Create financial freedom – and maintain your integrity
June 2014, I had a 6 month old baby, my eldest was four, we were barely making ends meet, we would drive around for four days on the red petrol light and when the car broke down we just had to leave it in the front yard and not get it fixed and walk to and from the grocery store, we would live off $10 for 10 days after the bills were paid, rice and eggs were staples. I feel grateful because we had a roof over our heads, in this country we are fortunate enough to receive Government support if work is hard to come by or you are taking some time off for family/illness, food to eat (even if it was basic) and clean running water, but I was constantly stressed about bills, when I got the power bill I felt my throat close up with anxiety, how on earth was I going to keep paying these bills?? I made a decision to officially stop blogging as it was making me about $100 a month (if that) and go back to being a secretary and finish my law degree, I started searching online for a job.
The same week I made the decision that it was time to get real and that I was NEVER going to make real money through sharing information freely with the beautiful people of the internet, as much as I loved it, it needed to become a hobby, running events as important and enjoyable as it is to to travel sharing with people, you are lucky not to make a loss (when starting out at least!). Banner ads barely cover the hosting fees and I wasn’t making a cent through most of them.. my book was a long way off (lol still sitting on that for the moment.. it’s coming..) so it was definitely time to do something different before the stress and financial pressure became too much.
Then a woman that follows me on facebook sent me some essential oils.. little did I know how they were going to change our lives and so many others.
She said she thought I would enjoy them and wasn’t sharing with me to push an opportunity on me. That was cool, I didn’t even really know what an essential oil was to be honest. Smelly liquid in a bottle was my basic understanding. I received the oils and put them on a shelf.. I really dislike smells (synthetic chemical ones anyway, I now have learnt that I LOVE pure, natural smells in the form of these oils) and I was a little afraid to use them, I really had no idea what I was doing.
Then about a week after I received them my eldest son came home with a terrible stomach thing, he was pale as a ghost and non stop vomiting and pooping (hope you don’t mind me sharing little guy). He was four and a half. I asked on trusty facebook what on earth I should do and whether to get him up to the hospital! (I’m all for modern medicine when needed!). My friend who had sent the oils suggested that I dilute some of the Digestive Blend in a carrier oil and massage onto his tummy in a clockwise direction. Literally within five to ten minutes all the vomiting and pooping had stopped, his face returned to a pink colour instead of white and he went to sleep… I was stunned!!!! We have had many more amazing experiences with the oils since from horrible green ant stings (lavender), to skin problems, gut support, plantar warts, creating all our own cleaning and cosmetic products including air fresheners, perfume and deodorant just with pure essential oils and some simple, non toxic ingredients, sun burn, naturally repelling bugs, supporting the immune system and respiratory/sinuses, creating meditation blends, grounding, supporting anxious feelings and so much more…
But the truly amazing thing has been discovering how the oils can support moods and emotional well being and really developing a deep respect for these oils.. not just smelly liquid in a bottle, but truly powerful, magical plant medicine with potent value and an unreal energetic vibration. We have several energy healers and kinesiologists working with us and the oils who say they have never worked with anything with such a high vibration.. pretty cool. I think that comes back to doTERRA’s co-impact sourcing model and their concentration on sourcing oils sustainably and ethically from their indigenous, natural habitat globally. You can read more about why I chose to publicly align myself with these particular oils and products here.
I scrimped and saved for months to get myself a Home Essentials kit and got started sharing online as soon as I received it. The beautiful thing about doTERRA is that people could get wholesale access through me (so pay the same price I am paying) and order whatever they want, when they want at the lowest price possible without anyone forced autoship or minimum requirements, they could also order retail through me as well!
