The Leadership Skill Most Business Builders Overlook

What does it take to keep building when the excitement wears off or life gets hard?

Sharon McDonald shares lessons from 16 years of building her doTERRA business. She explains how she went from wanting to simply use the products to intentionally building a business, reaching early ranks quickly through consistent action, workshops, mentoring, and leadership development.

Sharon also opens up about navigating major personal challenges while continuing to serve her customers and team. Her message is clear: momentum matters, but so do relationships, purpose, boundaries, and resilience.

Guest Information: Sharon McDonald began her doTERRA journey in 2010. A teacher by trade, she brought her love of education and simplifying complex ideas into her approach to business building. Over the years, she has focused heavily on leadership development, community building, training, and helping others strengthen their mindset and skills.

Key Takeaways

• Your network is your pipeline. Building genuine relationships and participating in your community creates opportunities for future conversations.
• Consistency creates momentum. Sharon warns against repeatedly starting and stopping when building a long-term business.
• Leadership can be developed. Vision, competency, confidence, and a willingness to serve others are skills that can be strengthened over time.
• Growth needs boundaries. Sleep, nutrition, exercise, restoration, and self-care can help you maintain consistency without running yourself into the ground.