to that recording
once a day. It’s simple, but incredibly powerful.
Here’s the interesting thing you’ll discover: everyone has been
there. Everyone doing this business has had moments when
it’s been difficult, perhaps moments when they even felt like
throwing in the towel. Just knowing that can be comforting.
I remember listening to a webinar with Justin Harrison right
after I had travelled to teach a class where only one person
showed up. During this talk he mentioned that he had recently
hosted a class in his home and no one had come. For me,
knowing that even someone as successful as Justin Harrison
has had that experience reminded me that it was OK, and I
could still be successful.
Next, intentionally spend time just soaking up as much
dōTERRA culture as you can. Watch videos and webinars,
attend team meetings, listen to podcasts or recorded training
calls, attend convention, Elite and Premier retreats, and
corporate events. There are numerous opportunities to
soak up dōTERRA culture and business knowledge.
This is probably the easiest way to learn this
business—sheer repetition. By doing this, you’ll
also magically learn the words to best present the
dōTERRA business opportunity to someone, to
best share the oils, to best create value for
dōTERRA products, to encourage your new
team members, and to grow and inspire others.
Another tip you will hear over and over when you talk to people
who are successful in dōTERRA is that despite moments of
doubt or discouragement, they simply carried on. They just
kept going. They kept talking about the oils, giving people
samples to try, following up with people, inviting people to
learn more in a class or one-on-one setting, and teaching their
team to do the same. It’s that simple consistency that seems
to make all the difference; just doing the same small daily right
actions over time add up to something amazing.
Challenges and difficult moments are normal. My upline once
told my team: if you don’t hit a wall from time to time, you
probably aren’t doing this right. Everyone in the group laughed,
because everyone had at some point or another hit that wall.
Then the next time someone in your organization hits that wall, you’ll show them
how to climb over it, just like you did. ●
Marie Berwald is a clinical
hypnotherapist, hypnobirthing childbirth
educator, and essential oil enthusiast.
Marie and Harlan are dōTERRA
Platinums and Canadian Founders.
They recently won first prize in the
2014 spring Diamond Club. They
love doing this business together
and sharing it with others.
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