Leadership Magazines Issue 17 Scott & Rhonda Ford | Page 52

“We always look at how
we can help people
overcome their problems
rather than focus on the
problem itself. We ask
ourselves, ‘How can we
be solutions providers?’”

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Jared Jarvis
HIGLEY, ARIZONA, USA

PROVIDING SOLUTIONS
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he third generation in a family of

a diffuser in his room. He woke up in

before his third class started, she

real estate brokers, Jared Jarvis grew

the middle of the night, saw the mist

handed him a paper, told him he would

up in a sales environment. As a child, he

coming out of it, and thought his house

do great, and sat down. By the end of

remembers having Zig Ziglar over for

was burning down. The next morning,

the class, everyone enrolled and he was

dinner. He wrote a book report in junior

he noticed what a difference the diffuser

hooked on teaching as well.

high on How to Win Friends and Influence

had made for him. He says, “Because

People. He joined the family business

she ambushed me with essential

after college, partnering with his mom,

oils, I realized that maybe there was

Marcia. He also got involved in a direct

something more to this.”

sales company that eventually got shut
down by the Federal Trade Commission.
He says, “After that point, I swore that
I would never again get involved with
direct sales.”

In real estate, Jared made no money
unless he had a sale. After the real
estate market crashed several years
ago, he could put in lots of effort for

Jared refused to tell anyone about

months and not see a paycheck.

the oils, until a friend came up to him

He only took time off when he was sick.

at the gym asking him what he was

Now, he says, “I’m grateful to be in a

using that was helping him so much.

career where I can have time to spend

Jared gave him a sample, and a few

with my family and do things that are

Then, Marcia was introduced to

days later his friend called him back

important.” He loved helping people

dōTERRA essential oils and fell in love.

wanting more. Jared says, “From that

find the perfect home as a real estate

She got involved in the business and

point on, I was hooked on sharing oils.

agent, but he is able to make an even

kept inviting Jared to join her—but

Someone actually came to me asking

greater difference in people’s lives

he didn’t want anything to do with it.

for information, and I fell in love with

with dōTERRA. “I couldn’t imagine

Finally, one night she used her spare

sharing.” He started having his mom

doing anything else. I love the quality

key to s