A Journey of Transformation

Erika Butler had been exposed to essential oils during her career as a massage therapist and esthetician. Her friend invited her to a doTERRA class taught by Dr. Hill, and right away Erika could tell doTERRA oils were different. She says, “Every cell in my body was excited. I felt a resounding ‘Yes!’ throughout my whole body. I knew I needed to know more about this, and I had to be a part of it.”

Shortly after, she introduced doTERRA to her past esthetician instructor Elena Simmons and Elena was so excited she attended a class and decided to get involved with the business. She called Erika and asked her to join her. Erika says, “When she said those words to me, I flipped the switch on and said, ‘OK, I’m going to do this.’ I knew from that very first moment that I would eventually be successful.” Erika’s family had been involved in network marketing growing up, and though they had never had much financial success with it, she has always believed in it as a vehicle for a lifestyle of freedom. Despite this view, she had been reluctant to get involved with the business side of doTERRA until she received that call from Elena.

Together with her upline Peggy Langenwalter, Erika looked to build up her small community in New Mexico by holding at times multiple classes a day. She had always loved educating her clients on health and wellness, so doTERRA was the perfect extension of what she already did that could offer her a greater freedom than she’d ever had. She says, “To me, doTERRA is ultimately a transformational journey. It’s through the opportunities to serve, educate, and help others have a better quality of life that you achieve it yourself."

After two years, Erika was able to close her private esthetics practice. Now, she’s happy to wake up every day feeling like she’s making a difference in the world. She says, “I just feel like this is something that I was born to be a part of. doTERRA has helped me to discover and accept the gifts I have. It’s given me the opportunity to shine as a leader, even as an introvert, because its mission is in alignment with my purpose.” She’s grateful that she never gave up. “Never quit. Just keep taking steps toward what you want to create and you will get there. It’s not a race. We all have our special gifts and our own journey of growth that’s unique to each of us. The only way we’ll lose is if we stop.”