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Scentsy Body Cream
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Body Wash
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In the over 9 years I've been a Scentsy Consultant I've recruited over 100 amazing people to join me on this crazy, fun thing I call my Scentsy business. I'm excited and eager for every single one to really take advantage of all the great benefits of making a living as a Scentsy Consultant - flexible schedule, work where & when I want, free travel, etc - and so I jump in and try to do everything I can to help them get their new biz off the ground.
Unfortunately, it doesn't always happen. And not for the reasons you might think.
I've never seen a Consultant close the doors of their business because they didn't know what to do or how to do it. Never.
Below are the top 5 obstacles I've seen trip up Consultants leading them to not achieve the success they envisioned when they enrolled. If you've ever thought of being your own boss and looking for something new, check out my blog post about My Favorite Benefits of Being a Scentsy Consultant. If you're ready to join Scentsy and launch your own business simply follow the link to Join Scentsy.
YOU ARE MORE AWESOME THAN YOU THINK
I've noticed that many new Consultants feel inadequate or have a burdening self-doubt. I just want to say "You are enough. You are more than just enough. You are awesome!" Too often new Consultants bring in heavy negative baggage they’ve acquired from life that weighs them down under a belief they are not smart enough, tall enough, pretty enough, rich enough - whatever it might be - to do well as a Scentsy Consultant. You do not need to be anything more, or anything different than what you are.
Actually, once you allow yourself to tap into your OWN creativity, your OWN uniqueness and free yourself to be your type of Consultant - THEN you will find success. You, all by yourself, can figure out how to win at being a Scentsy Consultant. You have what it takes in spades to be successful. Don’t let yourself give in to the excuse that you - and anything about who you are or your unique situation and circumstances - disqualify you from success. Rather, recognize that your unique strengths, perspective, and personality are the very things that will help you be successful. Stop doubting yourself, or beating yourself up over past or current mistakes and engage your own strengths and you will be surprised just how awesome you are. Sounds cliche I know, but I've seen it over and over and over again.
FEAR
This happens with almost every single new Consultant. It is the number one reason, in my experience, that so many new Consultants give up. This quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson is so true -
Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.
Fear of failure is the most prevalent and debilitating. They say to themselves, "I don’t want to be the person that tried Scentsy and failed. If I get excited and go out and have parties, and tell everyone that I am a Scentsy consultant, talk about the business on Facebook, maybe even grow a team, and then it doesn’t work out I’m going to look like a schlumpf. All my friends will see me as a failure, I’ll feel like a failure, and they’ll tease me about that one time I tried to chase my goals as a Scentsy Consultant." I see this with SO many new Consultants. After doing this for over 9 years this is easy to recognize but the last thing new Consultants want to admit is preventing their success.
I've found the best way to address fear is to open about it. Every time I coach my team and we're making goals and tactics to achieve their goals, we always talk about any fears or skill gaps that would prevent them from doing the tactics we discussed. It is impossible to be successful as a Scentsy Consultant without overcoming fear. Nelson Mandela once said -
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
JUST DO IT
NOTHING can replace doing it. I’ve had hundreds of goal-making sessions, spent hours training, coaching and even roleplaying everything from how to enter parties in the workstation to how to book parties, recruit a new team member, and take care of customers. I’ve bent over backwards to make sure my team KNEW how to do everything and felt motivated to do everything they needed to do to win. But, all too often, regardless of how much they knew how to do what they needed to do - they still didn’t do it. Consultants with little or no training have awesome parties, and recruit amazing new Consultants. They just simply do it. They host parties, they talk to people about joining Scentsy, they message people about their orders, they just do it. Untrained, untouched, imperfect, yet getting it done. No amount of training or coaching will ever replace an attitude focused on simply doing it. Sometimes we let ourselves get so focused on preparation and practicing that we become paralyzed and fail to actually just go and do it.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie
If you're too worried and focused on preparing and practicing then your focus is driven by fear and you doubt yourself and your training at the first sign of training. The sooner you jump into improvement by practice you are focused on finding your way to success; getting better with each misstep, tailoring your approach to fit you and ultimately finding your own, unique, very YOU type of way of operating. That's when you'll hit your stride and find you're no longer forcing yourself to invite people to buy, host, or join.
