Leadership Magazines Leadership Magazine Issue 9 | Page 4

PRESIDENTIAL DIAMOND Congratulations on Reaching Presidential Diamond Mark Ewen & Christian Overton LEHI, UTAH, USA When did you start doing business together and why did you pick network marketing? MARK- From a young age I was excited about the income and time freedom available through network marketing, so I jumped into it early on. I think once you experience success, you realize you can have a lot of fun, meet great people, travel the world, and really be your own boss. I have never looked back. CHRISTIAN- Mark and I met at the 2002 Winter Olympics at the Grand America Hotel where we both were in management. Mark and I became friends and went into business together in a network marketing company. We did extremely well, reaching the top levels of that company. However, the infrastructure of the company and their compensation plan were not stable. As a result, we lost many people to other companies, so our income dropped significantly. Why did you decide to build a dōTERRA business? CHRISTIAN- After we lost a lot of our income, I started looking for another network marketing company to join. I met with distributors from other companies and just couldn’t come to a place where I was comfortable with joining. Either they didn’t have a product I could get behind, or the compensation plan was not rewarding enough. While I was in this process Mark and his wife, Danyelle, with their two children. Steps to Success (Mark): 4 Self-motivation. “A lot of people doubt, so this makes the difference.” dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I SUMMER 2014 Self-discipline. “If you don’t have it, you’re not going to do anything.” An accountability partner. “Rely on your upline to help you.” Persistence. “If you don’t keep going, you won’t see results.”