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Listen and Connect W hen Valerieann Giovanni first away. The compensation plan matched they need and how dōTERRA can fill that smelled the dōTERRA essential the quality of the oils! Once I saw that, I need.” With this method, it’s hard to get jumped in with both feet.” rejected, because she listens and shows oils, she says it was “like I’d been reconnected with an old friend.” Today, Valerieann’s financial worries She immediately fell in love with the that she cares. are gone, and best of all, “I’m able oils, but went to her first dōTERRA event determined to never do another multi-level marketing business. With her team, she focuses on finding to financially support my children’s out what their “why” is—their dreams dreams.” She credits her achievements and their deeper desires. “What is it that in dōTERRA to her ability to develop is motivating them to do what they’re For several years, Valerieann had relationships. She says, “The success of doing? What is it that has already gotten struggled financially. She sometimes my business has been primarily created them through their hard times? There’s had to scrape change together to buy by one-on-one connections I made with always a deeper dream that people food for her and her children. As a people. It’s been those people that I’ve have or a deeper love that’s fueling their single mom, she had just started to personally spent time with that have fire. If I can connect with their deeper dig herself out of a financial hole with made the difference.” reasons for doing dōTERRA, and find her private practice as a rapid-eye For Valerieann, it’s important to technician, “But, I was still a long way genuinely connect with people before from where I wanted to be and that’s when I was invited to a dōTERRA event.” she ever introduces them to dōTERRA. a way to help them live their dream and keep it alive for them, then they succeed.” “I listen to them, ask them questions, Helping others is Valerieann’s passion, At the event, Valerieann was introduced and get to know them—their life, and she’s been able to accomplish that to the dōTERRA compensation plan what they love, what’s working, and and more with dōTERRA. She says, and had a change of heart about the what’s not. By the time I’m presenting “Everybody was born to live the life they business. She says, “I was so blown dōTERRA, I already know what it is that imagine and through dōTERRA, you can.” How to motivate your team members: Hear about their life and their dreams and what’s going on. Ask questions and listen. Find out what is getting in their way. Most people already know what the next step is, but something is keeping them  from doing it. Talk about what their obstacle is, and work them through it. “When they’re heard, when I listen empathetically, and  when I’m there for them, they are able to move past that fear and they’re able to take the step forward.” www.doterra.com 45