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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS “Our polar opposite skill sets and strengths have been a complement to the business.” –Daniel Daniel & Isabel Calkins FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, USA Success through the Mess I allowed the business to pick back up sabel Calkins was already a health It was there that she realized that with helping Isabel with her dōTERRA coach when she was introduced nothing stood between her and the business and was especially helpful with to dōTERRA ® . She believed in natural success she saw other dōTERRA the numbers. After they reached Silver solutions; however, this was the first leaders achieving. Rank advancement and then Gold, he looked at their back time she saw real results from essential and financial freedom were possible for office and realized they had everything oils. While she was excited about her, too. She went home and decided in place to go straight to Diamond. the product, she wasn’t interested to work toward Silver. the time Isabel was the family’s main However, due to an outcrop of Meanwhile, after 25 years as a real challenges with their children, the estate broker and 18 years as a Calkins family’s final push to Diamond web-designer, Isabel’s husband, Daniel, took longer than anticipated. Daniel had developed an interest in network says, “Despite the struggle, we didn’t marketing opportunities. Up to this quit the business because we had point, he mostly stayed home with family problems. Everyone has those. Then, in 2014, interest in dōTERRA the youngest child, who has social Rather than continuing to grow at the products brought Isabel to convention. challenges. He got right onboard rate we had been, we stayed where we breadwinner, and her hands were already full with health coaching, her career as a flight attendant, and the Calkins’ four adopted children. dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2018 MENTAL HURDLES TO DIAMOND again once we were able to return our energy and focus to the business.” They managed to succeed, even through the in the business side of dōTERRA; at 18 were at. Thankfully, that maintenance difficulties and messiness of life. Isabel is originally from the Philippines 1 OVERCOME OBSTACLES. “Fear blocks anybody from success. Overcoming that is the number one thing that can take anybody wherever they want to go in this business. We work to lead people past those obstacles to a greater vision for themselves. We pinpoint anything that may be holding them back and bust through those so they can taste the success. Anyone can do this if they don’t set self- defeating limitations.” –Daniel 2 DON’T MAKE EXCUSES. “Life is messy and it’s going to get in the way. It’s easier to say, it’s not a good time to build a dōTERRA business because you’re dealing with something. Here’s the thing— even when you have life happening, you still have to go to work. You still have to show up. You can’t tell your employer you’re going through something so you can’t make it. We took the same approach. We still showed up for dōTERRA, even though it wasn’t ideal.” –Isabel 3 BELIEVE IN YOUR MIND. “It’s really about believing. All too often people get stuck in a rank because they don’t think they can be Diamond.” –Isabel “We had the Diamond mindset several months before we officially got the rank. Committing to that mindset empowered us to get the necessary skills, training, education, and experience to be Diamond.” –Daniel and three out of the Calkins’ four adopted children are also Filipino, so naturally this family has a deep-rooted desire to extend their influence for good to the Philippines. Because of the freedom and opportunity they found through dōTERRA, they can see their dream of doing missionary work in Filipino orphanages coming true. Speaking of their business, Isabel says, “It’s not about the money; it’s about knowing we can impact more people. We have a love for people and a mission that is bigger than ourselves.” Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com. doterra.com 19