new diamonds
Risk and opportunity are nothing new to
the Gates family. After graduation, Daren worked
as a stock broker and in real estate and land development. During this time, Daren was approached
several times by individuals seeking to share the
dōTERRA opportunity. However, each time he responded negatively, until the economic downturn
forced him to look elsewhere.
While trying to determine his new path, Daren
took a job in vending machine sales. Although
his position gave him financial stability, it wasn’t
very rewarding. Daren said, “It was during this
time, when my career was off track, that I became
more open to other opportunities. “ While traveling to Zion’s National Park, Daren was once again
approached with the dōTERRA opportunity. This
time, he agreed to attend a dōTERRA event.
During this event, Daren was introduced to Patrick
and Allyse Sedivy and David and Tammy Miller.
Despite Daren’s passive interest, they continued to
be persistent. When Daren finally decided to join,
he felt like he had missed out on a great opportunity by not doing so earlier. However, Crystelle
wouldn’t allow him to concentrate on the ‘what ifs.’
She said, “Daren stop moaning and complaining
because you d