FEATURE ARTICLE
Building dōTERRA Whatever Your Circumstances Part 1 : Building a dōTERRA business without your spouse
For the next three magazines , we ’ re going to be doing a series featuring the stories of some of our leaders to illustrate how dōTERRA can be built no matter your life circumstances : married , single , with or without children , working a full time job or not . Illness , finances , and tragedies have been obstacles for many , but many have also overcome those to still accomplish their dreams .
In this issue , we will be featuring leaders who have built their business without their spouse . Their spouses might be supportive , but not actively involved in building the business . In some cases , they never plan to . Each one proves that being a power business couple is not required to succeed in dōTERRA .
Below , our leaders share their experiences :
Maria Luchita Blankenship , Silver My husband has not had time to join me in the business , but has always supported me in it with encouragement and parenting along the way . I know I ’ m going slowly with everything going on in my family , but there is no replacing the time I have with them . I believe anyone can make this business work at their own pace , whatever works for their own family situation . Each person has to be OK with his or her circumstances and sacrifices .
I choose to sacrifice building quickly in exchange for time with my family and the ability to not miss out on any events . It requires a lot of planning and some frustration along the way . I have to keep in mind the end goal . Knowing my children have both parents present for them is important to us .
Kaitlyn Sosebee , Silver dōTERRA is the best job for a stayat-home mom . Most of the time my business and my time with my kids don ’ t compete — they meld together seamlessly . When I had my baby last year , I took the month off and I still made money through my unilevel . My husband is in the Air Force and he ’ s gone a lot . I can take breaks to take care of my kids while he is gone serving overseas and work harder when he is home to help me . This job is perfect for a military wife as well . Military wives struggle finding jobs and moving up the corporate ladder because we move every two to four years ( I ’ ve lived in four states in the last year ). dōTERRA is a great way to stay out of that cycle . My business goes wherever I go .
Amy Philbrick , Silver I am currently working a 40-hours-aweek job , along with being a mother and wife and growing a business . It is difficult at times as my job tends to pull so much of my time . But , I have been able to grow and build with dōTERRA in the last year and a half to have a solid Silver team under me . I have an amazing husband and parents who are all my village to help raise my son and daughter . I am willing to sacrifice short-term time with my family to grow my business so that someday I can be home with them full time for the first time ever in my life .
Kirsten Cruzen , Silver My family and I live in New York City , and for me to replace my husband ’ s income I would need to be making over $ 300,000 a year . From a financial standpoint , it ’ s very challenging to think
14 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JULY / AUGUST 2016