Who Said You Can’t Do It All
NEW!
FAVORITE PRODUCTS
DigestZen (Item No. 3103) “It changed
our family!”–TAMMY
Peppermint (Item No. 3019) “It opens
the airways and increases endurance.”
–TAMMY
LifeLong Vitality (Item No. 3421)
“I love it! I believe in it!”–David
Fennel (Item No. 4129) “Whether I
need it or not, I like the taste of it.”
A DIAMO
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tammy & Dave miller
dōTE
–David
NEW!
“Be patient. Do something every day that will build your business.”
Business Tip
“You must
have a vision,
something that you
can look forward to,
something that will
prevent you from
getting bogged down
in the day to day. Set
benchmarks that will
help you get there. “
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essential leadership | spring 2012
B
eing employed in the commercial print industry, Dave Miller was
exposed to a wide variety of business models. However, much of his
work came from direct sales. In addition, several of Dave’s friends
were founding members of large, multi-level marketing companies. Despite
being so closely tied to the industry, Dave and Tammy never had a desire to
become involved. Dave explained, “After selling print options to people all
day, I really wasn’t interested in selling products to people all night.”
Although they weren’t interested, the Millers couldn’t help but notice the lifestyle some of their friends enjoyed. While the family was staying in a friend’s
cabin in Montana, Dave had an epiphany. “I was trying to stand by the right
tree in order to find cell service, clients can be demanding and I needed to stay
in contact. It was at this time that I started to think that multi-level marketing
might just be a good thing.”
Dave and Tammy had been approached often about direct sales but it wasn’t
the right time or product. They knew about dōTERRA early on, and wondered
how it could be successful. “I remember them having something like 17 oils,
and thinking how is anyone going to build a business with that? People are