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ND R R O dōTE Rob & Melissa Wilson S NEW NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS A DIA M LINDON, UTAH, USA Balance and Harmony W hen Rob Wilson was laid off at job. Right behind his resignation was a another multilevel marketing Wellness Advocate application. He says company, it was a big shock for the the dōTERRA executives responded whole family. As he began to look positively to the switch. “Everyone was around for a new position, over and super supportive. I couldn’t have asked over again he was pointed to dōTERRA. for a better beginning.” Two months later, he was hired on as a sales manager, but it wasn’t long before he realized he was on the wrong side of the company. As Rob and his wife, Melissa, transitioned from his corporate career to having him work from home, they found they had a lot to learn. Melissa says, “When people Because of the quality of the product, the executives, and the leading consultants say, ‘Oh, you’re so lucky, that’s so great,’ Rob came in contact with at dōTERRA, and it is, but it’s also a big adjustment. he handed in his resignation letter I had to understand that even though after only four months at his corporate 34 hear that Rob works from home they he’s at home, he’s still working.” dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SUMMER 2014 Now that there was no office to clock in and out of, they had to define their own structure to balance his work and his home life. As they’ve grown their team, they’ve seen a lot of other families going through the same struggles that they have. Melissa says, “It was a good thing for us to go through, because now we can explain that you’re not going to find harmony in your job until you find balance and harmony in your home.” Rob says, “It’s a constant work-in-progress. I don’t know if anybody has ever perfected that balance. There’s always something that we can be better at.”