How Does She Do It? Spotlight ~ Tricia Dycka

triciaName: Tricia Dycka
Company Name: Tricia Dycka
Website: http://triciadycka.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Triciadycka
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/triciadycka
Years in business online: 1 year
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1. Provide a brief description of your business a) who do you love to work with? b) what is the #1 greatest benefit they get from working with you?

People set goals around what society expects or what friends and family believe should be done vs. what they really want. When entrepreneurs especially women decide to go create their dream business all of a sudden there is contention in the relationships closest to them. The status quo has changed instead of the support they expected there seems to be a lack of communication and understanding not to mention those really nasty little comments. I love working with women entrepreneurs helping support their dreams and creating relationships on their terms, having better communication while increasing productivity in their business.

2. What does being a woman in business online mean to you and what is your favorite thing about it?

I have the opportunity to change the traditional business model. I am so jazzed that I can affect others especially on a global basis.

3. Who or has been your greatest mentor and how have they impacted your success?

I have many great mentors. My greatest mentor was Napoleon Hill the one that started me on the path of being an entrepreneur. I started reading his books right after I moved to FL and then I started to question everything. What I wanted, my life, where I was going and the most important how can I help others. Since then I challenge myself constantly both personally and professionally. I am a work in progress and loving every minute of it.

4. What is the one achievement are you most proud of so far and why?

Being OK with being uncomfortable. Always challenging the status quo pushing my walls further out. Asking myself hard questions that make me evaluate what is going on in my life. Am I creating the life I want? Shifting my lens to incorporate a much bigger picture.

5. What does “authentic in business” mean to you and why is it important?

Following my heart and using my intuition to help others.

6. What is your favorite & most effective marketing strategy that you use to grow your business?

I really enjoy using survey monkey to get responses from my target market. From there I craft services around the relationship area to best serve my clients.

7. How do you stay off (or minimize the extremes) of the proverbial “cashflow rollercoaster”?

I am always marketing making it a number one priority.

8. How do you achieve work-life balance?

I stay engaged in my life in this moment. Whether I am working or enjoying time with my husband I am a firm believer of being in this moment and fully experiencing my life right now. For me the balance comes from totally engaging in my life.

9. What is your favorite technology that supports your online business and why?

I use windows movie maker. I like making videos and this helps me to change scenes, fade in or out, or splice any scene. Another great freebie is Magic Video Converter. Changes the video to a different format such as AVI or MP4.

10. What is your best productivity tip? What is the #1 contributor to getting the right things done quickly and with less struggle?

I make time for myself to do the things I really enjoy such as reading or just hanging out with my friends. When I do this I am more relaxed and creative. By being good to myself I am more engaged with those around me.

11. What has been your biggest breakthrough, mindset shift or top lesson learned so far?

My biggest lesson learned is to follow my heart. In doing so I had to learn to “tough it out” because of lack of support from those closest to me. I created my business so others do not suffer the way I did.

12. What is one way that other women in business online can help you to be more successful in business?

Creating strategic alliances so that I can serve more women who are struggling with their relationships while working on their business as well as help other women in business get their product or service out so they can serve more people.
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Learn more about Tricia and her secrets to create your environment; bridge the gap from your personal relationships and your business by joining… dRinKs pooLsIde at triciadycka.com

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IAWBO Blogazine to Feature Successful Women in Business Online with “How Does She Do It?” Interviews

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We are seeking successful internet-based women entrepreneurs to feature in the “How Does She Do It?” category of our “blogazine”. (Think blog meets online magazine.)

If you are a successful woman in business online it’s easy to gain valuable exposure by sharing your experiences, lessons learned, breakthroughs, resources and wisdom with our audience.
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Here’s how to be featured:

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Interview Questions:

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Name:

Company Name:

Website URL:

Twitter URL:

Facebook URL:

How long have you been in business online? # of years:____

1. Provide a brief description of your business a) who do you love to work with?
b) what is the #1 greatest benefit they get from working with you?

2. What does being a woman in business online mean to you and what is your favorite thing about it?

3. Who or has been your greatest mentor and how have they impacted your success?

4. What is the one achievement are you most proud of so far and why?

5. What does “authentic in business” mean to you and why is it important?

6. What is your favorite & most effective marketing strategy that you use to grow your business?

7. How do you stay off (or minimize the extremes) of the proverbial “cashflow rollercoaster”?

8. How do you achieve work-life balance?

9. What is your favorite technology that supports your online business and why?

10. What is your best productivity tip? What is the #1 contributor to getting the right things done quickly and with less struggle?

11. What has been your biggest breakthrough, mindset shift or top lesson learned so far?

12. What is one way that other women in business online can help you to be more successful in business?

Note: we reserve the right to not accept or remove any interviews we feel are not relevant or inappropriate to our target audience.

Discover Your Authentic Life TeleSummit – November 16 to 20

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IAWBO Event: Meet & Mastermind Call Thursday November 5th at 1 pm CT

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Topic: Five “don’t leave home without them” Essentials to Being a Successful Woman in Business Online (and they’re not what you think!) with IAWBO Founder Gina Bell

During this training call you’ll discover:

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5 Ways to Practice Self Care

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Guest post by Andrea Costantine, andreacostantine.com

It is important to give ourselves the space and permission to take a break, step back, and unwind. Here are five easy ways that you can practice self-care starting today.

1. Turn off email, phones, and other devices. I have realized more and more how these things are such a distraction and all too often create extra chaos and stress in our day to day lives. Limit phone calls and email time and systematize where possible. Leave the black(crack)berry at home, stop playing on the iPhone, and get present.

2. Take a brisk 20 minute walk. Walking has been my solution to many problems; I find that even a short walk can really change my perspective on a situation. Be sure to try new walking paths for an even greater perspective change.

3. Say “no” to what doesn’t serve you. If you are like me, you are a people-pleaser and it’s hard to say no, but when we over-commit to other people, obligations, projects, or clients that don’t serve us we can become resentful. Make a habit of taking a day or two to think things over to assess if the commitment is right for you.

4. Give Yourself a Break. I am not talking about a break from work, what I am talking about is a break from beating yourself up. Pushing yourself through deadlines, working extra hours, and burning yourself out serves no one. Go easy on yourself, if you aren’t nice to yourself who will be? You’ll never have everything done, and perfect doesn’t exist.

5. Passion, Hobbies, Nature. What do you love but don’t allow yourself to indulge in? Whatever “it” is – go do that. For me, I rarely allow enough time to get into the mountains for some hiking, even worse; I skip out on painting and being creative which I love. Spend some time working on your hobby and your passions (outside of work) and find that you’ll be easily rejuvenated.

For women, this is even more important, as we go through life feeling the need to take care of everyone else, it is critical that we take care of ourselves first .

Andrea Costantine is the ConsciousPreneur Connection Specialist, providing powerful resources to help entrepreneurs easily and effortlessly grow their business. Visit http://www.andreacostantine.com for your free ConsciousPreneur Kit.