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NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND Amanda DiBiase WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA, USA I " Grit and Vision struggled in the beginning!” But Amanda had unflinching what her future could be drove her Amanda remembers. “I was the girl determination and focus. She had onward. “My desire for a better life for with a full class calendar but very few started her dōTERRA business with my family fueled my passion to keep attended classes. More often than not, the goal of quitting her full-time job working toward a time when I could people wouldn’t show up, and that was and spending more quality time with build my business full time. Honestly, her family. Aware of her weaknesses, quitting was never an option for me. hard.” Equally as discouraging, Amanda expected her downline to share her vision for rapid growth. “I also found myself pushing new builders who weren’t ready to be pushed. It took time to develop the skills necessary to be a good educator and leader. This ® Amanda leveraged her strengths to remain consistent in her efforts and pursue personal development. “Certainly, there were times when I had to leave home and miss events, but in those moments I remembered something As she poured herself into her efforts, at Natalie Goddard shared with my team: first it seemed to Amanda that she was ‘Leave your children for a moment so spreading herself very thin. She juggled other children can know what yours was the first time I had ever stepped her office job, her responsibilities at know.’ I play that back often, and every away from a 9 to 5 structure, and I had home, and her goals with her dōTERRA single time I go where I am needed, I am a lot to learn.” business; however, Amanda’s faith in always glad I made the choice I did.” Through her grit and vision, Amanda eventually M E N T O R S H I P M AT T E R S stepped away from her full-time job; she was free to be with her loved ones and pursue her passion as a dōTERRA leader. “Once I make a decision, I am all in,” she says. “I am all in. I firmly believe that what you focus on expands, and what you put into the universe is a powerful, powerful thing. If you focus on the negative, you’ll always see it. But if you focus on the positive, you’ll be amazed by all the gifts around you— even in the midst of struggle!” “When I have my mind set on something, I live it, I breathe it, and I put it on my mirror, on my phone, and on my vision board until it comes to be.” 22 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 Images by Blencoe & Co. Photographic Arts Sometimes you have to loan out your confidence in your builders until they can believe in themselves. Talking through situations and asking good questions is helpful to them and you. When I was new to leadership, I used to dump information on new builders, thinking if they just did what I said, I knew they would be successful. But people have to find the answers for themselves, which is why asking great questions (and waiting for them to answer) is super important. Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com. doterra.com 23