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FEATURE ARTICLE PRESIDENTIAL DIAMOND TRIP 2015 Scotland & Ireland Every year, Presidential Diamonds and above go on a special trip with the executives to bond and learn from each other. Here are some of their experiences from this year’s trip: never gotten the time to go over and visit other countries, let alone be treated like kings and queens in castles, if it wasn’t for the journey I’m on with do-TERRA. The whole thing was my favorite. “My brother and his wife have been on these trips several times, and they told me and my husband that we had to go. They’r e not even part of our team, but they spoke so highly of these trips and said that they are one in a million. They told us, ‘No matter what you do, get to Presidential Diamond so you can go on this trip if nothing else.’ So we did. We worked hard and got here, and we will definitely be going again. I would hope that everyone will put on their vision board that they want to be Presidential Diamonds so that they can have this same experience. There’s nothing like it.” James Bybee, Presidential Diamond: “I always love the Presidential Diamond trip. It’s fantastic to get together with other leaders who have such a high level of belief in the mission of do-TERRA. Doing that with the backdrop of a beautiful town in Ireland just takes it up a notch. We got to spend our time with all these amazing people with amazing hearts and amazing desires for good while looking out over a picturesque lake and green hills in a beautiful hotel. It was awesome. But, it doesn’t matter where we go. Being with each other is the best part. Hayley Hobson, Double Blue Diamond: “This was my first trip to Ireland and I loved it, especially when we got to the coastline. We visited the Cliffs of Moher, which are absolutely breathtaking. I live in Boulder, Colorado, which is beautiful, and I have also traveled around the world quite a lot, but I can’t ever recall having my breath taken away like this. I just wanted to stand in awe forever. I had such a stressful couple of weeks leading up to this trip that my mind hadn’t completely shut off until I was standing there on Moher. It was then that I realized how fortunate I am to be living the dream and working with a company that treats everyone so well. “Having done this business for just over 27 months, memories of the corporate world are still pretty fresh in my mind with all the backstabbing, jealousy, and insecurities. The environment on this trip could not have been more different. These leaders were all so willing to help each other and share information on how to grow and manage their teams. 34 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 “I realized that sometimes we are so focused on growing our businesses, getting more team members, and trying so hard to reach a new rank that we actually forget the gift we are enjoying in this moment. We are living our dreams right now, no matter where we are or how small our business is. Remind yourself to enjoy yourself every step of the way, because this company and the people in it are going to support you.” “My wife, Roxane, and I always tell people that the incentive trips are not just vacations, they are the same as convention and leadership retreat. When we committed to do-TERRA, we said we would never miss a corporate event and we never have. We look at all corporate events as a must-do. Even though you have to be Presidential Diamond to go on this trip, it’s still a must-do event. So, getting to Presidential Diamond is also a must-do. There are things that happen at that event that you would not get at any other event at do-TERRA that will be crucial for your development. It’s probably the smallest, most intimate event that do-TERRA has, and we get to learn from other people who have different perspectives and experiences that we can all grow from. You’ve got to get there.” S Rhonda Ford, Presidential Diamond: “I could sum up my experience on this trip in three words: it was magical. It makes me emotional to think about how much time and effort the executives and the corporate staff put into making us feel special by taking us on this amazing trip. It was such a great experience to be with other Presidential Diamonds and the executives and not do work but just enjoy each other’s company. “It was a great experience to be in other countries and learn things I never would have been able to before. I would have www.doterra.com 35