Have you considered joining the Scentsy Family?
Have you asked yourself, “Should I sell Scentsy?”
It was three years ago today I joined Scentsy. I had no idea what an amazing blessing Scentsy would be for my life. I joined Scentsy to get a discount on my own supply, as many consultants say, feed my own Scentsy addiction. It is amazing how time flies but it is also interesting to me how much has happened in just three short years. I had no idea how much could happen in three years.
I look back and laugh, I joined the week just a few days before Christmas and had already purchased everyone’s Christmas presents. I remember getting my starter kit just before Christmas. I took all 80 Scentsy testers to my sister’s house at Christmas for the rest of the family to smell. The whole family enjoyed picking their favorite scents and warmers. I entered my first order before the first of the year…still just my own stash!
I told myself (and everyone else) I wasn’t going to sell this – I had already tried selling another product for a direct sales company before and it was a miserable failure and I wasn’t about to beg friends and family to buy from me again.
Then in February, the 10% off month and the last month of the fall/winter catalog I started thinking about the Spring. In the spring a new catalog with new scents are released. I really wanted to smell all the new scents but wasn’t sure I wanted to buy the testers, I wasn’t going to sell! But on a whim I asked a friend to take some testers into the office to see what would happen. She had a very successful party and well, the rest is history.
Since then I have made it my goal to attend ALL Scentsy events. I have earned the FREE Scentsy Trips and attended leadership for Directors and above. I have found that I have grown more personally & professionally in these 3 years than I did in my 15 years in my corporate job. This is an amazing business, by helping others succeed you grow ten fold.
It is a constant balancing act, a lesson every day and boring isn’t something I feel anymore. I am challenged daily with my business and feel like I am really learning and growing. You are in business for yourself but not by yourself.
Today I am reflecting on my decision – a decision to purchase products at a discount. Funny how things happen! I tell my team that Scentsy found me. I wasn’t looking for anything else to take on. When I joined my kids were 22mo and 5mo. I was back at work in my corporate world and trying to figure out how to do it all! It is Scentsy that gave me the confidence and courage to retire from my corporate life and be a full time Mom. I have joined new networking groups and met amazing women. I am blessed.
Over the past three years with Scentsy I have learned so much, a few points I reflect:
- How to motivate myself, instead of looking for something or something to get me going.
- The importance of leading by example, first do it yourself so you can show others how.
- Have a goal and a plan and then work that plan EVERY Day! The key is consistency.
- You have to continually learn, grow and try new things.
- Listening – this is always a hard one for my extroverted personality, but I am a work in progress.
- Empathy – this is really listening with your heart!
- How to lead without authority or position of power. This is an interesting one for me since my background is in corporate with a defined reporting structure; a boss and employees. A company telling you what to do and when to do it.
- It is much easier to have a 8-5 desk, office or retail job than to be your own boss working in a virtual world setting your own hours. People say they want flexibility and freedom but many don’t want to put in the work to achieve the goal. I have learned I want to do the work and how much I value the goal.
- You can want to help others, but sometimes they need to do it for themselves. It is so hard when you want something so bad for someone but like a parent, you have to know when to let go.
You never know where life will go, but I can tell you that if there is a voice inside of you to do more or try something – JUMP all in! Do it! With Scentsy the only cost was $99 for so much! I am so glad I jumped! I look forward to how I can continue to grow and learn.
To my Scentsy friends, my new family, thank you for your support and encouragement. I am so glad I have gotten to know you.
To my Scentsy team, I wish for you that Scentsy blesses your life and that you are able to bless others with your Scentsy business.
And to those considering joining or looking for something extra or more in your life, I encourage you to look into this amazing company! A party plan business can be so much more than extra money, it can teach you about yourself, help you find your passion and help others in ways you never thought possible.
Thank you, I look forward to many great years to come!