NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
Katrina & Matthew Potter
BRIDGEPORT, NEW YORK, USA
Flourishing as Yourself
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remember sitting in my living room with Katrina has been practicing emotional
the crippling fear of over-sharing a intelligence both within herself and within
message, and that if I exposed my voice, her marriage. “In a season of business
people would judge me,” says Katrina. “I growth, I was experiencing frustration
avoided crucial conversations because of within my marriage. I had just finished
this fear. I lived this way for a few years in my Diamond Club while taking care of
business. Ultimately, I fell flat on my face and my newborn. My husband and I were
realized I had to deal with my own judgement,
which is far more intimidating. Being so
caught up in that fear of what others thought
of me presented missed opportunities to
change lives. But I am not alone in that fear,
and now as a leader, I am able to help others
work through that same obstacle.”
our pivotal shift, and I realized I hadn’t
shared my why with him. We established
a mutual ground in our why, sacrifices,
and goals. We set a whiteboard calendar
in our kitchen where we write any
business and family events. It allows
us to visualize the sacrifices we need
Something Katrina teaches her leaders to make, but also keeps a strong level
is that one of the most challenging of togetherness. This communication
components of being a business owner changed everything because we
is knowing when to listen to your own became a team. Now I share my why
inner dialogue and when to tune it out. with those around me so we can meet
“At times, the chatter can be draining,” on mutual ground and allow a space
Katrina warns. “I had to figure out how to
rise above this chatter so I could fully step
into the person I really am, creating a deep
and comfortable connection with my true
self. But overcoming this obstacle hasn’t
been easy. For so long I made myself ‘busy’
so I wouldn’t have to be aware. I had to
set aside feelings of guilt to focus on my
personal development by creating a routine
of reading, journaling, and coaching. I like
to begin each day with a ‘body scan’ where I
close my eyes and mentally scan my body to
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exhausted and in survival mode. This was
for communication.”
Katrina felt like she had to play all roles
at once: wife, mother, friend, mentor,
businessperson. “The amount of
stress that brought into my life was
crazy,” she admits. Once she started
reflecting on how her strengths could
provide fuel and motivation to her
life, though, she appreciated the
growing opportunities to rally against
stress and perfectionism. “This
business allows all personalities a
identify anything emotional or physical I’m chance to flourish. I may not be
holding on to. Then I work on releasing it. perfect, but with the growth, I am
This allows me to journal about something better than I was yesterday. And for
specific or grab a target oil.” me, that’s perfect.”
dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I MAY / JUNE 2019
“Being an effective leader doesn’t
mean you have it all figured out. It
means you know how to roll with the
punches.”—Katrina Potter
Images by Bekah Ritt Photography and Brianne & Nate Hovey