MAKE GOALS
In soccer you need goals to win. Literally, if there were no goals no-one would ever win. It’s true with Scentsy as well, if you have no goals you won’t ever achieve them. And how could you? You have no measurement of success, you have no direction, no target. Say out loud what you want from your Scentsy business and write it down. Tell someone, anyone that will be an accountability partner for you, what your goal is - whether it's your Scentsy sponsor (who would love to have that convo with you!) your spouse, friend, parent, sibling, whoever, and then get to work.
Setting Goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Tony Robbins
If you want Scentsy to pay for a date night at least once a month, or cover a phone bill, the utilities, car, or even the mortgage - say it and write it down. Your Scentsy business can do any of these, and all of these!, but like anything, it takes work and working without a goal is like driving down the freeway just hoping you can correctly guess the exit that will take you to your destination. Pick your destination first (make goals) and then find a map (what you'll do to achieve your goal) to get you there.
BE PERSISTENT
For some reason, we want to believe that any setback is an indication that the whole thing is flawed. Too often if a new Consultant invites someone to have a party, join their team, do a fundraiser, or some other Scentsy-related activity and that person responds negatively they get deflated and give up. If you ask someone to host a party and they say no thanks. Move on. How many people did you date before you found the right one? There’s a million shows on TV yet we ignore the large majority of them and have our own few favorites. They simply don’t interest us. Scentsy isn’t for everyone, it has NOTHING to do with you and everything to do with them. It’s their choice, not yours. Allow people to be different than you and not be interested in buying, or joining WITHOUT taking it personally. A “No” is not a “You suck, I hate you”. It is what it is, someone indicating they are not interested, nothing more.
Giving up on your goals is like slashing your other three tires because you got one flat.
When you feel like you've hit a setback, don't surrender your goals so easily. Stop blaming yourself, you didn't royally screwup, give yourself the benefit of the doubt and try again...and again, and again. You can either keep trying with the aim of getting better as you go on your path to success OR consider everything that doesn't go as planned, as further evidence that becoming a Scentsy Consultant wasn't a good idea. So keep on keepin' on and giving it the ol' college try and I have no reason to believe you won't get better and find a way to make it work.
Is Scentsy a Pyramid Scheme?
Pyramid Schemes
Every now and then I tell people how my husband and I support* our family with our Direct Sales business. Inevitably the conversation leads to this question, “Oh, so it’s like a pyramid scheme?”.
No, Scentsy is not a pyramid scheme. After a while, I began to wonder what exactly is a pyramid scheme. Why do so many people consider any direct selling business to be one?
What Is a Pyramid Scheme
So first, what is a pyramid scheme? When in doubt, turn to Wikipedia! 🙂 –
“Pyramid schemes—also referred to as franchise fraud or chain referral schemes—are marketing and investment frauds in which an individual is offered a distributorship or franchise to market a particular product. Participants earn the real profit, not by the sale of the product, but by the sale of new distributorships. Emphasis on selling franchises rather than the product eventually leads to a point where the supply of potential investors is exhausted and the pyramid collapses.”
Often, the term pyramid scheme is associated with direct selling businesses. However, it actually happens just as much if not more often in the financial sector.
Examples
I did a Google search for the term pyramid scheme. The first result was an article about a Montana woman. She pleaded guilty to using money from new investors to make payments to earlier investors, between 2008 and 2016. The article states that "she's accused of taking $1.5 million from 28 different people. At least four of the investors were identified as vulnerable persons because of their age, and one was mentally disabled."
That type of "business" is bad, and should get a bad wrap. It's also illegal (with good reason).
Here is an another article in Investopedia about pyramid schemes in the financial sector. There's also a great short video on that page explaining pyramid schemes.
