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half years later, Aimee is still sober and was scheduled to teach a class with her resolved that alcohol has no place in builder, Aimee called and informed the where she is going next. leader that she couldn’t make it that night. As a result of her cleared mindset, Aimee noticed some of her downline exhibiting the same weaknesses of self-doubt that she had. One emerging builder in particular was “scared to use her own voice, believing that she didn’t know enough yet to take the leap and spread her own wings. She couldn’t see how skilled she was at bringing people together in a learning environment, and she was holding herself back from The shy builder taught all by herself for the first time, closing with 100 percent, and believing in herself. She texted Aimee, “I did it! I did it!” Thanks to the choices she made in her personal life, and the foundation of good leaders, friends, and family, Aimee is now able to take off. “An effective leader will teach you now to not need them,” Aimee believes. “Everything we need to succeed, sharing her message.” So, Aimee looked we already have, and an effective leader for opportunities to nudge this builder to will help us see that. I love seeing that the edge so she could take her own flying realization land in someone and they leap of freedom. One night, when Aimee take off. There is such freedom in that.” “I’ve often found that when we haven’t brought our family on board with our dōTERRA vision—hiding it, instead, until we’ve got something we think is ‘worth sharing’—that’s when we stretch ourselves too thin. We’re still trying to do all the things that we usually do while also growing this incredible business that could turn into freedom for our family, and it drains us. So, the first people you need to invite to join you in your business are your spouse and your family.”—Aimee Decaigny Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com. HOW TO AVOID STRETCHING TOO THIN Aimee Decaigny shows great insight into the worry about being stretched too thin. “I’m a believer in figuring what is really important when it comes to how we invest our time. I’m a believer in slowing down my ‘yes’ because I know that it means I will likely need to say ‘no’ somewhere else. I also believe that if we have too many goals we might be distracting ourselves from actually pursuing any of them.” What are some areas in your life that you often say ‘yes’ to and regret later? Think about the inverse: what areas of your life do you always have to say ‘no’ to when you’d rather say ‘yes’? Spend some time pondering this and discuss your thoughts with your loved ones. doterra.com 17