FEATURE ARTICLE
THE ROAD TO DIAMOND
Remembering that the
road will be different
for everyone is key to
helping people engage
in the journey.
by Sharon McDonald, dōTERRA Blue Diamond
The road to diamond is as
individual as you are. It is full of
twists and turns, places that are less
traveled, and places that are full of traffic.
It can be a bumpy ride, but you can only quit
on a good day. Even if some events do not happen to you, they
certainly will happen for the people you lead within your business.
Remembering that the road will be different for everyone is key to
helping people engage in the journey. We also need to make
sure that we are in a good place in our journey, so that we can
be a guide to those we partner with. As we guide others
through this process, we are really here to engage,
empower, and educate others in simple solutions.
Jack Welch, author, chemical engineer, and
chairman and CEO of General Electric from
1981 to 2001, was a great example of what
leadership is. I love the following quote
from him: “Before you are a leader,
success is all about growing
yourself. When you become
a leader, success is all
about growing others.”
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Here are seven tips to help you and others on your team on the road to Diamond:
1. DO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
• Keep in mind that achieving rank is merely a front that
requires a lot of personal work.
• Get clear about what you want to achieve in dōTERRA.
It all starts with you.
• Once you have a vision, get committed to becoming
what you want to achieve. You have to be a Diamond
before you can become one.
2. FIND YOUR STRENGTHS.
• Find your personal “sweet spot.” Know who you are and
trust in that process.
• Know what you do better than anyone else so you can
teach others to find what they do better than anyone
else.
• A good leader inspires their team to learn who they are
and gives them that vision that will show them where
they too can create a “sweet spot” for success.
3. FOCUS ON OTHERS.
• Focus your goals on those you serve, not on Diamond.
• Commit to developing leaders, not just finding them.
• Let the people who work with you know that they
matter and are more than a paycheck or rank to you.
4. STRENGTHEN YOUR LEADERS.
• Choose to solidify your leaders by loving them where
they are.
• Work with those who are committed.
5. LEAD WITH PURPOSE.
• Find a plan.
• Teach the plan.
• Enroll others to follow the plan.
• Duplicate the plan.
6. KEEP IT SIMPLE.
• Show others how to achieve success through simple,
duplicable actions that keep them in alignment with
their passion.
• Duplication happens when those you teach can teach
others what they learned with success.
7. REPLICATE THE CULTURE.
• dōTERRA has a culture of integrity that should be
passed on through you.
• Have a long-term vision that is always 20/20. That will
build strong organizations.
• Give back to those you serve, those who serve you, and
those in need.
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