Balance and Harmony

When Rob Wilson was laid off at another multilevel marketing company, it was a big shock for the whole family. As he began to look around for a new position, over and over again he was pointed to doTERRA. Two months later, he was hired on as a sales manager, but it wasn’t long before he realized he was on the wrong side of the company.

Because of the quality of the product, the executives, and the leading consultants Rob came in contact with at doTERRA, he handed in his resignation letter after only four months at his corporate job. Right behind his resignation was a Wellness Advocate application. He says the doTERRA executives responded positively to the switch. “Everyone was super supportive. I couldn’t have asked for a better beginning.”

As Rob and his wife, Melissa, transitioned from his corporate career to having him work from home, they found they had a lot to learn. Melissa says, “When people hear that Rob works from home they say, ‘Oh, you’re so lucky, that’s so great,’ and it is, but it’s also a big adjustment. I had to understand that even though he’s at home, he’s still working.”

Now that there was no office to clock in and out of, they had to define their own structure to balance his work and his home life. As they’ve grown their team, they’ve seen a lot of other families going through the same struggles that they have. Melissa says, “It was a good thing for us to go through, because now we can explain that you’re not going to find harmony in your job until you find balance and harmony in your home.” Rob says, “It’s a constant work-in-progress. I don’t know if anybody has ever perfected that balance. There’s always something that we can be better at.”