Leadership Magazines Issue 19 KC & Jessica Moultrie | Page 6

NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND Jennifer Alexander A NEW SELFIMAGE J ennifer Alexander’s friend had just gotten her dōTERRA essential oils in the mail when she offered to let Jennifer try them and see if they helped her. When Jennifer discovered how well they worked, she was eager to know more, so she attended a class and bought a kit. She had lost money in network marketing businesses before, she was already running her own housecleaning business, and she is a single mom of three kids, so Jennifer was not interested in starting a business. But, as she shared with her friends and family, she was able to move to running a full-time dōTERRA business in a matter of four months. “I’m very driven. If I’m going to do something, I’m going to go all the way,” “Don’t get discouraged. It’s going to be hard and it’s going to be a lot of work, but it’s well worth it in the end.” Her two older kids are 18 and 19 years old, so they helped out by watching their younger sibling while Jennifer taught classes. She says they were her biggest supporters, especially when she did Diamond Club. It’s important to Jennifer to include her children in her business. They stay up with her and celebrate when she achieves a new rank and sometimes help her teach classes. She is excited to be setting an example of hard work. She says, “They see that I have these goals and that I don’t give up on them. They see that if you want something you have to work really hard to achieve it and it’s not just given to you.” Jennifer is excited to help her leaders get to where she is now. She says, “Watching my leaders walk the stage at Convention this year was completely overwhelming and way better than when I did it.” She knows it is her leaders who deserve the credit for what she has achieved in her business, and she would not be where she is without them. She’s excited to know that she can provide for her children and not ever worry about whether her bills will be paid. income was secure, so she did everything she could to keep her business growing. 6 MARCH // APRIL APRIL 2016 2016 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I MARCH FIND THEIR MOTIVATION. PERSONALIZE INCENTIVES. “For some, all they need is for you to offer a product and they want to earn it. For others, they want my quality time, so I offer to come to their area for a wee­kend. Others prefer gift certificates. I do a lot of different incentives to help everyone.” RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENT. “I reward my team for rank advancements. I think acknow­ ledging all the little stuff makes them feel special and appreciated, especially when it’s someone seven levels up. They know that someone is watching their hard work.” as she has grown into a leader. Jennifer says, “The self-image I have of myself has completely changed. I feel like a new person and that is very empowering.” She could never have pictured herself becoming who she is today. “You don’t have to be perfect to do this. Be real and make it fun.” TEAM “It took a while for me to understand all the different personalities on my team. The things that motivate me don’t always motivate everyone else. I had to find out what drives them, dig into their why, and help challenge them.” She has seen her confidence increase Jennifer says. As a single mom, she knew she needed to make sure that her MOT IVAT IN G YOUR *Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterratools.com. www.doterra.com 7