Planting Seeds
Heather puts a huge emphasis on long-term vison . “ Everything we do plays a role in future success — not just short-term success . Sometimes we even have to sacrifice a short-term win if it means a bigger win down the road .”
This is what dōTERRA is all about for Heather — building for the future . “ This consistent , futurefocused mentality helps my leaders push through momentary struggles . I assure them that because they choose to show up time and time again , seeds are being planted that they ’ ll harvest one day !”
“ We ’ re grateful on a regular basis that we ’ re where we are with dōTERRA , working with the people we do . Our impact is so much deeper and extensive by being part of this company . The personal freedom we ’ d been seeking is becoming a reality .”— Heather Andersen
However , things didn ’ t go as expected . She explains , “ We had a study going with 300 people right when the US shut down in March 2020 . We thought we ’ d have loads of enrollments and tons of rank advancements . But when things shut down , many people lost their jobs and were afraid . They didn ’ t know if they ’ d have a paycheck , so they closed their wallets . Also , my skills were in home classes and parties , and people weren ’ t doing that at all . We had to pivot to virtual networking , trying to figure out how to connect with everyone and provide quality essential oil experiences . It was tough , but we just kept going . We tried different things . We didn ’ t quit . I worked tirelessly through the pandemic , plowing forward ( and through our savings ). There was no other option but for this business to work .”
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Looking back , Heather says , “ My expectations and timelines frustrated me , and I felt like things just weren ’ t working . Something I realize now is though your rank may not reflect forward movement , as long as you ’ re consistently working on your business , there ’ s real growth happening . I had no movement for a long time and then double rank advanced . The growth was there . I just wasn ’ t seeing it .”
All things considered , the growth of Heather ’ s business has been incredibly fast . She achieved Diamond in 18 months and qualified for both US Founders Club 2.0 and Blue Diamond only a year after that . Regardless of how fast you feel your business is or isn ’ t progressing , Heather offers this reminder : “ You ’ re doing better than you think you are . You ’ re moving forward , even if you can ’ t see it right now .”
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