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From Failure to Freedom: The Entrepreneurial Pivot That Changed My Life

Saturday, July 26, 2025

From Failure to Freedom: The Entrepreneurial Pivot That Changed My Life

I never thought I'd have to shut down the company I had built from the ground up.
​Sixteen years of sweat, sacrifice, and success - it was all gone.
​Kodiak Mountain Stone wasn't just a business to me. It was part of my identity. I had poured everything into it. 
​But during the pandemic, we hit a wall we couldn't break through. Like so many others, we were forced to shut our doors. And even though most of the reasons were out of our control, I still felt like a failure.
​It was the lowest point of my life. 
​But that collapse led me somewhere I never expected... into an opportunity that can truly create freedom.

I've Always Been an Entrepreneur

For over 20 years, I've lived and breathed entrepreneurship. Whether coaching other business owners, building my own businesses, or launching programs like The Confident Athlete Program, I've always been driven by two things:

  • Helping Others Grow, and
  • Creating Freedom for Myself and My Family

I've never been interested in the kind of life where someone else controls my schedule. I want to work with people I enjoy. I want to build something meaningful, and I want to do it on my terms.
​But when Kodiak Mountain Stone closed, I had a choice to make:
​"How do I start over? What am I going to do?"

A Conversation That Changed Everything

I had known Kenny Anderson for a few years. He's a successful entrepreneur, an author, and someone I respected. But I had no idea that he had built a wildly successful business with dōTERRA.
​One day as we were catching up on a call, I simply asked him, "What exactly do you do? I know you're an entrepreneur, but I don't know what you do."
​He told me about how he built a business through dōTERRA by helping entrepreneurs create time freedom and residual income.
​I was skeptical. I had used dōTERRA products for over a decade and knew they were great. But I had never  looked at the business side of dōTERRA.
​Still, I was curious. I asked questions. Kenny shared how he had helped people - many who already were running successful businesses - create a second stream of income. Some wanted to quit their jobs, while others just wanted to earn a little extra to cover a car payment or mortgage. And all of them wanted more control over their time.
​That was the first time that it clicked for me.
Even successful business owners can be trapped.
They may have money, but no freedom.

My Epiphany

I didn't want to have a life where my calendar was controlled by someone else. 
​I didn't want to build a business that would own me and never allow me to have choices.
​When I saw what Kenny had built, and how he was helping other people, just like me, build businesses around their values, their families, and their freedom, I realized:
This isn't about essential oils. This is about reclaiming your time, your income, and your choices.
And I already had everything that I needed:

  • A passion for helping others
  • A desire to work with great people
  • A Financial need
  • A belief in the products

So I said yes!

A Different Kind of business

Today, I get to work with and help entrepreneurs build their businesses. I'm coaching entrepreneurs in a business that's infinitely scalable and deeply fulfilling.
​I love helping my team win. I love seeing someone get their first check and realize, "This IS Possible."
​I've seen team members pay off debt, afford new opportunities, or simply get to be present with their kids because they're not stuck at a desk.
​Even better?
​I've watched countless people - customers and teammates alike - experience life-changing benefits from the dōTERRA products.
​They're sleeping better. They're managing stress. They're thriving.
​That's the kind of business that I want to be a part of!

What about You?

If you're entrepreneurial, driven, and ready to build something that gives you more than just income, something that gives you FREEDOM, I want to talk to you.
​This business isn't for everyone.
​But if you're like I was, ready for something better, you might just find what I found:
​An opportunity that finally lets you build a business around your life, not the other way around.

Learn More At: www.JeffHeggie.com/Leader

Let's see if this could be the path that changes everything for you, too.

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