Equilateral+Vision+Triangle+Tasks

toc Back to Equilateral Vision Triangle =**Members: **=


 * Barb Ragan **, Leader, Recruit, Independence, MO, barbragan@comcast.net CST
 * I have been a SAHM for most of the last 15 years. Prior to that I worked in the banking industry, was an engineering secretary, a preschool teacher assistant, and childcare. I have a degree in accounting and business management. My children are now in school and I would love to try new things and be more adventuresome. Lifebushido sounds amazing. I am always trying to learn new things. I am willing to do whatever it takes to finish. I am looking forward to meeting new people and new challenges.
 * RPI Personality - Sociable Pragmatist
 * Animal - Wildebeest


 * Sylvia Stevens **, Connector/Visionary, KA/Caller, Fort Worth, TX sylviadstevens@gmail.com CST
 * I would consider myself as a creative person with great organizational and administrative skills. I am a research ninja and in my many, many years as an Executive Administrative Assistant, I've had to research many people, places and things, and organize this research into a cohesive package for presentation . I can't tell you how many people I've helped, both professionally and personally get what they need simply because they didn't know what they were looking for. This is really my forte and what I enjoy doing. I never worked at home before and being out in the "trenches" has taught me how to deal with a lot of different people and personalities. Since joining with BAB, I have developed a whole new set of skills and am constantly learning. This is what I love about this company. You can explore what your "unique talent" is. Do you like talking to people? Become a Caller (I am, and I really enjoy it). Are you a leader? Become a Key Assistant and lead a team. Like dealing solely with the Clients? Become a Client Services Rep. So many options to use your talents in a way that will benefit you and the company. I am by no means a techie or an expert in anything, but I do know what I am good at: and that is being in the administrative field. I like seeing a project come together and succeeding through my efforts. I like getting people together to share ideas and creativity and I'd like to be a part of a team where I can use my skills and talents to the utmost. I am really looking for to meeting my team of talented individuals and I will do whatever it takes to make this team succeed.
 * RPI Personality - Charismatic Optimist
 * Animal - Risk Taking Mongoose

= = =**Passion Paragraphs: **= Lists, lists, lists, I love my lists. I make lists to plan my day. I make to-do lists to organize my day. I make Honey-do lists to organize my husband’s weekend. I make grocery lists to provide food for my family. I make lists of lists to make sure I don’t forget anything. Lists help me to track my progress. I love to mark off what I have accomplished. Lists are my way of seeing what needs to be done, what it will take to get it done, and what I have gotten done. I am lost without my lists. I even use my calendar as a list to keep track of everyone’s schedule. Lists, lists, lists, I love my lists.
 * Jaime Lane,** Scribe, Caller/Mentor, Latrobe, PA, jaime.c.lane@gmail.com EST
 * I have been working from home since 2008 when the economy took its first hit. At that time I could make more from home then what I would need to cover the cost of day care. I have been juggling around them every since. I have an Associates Degree in Office Technology (which I am not sure even exists any more) and have 8 years experience in Purchasing material and products for a machine shop.
 * RPI Personality - Security Seeker
 * Animal - The Efficient Cheetah
 * Barb Ragan **, Leader

According to the Urban Dictionary [|www.urbandictionary.com], // Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement, passion is ambition that is materialized into action to put as much heart, mind body and soul into something as is possible. // To me passion is not only what you feel for your family, friends, job or lover. It is something that encompasses all your senses. It is in what you see, feel, hear, touch and what you do in your life every day. I live my life with passion. It makes me happy and affects everyone around me. When you speak to a successful, passionate person about their lives and how they got there, don’t you feel the same passion too? To do better, to be a better person, to be **//that//** successful? I know I do. So I would guess that my greatest passion is…everything. //“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping… waiting… and though unwanted… unbidden… it will stir… open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us… guides us… passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have?” – Joss Whedon, screenwriter and director //
 * Sylvia Stevens **, Connector/Visonary

My passion is to make things better. Not matter the task, big or small, when I am done their should be a visible improvement. This can be from organizing a database, creating a schedule, or even balancing the check book. I like to see I have made progress. = = =**Perfect Job Paragraphs: **= My perfect job:
 * Jaime Lane **, Scribe
 * Barb Ragan **, Leader
 * Being able to work from home or anywhere
 * Having flexible hours
 * Being able to collaborate
 * Having chance to advance
 * Having variety
 * Enjoying what I am doing
 * Being challenging
 * Having a support system
 * Being able to contribute to the whole
 * Being motivated to do best
 * Having encouragement from co-workers
 * Interacting with team members
 * Using my administrative skills, such as
 * o Creating documents/spreadsheets
 * o Data entry
 * o Working with numbers
 * Working in my home office
 * Working around my family’s schedule (M-F 9am-4pm)
 * Being able to add to household income enabling us to afford extras
 * Working as many hours as available when I can.

