Could I Be An Awesome Scentsy Consultant?

Could You Be An Awesome Consultant?

Deciding if you are a good fit and could be an awesome Scentsy consultant is a common and important question. Here are four key things to consider:

1. First, it's helpful to make sure you are ready to start a Direct Sales business as a Consultant (if you're asking, I think you are!).

2. Second, to partner with a company you trust (Scentsy is awesome!).

3. Additionally, choosing a good sponsor is important. Your sponsor can mentor you to get started as a Consultant, and keep building your business to success (I'll be here to help you!).

4. Lastly, YOU are the key ingredient. If you possess these qualities below (or want to work to get them), you really could be an awesome consultant.

My Consultant Experience

Joining Scentsy as an Independent Consultant is one of the best choices I have ever made. My husband and I have started multiple business. None have as been rewarding emotionally and financially as our Scentsy business.

A Team Mentor

My journey as a Scentsy Consultant began when I joined in 2008. During that time, hundreds of Consultants have joined my team. I love to help them grow their business and achieve their goals. My favorite part as a Consultant is mentoring my team, and I have even earned the Annual Mentor Award 6 times, so I have lots of experience with new team members.

I’ve seen hundreds if not thousands of Consultants join my team or other teams. Some become Consultants and rock and roll their business while others seem to fade and leave. I have stuck with it as a Consultant, so I think it's helpful to look at why some don't stay.

Why Some Quit

In the direct selling industry it’s said that at any given moment, one-third of your team is just starting, another third is really working, while another third is on their way out. Meaning they’ve hit some kind of obstacle and lost their drive and momentum to keep chasing their goals.

In the more than 15 years that I’ve been a Scentsy Consultant, I’ve seen plenty of great Consultants run into challenges. They lose steam and let their business fade away.

It could be a matter of bad timing with life.

Could also be that they were not comfortable coming out of their comfort zone, or maybe their team grew and they felt uncomfortable being a leader.

Maybe they felt unsupported by friends, family, co-workers etc. who held the stereotype of direct selling undermining the success of their friend.

Whatever the reason, people join and don’t capture whatever they envisioned in their head.

Who Will Be Successful with Scentsy?

So who will be an awesome Scentsy Consultant?

First, I can say that I’ve not found any demographic answer to who will be a successful Scentsy Consultant.

No single factor, regardless of background, education, income level, race, where you live or any other variable, seems to consistently show how much success you’ll achieve as a Scentsy Consultant. Even having past experience in direct selling isn’t a clear indicator.

I’ve seen individuals join Scentsy from all over the world from all backgrounds. Some come with amazing experience in direct selling – sellers of other brands with years of experience... and yet that doesn’t always translate into success with Scentsy.

If it’s not experience, education or any of these things that determine success what does?

Qualities of Awesome

There are a handful of things that I’ve observed that make a very real difference in how much success a Consultant is able to achieve.

What is so amazing and inspiring about the things I’ve observed are vital ingredients in the recipe for success is that they are characteristics that ANYONE can have. There is no monopoly on them so there is no reason anyone, from any background can become an amazing Scentsy Consultant.

1. Optimistic

The first is Optimistic.

No matter your background, years of direct selling or professional experience, you will be hard-pressed to achieve any significant Scentsy goals without overcoming obstacles. I’m not saying that the road to success is impossible or only for the real superheroes. But, like any real notable achievement, you will need to get comfortable out of your comfort zone and be able to overcome fears or skill gaps.

Whether it’s fear of failure, lower sales than planned, a potential recruit that declines, or some other thing – those who can lift up their head and optimistically move forward, win. Success as a Scentsy Consultant, is more attainable than most people realize. Whether you define success as trips, time with family, working from home, extra income or lots of income, it really can be yours. But without optimism people sell themselves short and give up. Optimism is the silver lining.

For example, because Scentsy is a very popular product, sometimes a product will sellout within hours. It’s a real bummer and I don't envy the employees who spend hours and hours estimating, calculating, and forecasting how much of a particular product to produce. It’s a thankless job and sometimes they get it wrong. But, what am I going to do? Complain that my products are so popular and wish I could join the countless numbers of other companies begging people to buy my product?

There is always a positive side to every news, training ourselves to find it is the trick. By no means does that mean we, as Consultants no longer carry the need to communicate to the company when they screw up. However, after that, the best course forward is with a positive attitude.

2. Team Player

The second is being a Team Player. We’re all in this together – life and Scentsy. To achieve any of the goals that people have with their Scentsy business, it’s imperative to have the ability to work with people that are different from you.

