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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS Colin & Jen Kelly SPARKS, NEVADA, USA C Given Much olin and Jen Kelly didn’t have a chance of not being introduced to essential oils when they moved into the same neighborhood as Dave Stirling and Greg Cook. They were there when dōTERRA first started and soon became regular users of the product. Jen started sharing the oils with her friends and decided it would be fun to get involved in the business side. Around that time, Colin and Jen were going through bankruptcy as Colin transitioned between jobs. It looked like a financial risk to get involved with dōTERRA. Colin says, “Our first initial order was a huge stretch for us, but we felt like it was the right thing. We knew the integrity of the owners personally, so that made the belief in the opportunity easier.” He made a deal with Jen that if she managed to make over a certain amount a month with dōTERRA, he would quit his job to join her. In a little more than two years, that was exactly what happened. Figuring out how best to work together was quite the journey for Colin and Jen. They were used to Jen homeschooling the kids while Colin worked to provide for the family. As those roles started to shift, they struggled to find out how to make it work. Jen says, “It was a slow transition, but what has ended up working out best is for Colin to do most of the dōTERRA business while I’m more of the support role now. I love that. I like to have a lot of focus time with the kids.” Over time, they’ve learned to respect and support each other’s talents rather than compete or criticize. As the enrollers of Double Diamonds Natalie and Andy Goddard, Colin and Jen have an interesting position in dōTERRA. Colin says, “For a long time, we felt like we could never equal up to them. We had all kinds of negative thoughts going through our mind 2