NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND
Pam Waldron
MILLVILLE, UTAH, USA
SLOW AND STEADY
WINS RACE
THE
Pam Waldon first hit Diamond in
2015. She hit it again the next
month. Then Pam didn’t hit Diamond
again for four years. After trying to
rebuild her fourth leg unsuccessfully,
she realized that it was time to start
over. She says, “I didn’t want to start
over. I was stubborn. I remember
expressing my frustration to Emily
Wright, and she said to me, ‘Slow
and steady wins the race.’” Pam
took those words to heart and
began a slow and steady four-year
build back up to Diamond.
Pam was determined to build a
foundation that wouldn’t crumble
and to learn from previous mistakes.
However, she refused to let “I should
have this” or “I should have that” bog
her down. “It’s too hard to play the
‘should have’ game. Everything—
including the mistakes, mishaps, and
perceived failures—has been part of
my journey. Had I not learned some
valuable lessons along the way, I
wouldn’t have found the leaders that I
have today. Often what we perceive as
a mistake or an error actually becomes
a gift for the future!” There is only one
thing she wishes she’d known from day
one: “Be all in!”
In the story of the tortoise and the
hare, the tortoise never stops trying. He
wins the race with his slow and steady
determination. When Pam reflects on
this story, she always adds something
to it: “We have to remember that the
tortoise doesn’t proceed forward
without sticking out his neck. I had to
learn to stick my neck out a little more. I
had to get out of my head and listen to
my inner spirit that guides me for good.
One day, I was sitting in a kitchen and
sharing my heart and impression with
a friend (from my chicken list even). She
said yes to joining me in the business.
She’s now my fourth Silver, who proudly
helped me get back to Diamond.”
At the end of the day, however, “it
actually isn’t a race at all.” Pam says,
“Too many times we’re comparing our
businesses to those around us and the
speed at which they grow. This isn’t a
race. It’s an experience. It’s a journey
of self-development, and no one’s
journey looks exactly like anybody
else’s. If it’s been a while since you
hit the rank you desire, don’t give
up. Keep moving forward. As long
as you don’t stop, it will come.”
A QUOTE THAT INSPIRED PAM AND MAY INSPIRE YOU
“
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing
is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded
genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has
solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
”
—Calvin Coolidge
Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com.
48 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I APR | MAY | JUN 2020