As your Scentsy business grows you will recruit people, possibly from all over the world where Scentsy is available, and they will be different than you.

I’ve found that those who join Scentsy with an attitude of “We’re all in this together” and help their fellow teammates and their downlines, really get their business off on the right foot.

3. Self Starter

Being a self-starter. In the more than 15 years I’ve been a Scentsy Consultant I’ve been at a leader level for almost 14 of those years. I’ve welcomed amazing new team members, and been super excited for them. I would put myself in their shoes and envision ways they could have awesome sales success and grow their team given their unique strengths. I often found that I was thinking more about their success than they were.

Every new Consultant asks me to help them grow their business, and I absolutely LOVE helping everyone achieve their goals. I am not a Scentsy Consultant just for the money, trips or anything else. Nothing is more motivating to me than to see the lives of my team change with their Scentsy business.

SO many have discovered they can be home with their kids and still bring home a good income, earn free trips for them and their significant other, help cover bills after a spouse is let go from work, or pay off pesky student loans. THAT makes it SO MUCH FUN.

That said, I discovered that when I held my new Consultant's hand, I actually did them a disservice. It robbed them a bit of the “baptism by fire” experience that fuels their drive. Since I could easily see them as a successful Consultant in my minds eye, I worked to help them. However, in the long run, they didn’t strengthen their self-starter muscles so they floundered.

Now, my approach is I don’t push or pull, I partner. I will work alongside you, recognize your success, cheer you on and help you overcome skill gaps or fears but I cannot earn you a trip or a promotion. And in the long-run, it is better that way. That seems so counter-intuitive but I’ve found it to be true.

4. Determination

If you could work hard for 2 years and earn a Doctor's salary would you do it? How many years do they work hard for a Bachelor’s degree, or a Masters, or even longer – to be a doctor?

I’ve seen both talented, promising individuals and seemingly untalented, and unpromising individuals join Scentsy and become Scentsy Consultants. I’ve seen people from both groups go on to experience massive success and people from both groups that let their business die.

Along with the other characteristics I’ve talked about, those that found success seemed able to keep on keeping on when confronted with obstacles. Not only that, they didn’t let life happen to them, they made goals and dreams with dream boards and pictures of what they wanted to earn or win sticky-tacked to the mirror in the bathroom or in their car. They decided what they wanted and worked to earn it, at all cost. The simple act of deciding what you want, writing it down, posting it all over the house, and doing whatever it takes to make it happen is very, very powerful.

Again, no one has a monopoly on determination, nor is it very complicated.

Determination is something that I cannot give or train, which makes it so vital to your success as a Scentsy Consultant.

I can help you make goals, I can even help make dream boards.

How well you make it happen and actually do it every day is up to you.

Let's do this!

Why start a Direct Sales Scentsy Business

Why Choose Direct Sales

I began the start of my Direct Sales business as a Scentsy Consultant in February of 2008. If you would have told me before that time that I would start a Party Plan type company and not only stick with it, but be successful with it, I would not have believed you. I have never been the home party or entertaining type, so I never would have thought a Party Plan Direct Sales company like Scentsy would have been a fit for me.

There are so many benefits to a Direct Sales company, let me share a few with you.

Income

I am so glad I started my Direct Sales business against my natural inclination, and chose to start my own Direct Sales business with Scentsy. Over the years I have built my team and my business, to the point of really making a financial impact for my family. There really is great income* potential, you just have to keep building and growing.

*Income Disclosure Statement: because I mentioned income and benefits I have earned from my Scentsy business, I am required by the FTC to state that my results are not guaranteed or even typical. However, I have done it, and can help you have success with a lot of hard work too.

Flexible Schedule

One of the biggest benefits to Direct Sales over a traditional job is the flexibility! I am able to stay home with my five kids, create my own day, and still be able to add to our finances in ways I never would have imagined.

Recognition

The extra income has been such a blessing, and is the real reason I joined. Along the way, I have also gotten promotions, awards and recognition I didn't know I needed. Every year I get to walk the stage at National Convention, which is a fun red carpet type moment.

Develop Talents

As I have been asked to to trainings to help other consultants, I have found that, although it makes me super nervous, I really do enjoy teaching and training. That is put to the test every time I asked to public speaking in front of hundreds of people.

Travel

I have earned free incentive trips to exotic places I wouldn't have taken, especially while my children are still young. My husband and I get to go to Mexico every year for Scentsy's Annual Leadership Retreat and enjoy the beautiful setting and rub shoulders with Scentsy's best of the best. Never thought I would be a work at home Mom, and own my own company, but it has been so rewarding and I am so glad I decided to give Direct Sales a try.

