Leadership Magazines doTERRA Issue 35 Martin | Page 24

NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND
Briony Bird
DUBBO, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUS
PASSION M E E T S
PERSISTENCE
WHEN
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or Briony Bird, time has always
been a foe. Battling the clock and
scavenging for fragments of free
time felt like a daily struggle for this
dedicated mother with big dreams.
However, if her experience has taught
her anything, it is that priorities win
out at the end of the day. “If you want
something enough you will make the
time to make it happen.”
It was a particularly demanding time
in Briony’s life when she discovered
dōTERRA ® essential oils. A mom of
two, Briony was on maternity leave
from her teaching position. She found
herself sharing her new passion with
family and friends, and what began as
a product-discovery quickly blossomed
into a new business. Despite the
demands of life that pulled her in
various directions, Briony maintained
a laser focus on her priorities and
applied her time and energy to her
goals. After running her first workshop
in spring 2016, she achieved the rank
of Gold by the end of July.
Briony is the first to tell you that
that kind of persistence isn’t always
picture-perfect. “For those first six
months, I taught classes with my
babies attached to me and older
children running around. I was excited
about my opportunity to empower
mums with little kids, but building my
business wasn’t the only goal in my life.
My husband and I knew we wanted
another baby, and we had plans to
build an extension on our house. So,
I returned to my full-time teaching job
so we could secure our home loan.”
A year later, life hadn’t slowed down.
After completing Diamond Club in May
2017, Briony learned she was expecting
their third child. “I was working full-
time at a high-needs behaviour school,
travelling on the weekends to teach oil
classes, running my husband’s painting
company, and keeping our little girls
happy and healthy. On top of that, we
had just moved into our two-room
backyard shed so we could begin
extensive renovations on our home.
Life was crazy—and leaky. Every time
it rained our little shed flooded!”
Remarkably, Briony and her priorities
weathered the storms of that hectic
chapter of her family’s life. She had
made a goal to lead her team to
Diamond before her baby was born.
“I wanted to celebrate with my team
and show that any dream is possible.”
Reaching Diamond also gave her
the choice to return to her teaching
career after maternity leave. “Choice
is a beautiful thing,” Briony says.
“I would love for everyone to have
the choice to do what makes them
smile every day. This is what keeps
me going. I want parents—especially
mums—to have choice. Those early
years with our children are so special
and so fleeting. Life will always be
busy, but if you prioritize what is most
important for you and your family, stay
persistent, follow your passions, and
teach with purpose, every one of
your dreams is achievable.”
REGAINING MOMENTUM
Getting back into full dōTERRA swing after the birth of my
third baby was more difficult than I had expected. However,
I knew it could be done; I just had to get in and do it. These
three habits helped me regain momentum:
1 Teach several classes every month
2 Connect with new and existing contacts every day.
3 Be persistent and consistent.
“’Busy’ is just a word. To ‘be too busy’ or ‘not have enough time’ is just an excuse. We all have
the same amount of time in a day—24 hours, 1440 minutes, 864,000 seconds. What makes us all
different is what we choose to do with that time.”—Briony Bird
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2018
Image by Nicole McGuire Photography
Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com.
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