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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS

HOW TO PREVENT WEEDS IN YOUR TEAM—Joshua

Joshua & Mary Carlisle
SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE, USA

Use The

Heart
“dōTERRA is not something you’re
trying to get, it’s something
you’re trying to give.” –Mary

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THICKEN THE
GRASS.

STRENGTHEN
YOUR TEAM.

DON’T WAIT
FOR FIRES.

SPEND THE
TIME.

“The Department
of Agriculture says that
if you have weeds in
your lawn, then your grass
is not thick enough.
You have to strengthen
your grass to prevent
weeds.”

“Often the reason we
have weeds or problems
in our team is because
we haven’t spent enough
time strengthening them.
Problems come up and
keep coming and people
get burned out.”

“A lot of times we spend
so much effort trying to
put out little fires. We wait
until there is a fire and try
to put it out rather than
preventing the fires by
strengthening our team
all along.”

“We strengthen our
team by spending time
with them and staying in
contact with them.
That way they feel a
comradery; they feel a part
of the team. We consider
our team family.”

much fun helping people that I didn’t

getting closer. We made it two

extremely hectic. The only sane place

even look at my checks.” When she hit

weeks before Christmas and it

we have is in God.”

Silver, Joshua sat her down and showed

was just incredible. Never in my

her that this was, in fact, turning into a

wildest dreams did I think it would

profitable business.

actually happen.”

Now, Joshua has gone down from work­
ing six days a week to three, and the
financial pressure is off. More than that,

Diamond seemed like a far-off dream

Because of their faith, Joshua and

though, they are grateful for the oppor­

oshua and Mary Carlisle can relate to

that could never happen to her, until

Mary have learned to rely on God for

tunity dōTERRA gives them to minister

the movie Yours, Mine and Ours. Joshua

she hit Platinum and realized she was

everything. Joshua says, “We seek his

to others. Mary says, “This has given me

had four children and lost his first wife to

only one rank away. Joshua made the

direction in everything we do—in our

a place to utilize my heart. I have a gift

cancer; Mary had two children and went

goal to reach Diamond by Christmas.

business and our lives—and that’s

that people need. I can teach them how

through a divorce. Then they got married

Mary says, “I thought there was no

really the foundation of who we are.

to be healthy, how to get a sustainable

and had a seventh child together. Mary

way; the numbers weren’t there.

That is the source of our strength.

income, or how to have more family

homeschools all seven children and Joshua

For a solid three months I just keep

Having seven kids, homeschooling,

time. It’s not about what they can do

owns a landscaping business. Mary says,

praying, doing my classes, and we kept

and running two businesses can get

for me, but what I can do for them.”

“Our life situation led us to needing
essential oils for all kinds of things.”
While their family was going through the

“Trust in the
Lord with all
your heart;
do not depend
on your own
understanding.
Seek his will in
all you do, and
he will show
you which path
to take.”

emotional upheaval of a difficult move,
Mary’s friend offered her dōTERRA oils.
Mary rolled her eyes at first, but then
they worked so well that she became
very passionate about them and
couldn’t stop sharing. Before long,
she was having classes almost every
night of the week.
Mary didn’t think of herself as doing a
business. She homeschools seven kids
in seven different grades and felt like she
barely had time to sleep, eat, and shower,
let alone run a business. But, a lot of
people in her area had never heard of
essential oils before, so it was easy to

–Proverbs 3:5–6

find lots of people to come to lots of
classes. She says, “I was just having so
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