NEW dōTERRA DIAMOND
Elizabeth Mara
BEND, OREGON, USA
A Sense of
Belonging
“It’s so important to strengthen your own belief. It conveys so much to other people. Your body language changes,
your voice, how you carry yourself—everything is different when you believe 100 percent in what you’re doing.”
T
hough Elizabeth Mara was interested
in the essential oils classes her
friend Aisha Harley kept inviting her to,
she was busy with her two kids and the
timing never seemed to work out. Finally,
Aisha simply came over to Elizabeth’s
house and said, “You have to take a look
at these.” As soon as Elizabeth started
experiencing the dōTERRA oils, she could
feel them working in her body. As a
massage therapist, she had always been
interested in natural health care and was
excited to bring the oils into her practice
and daily life.
Then Aisha told her about the business
opportunity, and Elizabeth got even
more excited. She says, “There’s a term
in Zen Buddhism called ‘right livelihood.’
It’s basically about being in the world
in a way that feels meaningful to you,
where you’re serving others and also
supporting yourself. The more I found
set aside personal time as well as work
out about how the business opportunity
time so I know when my work day is
worked, the more I knew that was what
over. There’s always something to do,
I wanted to do.” Elizabeth knows that
and I adore supporting my team, but I
she is different from most people in that
she wanted to get involved in both the
product and the business opportunity at
the same time.
do think it’s helpful for them to see me
set boundaries and office hours so that
they do that themselves. Though this is
amazing, wonderful work, you still need
down time.”
Elizabeth has always seen Diamond as
a goal on the way to her ultimate goal
of Presidential Diamond. She says, “I
really see this as a vehicle for me to
secure my family’s future and be able
to have some extra income that I could
use to make a positive change in the
world.” She’s so passionate about what
Through dōTERRA, Elizabeth has found
more joy and stability in her life. “I’m
enjoying my life more and I just feel
better all the time. It’s so great to know
that I actually have a stable income that’s
growing for the first time in my life. Even
more than that, I have this feeling of
support in belonging to this big team
she does, that her biggest challenge has
that’s all working toward the same goal.
been making sure she stops working
That has had an amazing effect on my
sometimes. She says, “I’ve learned to
feeling of wellbeing in the world.”
Supporting New Leaders
“Step in with both feet. Decide you’re
going to do this and that it’s not an
option to fail.”
Find emerging leaders
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Mentor them
Be generous
Remember what it’s like
“I often reach down a few levels
and contact people. If I can
see that they’re engaged and
beginning to build, I’ll check in
with them to make sure they
have the correct information
that they need about
placements and anything else. ”
“I like to be really accessible to
my downline—not at midnight,
but on a schedule that I set. I
often post on Facebook: ‘Who
would like a mentoring session?
Let me know.’ Even if they aren’t
directly under me, that keeps
efficient business-building going
on everywhere.”
“I remember first hitting Silver
and realizing that the money is
not huge. At that point, you’re
reaching out to people a lot.
One of your expenses is the oils
that you’re sharing, so I try to
support people by giving them
oils that they can sample out.”
“It gives them that little extra
boost that helps financially,
but also psychologically. It
gives people support so they
don’t feel like they are doing it
all on their own. I really try to
remember what it feels like to be
at those different ranks.”
dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I MAY/JUNE 2015
www.doterra.com
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