NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND
As an international wife and mother for the past 23 years, Victoria Plekenpol looks for businesses and charities that are flexible, mobile, and let her work with purpose. Because her husband, David, has an international business career, the family has lived all over the world, including their current home, China— where Victoria’ s dōTERRA story begins.
Traveling through Shenzhen, China, David Plekenpol connected with an old friend from Shanghai who introduced him to dōTERRA. David knew immediately that Victoria would love dōTERRA, and he was right.
dōTERRA was exactly what Victoria was looking for. A global company that appeals to her health conscious lifestyle, dōTERRA allows her to live her busy life while working from wherever she is. She says,“ dōTERRA essential oils fit perfectly into my wellness philosophy, and I quickly found dozens of ways to incorporate them into my daily life. My family and I saw the benefits immediately. I honestly was frustrated that no one had shared this gift with me years ago.”
Drawing from her years of direct sales experience and extensive global relationships, Victoria laid the foundation for her global team. This process took a lot of patience and diligence. At the time, dōTERRA was very new to China, which made starting the business challenging. She says,“ I had to get creative. My motto became,‘ Let’ s just figure this out!’ I started reaching out to our local office in China, and when they saw the flurry of activity, they were immediately a huge support system for me. I can pick up the phone anytime and know I will have someone who will roll up their sleeves and help me. I have peace of mind knowing I am not alone on this journey.”
Along with the support of her leaders, Victoria’ s family has also always encouraged her. David became the Chief Financial Officer of her business, helping her develop a robust financial strategy, giving her the freedom to pour her passion into her business more fully. Her three children, Regan, Garrett, and Kailin, actively use the oils, and her two oldest children eagerly share the benefits of
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essential oils in their daily lives and within their academic communities. Together, they love and live the dōTERRA lifestyle.
Victoria has found a home with dōTERRA— she can be there for her family, travel the world, and do something greater than herself. She can take her youngest to school and pick her up, and in between, go out and share the healthy, life-changing products she believes in. And not only is she sharing her beliefs, but, as she says, she is realizing her white-hot Why— orphan care. She says,“ There are 160 million known orphans in the world. I truly feel that it’ s my mission to help these children. We have an adopted daughter, Kailin, and she is such a precious gift to our family. Every child deserves a chance to be loved and be part of a family.” With the help of her dōTERRA business, Victoria and her husband have built the financial resources to support the cause of orphan care, and every day Victoria’ s Why is motivating and inspiring her to do her best because the outcome is a ripple effect that is changing the world.
ADOPTION AWARENESS & SUPPORTING ORPHANS IN NEED
When we moved to Shanghai, I joined a group of women who made regular visits to a local orphanage. Words cannot describe the impact of seeing these abandoned children, all searching for parents, family, and love. I felt an overwhelming sense of responsibility to do something.
Since that moment, my husband and I have had the amazing opportunity to organize fundraising concerts for adoption awareness, to help create foundations to support orphan surgeries, and to donate toys and clothing to orphans in need. We have even worked with the dōTERRA Healing Hands Foundation™ for one of our projects. Each opportunity has filled our hearts with more love for those we could help and has inspired us to press forward in this passion.
During this time, our oldest daughter Regan also inspired us to think about adopting a child, and, a few years later, Kailin joined our family. She has brought more love, joy, and laughter into our entire family than we could have ever imagined. We are so grateful to have her in our lives.
I wish for other families to realize this same joy through the gift of adoption. This is my Why for building my dōTERRA business. I dream about writing huge checks to these life-changing organizations to help families that are financially challenged pursue this great opportunity. The scale is immense and the task is seemingly overwhelming, but it is my hope to help these beautiful, precious children find their forever families.
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