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Hauula, HAWAII, USA
“We have our roles. I am the recruiter and teacher. Sam is more of the business
strategy and numbers guy. Together we make the perfect team. On our own we
would be lacking a lot, but together we do it all.” – Melissa
A Team Focus for Diamond:
“It’s a cumulative effort
that has allowed us to be
where we’re at. It’s not
about us and what we’ve
done, it’s about turning
our success around and
building relationships
and strengthening those
within our team.” –Sam
Set the goal.
Break it down into smaller ranks.
ocus on those smaller ranks and build
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relationships with them.
ake sure everyone has the resources and
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tools they need to be successful.
They held weekly mentoring calls
that were duplicated throughout the
A Cumulative EFFORT
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am and Melisa Taeu would compare
just life-changing. It was a no-brainer:
experience, they have the desire to do
a successful dōTERRA business
stop doing the other company, we’re
what we do.” By helping people have
going to do dōTERRA.”
those experiences, they were able to
to a team of rowers on a big, ancient
ship. Sam says, “Everybody has to be
in sync, rowing at the same time, and it
just picks up speed and goes faster and
faster.” If everyone is growing together,
the momentum will build until you reach
your destination.
When the Taeus first discovered
dōTERRA, they had already committed
to another network marketing company
with Melissa’s sister, Kallie Wilson.
Melissa says, “Then we started using
the oils and right off the bat they were
amazing. The experiences we had were
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I Spring 2014
From the beginning, the Taeus decided
find their business partners.
they were reaching for the rank of
As they made the goal to achieve
Presidential Diamond. Sam says,
Diamond, they broke it down into its
“Diamond just happened to be on the
simplest parts and focused on who
way. It’s a good place to take a pit stop, a
they had in place in their organization
breather, and then press forward.”
and where they had gaps. Sam says,
When they started their business, they
knew it was vital to find driven leaders
who would work with them to reach
their goals. They wrote lists of everyone
they knew and started sharing. Melissa
says, “When people have a powerful
“Our efforts were focused more toward
those missing gaps to ensure that the
leaders were mentoring, providing,
and nurturing those that are in place.”
The Taeus made sure that when they
advanced in rank, so did everyone else.
organization. They made sure these
calls were focused not only on the
business, but on each individual as a
whole. Sam says, “If for some reason
during the allotted time they are
stressed because of children, financial
struggles, or whatever else, they can’t
focus on the business because there’s
a block. There’s a strain there that we
want to address to help them resolve
and overcome their problem and allow
dōTERRA as a business to once again
flourish in their lives.”
Most of all the Taeus would tell anyone
just starting their dōTERRA business
to have fun. Sam says, “The product is
great, the business is great, you’re part
of a company that’s just legitimate. You
have nothing to be afraid of. Find those
opportunities to serve others and be
ready because they’re going to come.”
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