How to Know if a Business Is Legitimate
Below is a video from the Direct Selling Association in Australia called "Understanding Illegal Pyramid Schemes". The video outlines they key points of how to identify whether a business is a legitimate direct selling business or a pyramid scheme.
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MLM organizations
Specifically with regards to Multi-level marketing organizations the same Wikipedia page states –
"...have a real product to sell. More importantly, MLM's actually sell their product to members of the general public, without requiring these consumers to pay anything extra or to join the MLM system. MLM's may pay commissions to a long string of distributors, but these commission are paid for real retail sales, not for new recruits."
Selling of Goods is Key
In summary, any business model in which members make money from the signup fee of someone else rather than any actual selling of goods or services is a pyramid scheme. Additionally, in exchange, the organization promises its new members a share of the money taken from every additional member that they recruit. If a percentage of your sign up fee goes directly to those who enrolled you, or if you are a member of a business that rewards you financially when someone joins under you – then you are part of a pyramid scheme.
The FTC also has more information at this link- FTC Pyramid Schemes - to help consumers understand the difference between legitimate direct selling businesses and scams.
So do I sell products? Absolutely! Scentsy has a fantastic brand with amazing, innovative products namely, Warmers, Diffusers, Buddies, Laundry, Skin, and, of course, it's very, very popular fragrances!
To buy Scentsy online simply visit my Scentsy Website to browse all of the fantastic items I sell.
Pyramid Scheme Promises
Pyramid Schemes come in all shapes and sizes but all make massive promises. Generally speaking, these schemes also leave their members, except the few at the top, worse off. This same Wiki page tells of about a dozen notable pyramid schemes all over the world. These businesses have caused riots and robbed thousands, if not millions, of people lots of money.
Pyramid schemes are illegal ploys to rob people. They promise an income to convince more and more people to pay the enrollment fee, of which they get a portion.
Structured to Defraud
In a Forbes magazine article by Nancy Collamer, she clarifies that “MLM’s are sometimes erroneously referred to as “pyramid schemes” – companies structured with the intent of defrauding the public”. These organizations are designed to make money, but NOT generated by the sale of any product or service. Money is made when individuals pay an enrollment fee - to a small group or individual at the top and are illegal.
Is Scentsy a Pyramid?
In Scentsy, I do get potential leadership bonuses from the amount my team sells. However, I don't get a sign-up fee when they join. I am paid for helping new team members join and start a successful business, selling actual products.
Many ask the question of how is a Scentsy consultant paid; can I really make money with Scentsy? You can watch this video I created to explain the Scentsy Compensation Plan and how we make money.
Start a Legit Business
And as always if today is the day you’re and ready to be your own boss and looking for a legitimate business opportunity, come join my Scentsy team! Ever wonder if you’d make an awesome Scentsy Consultant? Check out my blog post answering that very question – Could I be an awesome Scentsy Consultant?
Are you ready to work hard to earn trips, make great friends, make money, and be able to enjoy more time with your friends and family? Then come on over to my Scentsy website and Join Scentsy!
Is Scensty A Scam?
Want to learn more about Scentsy, the company? Here's a little history about Scentsy in an article answering the questionIs Scentsy a Scam?
*When I talk about income from our Scentsy business, the FTC requires that I add results are not typical, and include this Income Disclosure Statement. Results are not typical, but honestly, neither are you. I worked hard to make this happen, and so can you.
New Scentsy Terrarium Warmer "Make a Scene"
Every September Scentsy introduces new Scentsy scents and Scentsy warmers that are on trend and ring in the fall season. This September is no different. One of the top gardening trends for 2016, are terrariums and you can see that in the innovative new Scentsy Terrarium Warmer called the “Make a Scene” Scentsy Warmer.
