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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS Ben & Adabelle Carson SPRINGVILLE, UTAH, USA Picking Up the Pieces A s a yoga instructor, Adabelle Carson had used essential oils for years before her sister-in-law introduced her to dōTERRA. Right away, she knew these oils were different and started sharing them with her family and her yoga students. She felt that yoga and essential oils naturally went together. She wanted to start teaching classes that combined the two, but she didn’t know how. One day, her upline asked her if she would be willing to run a dōTERRA booth at a large yoga conference, and Adabelle jumped at the chance. At the conference, her booth had a line that went out the door, and several people signed up for wholesale accounts. After that, she was invited to another conference where she got even more sign-ups. She went home and realized she had all these people signed up, and she didn’t know what to do with them. She says, “I called customer service at least 20 times that day and said, ‘Please explain what all this means.’ It was like a crash course. I was thrown into the business and I had to learn it quick.” As her business grew, Adabelle saw more and more success. Her husband, Ben, was supportive because he saw how happy it made her. Then, he had a motocross accident that broke both of his ankles, brought him a lot of pain, and kept him from working. Adabelle says, “dōTERRA was there to pick up the pieces. We had gotten to the point where we needed the money and I was able to bring that from dōTERRA.” Adabelle knows that she owes a lot of her success to the support of her upline, especially Natalie Goddard. Even early on, she felt like Natalie always made herself accessible to give any help and advice. Adabelle says, “The biggest difference she made for me “do-TERRA has helped me fulfill the dreams that I had forgotten I dreamed about.” was how she made me feel around her. She made me feel like I mattered and that I could do what she was doing. She was so genuine and so loving.” Adabelle seeks to model her leadership after Natalie’s, and tries to make sure her team knows that she is there for whatever they need. Today, Adabelle is able to fulfill her lifelong dream of traveling the world, and grow a business all while taking care of her family. She says, “I think dōTERRA is a tool that empowers women to help bring income to their families without leaving the home. It’s so necessary for families to stay intact and for parents to be able to be there for their children, but oftentimes both parents have to work outside of the home. I want to shout from the rooftops that dōTERRA is the answer. You can work together at home, be there for your family, and provide for them at the same time. It’s amazing.” HOW TO REACH DIAMOND “Just believe that it’s possible.” Love the products. “If you totally believe in the products, you use them for yourself and your family, and you love to share, then that’s going to carry you a long way. That’s what it all boils down to.” 8 Plot it out. “It’s almost like you’re an architect and you need a blueprint. If you look at your structure and have plotted out logistically how you will reach Diamond, then when you sign people up you’ll know exactly where to place them.” dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I MARCH/APRIL 2015 Know there’s a solution. Use your upline. “At one point I had found two strong builders and I thought they were it, and they both quit on me. Instead of getting discouraged, I said, ‘Ok, that wasn’t the solution, so what is?’ I’m always open to the solution. If one thing doesn’t happen, there’s going to be something else that’s going to fix it.” “Just because they’re not calling you doesn’t mean they don’t want to see you succeed. They have a lot of people on their team, so you have to take the reins and the initiative to call them and get help.” www.doterra.com 9