Is the Sell A Thon Requirement Fair for Consultants? Let's Discuss!

[ShellBeach]

... that Sell A Thon stinks this fall?

(Drops match on gasoline ... wooooosshhhh!)

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Now it seems like they only care about the full-time consultants. The rest of us can pound salt.

Hey, Intrepid_Chef, I hear you on your rant. PC has made it a lot harder to be a hobby consultant over the past few years, and get some of the cool incentives.

Since I have too much PC stuff in my house anyway, I've decided I don't need it all, and don't need the pressure of trying to get it since I am still a hobby consultant.


And...a lot of this "exclusive" stuff shows up on the outlet a year or two later for anyone to buy.
Such as the host-only pink trio dish, medium woven basket, etc.


Yes, I could still get these incentives if I put forth more effort. The others who pointed this out are completely correct. I just don't CARE because I don't choose to put forth the effort...I choose to coninue on as a hobby consultant. Anybody who wants to point that out to me, I don't consider it as an attack.

It's twue! All twue!

 

[pampered1224]

I need to clarify something here. I am not coming down on anyone here. I feel for IC because I know where she is coming from. And it is not really negative thinking. It is frustration and that is different. Frustration has an angry overtone and usually comes from a place other than what has been written in the post. But I also see where everyone is frustrated at your frustration and negative talking, I did not say thinking, comes in. It is kind of a downer. I learned something that helped me greatly from someone out here. And that is to put that energy into something I can actively work on. Rather than spending any time at all on something I can not. Those "can not gets" all come from HO. Carolyn has guided me, albeit with a fight, to see that all I really need to be happy in my business is working it, taking pride in what I do and whatever follows, follows. I spent too much time looking at the negative too. I got mad, I got frustrated and I even almost quit. That would have solved it. But was that what I really wanted? I knew it was not. So I figured out what I was really bothered about. It turned out it was because I hated feeling like a failure and I "knew", even if it was a false belief, that I could NOT do it. So yes, I changed my thinking not my attitude. Not because someone told me I had to nor that they hated that I did it all the time, although it did get said, but because I knew it would eat me up me from the inside out if I didn't. IC, this is NOT a jab but rather an observation. I think you are great because you have the courage to speak your mind. I also think you may be setting yourself up for failure as I did all to many times. We don't mean to but the focus needs to be redirected.

 

[pampchefrhondab]

I don't have time to read everyone's response. I do understand your frustration, but I also understand why PC gives us carrots as well. What you have to do is not get upset for not getting a $10-15 item for having 2 shows. It's not that big of deal. You also have to decide what your goal is and only be happy if you meet your own personal goal. If your goal is 2 shows a month, be very happy when you meet it. Don't worry about what PC offers or what others do.

I learned this approach from one of my training CD's. It's the same thing when you go to your monthly cluster meeting. There will be many w/a lot more sales then you, but you have to remember you didn't even have the goal they did. Remember that before you go. I think this is a big reason some people don't go to meetings.

Anything you really want you can purchase. Someone will always be willing to sell it.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Well, I would hate to delete this thread too, mostly because of the support expressed in the most recent posts. Also have to say that a) many posts, especially the most recent, gave me a lot of perspective, and b) One VERY good thing came out of it ... the Step Up Your Business program!

Also I want to say this to those who have big goals and a lot of things on your plate ... YOU INSPIRE ME! I DO NOT imply that you can't have big goals because of what you have on your plate ... I just want to be clear that everybody's goals are their own.

I also was BEYOND THRILLED to win the spree, though I had questions and was REALLY impatient waiting for the boxes, and wondering what was in them since people suggested I have an "un-boxing" day. Back then, I thought I needed to have everything in the catalog.

Also ... I really doubt that everybody has time to analyze all of my posts. The most recent ones might give you an inaccurate perception because I felt like I had to defend myself all the time. Now I really feel like I need to let that go.

I am the kind of person who a) comes here to express frustration since there's really not another place I can do so and b) thinks "out loud" a lot. As in asking questions, wanting to know what other people think, etc. I have learned, and for the most part, gotten more perspective from ALL of you than I EVER did from my clustermates, even when I attended meetings. When I go to them I'm the last to leave since I hang around chatting. Social by nature. And YES I have checked into hospitality to make a long story short.

I looked to see if I could lock the thread but didn't see it so I asked the moderators to do so. Be blessed, everyone, and I respect and value all of your goals and thank many of you for your support.

 

[ShellBeach]

not get upset for not getting a $10-15 item for having 2 shows.

This is what I was trying to say, but I wasn't succint enough.

Pity if this thread is locked. A lot of us part-time hobbyists might chime in more on that point. I don't check this board every day like the full-timers do.


On a positive note, PC is something you can step up, if & when you choose. Just like any other direct sales business! You're in charge of your effort.

 

[Admin Greg]

I want to quickly remind everyone to read these site guidelines again
http://www.chefsuccess.com/f17/chef-success-member-guidelines-4-14-09-a-17486/Life is hard and we should always take a step back before we post something. We likely don't know the person on the other end and the challenges they are facing. Much more can be achieved with compassion and encouragement. We are all here for support. Support, support, support! Whether that means just listening to a rant (because even the Buddha or Jesus had bad days) or providing constructive compassionate solutions. We are CS family!