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GuELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA
A Vibrant Opportunity
“I’m a great starter and Brad’s a
great finisher, so we work very
well together.” –Dawna
WORK HARD. “You
have to work hard in the
beginning. This is not a
get-rich-quick scheme.
You’re not going to get
that residual income and
time freedom in the very
first month. You work
hard for what you want,
and the rewards will
meet you.”
DO IT SCARED. “I talk a
lot about increasing your
rate of failure, because
there’s a lot of fear that
crops up inside all of us.
Feel that fear of rejection
or failure—that fear that
someone in our family or
friends won’t accept what
we’re sharing—and do it
anyway.”
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rad and Dawna Toews first tried
essential oils when a naturopath
recommended them to help their son.
The naturopath’s dietary and other natural
health recommendations helped, but the
oils the Toews bought at the health food
store didn’t seem to have any effect. When
Dawna was introduced to dōTERRA more
than a year later, she was also introduced
to the science behind essential oils. With
that information, she was willing to give
essential oils another try. She was blown
away when, after 15 months of trying so
many different things to help her son,
dōTERRA made a dramatic difference in
just four days.
passionate about. This has allowed
us to educate, see positive changes in
people’s lives, and empower them in a
way we didn’t know how to before.”
The Toews’ business grew so quickly
that they found they had nothing but
new people all throughout their team.
Dawna says, “We didn’t have the luxury
of duplicating ourselves right away. We
learned that in the beginning you can
mentor everyone on your team. You
DISCONNECT FROM
THE OUTCOME. “If I’m
closely linked to how
someone responds and
they reject me, I’ll take
it personally, and that
builds up fear for next
time I talk to someone.
If I can let go of the
outcome, then I can focus
on providing education
and understanding.”
don’t have to stop at your frontline.”
Dawna saw what dōTERRA had to offer
right away, so she dropped everything
to focus on her business. Because of
this, she had the time to be there for
anyone on her team who needed it.
While watching the live stream of the
2013 convention, Brad’s curiosity was
piqued when he heard David Stirling
say that dōTERRA can change your life
physically, emotionally, financially, and
COMMIT TO EDUCATION.
“The idea of selling is
deeply embedded in the
roots of Western culture,
and it’s really hard to get
past, but we need to. We
need to step out of the
little box that was created
for us and just educate
and help people.”
even spiritually. At the time, he didn’t
really understand what that meant.
“Almost a year later, I have a better
appreciation for those words. I feel that
I am in the process of all of those things
changing in my life now, and that is so
rewarding. Nothing like dōTERRA has
come along that has actually changed
so many aspects of my life in ways I
would’ve never thought of. It’s blossomed
into this beautiful experience that we
can now share with others.”
After that, Dawna started looking into the
business. As a health coach, creating a
dōTERRA business seemed like a natural
progression. Brad had heard negative
things about network marketing and was
reluctant to get involved, but agreed to
give it a few months to see if it covered
the cost of the kit they purchased.
Within the first month, they tripled their
investment. Brad was already working
as a professional musician and teacher,
but quickly saw that dōTERRA was an
opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
“What better way than d TERRA to live
passionate, vibrant lives that can touch people
in deep and spiritual ways?” –Brad
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I WINTER 2014
Dawna says she knew from day one that
they would hit Diamond in a year. She sees
now that owning that vision was what made
it happen. They were, in fact, the first
Canadian distributors to reach the rank
of Diamond. Brad says, “What dōTERRA
has become for us is a platform to move
forward in the things that we were already
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