NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
Dr. Andrew & Ruth Gough
ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, USA
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
“ People have resigned themselves to the idea that their challenges in life are what they’ ve been called to endure. In reality, often that is not the case. dōTERRA has given me a platform to share the message: Dream bigger. Have hope. Have faith. Work hard. Anything is possible.”
Ruth Gough is a yoga therapist and her husband, Andrew, is a doctor of osteopathic medicine. Unlike what most people might think, it was actually Andrew who had to convince Ruth to give dōTERRA a try. Their family had experienced several physical and emotional setbacks during medical school and residency. They had tried everything to help them, but weren’ t finding answers. Ruth says,“ I was in the yoga studio every day talking about hope, faith, belief, and love. Then I came home feeling completely hopeless. I thought it was God’ s will to submit to what was happening to us.”
A friend kept inviting Ruth to dōTERRA classes, but Ruth didn’ t believe essential oils could help her, so she kept finding excuses not to go. Finally, she agreed to host a class to help out her friend. She didn’ t tell Andrew she was doing it, but the day of the class happened to be one of the only days he actually came home early from his residency. He sat through the class with her and asked her after why she had been the only person in the room who wasn’ t open to trying oils. He showed her studies he had found about essential oils, and continued to send her more and more in the following weeks.
Then, Ruth’ s friend invited them to another class and Andrew said he wanted to go for their date night. They purchased a kit, and Ruth was counting on the 30-day money-back guarantee, because she was sure the oils would fail to help her. One day, Andrew called Ruth on his way home from work and she started telling him about the great day she had had with the kids going to the zoo, the pool, and the park. Andrew said,“ Sweetie, can you remember the last time you felt up to doing what you’ ve done today?” And Ruth realized she couldn’ t. She says,“ It hit me— maybe there is hope.”
It wasn’ t until after attending convention that Ruth considered the business. She heard other successful leaders talk about how they were able to change the lives of the leaders on their team, and that spoke to Ruth. They had recently moved to South Dakota and had made many friends who were struggling financially and had no light at the end of their tunnel. Ruth and Andrew were already giving away hundreds of dollars’ worth of oils a month, and Ruth was inspired to impact people’ s finances as well. As she’ s seen the difference this has made in her friends’ lives, it’ s only motivated her to keep going. She says,“ As good as this product is, the business is just as good if not better. We can change and shape people’ s lives and make a lasting difference through dōTERRA. We can help people see the light at the end of their tunnel.”
12 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2016