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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS

Andrea Fernandez and Juan Brenes

PEMBROKE PINES , FLORIDA , USA

An Endurance Race

When Andrea reached Gold , she felt stuck . Though she was working more than ever , she was having trouble surpassing Gold , even going back to Silver at one point . She remembers , “ I was giving 100 percent , but I felt like there was nothing else I could do . At that point , I felt like quitting was the easiest way out .”

Andrea turned to her upline , who gave her support and motivated her not to give up on all the hard work she ’ d already put into building her business . But it was the words of Andrea ’ s husband , Juan , that she still remembers to this day . “ My husband has always been my rock , my support , my coach , my motivator and backstage partner in my dōTERRA ® business ” she says . “ He reminded me that my mission with dōTERRA is written on my heart .” Juan told Andrea , “ We don ’ t quit when things get tough , we pray , rise up , and pull through . Don ' t quit on your downline , who believe in you and trust you . Don ' t quit on your upline , who invests so much time and energy in you .” Andrea recalls , “ Listening to my husband reminded me of why I started this
journey and made me realize I couldn ’ t give up .”
Though it would ’ ve been easier to quit , Andrea is grateful for her husband ’ s words of wisdom . She kept going , with her mission still strong in her heart . “ I decided not to quit . I figured , if dōTERRA was my purpose in life , I ’ d better do it right . I ’ d better make it work .”
But deciding not to quit was only the first hurdle . Andrea found that she had to make several adjustments in her business and have a lot of patience and
18 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JAN | FEB | MAR 2021 * Results not typical . Average earnings are less . See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra . com .