Leadership Magazines doTERRA Issue 39A Hsiung | Page 30

NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND Megan Winfrey LIVINGSTON, MONTANA, USA BIRTHING A BUSINESS “This business is all about service and growth in ways that are hard and messy, but rewarding all at the same time.”—Megan Winfrey I n January 2016, Megan and her and laughter. All were sharing the joyful She teaches her team that the activities husband Ross sold their home to moments with smiling kids to the hard they do in this business can be live adventurously in their camper with times of crying babies and feelings of copied, but authenticity cannot. “Your their 18-month-old and four-year-old. failure along with the oils they used to authenticity will attract people looking Shortly after the move, they found out get through it. for hope and a connection because Megan’s friends would say, “When you It was through this group that Megan it in ourselves and we have it in those birthed the twins, you birthed your accidentally stumbled upon something amazing brown bottles. We are the business into what it was truly meant important—authenticity. “From a place vessels that are blessed to share these to become.” of vulnerability, I began to realize we oils with the world.” Megan was pregnant with twins. Later, Before the twins were born, Megan hadn’t utilized Facebook to build her business. With their arrival, she created a Facebook group specifically for BOGOs that was a huge success. The online platform gave her flexibility and a feasible way to share her life of being a mom with a unique living situation, and 30 all feel alone. Vulnerability provides a connection for people. We all have fears we must overcome. Mine was a fear I couldn’t be a good wife, mom, and leader all at the same time. You too will battle your own fears of unworthiness in your journey. But when you come home to the people who make your we have what they’re seeking. We have Through authenticity, the team is developing their business muscles and learning to walk together. “I don’t have it all figured out,” Megan is quick to say. “I’m still learning how to lead authentically and be confident in that while showing my team we don’t always know, or have it all figured out. the oils that helped her cope with the heart beat, you will be renewed through stressors of life, to the group. It grew the assurance that you are you, and there is always a plan we cannot see, from a page about BOGOs to a tight- someone is waiting for you to answer and we can grow in ways we cannot knit group filled with tears, mistakes, their prayers.” yet imagine.” dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2019 I think that’s okay because I’ve learned Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra.com.