Radiobushido

RADIOBUSHIDO

Welcome to our creative project page. Besuto Triangle runs an online radio show as their creative project. Here you will find information about our upcoming shows, previous show replays, links to topics, and information discussed on each show! We hope you enjoy listening!!

The radio show will have a few segments to complete a half hour show. First we will spend some time on Lifebushido tips, news or training topics focused on how listeners can best work Lifebushido into their lives, understand how the company works and what we do, and way to be all you can be as a virtual assistant. This is where if we have a guest speaking, they will be interviewed. This segment will be followed by the Song of the Week- a positive, high energy pick me up piece of music to shift our focus onto the next segment.

Following the song of the week we will have some fun things to focus on- ideas such as a recipe for a quick dinner, ways to relax, or things to do with friends and family- ways to stay connected to what is important in our lives outside of work will be highlighted in this segment. The show will end with a positive short visualization/ meditation- or uplifting affirmation for everyone to take with them as they go through their week.

= Radiobushido Re-Launch Show =

During the show, we talked about time management tips. Here are the tipes we mentioned:
Tip #1: Document your activities - have a sheet of paper and briefly jot down each activity as you begin. If this is not convenient, text yourself a message or record your tasks. How ever you do it, find a way to keep track of your activities for a week or two and then go back and see just how busy you are. Seeing how you spend your day can help you determine where distractions come in, and how long it takes you to complete work. Once you know your work and life patterns, you can set yourself the ideal times and days of the week to get your work done. If you have kids that come home from school each day at 2:30 for example, one look at your notes for a week should show you that starting work at 2:15 is probably not the best time for you. If you find after a week of tracking the things you do, you realize you spend up to three hours a day on social media for personal use, you will need to make a decision about how you will continue to use Social Media. If you just can’t break away from the time you use, set the time up in one hour increments at specific times of the day, and don’t deviate from it while you are working.

Tip #2: Make appointments for your work, even if it’s writing a blog or typing a letter, schedule a time to yourself to get it completed. By setting an appointment for your work, you will ensure you have the time to get it done. Do not set an appointment to write a report and then make a phone call to check on a client’s approval for a project at that time. Write the report when you have it slated to be done. Keep yourself on task by thinking of each work task with an appointment as a client. You would not just neglect a client at an appointment. Give your tasks the same courtesy. If your life is really hectic, or you never seem to be able to get your me time in, schedule yourself these times as appointments. In the example above about tracking what you do, if you really want and need the social outlet you get through facebook posts, set aside a specific block of time for it. Give yourself an appointment to read that book you have been meaning to get to, or to have dinner with your spouse.

Tip #3: Schedule time for interruptions. Office Hours can be thought of as Interuption Hours when you let others know what they are. If someone knows you what your hours are and they need to ask you a question,they will not hesitate to do so. Set up a specific time frame in your work day that you can work with interuptions that come in. This does not need to be the bulk of your day either. You can set up two hours as your interuption time and give yourself another three to get your work done, You can use the notes you kept while tracking all that you do to help determine how much interruption time you need to allow for. If you are working on a project or task outstide of your Interuption hours, keep your phone off, and email closed. Messages can be responded to durring your Interruption or Office hours.

Tip# 4: Take 30 mins each morning to plan your day. By starting your day with planning it, you can stay on top of deadines and keep yourself organized. I use a 30 day calendar file where notes, printed emails, and drafts are kept under each day that I need to either work or or finish a project. I review these items first thing and know what I have to accomplish for the day. This keeps worry at bay, I Don’t fret over what I may have forgotten because my day was planned.

Tip #5: Disconnect and Focus - schedule time for emails, phone calls, etc. A finer detail of planning interuption hours, and planning your day, the more you can disconnect from outside distractions, the better your focus will be and the more effiecient your work processes. Working at home has its own challenges. Turn off the tv, keep kids busy with things they can do on their own, or with a babysitter, shut off your phone. Take away Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus or any other social media while you are working.

We also mentioned a yummy springtime recipe...here you go! Try it tonight!!

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