E-Myth Company Story of the Month September 2010

I am so excited and honored to represent Kirkland's as one of their top 10 MyKirklands Designers. Kirklands, a national home furnishing/gift store launched a contest to bring on five new Designers to their MyKirkland's Designer program. They chose 10 contestants after an intensive interview process, and then had their customers vote the top five — and I made it!

They just flew me and my fellow winners down to meet with the existing five MyKirkland's team from last year. We spent two days doing a photoshoot and a full day of training about what our new responsibilities are. Being a MyKirkland's Designer will be tremendous for my business in terms of exposure on a local and national level. Kirklands is equipped with a team of PR experts at headquarters as well as PR firms that are going to work within the Designer’s region as well. They do a great job engaging customers on their MyKirkland's website, including a dedicated discussion board for us to engage with devoted fans. They have many contests and promos with which we will actively engage and be a part of throughout the year. I’m so excited and honored!

When I came to E-Myth, I was the typical business owner going through the growing pains... A technician going through an entrepreneurial seizure. I knew I had to turn it around soon or throw in the towel.

As my time in the E-Myth Group Mastery coaching program comes to an end, I can look back and say that it is not for the faint of heart! I found it challenging to balance my time, doing the work in the program, running my business and at the same time being held accountable by my coach. It’s a lot to juggle for a full-time business owner! You have to set realistic expectations of what you want to achieve/accomplish and be disciplined enough to set time to work on your business while working in your business.

But I can say that now I feel like I am in complete control of my business - that I am strategically controlling the fate of my company. I no longer feel like the mouse in a wheel. In fact, my business grew about 200% last year!