Scentsy is Direct Sales and Party Plan Company

Scentsy is not a pyramid scheme, but it's a Direct Sales Party Plan company. Some people think that a Direct Sales business is easy or a way to make lots of money quickly. It is a great business to build, since I get to be paid on the personal sales I make, as well as the sales from my team members in my business, so my earning potential is huge, while my risk and investment is minimal.

I graduated from college in Business Management and always thought I wanted to own or run a business. What I didn't think of, was how easy it would be to run a Direct Sales Party Plan company instead of a traditional business.

Join a Direct Sales Association (DSA) Member Business

There are many Direct Sales companies to choose from, but make sure any company you are considering joining is a member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA). That ensures compliance within a certain code of ethics, and will help guarantee the business is legitimate and give you the best chances of success with your new business.

Why Join Scentsy and Direct Sales

There is no doubt I am so glad I chose to start a Scentsy Direct Sales business. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a great home business opportunity with a wonderful Direct Sales company.

Direct sellers are Independent Consultants who choose when and how to work. One huge advantage of direct selling is that you can start a business while still working a full-time job. Here are a few benefits of a Direct Sales business, such as a Scentsy business:

- Work your own hours, as many or as little as you choose and when you choose

- Never have to ask for time off or plan your family vacations around your work schedule

- Opportunity to build a sustainable business that you can pass on to your children

- The ability to control how much money you make or when you want a raise

- There's no need to create catalogs, product promotions, or other marketing materials

- You don't have to source your own products, or create your own product ideas; no time or energy into new product development

- Create lifelong friendships and networking opportunities

- Tax benefits of running a home based business

- Great part-time job to add supplemental income

- No new schooling, degrees, or previous work experience required

- Opportunity to work from home when your Direct Sales business can replace your full-time job

- New, challenging workplace where you get to create your workplace environment and choose your co-workers

- You are your own boss and can create your Direct Sales business as you like, according to your talents and abilities

- Personal satisfaction from earning promotions and watching your Direct Sales team grow

- Free trips to work toward and enjoy each year to places you never would have gone otherwise

Ready to join Scentsy and start your own Direct Sales business? Start your Scentsy business today!

~Becky Sattler, Scentsy SuperStar Director
208-340-6538

Scentsy President named Idaho Woman of the Year!

Scentsy President, Heidi Thompson named Idaho Woman of the Year

: "As more than 500 attendees — and 50 Idaho Business Review Women of the Year — held their collective breath, the envelope-opening moment finally arrived. Heidi Thompson was reveled as IBR Woman of the Year and accepted her award to thunderous applause and a standing ovation. Here, Thompson holds her one-of-a-kind award created by glass artist Zion Warne. (Photo by Jory Clay Sutton)'

First-ever Idaho Woman of the Year Award given to Heidi Thompson, Scentsy President and co-owner, on Feb. 17, 2011. Traditionally, this award has been given to a group of 50 women collectively, but Heidi's score was the highest across the board in all categories, so they decided to break tradition and give her the top award. Heidi was named the 2011 Idaho Woman of the Year - the first time that honor has ever been given! She is such an amazing woman and we are lucky to have her with us at Scentsy.

Here is a bit of the Idaho Business Review article written about the event:

“This is our sixth year for the Women of the Year event and it was our best ever,” said IBR Vice President and Publisher Sean Evans. “We truly enjoyed celebrating the success and triumphs of some of our state’s most successful women.” A first this year came at the end of the evening in an Academy Award-like moment as Thompson, president and co-owner of Scentsy, Inc. - and one of the 50 honorees - was revealed as the 2011 Woman of the Year. A selection committee of past honorees used a rating system covering four critical categories, and Thompson scored highest across the board.

Thompson, whose rags-to-riches story could be fodder for a Hollywood movie script, smiled through tears as she accepted the award presented to her... She thanked her mother Alice Kalilimoku, her children, Sarah, Mary, Emma, Owen and Grace and especially her husband, and “best friend,” Orville. Other family members, friends and coworkers were there to share the celebration... “Every one of these 50 Women of the Year exemplifies what it takes to be a leader, deeply involved in her community, an accomplished professional who can and does follow through on long-term goals,” Evans said.

Come join the excitement and join Scentsy with me today! I knew that, with Heidi and Orville Thompson at the head of Scentsy Wickless Candles, it was bound to be a good thing. Little did I know when I joined (3 years ago today!!) just how good of a thing!! Thanks, Heidi, for all you have done for Scentsy.