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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS Michael & Melissa Morgner BOZEMAN, MONTANA, USA Red Carpet Dreams B “My husband’s the one who’s really good at connecting with people. He’s always stepping out and telling people what I’m doing with dōTERRA and listening for opportunities to share.” urnt out after 10 years of home- the same time, and saw that dōTERRA use it. She had the image in her head This September, Melissa’s hard work schooling, Melissa and Michael had the products that everyone needed. of what being Diamond would look like, paid off and she and Michael were able Morgner moved to Montana and put She says, “dōTERRA completely caught and she knew that was important for to fulfill her goal of walking the carpet their six kids in public school. Melissa me off guard. I wasn’t really looking for getting her there. at the gala as a Diamond. Her oldest now had some excess energy for some- something and yet it was the perfect fit.” thing new. Around that time, her neighbor “I just knew that Diamond was my goal, Six months later, Melissa attended and I knew that I wanted this for my convention as an Elite and went to family,” Melissa says. After years of the gala to watch her Diamond upline watching her husband work so hard walk the red carpet. That event to support their family as a real estate changed everything. She says, “I sat broker while the housing market went there and thought, ‘I can do that.’ It up and down, Melissa wanted to be cast the vision for what the possibilities able to take some of the financial Melissa looked into dōTERRA as a were and ever since then, Diamond burden off his back. “I finally had the business opportunity from the beginning. has been my goal.” Melissa had her time and energy to put into something, She had been approached by a few Diamond carpet-walk song picked out and I knew that success was possible if other network marketing companies at a year and a half before she ever got to I just didn’t quit.” invited her to a dōTERRA class, and Melissa went mostly to be supportive. She walked away impressed. She says, “I was blown away by what I learned and experienced. I realized there was a lot more to essential oils than I had thought.” “One of my favorite parts of this business is getting to help my leaders, and to see them succeed. There’s nothing better than that.” son saw pictures of it on Facebook and commented that he didn’t think he’d ever seen her so happy. Melissa says, “I felt this moment of guilt when he said that. I worried that it seemed like I was happier with my success in dōTERRA than with anything else in my life. I told him, ‘You didn’t see me the day that you were born.’” Melissa is grateful that through dōTERRA she has been able to show her children that, like their mom, they can achieve anything they set their minds to. SHARING THE OPPORTUNITY 1 2 LISTEN. “I’m always listening to what people’s needs are, whether it’s health, income, or time freedom. I pay attention to those kinds of conversations both online and in real life.”  ONNECT. “On Facebook I usually send people private messages when they’ve shared a C health ailment or expressed interest in what I do. I don’t want to hijack their wall. I just say I’d love to tell them more if they’re interested. I put the ball back in their court.” 3 4 E NATURAL. “I don’t ever want someone to feel like I’m fire hosing them with information or B being pushy. I want people to really see that I have a heart to serve and help them.” UDGE. “We can’t push people, but we can nudge them to the next thing, whether that’s N buying a kit or hosting a class. I try not to overwhelm them with all the possibilities, but just get one yes out of them.” 5 SHARE MATERIALS. “Once someone shows interest, I send them some oils and information on the business. I send out Leadership magazines a lot. I think the variety of people in it helps people see that anybody can do this.” 28 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 www.doterra.com 29