OVERCOMING “PINTEREST MOMENTS”
A critical concept Sarah has
learned and passed along to her
team and customers is overcoming
“Pinterest moments”—those online
glimpses into someone’s life, all
glitzed and glamorized. “So often
we compare social media to our
reality, and it’s simply not the
case,” Sarah says emphatically.
“We assume that’s what others’
lives are really like and wonder why
ours aren’t like that. ‘Why am I not
the perfect mom? Why am I not
as successful as that builder or as
pretty as that Diamond?’”
Sarah works to limit such
comparisons in her business and
her life, remembering that “social
media is a compilation of ‘Pinterest
moments’ that people want us to
see. None of them represent reality,
and comparing ourselves, whether
you’re just starting to build a
business or are a seasoned veteran,
will rob you of joy and even identity.
So don’t—your journey is your own.”
then that’s the direction I need to
push. I have always come out better
by working through the fear.”
After less than two years of building,
Sarah hit Diamond—while living in
Korea—but one of her greatest fears
came to fruition. “I was accused of only
doing my dōTERRA business and had
put my family on the back-burner. It hurt.
It was a harsh truth,” Sarah says sadly.
“I thought of stopping my business—
orders, enrolling, everything—but after
talking with my husband, we decided to
keep going.”
With her decision, she and her business
continued to grow. “Teaching especially
fueled me forward. After teaching more
classes, I knew deep down that the
words I’d heard weren’t about me—
though I did need to do more with my
family. I used the tools I developed to
make sure that, even while teaching
five to eight classes a week, I was still
helping my kids and husband feel loved
and doing things with them: day-to-day
activities, special bedtime routines, and
a date night at least once a month.”
Looking back, Sarah doesn’t regret her
decision to stick with dōTERRA. “I was terrified
that going ‘all in’ with my business
would hurt my family and that the balance
would be impossible, but it’s been quite
the opposite. The balance is a struggle,
yes, but it has helped our family’s relationships
and brought us together in a way
that would’ve never been possible before.”
Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com.
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