NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS
Doug & Jennifer Brady
CHATHAM, ILLINOIS, USA
W
hen Jennifer Brady’s friend
and you don’t achieve your goals unless
Another time-saving technique of
introduced her to dōTERRA,
you help your leaders to meet their goals.
Jennifer’s is to hold two or three big
the essential oils helped her so much
I love that. dōTERRA has changed my
events a month rather than a lot of
that she became completely sold on the
life so hugely that I want to change
classes. She holds them at her family’s
product. But, she had no desire to do
everyone’s life.”
conference center and has all her
dōTERRA as a business. She was already
busy homeschooling four children and
running a full-time camp and conference
center ministry with her husband,
Doug. She says, “We actually live on the
grounds of our ministry, so our house
is like a revolving door of people all the
time. I thought there was no way
I was going to be able to do a dōTERRA
business, but it just happened.”
She’d heard the network marketing
philosophy that you need to put your
family on hold for a couple years
while you grow your business. Jennifer
completely disagrees. She says, “Your
family has to come first. You cannot
put your family on hold. Their quality
of life can’t change just because you’re
starting a business.” When Jennifer
about
yourself. Make it about helping
others and meeting the
needs of other people.”
“Don’t make your business
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2015
at least one introductory class and one
themed class. At the end of the night,
people sign up with whomever brought
them. She says, “Instead of trying to
book 100 small classes, I get everyone
together for the excitement. It’s about
using your time well and working smart,
not hard.”
started teaching classes in the evenings,
dōTERRA has changed the lives of
As Jennifer shared the product, a team
she learned to get a crockpot ready in
Jennifer’s entire family—and beyond.
came about. She realized that dōTERRA
the morning so her family would always
She says, “We now have more that we
meshed well with everything she was
have a meal to eat whether she was
can give financially, and we can just
already doing. She went to convention
there or not. She even wrote a cookbook
share oils with people who need them,
in 2013 as an Elite, and by December of
called 30 Super Easy Crockpot Recipes.
but can’t afford them. We feel like this
the next year became the first Diamond
“My passion is to help women build their
business is one of our life purposes.
in Illinois. She says, “dōTERRA is set up so
family while they’re building a business.”
We see it as our second ministry because
beautifully that you don’t rank advance
Another
Ministry
leaders invi te people. They always have
of how many lives are changed.”
TI ME MA N AGE ME N T FOR B US I N E SS AN D FAM ILY
GET A PLANNER
PRIORITIZE
FAMILY
DECLUTTER
“Color code it. On
mine, dōTERRA is
purple, family red
(because family is
most important),
and church yellow.”
“Don’t schedule
anything when you
have family things.
Don’t let anyone
talk you into it.
Family comes first.”
“Get rid of the stuff
in your home that
you don’t need so
that you can have
room to bring in
the good.”
MAKE A
SCHEDULE
“Plan out your
cleaning and meals.
Get a crockpot.
I literally use my
crockpot every day,
and it’s been my
lifesaver.”
ASK FOR HELP
“Don’t be afraid to
ask your family for
help. My children
have chore charts
they have to
complete every day,
and it takes things
off my plate.”
INVOLVE YOUR
FAMILY
“My kids come to
classes and travel
with us, make
samples, pack my
bags, and set up
tables for classes.”
“My kids see dōTERRA not as something that takes mom away, but something we do as a family.”
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