Leadership Magazines Issue 17 Scott & Rhonda Ford | Page 16

NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND Natalie Harris “I’m very grateful that I listened to my heart and followed it by doing this business.” OREM, UTAH, USA O ne day, Natalie Harris was at the Natalie started out with the goal to much fun. We realized that sometimes gym and started a conversation reach Platinum to help Allyse reach you’ve got to stop, go back, and have a with Allyse Sedivy, who she hadn’t Double Presidential Diamond. In 10 real life. We all love it, we just needed met before. Natalie was a real months, Natalie hit Diamond for the to make it more fun and relaxing and estate agent and Allyse needed one first time, but then a lot happened in make sure to take time for ourselves.” for a negotiation on a property that her life that slowed her business down. morning. By that afternoon, Allyse She says, “Even with everything that had, as Natalie puts it, “dōTERRA-ized” her. She says, “Like everyone else, I that I’ll make it to Presidential Diamond multilevel marketing company. But, 16 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2015 lives. Though she went full time with dōTERRA in February of this year, Natalie still has not replaced her real once I saw the compen­sation plan I At one point, Natalie and her team soon she will exceed it, and it will be realized that they were hitting it residual. She says, “I thought I was too hard and they needed to take a coming into this business for the money. were just screaming that this works. “We joy our way to joy.” –Abraham Hicks and make a difference in people’s one day, it’s just a matter of time.” business side because the numbers Joy every day with her favorite people because I deal with business plans, knew it was good. I came in for the ON business has maintained itself and grown. I’ve realized since hitting Diamond was never going to participate in a Centered happened, in just over two years my She’s amazed that she gets to work estate income. But, she knows that breather. One of her downline leaders, I couldn’t even believe that I was Then, I got converted to the oils and I Ginger Lancaster, found a quote thought it was for the oils. But really, telling her yes.” Within two months, about joying their way to joy, and we’re here for the relationships. We’re Natalie learned to love the essential they decided to make that their team here for the love. The biggest change oils and how they could change mantra. Natalie says, “We were feeling this has brought me is being able to people’s lives as well as the business. pressured and we were not having very center my entire life around love.” Leadership Refinement FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS. DO THINGS YOU LOVE. GUARD YOUR FRONTLINE. LET GO OF WHAT ISN’T WORKING. “Whatever your weaknesses are, just know that if you have weaknesses, you also have strengths. Figure out what your strengths are, and use those.” “It’s hard for me to take time to do something for me, but I’ve found that the more I do things that I love, the more I attract the builders I need on my team.” “Never put someone on your frontline unless they say that they are so excited to build this business with you, and they’re going to come in with a substantial kit investment.” “You can’t build this for everyone. You can’t keep your teams together on your own. As you let go of people who are not building, your structure actually gets stronger because the real leaders rise.” *Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA 2014 Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterratools.com. LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE. “I’ve learned you have to have hard and necessary conversations with people, but also praise them. People live off of praise. Also, talk less and listen more.” www.doterra.com 17