Leadership Magazines doTERRA Issue 33 Barrus | Page 148

NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS

Kevin & Amanda Rahija

YORK , ONTARIO , CAN

A SURVIVOR ’ S STRENGTH

At age 29 , Amanda Rahija ’ s life was turned upside-down by a serious health concern . She had thought she was living a healthy lifestyle , but now she made major changes in her diet and lifestyle to help her body be healthier . During this journey , she heard about essential oils but never tried them .

Several years later , Amanda was a survivor of her health concern and still interested in any kind of healthy living when she attended her first dōTERRA ® class . After doing some research , she enrolled . As she learned more and experimented with the oils , over time she found they complemented her natural lifestyle .
Still , every time her upline asked if she wanted to do the business , Amanda told her no . She was a social worker and had a stressful job as a supervisor of foster homes across southern Ontario . She says , “ To be honest , I didn ’ t want to add something else to my plate .” Eventually , she caved and agreed to hold a class . When 10 people enrolled , she got excited and became an active sharer of the oils .
When the company Amanda worked for restructured , she found herself in the job market . Despite other job offers , she decided this was her chance to take her dōTERRA business to the next level . She says , “ My only regret was I didn ’ t do this sooner . After my health setback , I wanted my life to be normal and easy . I wanted to go back to doing the things that I enjoyed . But there were so many things inside me , that I learned through my experiences , and I felt I needed to share .” Through her dōTERRA business , Amanda felt she was able to take her experience and channel it into helping others live healthier lives .
Amanda ’ s husband , Kevin , was fully supportive of her decision , though he had doubts . She says , “ This was my driving force in the beginning . I needed to prove to myself and to Kevin that I could do something I loved each day and that it would replace my former paycheck .” She participated in Diamond Club twice and through lots of hard work was able to reach Diamond .
“ Since my health problem , I have come to believe that everything happens in life for a reason ,” Amanda says , “ and we either take that experience and find the positives and make an impact , or we ignore the messages that life is giving us . I chose to listen and be a positive light in the world .”
HOW TO FIND BUILDERS
Build up sharers
“ I hit the rank of Diamond with me building dōTERRA full time with my team of beautiful sharers . I believe all we need is a group of people who want to share and find others that want to share . I always ask people to share and host a class and offer the opportunity to make at least a little money , and if they want , more .”
Invest and inspire
“ I believe strong leaders will emerge if you keep investing in them and inspiring them to dream . It ’ s my job to keep putting myself out there to find those people , connect , and build relationships so they want to do what I do . It brings me so much joy to see my leaders in their element of joy and loving what they are doing .”
Support action
“ I pour my heart and time into those who are taking action at any given moment and support these people to reach their goals . It motivates them to keep going , while allowing others the rest or time they need . It also keeps me working within a realm of positive energy . I don ’ t feel like I am pushing or forcing people .”
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