Ready
FOR
THE
Journey
“I believe that having integrity and how you treat people matters. This is a relationship
business, and we invest in peoples’ lives for their benefit. We are just fortunate enough
to have a front row seat to watch their journey.” —Krista Melendez
F
ive years ago, Krista Melendez was a healthy home, but also I wanted to an annual essential oil education
sick of her family not feeling well. supplement our income. I knew that if event called ‘Oil Up’ for our local oil
She found dōTERRA ® in her quest to I worked hard, I would get there.” Krista community.” As Krista focused on
improve her family’s health. “Our home set her sights on Diamond rank early on, guiding her leaders, preparing them
had struggled with health issues, and I and their oil community grew quickly. to take their own journeys, Krista got
was tired. I attended my first dōTERRA
class, and I began oiling everyone in my
home. I felt so empowered as a mom
because my kids were getting well and
staying that way. Other moms in my
circle needed to know.” Little did she
know that using the oils was just getting
her ready for a grand adventure. With
her husband’s support, Krista began
building a team.
“I was truly inspired by all of these
amazing, humble leaders who lived a life
“The growth was phenomenal and
quite a shock,” Krista explains. “However,
I never expected what happened next.
It stalled. I was stuck at Platinum for
a year and a half.” Several leaders
quit, forcing Krista to start new legs
and rebuild legs of her business. Even
though these were less than desirable
circumstances, Krista kept pressing
forward. “We might as well do our best
to be our best every day,” she vowed as
she committed to helping her leaders.
closer to the dream of her own.
Krista christened her team "Vision"
to help them fix their eyes on their
destination so obstacles wouldn’t
distract them. “Your vision guides
you and keeps you pressing on,” she
told them. “Together as a team, we
successfully qualified as Diamond
after three and a half years of building.”
Krista knew that “it is a whole team that
grows to Diamond rank, but it starts
with a leader who has vision.” Through
of freedom and gave back generously “I looked carefully at what my leaders the vision of her business, Krista has
because they could. I decided I wanted needed and tried to provide them had an opportunity to change lives,
to have that financial freedom too with opportunities to grow. I taught including her own. “I am incredibly
so that I could also give. The joy that team classes regularly, offered weekly grateful for this journey as it has taught
comes from giving puts purpose in my mentoring sessions, monthly leadership me so much about myself and the
life. I wanted to not only give my family trainings, annual team retreats, and leader I want to be.”
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR JOURNEY?
Krista Melendez says, “The path to Diamond is for everyone ready to take
the journey.” How are you prepping for your journey, whatever the final
destination is that you have in mind? Create a packing list of the tools you
will need for your own personal journey.
Here’s a sample packing list for a Diamond’s Journey:
• Ask your upline for advice about navigating the trail
• Get the proper equipment—oils, calendar, class location, resources
• Study the Sales Guide intensely
• Check in with your downline often to see how they’re doing
• Bring friends and family along for the ride
Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com.
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