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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS other areas of their life so Kimberly could focus more on the business. Steve & Kimberly Milousis Kimberly says, “It wasn’t an easy decision for him to come home from work. Our income from dōTERRA at that point was not enough to support our family. Getting Rid of Plan B We had the choice of either him going back to work, which would hinder my business, or cashing in on our savings. We chose the latter, even though it was the more risky option. That may not be the right decision for everyone, but in our case it was a better investment.” And now, it has. She says, “Out of all After almost losing their marriage once before, Steve and Kimberly have learned the importance of getting rid of plan B, and the same applies to dōTERRA. Kimberly says, “You have to get rid of the thinking that if this doesn’t work, at least I haven’t given too much and I can still get out. You have to be all in in order for it to manifest into something bigger.” don’t know if I changed anybody’s life. those years of doing corporate tax, I But now, every single day, in small and big ways, we have the opportunity to change someone’s life for real.” They’ve enjoyed being able to work together as a family and contribute to causes that are important to them. “We love the ability to offer people hope.” A fter their fourth child was born, Kimberly Milousis left her job as a tax specialist to stay home with her children. To make up for the lost income, she and her husband, Steve, were working with a real estate agent to flip houses. Their real estate agent’s wife, Holly Lo, was the third person to tell them about essential oils. Getting a little tired of hearing about it, Kimberly finally decided to buy oils from a different company through another friend. She thought that would be the end of it, but Holly said her oils were different— they were from dōTERRA. Kimberly had always been interested in natural health care, but had never connected the dots between that and essential oils. She says, “When I finally understood all that you could do with essential oils, my eyes were opened.” She started doing research about the different essential oil companies, and decided to buy some oils from dōTERRA so she could compare. Ultimately, she decided dōTERRA was the better route. Holly then invited her to a business meeting, and from the beginning Kimberly and Steve saw it as a great opportunity. Steve had had bad experiences with other network marketing companies in the past, but he could see that dōTERRA was special. He says, “I saw that the product does not need to be pushed and this was a very doable, tremendous opportunity. It was a no-brainer for me right off the bat.” Around when Kimberly reached Gold, Steve was able to leave his job to take care of the 40 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 “I find that sharing the dōTERRA business opportunity comes naturally out of having a love and concern for people to find financial healing. It’s easy to share because there’s so much hope.” –Kimberly How to make a six-figure income as an accountant: How to make a six-figure income with dōTERRA: ¾ Get top marks in school to get into your program. ¾ Spend a few hundred dollars to sign up and get a kit. ¾ Pay tens of thousands of dollars to attend the university. ¾ Take four days’ worth of tests that have a 60 percent pass rate. ¾ Share, hold classes, and enroll. ¾ Duplicate that to others. ¾ Never quit. ¾ Work long, hard hours in the industry for 20 years. “This is basically a 30-year plan with a lot of work and a very low rate of success.” “In a year and a few months, I’ve replaced my income as a tax specialist with dōTERRA and it’s something that I can teach other people to do.” www.doterra.com 41