Leadership Magazines Issue 17 Scott & Rhonda Ford | Page 40
NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
As a computer programmer, Jared was
Jared & Mindy DeGraffenried
BLUFFDALE, UTAH, USA
WAKE UP TO
in and out of his well-paying job as
Greatness
he tried to put his focus on dōTERRA
while supporting their family. Mindy
did the business mostly on her own
for four years, until their income finally
matched Jared’s, and some struggles in
their family made it necessary for her
to give 100 percent of her attention to
her children. Jared started doing the
business on his own and had a huge
learning curve to overcome in the
business, but over time he did it. Mindy
says, “Jared is fearless. He will just jump
in and do it even though he doesn’t
know what he’s doing or if people are
unsure about him. He’ll gain their trust,
and he’ll figure it out.”
“We love helping
people wake
up to their
greatness and
their brilliance.”
–Mindy
Because they felt stuck at Gold for so
long, the DeGraffenrieds struggled with
a lot of self-doubt. Mindy says, “We
felt like we were working hard but not
getting anywhere.” Finally, they had a
shift where they realized their true goal
“Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and
glorify your father which is in heaven.”
–Matthew 5:16
was to become the kind of leaders that
looked out for the best interest of their
team. Jared says, “We know the people
B E L I E V E I N YO U R T E A M
on our team can do amazing things, and
they want to, they just don’t know how.
We need to help them see the beauty
and the excellence inside of them, and
believe in them even if they don’t believe
in themselves. Our biggest motivation
now is to lift people up.”
After losing a baby in childbirth six years
ago, Mindy struggled emotionally. She
says, “My arms were ready to hold a
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baby, but they were empty. Then, this
ared and Mindy DeGraffenried had
Mindy was careful about joining a
right in and hit Silver in three months.
always tried to live a natural life, so
dōTERRA business before she knew
Mindy says, “We thought we were hot
once they were introduced to dōTERRA
what it was like. So, she went to
shots, then it was almost a year before
essential oils and saw their effectiveness,
Colorado to do a booth with her future
we hit Gold, and then we stayed at Gold
they were hooked. Jared says, “We
upline before signing up. She was
for three and half years. We learned to
realized this was something important
impressed with how popular their booth
stay committed and consistent, and how
and amazing that we couldn’t just walk
was, and when she came back she and
to support those who are going through
away from. This was life-changing for us,
Jared decided to invest their tax return
this same journey.”
and it could be for other people.”
and buy a Diamond Kit. They jumped
dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2015
business came and I was able to go
out and serve. I was able to use the
energy, love, and compassion in my
heart for something that was beautiful.”
Jared adds, “We thought we had to
be someone great to touch people’s
lives, but what we’ve discovered is
that everyone is great once they start
believing it.”
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BE INDEPENDENT. “Fire your upline. Cut the umbilical
cord. We had to grow up and wake up to our own potential and
inspiration.” –Mindy
HONOR YOUR GIFTS. “We learned to trust not only
our own inspiration, but that of our leaders. We want to honor the
gifts that they have.” –Mindy
LIFT PEOPLE. “Our goal is to lift people up. I want them
to learn, grow, and benefit from this business.” –Jared
GUIDE THEM. “We want to lift those who don’t know
what questions to ask or what step to take. We believe in them
even though they don’t know what they’re capable of yet.” –Mindy
GIVE HELP. “There is a lot of personal development that
has to happen to make this business work. It’s become a vehicle
for us to give that to people.” –Jared
*Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA 2014 Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterratools.com.
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