GET INSPIRED
You Are the Pilot
BY LINDSEY MANUCAL, GOLD
Adversity comes; it’ s what you do with that adversity that writes the story of your life. Do not give up the pen for the story of your life to anything or anyone.
Getting Started Back in 2010, my life was forever changed when a health challenge ended my 10-year naval career. At that point I thought that my only purpose was to stay home and I dove so deep into that that I could no longer be seen. Over time I lost my identity. Not that being a mom isn’ t the best thing in the world, but I needed more. I felt that I had more to give, but I didn’ t know it. I had no real relationships outside of my four kids that needed me for everything.
Then my friend generously shared two packs of dōTERRA Lifelong Vitality Pack ® with me. I told her that I would buy a kit, but after that would never do anything more than order vitamins.
That lasted for about two weeks. I brought my Home Essentials Kit home and began experimenting. I oiled everyone and their brother, but I was just sharing to share. I had no intention of doing the business at all. But, then everyone wanted what I had. They wanted to use the essential oils and loved them just as much as I did.
After that, I was ready to run. I refused to set my expectations or goals in pen, because what if they did not come true? But I made Premier in less than 80 days and made Silver in under five months. I was on fire!
Facing Setbacks Then it was setback after setback. Another health issue came into my life and derailed my dōTERRA train. If it wasn’ t for my team, my mentors, and my account managers, I would not have been able to stick it out. They encouraged me when I was not able to encourage myself. As soon as I was back, fully committed and teaching and sharing like crazy, so was my team. I attracted motivated and dedicated individuals that needed this just as much as I did. dōTERRA made me uncomfortable, but in the most fantastic and beautiful way. I had to step outside the walls of my home and share my story.
dōTERRA to me is a way out, an alternative, and to so many, a lifeline to make you who you can and were meant to be. The oils are fantastic but they are so much more than just oils. Once someone can open their mind to more, anything can happen. The power of your mind is more than I ever knew. If life sends junk your way, let it fly by and choose joy. Choose to grasp the good and let go of the bad. Life is full of tough things but successful people choose to figure out a way.
The Way Out: Mentorship Seek out mentors in this business. My direct upline is not involved in my business at all. If I had not sought out mentors above me, I would not be where I am today. Being a great mentor is something that I have learned only by having great mentors. They cry and pray with me when it’ s needed, kick me out of my own head when I forget what I am doing, and remind me constantly to stay the course.
A great mentor is not there to build your business for you. You need to own it and commit to it. Once you fully commit, know what that means and develop your why. Make sure that your why is large enough that it excites you every morning and can help you keep going on the tough days, because those days will come. Share your why with your mentor. They want to help you live your why. A great mentor incorporates your why into theirs.
When life derails, are you strong enough, or surrounded by a team of positive individuals that will flip you around and set you back on course? Seek out those in your upline that will show you that kind of love. The beauty of dōTERRA is that it doesn’ t matter what your own enroller chooses to do, it matters what you choose to do.
Keep the Controls You set the tone and pace of your team. Decide your goals and what you personally need to do to achieve them. Invite everyone to join you on your journey, but you are the pilot of your plane, or your organization. You fuel your momentum by your actions. You will find copilots, but don’ t hand over controls. If you want something, don’ t let off the throttle until you are up in the air. So many times people do not keep at it long enough to reach the end of the runway. Keep going until you have lift. Fuel it until you have the altitude that you desire. Then continue to navigate and teach others to do the same. Train and inspire your copilots to lift their own businesses.
70 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2016 Results not typical. Average earnings are less. See dōTERRA Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary on doterra. com.