NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
GET Uncomfortable
Lucas & Nikki Topham
SARATOGA SPRINGS, UTAH, USA
W
hen Nikki Topham’s friend put
zone. I had to not make it about me, but
exhausted. I sat back and I realized that
two drops of dōTERRA essential
make it about serving other people.”
nobody else was going to want to do
oils on her hands, the effect was so
When she consciously looked for
this with me if I didn’t even want to do
powerful that Nikki called her the
someone to serve every day, she was
next day saying, “I have to know what
it.” Lucas adds, “She was running on
always able to find people to share with.
empty to the point where it wasn’t fun
you put on me.” Her family had used
essential oils for 12 years, and nothing
had worked as well as dōTERRA. After
she began using dōTERRA, Nikki’s friend
asked her several times if she wanted
to get involved in the business, but Nikki
told her over and over that she wasn’t a
salesperson. It took another even more
powerful experience with her daughter
to change her mind.
Even after she decided to participate in
the business, Nikki didn’t know how she
Within a few months, she was able to
comfortably supplement her husband
Lucas’s income. They stayed there for
a while, until one day Nikki decided she
wanted to be more than comfortable.
She says, “I just started seeing the
possibilities. I wanted to help my leaders
that I cared about get financial stability.
I found a mission of getting these oils
into more homes and building more
relationships.”
anymore. We had to go back to why we
were doing this and find out how to do
it so that we could enjoy the benefits.”
For a while Lucas was hesitant to get
involved in the business because he
didn’t want to get in the way of how
much he saw his wife flourishing and
growing. Nikki says she couldn’t have
done it without her husband, but Lucas
insists, “She could, and she did.” Now
he’s getting involved in order to catch up
was going to do it. As a homeschooling
The Tophams know that a big part of
to his wife’s growth. The Tophams see
mom of four kids, she felt that she
sharing the business opportunity is
that through dōTERRA you can become
didn’t know anyone to share with. Her
finding joy in their own journey with
who you really are. Lucas says, “As you
social anxiety was strong enough that
dōTERRA. Nikki says, “I had this moment
grow, your personality is set free. You
even one-on-one consultations made
in my business where I was running
don’t have to pretend to fit a certain
her uncomfortable. She says, “I had to
and trying to reach my goals and I didn’t
mold, box, or job. You can be successful
immediately step out of my comfort
want to let anyone down—and I was
as who you are.”
“WORK ON RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE OPENS.” –NIKKI
Believe in Your Leaders
“Don’t get caught up in the
outcome. Be willing to get
uncomfortable.” –Lucas
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015
STEP BACK.
“I’ve had to learn to stop
taking care of everybody.
Sometimes that’s gotten
uncomfortable, but I had
to step back and let people
take the reins.”
LET THEM TEACH.
“At first, I taught classes
for everybody and it wasn’t
helping them grow. A lot
of times, I just had to open
up the idea that they could
teach instead.”
ASK QUESTIONS.
“Ask your leaders who are
scared of teaching classes
what skills they feel
they haven’t developed
yet. Listen to what their
reservations are.”
SET EXPECTATIONS.
“Now, we set clear
expectations up front
with people of how
many classes I’ll teach
for them before I move
to supporting them while
they teach.”
LET THEM SHINE.
“Part of believing in
your leaders is letting
them become leaders
themselves. When you’re
doing all the work for
them, it doesn’t allow
them to shine.”
DON’T HOLD BACK.
“I think about how it
feels to know what we’ve
accomplished, and I don’t
want to hold that back
from anyone else.”
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