My perfect job:
 * Sylvia Stevens **, Connector/Visionary
 * Allows me to take my work wherever I go, not stuck in an office
 * Allows me to make my own hours, not dictate my schedule
 * Allows me to collaborate and work with creative people, not just the same tasks over and over
 * Allows me to take part in a growing enterprise, not sit on the sidelines
 * Allows me to work for a cause I believe in, not what company dictates that I should believe
 * Allows me to balance my career and home life, not have to choose between one or the other
 * Allows me to feel challenged every day, not stuck in one mindset
 * Allows me to be filled with excitement every day, not obligation
 * Allows me to feel encouraged and supported by my peers, not belittled
 * Allows me to feel recognized and respected by my peers, not unaccepted for my opinions or awkward
 * Allows me the satisfaction of knowing I’m a contributing member to my team, not just another “cog in the wheel”
 * This is my idea of a perfect job. I have worked many years and learned many skills in order to make this experience happen. I believe that Lifebushido can give me this and I believe I can give Lifebushido what I’ve learned.

My Perfect job:
 * Jaime Lane, ** Secribe
 * To work when I want to and not get in trouble when I don't want to
 * Working with reports and documents to achieve a goal
 * Getting lost in paper work
 * Not having to talk to rude people on the phone
 * Be able to help others improve there own work process

=**Unique Talents: **= My unique talent is gathering information, using that information to complete a task, and then following up after the task is finished. My love of reading and learning along with staying organized enables me to see an assignment, task or project through to the end. Continually learning allows me to accomplish new and different tasks or find better ways to finish recurring tasks.
 * Barb Ragan **, Leader

When I learned of this assignment, I started wondering what exactly the bushido way of life is. It peaked my curiosity into doing some research on this subject and what I found was a fascinating way of looking at your life and if you are really living up to your potential. According to the many websites that I visited, they all agreed that the bushido code is built on these principles: Loyalty, Devotion, Obedience, Duty, Respect, and Self-sacrifice. When I see these qualities of the bushido code, I see myself in all of these. What are my Unique Talents? I see myself living in all these.
 * Sylvia Stevens **, Connector/Visionary

I guess my unique talent would be organization. I like to have everything in order and all looking/being done the same. No matter what the task I will work on it till it is just the way I like it. I can be a simple as the formatting a report to getting a database in order.
 * Jaime Lane, ** Scribe


 * Annual Goals: **

Health: 1. I will ride bike 5 days a week/bad weather I will use DVD or routine 2. I will eat healthier 3. I will lose 20 lbs 4. I will do brain exercises for at least 10 min a day Relationships: 1. I will check my voice/attitude when talking to kids/Bryan 2. I will call Sis once a week 3. I will call Aunt Etta at least twice a month Personal: 1. I will straighten up the basement 2. I will start freezer cooking 3. I will make daily plan and try harder to stick to it 4. I will make weekly/monthly menu plan 5. I will plan fun trips for kids during summer/school breaks Finances: 1. I will check my spending 2. I will organize shopping trips better 3. I will find more ways to save money Business: 1. I will do more surveys 2. I will do Hits on MTurk for 2 hours a day to start 3. I will start sending out 1 application a week 4. I will research starting a VA business
 * Barb Ragan **, Leader

Health: 1. I will make exercise a part of my daily routine by setting a realistic goal of doing yoga for 30 minutes a day thereby losing 15 pounds. 2. I will eat more nutritional meals and cut down on the chips and dips and franks (Arrgh) 3. I will read more books that make me laugh, cry, or think (maybe at the same time) Personal Relationships: 1. I will avoid conflict within the family by working on better communication and I will be there for my family more so we can have the best holiday season 2. I will restructure my priorities by taking more long weekends to ease stress 3. I will take my family on a great vacation this year Personal: 1. I will stop dwelling on things I cannot change and focus on what I can do now by making every day count and begin to work at what I love, working with people I care about. 2. I will enhance my quality of life by being positive and doing one thing I love to do once a day 3. I will face my fear of failure by taking more chances and trusting my instincts. Finances: 1. I will set up a daily, weekly, and monthly budget for myself 2. I will make sure I have money coming in 3. I will cut out unnecessary spending (No Black Friday for me, unless I get a great bargain) Business: 1. I will read at least one book or article about my profession or my ambition every week 2. I will practice at least one skill every day 3. I will become a Mentor and use the skills I have developed as part of BAB to others the way I have been mentored and taught
 * Sylvia Stevens **, Connector/Visionary

Health: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. To work out daily <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. Loose and undisclosed amount of weight <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Eat smaller portions (healthy or not) <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Personal Relationships: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. Enjoy time with my family <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. Pay attention to what my kids talk about more <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Not forget to do everything on my To-Do list <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Personal: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. Be happier with myself <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. Find some more me time <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Call home more often <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Finances: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. Get some bills paid off <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. Find a point where I don't have to work so much to make ends meet <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Pay bills before they are due <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Business: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. To work less <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. Be happy with what I am doing <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Make more money!!
 * Jaime Lane, ** Scribe