What a yummy way to enjoy fish!

Ingredients

• 1kg whole ocean trout, pin-boned
• 1.5 Tbs Dijon mustard
• 1 bunch thyme, leaves picked
• ½ cup chervil leaves
• 1 cup of finely ground hazelnuts
• Juice of 1 lemon + lemon wedges to serve
• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 5 drops of dōTERRA Lemon essential oil

Here is a recipe for a wonderful uplifting and refreshing bath salt. Make in advance and store in an air-tight glass jar, and add a scoop of bath salts to your bath.

And it is so simple to make too…

Mix all the ingredients together and pop in a glass jar!

• 3 cups Dead Sea salt or Epsom salt (or combination)
• 15 drops of dōTERRA Citrus Bliss essential oil Blend
• 5 drops dōTERRA Lemon essential oil
• 5 drops dōTERRA Grapefruit essential oil
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil (for moisturising)

Et voila! You have yourself some bath salts. I reckon this would last you between 3-6 baths, making this a great addition to your bath for under £1!

Before we talk about essential oils, let’s talk about wine. I don’t drink wine any more, I have never liked it, and now don’t drink any alcohol, but I do know that wine comes in a huge range of qualities (and prices), flavours, brands, etc. You can get your cheap plonk, Lambrusco for £2.50 from Tesco, or your Chateau Margaux, which will set you back 6-figures! And in fact now, the much-maligned Lambrusco is making a comeback and you can get some more upmarket, better quality Lambrusco, did you know that? Let’s look into that a little tiny bit before going back to essential oils.

Lambrusco. Extremely high yields, huge industrial-level production, has led to it being so widely available, that the majority of people regard it as poor quality, cheap and, to wine connoisseurs, even ‘nasty’. Vines grown closely together, with lots of grapes near each other lowers the quality of the wine. I have no idea why. But it does. However, producers of Lambrusco are changing their extraction methods, and adding in some aging processes to make the wine more upmarket and a better quality. Oh and Lambrusco is made in the Emilia-Romagna area in Italy. Why is it not made anywhere else? Because it is the climate, soil, elevation, and a whole other host of reasons that means that the vine species used to grow the grapes to make the wine that makes it unique to that region, much like it is only the Champagne region of France that can produce what we know as champagne.

Let’s get back to essential oils – 10 Factors of EO Quality

OK so we have looked at wine, and some of the factors that can affect the quality of wine, and also the huge difference in quality, availability and price of it too. Now, keep that thought in your head when we now talk about essential oils. Where they come from matters. How they are extracted matters. How they are grown matters. And this is why you get a huge variety of oils, aromas, prices, qualities, just like you can get with wine. We will now explore 10 factors now that can determine the quality of essential oils. Some of these are controllable factors, and some of them are non-controllable factors. OK, here goes.

So who is excited about doTERRA’s announcement they made yesterday about live streaming all of the 2017 Global Convention for only $49?! That is only £38.30 to attend Convention next month!

After being disappointed about having to sell our Convention tickets, I was greatly suffering from that FOMO feeling (Fear-Of-Missing-Out), so when this was announced, I jumped at the chance to get a ticket, and Convention is all about connecting with people, so I have decided to throw a Convention Party in my home, and here is how you can hold your own party too!

I love the idea of this Raw Avocado Cake, it sounds so yummy, don’t you think? You can add any citrus oil you want to flavour it, I personally think this recipe calls for Lime! You do need to make it in advance of eating it, as it does need time to chill and set, but boy is it worth it in the end!

With all the resources out there for leaders of teams, have you found one that will help you work with ALL the different types of leaders that may emerge? Because, let’s face it, not all leaders are equal. Not all leaders are the same. So, as a leader of different personalities, how can you best serve your team?

One of the things I have done before is to find out what my leaders’ Love Languages are… but this isn’t all that helpful when actually mentoring people (although it is good for coming up with incentives), and I was often coming up with situations where I was coming up with all these ideas, doing all these courses, and making big future plans, and I could see that my team didn’t really get what my vision was, which frustrated me and, I think, made them feel a bit overwhelmed with everything I was trying to implement.

So I bought a book – Strengthfinder 2.0. And that changed everything for me.

These are so simple to make, and with the Autumn coming up, they will leave your house smelling of all the wonderful Autumn things, and it is a great way to use any fresh apples you may have picked from the tree too (although you can obviously use the ones from the shop too, just remember to wash them thoroughly in Lemon oil and water to get rid of any waxy residue or pesticides!)

It is great to be inspired by leaders who have worked hard to get to the top of the doTERRA compensation plan. Here are 6 great quotes to give you some tips to help you build your business.

Are you attending this year’s global convention in Salt Lake City next month? We were due to go, but due to family issues we are no longer able to attend… gutted as it looks amazing! Here is a great video launched a couple of days ago to whet your appetite!

I completely understand the need for reassurance that doTERRA’s products are sourced from the highest quality sources and are organic. So you might be wondering why doTERRA does not have an organic certification. Here is there reasons why:

We source our essential oils from a number of growers and distillers from around the world. Each location has its own specific laws and rules governing agriculture and collecting wild crafted botanicals. We look for plant materials that are grown in specific environments, but we do not label our oils as organic due to the varying regulations in each country.

dōTERRA International sources essential oils from responsibly managed farms throughout the world where growing, harvesting, and distilling methods meet dōTERRA’s strict standards for purity (CPTG—Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade). Because organic certification varies from country to country, province to province, and in the US, from state to state, it is not currently possible to acquire all oils under certified organic status. However, dōTERRA’s ongoing commitment to the highest quality production means that all our essential oils are analyzed and cross-tested by independent laboratories. This cross-testing ensures that our green product offering contains pure aromatic extracts and are a step above organic.