when support is not

This week I am attending the doTERRA International Convention in Salt Lake. This is my first convention and it has been an interesting experience. But today, I was very angered by comments made by a man sitting behind me. I should have turned around and said something, but I didn't.

In case you don't know, doTERRA is a company that uses essential oils direct and in products to make health/life better. I love these products. I love how I feel when I am using them. I love that I can take these products and not use harmful dyes, chemicals, and other ingredients I can't pronounce. I love that I can stay healthy and that I don't have to depend on medicine (that I again can't pronounce). I love that I feel like I am taking control of my health in ways I had never dreamed possible.

doTERRA is also a network marketing company, which means you sell directly to people you know or people who know people you know. It is not a product that sits on the shelf at a store, it is something you take into homes and educate others on how to take control. Yes, this is multi-level marketing, a bad word in many people's minds. However, it is really the only way to talk about oils. The success stories are tremendous and there is not way to get others to understand what they should do to have their own success without talking to them directly. It is simply the best way.

So, I'm sitting at convention waiting for the first session to start and this man behind me starts talking to the person next to him about his wife. The person sitting next to him is a lady and must by his wife's friend because they do act like they know each other. He goes on to tell this lady that his wife will never be successful at doTERRA. She has "done everything and this is just one more thing." He also admitted that he doesn't believe in the products. Doesn't believe all the claims that people have made about using them. But, hey "She loves it so I am here to support her."

I just wanted to yell..."YOU ARE NOT SUPPORTING HER WITH THAT ATTITUDE!" I wanted to kick him. I am, apparently, a very violent person.

Anyway, if you have a family member that wants to try something a little unorthodox give them your support! Don't tear them down and help them fail. Do what you can to help them succeed! Maybe if this man would actually talk to his colleagues and share the doTERRA message, it would make all the difference in the world in how successful his wife was with the business side of things. But, they will never know what it will take to be successful because his attitude will never let her be. Sad. Just sad.

And in case you want to know more about essential oils, please let me know. They are amazing. Seriously.