New Scentsy Terrarium Warmer, "Make a Scene"
Every September Scentsy introduces new Scentsy scents and Scentsy warmers that are on trend and ring in the fall season. This September is no different. One of the top gardening trends for 2016, are terrariums and you can see that in the innovative new Scentsy Terrarium Warmer called the “Make a Scene” Scentsy Warmer. This new Scentsy warmer is a Terrarium warmer that features a clear case with a scene inside of the case. Above the clear case is a heat plate and a clear dish where you can place your favorite Scentsy scents! This can be lots of fun to make a custom scene for family events like birthdays and weddings as well as for the holidays. How fun would it be to have an spooky little Halloween scene, or a jolly Christmas scene?! The possibilities are endless!You can create your own scene if you’d like, or choose from two fun scenes from the Scentsy Catalog! Both scenes include 1 turf circle, decorative rocks, and 2 trees. The “Fun in the Sun” scene also includes 3 figurines – 1 of the figurines is even holding a customizable sign! The second Scentsy Terrarium scene option is called “Winter Wonderland” which, in addition to the decorative rocks, turf circle, and 2 trees, also includes 3 super cute animal figures – a squirrel, a bird, and a giraffe. There is even an LED light above the scene to illuminate your creation!
Scentsy Terrarium Warmer, Make a Scene
This warmer launches September 1, 2016. Contact me to learn how you can get this fun, new trendy warmer for half-price or free, or to place a pre-order. Simply follow the link to browse our current selection of amazing Scentsy Warmers and find your new favorite Scentsy scent!
How to Change Scentsy Wax
Scentsy Wax Melts, doesn't burn
Scentsy wickless candles are safe because they don't have a flame, and also no fire. That means the wax does not burn when you turn on your Scentsy warmer, but it melts. The specially formulated fragrance wax melts at a low temperature, releasing only the Scentsy scent into your home.
When to Change Scentsy Wax
Since Scentsy wax does not burn, it will not disappear in the warmer as a traditional candle would do as it burns. That's a good thing, since that means the wax and soot are not getting on your walls, in your air ducts, or in your lungs. It might be hard to know when to change it, if you are waiting for the wax to diminish before you change out your Scentsy wax though!
So, here's the tip: change it when you can't smell the Scentsy fragrance as strongly as you want.
How to Change Scentsy Wax
There are a few easy ways to change your Scentsy wax in your warmer:
1. Turn off warmer, allow Scentsy wax to harden. Then, turn on Scentsy warmer for a minute until the edge gets soft and lift the wax disc out.
2. Pick up dish (from full size warmer only) while wax is melted and pour out wax into disposable container. Wipe out dish with a paper towel.
3. Place a few cotton balls or a paper towel in the warm wax to soak it up, then discard and wipe out dish.
Hope this helps you change your Scentsy wax more easily so you can always have the yummy Scentsy smell in your home just as strongly as you want! If you have any questions, feel free to ask - I am here to help with all of your Scentsy needs.
I talk about Scentsy candles almost every day and recently I started just reflecting on the wickless candle industry. It's pretty amazing how far wickless candles have come over the last few years. The traditional candle is what most people had in their houses and not only did they not have wickless candles but they didn't probably had never seen or heard of anything different. And now, Scentsy itself is well known all over the world and other companies making wickless candles have been born. So most people have at least heard of if not own some type of wickless candle variation.
Orville Thompson hadn't even seen a wickless candle until March 2004 when he was a vendor at a sales show in Salt Lake City and happened to be located near a booth where some women were selling decorative warmers designed to melt scented wax with the heat of a light bulb instead of a wick and flame. It is through this experience that led him and his wife Heidi to purchase the then tiny company called Scentsy. Think about that...that was only 2004!
I find it interesting how a concept that has been around since 200 BC in China and in Europe around 400 AD has evolved over the past 8 years. Now, we have just about every scent you can imagine and there are new decorative warmers available every month. Makes me excited about the future of Scentsy and what their candles may look like in another 8 years.
Top Selling Scentsy Warmers for June 2012
See the top selling Scentsy full-size warmers for June 2012. Hopefully these will give you some ideas when making your next Scentsy purchase. Let me know if you have any questions or want ideas and suggestions.
