Becoming More

Shawna Bielmann went to her first doTERRA class just to support a friend. She’d always signed up for wholesale memberships from every direct sales company she came across, and she did the same with doTERRA. Then, her Family Physician Kit arrived and sat on the shelf for three months. Eventually, her enroller reached out to her about another class and Shawna went hoping to learn how to use the products she had spent $150 on.

Turns out, she attended a business class where she met her upline, Brandi Burdine. Shawna says, “Brandi knew how to get me to do this as a business. She took my needs and put them into action.” Shawna felt like the business was the last thing she needed, but Brandi broke it down and made it easy for her, suggesting she host a class and let Brandi come teach it. Everything started from there.

Shawna says that she was never motivated by rank, but by things like going on incentive trips, becoming an AromaTouch trainer, and helping her team. She says, “I didn’t even do Diamond Club. I knew I would get to where I am; I just had to do it at my own pace.” She is grateful for Brandi’s intuition that has helped her identify business builders and kept her proactive and on her toes.

For Shawna, doing the business has always been more about having fun. She says, “doTERRA is about more freedom, more time, more family, and more fun. The moment you turn it into something stressful, it’s defeating the purpose.” When one of her leaders is struggling, she calls them up and invites them to lunch. Because her builders are people she has known for a long time, she doesn’t want a phone call from her to become something they dread. “I really try to nurture those friendships, and then everything else falls into place. Then they’re more excited to keep going.”

She knows that doTERRA has blessed her life, and now she can bless others. She says, “It’s made me more grateful and more aware. We are now on a mission to be more natural, healthy, and positive. I have tools, means, and empowerment. It has made me more focused on how I can serve others, and I’m so grateful for all the people that I’ve met along the way.