Leadership Magazines Leadership Magazine Issue 16 | Page 50

NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS Eddie & Angela Villa Blessing in Disguise “Once you accept the fact that you are a network marketing professional, your fear of telling people about this business goes out the door.” I had failed. I didn’t want to do my business anymore. What I didn’t realize is that although I didn’t rank advance, I had met my biggest leader. In four or five months, my volume doubled. At the time I didn’t see the momentum I had created.” She’s realized since then that she has to look at success from all angles, not just rank. “Every obstacle can change you, make you stronger, and grow your business, if you let it. Obstacles are really blessings in disguise.” Angela went on to do Diamond Club two more times, and after the third time she hit Diamond. Now, the Villas can say they went from unemployment to making six figures a year. Angela says, “We literally went from being supported by our church and our parents for food, bills, and rent, to four years later living in FITTING IN BUSINESS WITH FAMILY 1 2 3 our dream home. We’re able to give back to everyone in our business without thinking about it.” Beyond the financial A 50 changes, Angela has also seen a big fter Angela Villa’s husband, Eddie, more. She had been raised in a family Twenty-six days after moving to Utah, lost his job in California, they that made their living from network Eddie lost his job again, and Angela moved to Utah for work. They just marketing, so she knew this kind of knew that dōTERRA had come into their stronger person. I believe in myself and happened to move into the house business worked. She says, “I had just lives at the perfect time. They worked in other people. I have invested more next door to Blue Diamonds Wade and never found a product that I could talk hard and got to Silver in six months, in myself than I ever have before, and Laura Holbrook. It wasn’t long before openly about and be passionate about. then stayed there for almost two years. I believe now that you are the best the Holbrooks had introduced the Villas Now, I’ve found my fit. I found something Angela participated in Diamond Club and investment that you could ever make. to dōTERRA essential oils and Angela that I was super excited about because it finished in the top 10, but didn’t rank If you believe and inve st in yourself, had an experience that made her want was actually helping my family.” advance. She says, “In my perspective, you will see success.” dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 difference in herself. “I have become a more confident, more outgoing, and 4 5 6 FIT IT TO YOU. “Women go through seasons in their lives, and dōTERRA allows women to be in any season and still be successful. dōTERRA will custom-fit to your life. Don’t change your life for dōTERRA.” FIND 15 MINUTES. “Just find the time. This business can be built in 15-minute increments by sharing an oil or making a phone call. Those 15 minutes add up.” SET BOUNDARIES. “When it’s time to be with the kids, we have blackout sessions at our house. From 6 PM to bedtime, we shut down our phones. Because I’ve set those boundaries, my team knows their messages will wait.” ESTABLISH TIMES. “Learn to run your business and don’t let it run you. Establish times in your day where you’re active in your business, and then when you’re active with your family.” HAVE DATE NIGHT. “Date night is nonnegotiable for us. Every weekend we find a sitter and we never miss—and talking business is off limits.” INVOLVE THE FAMILY. “During Diamond Club, you have to expect an unbalanced lifestyle. Get your family onboard. My kids knew mom was going to be missing in action for a while and they cheered me on.” www.doterra.com 51