Escape the winter chill with Blizzard. Warm cream blends to black in a sophisticated ombre as enchanting snowflakes fall upon the base and scalloped dish. Elegant and chic, Blizzard is the perfect holiday ornament.
A safe candle: 25-watt lightbulb melts the Scentsy wax cubes in the dish on top to make your whole room smell good, with no fire danger, soot, or smoke. Each month Scentsy offers a Scentsy Warmer and fragrance of the month, so check back for January's Scent of the Month. See the Scentsy Warmer of the Month for November 2011.
The best gifts combine the anticipated with the unexpected—just like Comfort & Joy. Spicy, familiar woods marry with surprising white florals, pure citrus, and just a nibble of gingerbread for a winter fragrance that's anything but ordinary.
If you like Oxford Scentsy Bar, you'll love this one - similar to Oxford, brightened up just a bit.
Each month Scentsy offers a Scentsy Fragrance of the Month so check back for January’s Scent of the Month.
There are several different collections of warmers offered by Scentsy: including the Campus Collection and Patriot Collections but today I wanted to highlight one of my favorites:
The Renaissance Collection Scentsy Warmer
Milano Scentsy Warmer
Roma Scentsy Warmer
Torino Scentsy Warmer
Each of these Scentsy warmers feature fantastic color schemes and and hand finished detailing. These ceramic Scentsy candle warmers melt the Scentsy wax Bar from the heat of a lightbulb, and are beautiful enough to stand alone as a home decor accent. These are a favorite of those who enjoy the Renaissance style. These are full size warmers and are about 4.5" wide and 6" tall.
Scentsy Vs Other Wickless Candles
How Is Scentsy Different Than Other Candles?
You may have noticed that there are a lot of wickless candles on the market these days. It has become a very popular product due to the safety and ease of use, and of course the great smells that fill up your home or office. Scentsy is one of the leading manufacturers of wickless candles and ensures the highest quality standards. You get a quality piece of home decor you can use to accent your style, and your choice of over 80 scents to make your home smell just how you want it. Scentsy is the authentic wickless candle company, but does much more than just make candles.
The Scentsy line of wickless candles features a candle warmer that resembles a small, 2 part vase. Each unique piece of pottery is handcrafted to the highest of quality and detail in ceramic or porcelain. The bottom of the warmer has a low-watt light bulb that emits the right amount of heat to melt the wax and release the fragrance. The wax in a Scentsy candle is highly scented cubes that are placed in the top dish of the warmer. You can place the Warmer on a table top, or you can buy the Plug-in Warmer that can plug directly into a wall outlet like a nightlight.
Scentsy offers around 75 different wickless candle styles and over 80 different 'scents'. The fragrance that is released is free of soot, smoke, or lead and of course there is no flame. A flame from an ordinary candle can start a fire, burn a finger, harm a pet, or singe hair. The wax in a Scentsy candle only warms to just above body temperature (like a parafin dip).
From Rocks to Warmers
This short video shows the process that is involved in how a Scentsy candle warmer is made and how it starts out as a pile of rocks, and ends up as a beautifully hand-crafted Scentsy warmer. Not only is a Scentsy Warmer a safe way to fragrance your home, it is a decorative piece that can be used as an accent piece of beautiful pottery to enhance any decor or style.
That is a brief description of how the candles work and really what they are but it doesn't get to the heart of what Scentsy Candles really are. They are an experience meant to be shared and enjoyed with friends. The Scentsy party is meant to be just that..a party where everyone is having fun and not sitting in a business meeting or in a product training. Scentsy decided that a direct selling method was the only way they could really make a difference in the lives of people from the simple aspect of having a great smelling home to providing income for those that are in search of something more in life. And finally, they simply provide a chance for family and friends to get together for a party.
I invite you to try a Scentsy candle for the first time. Maybe attend a party. Maybe you will choose to become a Consultant and have your own Scentsy party and share some laughs with your own friends and family members. However you decide to experience Scentsy, I can't wait to hear about it and know you'll love it as much as I do!
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