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Sharing Hope NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS “WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME AND SAY, ‘YOU’RE SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME,’ OR ‘YOU HELP ME SO MUCH’—THAT’S THE STUFF THAT I LOVE.” Kelly & Paul Taylor there are days that are really stressful says, “I can do my business wherever I connection and sense of support PORTLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, USA and hard, but I think I do make it look am and I have the time freedom to be within our team and crossline. I have easy most of the time. It’s not that it is able to do the things that I want to do, felt an incredible sense of belonging easy, but because I’m doing what I love, when I want to do them.” The biggest and purpose that I really needed for success comes.” difference dōTERRA has made in Kelly’s my healing—and I was able to create life was bringing her into a close-knit a business out of it. It’s all worked out dōTERRA family when she needed so perfectly.” W Now, Kelly enjoys having the freedom to run her business on her own terms. She G R O W I N G AT YO U R O W N PA C E hen one of her sons was diagnosed with a very rare disease, Kelly Taylor and her husband, Paul, decided to sell their ice cream business so that Kelly could stay home full time. The Taylors had also decided to start living a healthier lifestyle, and that same year Kelly started attending school to be a health coach. It was then that Kelly was introduced to dōTERRA essential oils and began to incorporate them into her life. Kelly and Paul have always been selfemployed, and Paul still runs their successful HVAC business. dōTERRA became a way that Kelly could run her own business while staying at home. After she it most. She says, “There’s a huge 1 2 3 4 BE CONSISTENT DON’T OVERWHELM YOURSELF BE PATIENT DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU “It doesn’t matter whether your steps are big or small, just as long they’re consistent. You just have to consistently enroll, train, teach, and duplicate that process for your team to grow.” “If you get overwhelmed with two calls and followups a day and one class a week, then you’re not going to get anywhere. You have to make sure that your work load is doable for you.” “I don’t want people burning out. I know this can work for anyone, but if it doesn’t work in 30 days, don’t feel like you have to give up. It may have to take longer depending on your circumstances.” “If you can go fast and take big steps, then that’s great. If your path is smaller steps and that’s what fits into your family and your lifestyle, that’s fine too. Just be consistent however that looks for you.” saw the benefits of the oils in her family, she started sharing her experiences with people who were looking for those same benefits in their lives. She says, “Before our son was diagnosed, I didn’t realize that people left the doctor’s office without hope. Now, I’m able to share these oils with people who are looking for hope as well. I went about this from a heart-centered perspective. I lead with my heart, follow with my heart, and help people from my heart. I just truly work with people to help them, and that’s the way I ended up building my business.” Coming from a career of self-employment, Kelly has always had a strong, selfmotivated work ethic. She says, “Compared to any other business I’ve done, this has been relatively the easiest business I’ve ever built, and very enjoyable. Trust me, 50 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I MAY/JUNE 2015 “My husband is very supportive of everything I do. He’s my strongest believer that I can do anything.”