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NEW Sondra Verva RA O E R ND dōT NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND DIA M Gilbert, ARIZONA, USA “There are so many different ways to do this business and still achieve the same goal of helping share dōTERRA with others and provide an income for those that want to do the business.” FIND YOUR Style S “My son loves using the products. He recommends them to people. I love that he wants to share dōTERRA with others.” In her efforts to reach Diamond, she quickly saw the value of participating in and preparing for Diamond Club. She tells her leaders to prepare by setting a goal to hit Premier in June and by getting four or five people in areas at least 75 miles away participating in dōTERRA to have people to visit when Diamond Club ondra Verva has discovered that there are comes around. “Know what you need to many different ways to build a successful have, plan for that, and put those things dōTERRA business. She says, “One person’s style in place. Start looking at your smaller may work for them, but it may not always work goals before your big goal of doing for you.” Sometimes her style doesn’t work for Diamond Club.” She knows Diamond her leaders, so she tells them to learn from other Club is an amazing opportunity that people who have been successful as well. made a difference in her business. She has seen that dōTERRA promotes crossline camaraderie, which allows every IPC to learn from everyone else. “Many leaders want to help others, no matter who they are or whose team they are on. I just love that there is so much that has been shared on how to be an effective leader. Everyone Different Ways to Share is willing to allow you to come and learn.” She helps her team by letting them know where to find the resources that are available to them. Sondra worked with another network marketing company for many years before she was intro- Use social media: “Everyone complains about how sick they are on Facebook. I comment on these posts, tell them I have an essential oil they could use, offer a sample, and leave a link to my business page. That way, everyone else who leaves a comment on the post will see it. I’ve gotten a lot of business that way, just by putting the information out there.” duced to dōTERRA by Diane Shephard. Diane had Listen to people: “Keep your ears open in every situation you’re in, whether it be a restaurant, a grocery store, or been her upline in the other network marketing at lunch. It could be with people you know or people you don’t, who have an issue they are talking about. Be willing to company and knew what her perspective offer a free sample to somebody. Don’t throw up dōTERRA on them, but gently let them know you have something that would be. “She was the right person to contact might work.” me about dōTERRA. I probably wouldn’t have listened to anyone else. I wasn’t looking for natural products, but she knew how to relate to me.” Her interest was piqued by the opportunity of the business, and then, as she used the oils, she saw what a difference they made in her life. After that, she put her all into sharing them with everyone. “This is something that is so essential to every single person’s life. They will use it for the rest of their lives. I feel like I can make a significant difference. I can see changes in people’s lives.” 46 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I Spring 2014 Offer free oils: “I do a drawing for free oils every month, and I always carry drawing slips with me. I tell people that if they give me their information, I’ll enter them in the drawing. People love free stuff and that way you’ve got their infor