DIAMOND CLUB SPOTLIGHTS
Chrystelle Zimmerman Lake Elsinore, California, USA
CHALLENGE TO TRIUMPH
“ If anyone is on the fence about participating in Diamond Club, just do it. Diamond Club will have an impact on your business well into the future, long after Diamond Club is over.”
After observing a few Diamond leaders, Chrystelle Zimmerman realized that they all had something in common— Diamond Club. Chrystelle was no stranger to the idea of joining Diamond Club; in fact, she had contemplated it before. But with her two children at home and“ what ifs” creeping into her mind, making the choice to participate in Diamond Club was difficult. She says,“ I had to push past those limiting beliefs from the get-go and not let them stand a chance.” Knowing that Diamond Club would lead her from a stagnant business to a thriving one, Chrystelle finally made the leap.
It wasn’ t too long into the Diamond Club season that Chrystelle was face-to-face with her first major challenge. After a hit-and-run accident, Chrystelle’ s vehicle was totaled, leaving her with no car and doubts about whether she would make it to her classes 500 miles away scheduled for that week.
In her moment of hardship, she says,“ A fellow Diamond Club member, who was not even on my team, gave me her car to use for the week. She filled it with gas, placed a batch of fresh-baked cookies on the front seat, and left me a note that read,‘ Keep going.’” This generous act, along with the support of her family, team, account managers, and fellow Diamond Club participants, motivated her to keep pushing for success. It’ s easy to find reasons
to quit, but those who choose to let go of excuses and believe it is possible, like Chrystelle, will always find miracles along the path.
Chrystelle also found that preparing for Diamond Club was crucial to her progress throughout the program. In her planning month, she utilized her time by calling the leaders on her team to strategize and set up as many classes as she could physically do. When Chrystelle began to worry about where her future classes would come from, she says,“ One of my mentors said these words to me: Leaders will emerge from your organization whom you haven’ t met yet. That resonated with me, and she was right. I thought I was going to these new towns to support the leader, when in fact, brand new builders under those leaders started stepping up and stepping out. You never know who at your classes is watching and waiting for the chance to see if they could do it too. Leaders will emerge!”
Since Chrystelle began Diamond Club, she has seen numerous positive effects in her business. She says,“ Because of Diamond Club, my team’ s monthly enrollments doubled, leaders grew, organizational volume increased by 20 percent, and I hit Diamond— which resulted in my income doubling. There is no doubt in my mind that I hit Diamond because of Diamond Club.”
28 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2017