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The Smith family in Mesa, Arizona
prior to staying at home with her four children. Being a part of
this industry, Dani was not unfamiliar with essential oils. Her
mother, Kendra, was also an avid user, but Dani had no faith
that they could affect health.
In November of 2008, Ryan and Dani attended a seminar in
Utah where they met Natalie Goddard. Dani said, “I remember
saying to my mom, look, it’s another oily lady!” Natalie gave
Dani and Ryan their first dōTERRA samples, but they never
used them. Six months later, Dani was becoming increasingly
irritated by her doctor. Her children were continually sick and
nothing seemed to be working. Frustrated, Dani asked her
mother for advice and returned home with a bottle of Breathe.
Dani and Ryan were so impressed that they immediately
enrolled, buying the largest kit available. Dani said, “Ryan and
I dabbled in sharing dōTERRA only because the oils worked.”
However, Dani and Ryan were not excited to be involved in a
network marketing company. Due to past experiences, they
had decided network marketing was something they would
never do. Two months later, Dani enrolled her best friend,
Jenyce Harris, who to her amazement won the first cruise
contest. Still, they were not fully engaged, and consequently,
neither was their team.
In November of 2010, after watching others hit their goals,
Dani and Ryan thought, ‘Why can’t we do what they are doing?’ The Smith’s had blamed their lack of success on building
in an area far away from corporate, an out-of-state upline,
and an unmotivated downline. Ultimately, they realized that if
they wanted to be successful in dōTERRA, they would have to
take responsibility for themselves. Dani said, “We adopted the
philosophy of ‘don’t wish things were easier, wish you were
better.’ W