Course 4. Foundational Leadership Principles: (Discussion #4) Lead Within the Community
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Welcome back, crew! We've discussed leading yourself and others. Let's talk about leading ÃÂ within the community!
A car is a ÃÂ system that has different levels of components. Each component is a system in itself like engine, accelerator, gears, clutch, tires, seats, front deck, mirrors, and so on. Each of these components is also a system too. But when they are integrated into one big system, it comprises the bigger picture as a car which facilitates movement from one place to another. ÃÂ
Similarly, 7Cups is a system. A system of small systems that have their own defined set of goals but contributing towards a bigger goal (community goal).
When you are a lead of a project, you are not just leading your own project but also within the community as well. Examples: Verified Listener Program, Active Listening Tests, Listener Coaching, Quality Mentor, Listener Support Chat Rooms, and so on are individual projects that contribute to supporting a user to become a better listener to support the member they listen to and the community at large. Everyone is functioning as an integral part of the system. ÃÂ
To ensure the smooth operation of your system and the whole system, you need to collaborate with other community and project leaders to problem solve and be well synced. ÃÂ
Everything is interlinked and interconnected. You are part of the community and leading within the community. And, when everyone collectively gathers together to achieve one purpose, we are cultivating a sense of community solidarity.
Exercise:
1. ÃÂ Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community. ÃÂ
2. Please reply to 3 of your peers in the thread!
After fulfilling the requirements of this post, please proceed to the end of Course 4!ÃÂ
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@Heather225 My part is to encourage
@JustLikeMellie That's a huge part of being apart of the community! Being encouraging is so helpful because feeling that validation that you're doing well is a huge boost in self-confidence! Keep up the good work in the community!
@smolecho
Amazing
@smolecho awesome!
Awesome
@JustLikeMellie
That s incredible! Thank you for your hard work.
@JustLikeMellie
That is great people do need people to encourage them !!! I love this reply !!
Tye
@JustLikeMellie What you are doing to encourage others is greatly appreciated
@JustLikeMellie
That's great, Mellie Keep it up And thanks for contributing to the community
@JustLikeMellie
Good job :) glad to have you here
@JustLikeMellie
Encouragement is definitely a motivating force towards helping others. Amazing. :)
@SynSavory it is!
@JustLikeMellie encouragement has snowball effect. Kudos :D
@JustLikeMellie
Being encouraging is definitely important!
@JustLikeMellie That's so sweet!
@JustLikeMellie
Love your answer.
@JustLikeMellie thats great!
@JustLikeMellie
Encouragement is an important aspect of 7cups!
@JustLikeMellie
That's an awesome role!! And it is soooo important!
@JustLikeMellie That's amazing! Keep up the good work and spirit!
@JustLikeMellie
Your job is so important! Well done \<3
Keep it up!
@JustLikeMellie
Wow! It's important to be encouraging so I am proud of you for doing that for others :)
@JustLikeMellie
encouraging someone can really change the whole game as it boosts up one's self motivation
@JustLikeMellie
Amazing reply !
@JustLikeMellie Very true!
@JustLikeMellie Very true!
@JustLikeMellie
I agree. Words of encouragement can make a difference in a person's life.
@JustLikeMellie
consider me encouraged
@JustLikeMellie
Lovely!
@JustLikeMellie
i love the reply that you gave
@Heather225
1. Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community.
I encourage and help new listeners with the things that they have questions with! I found it incredibly hard at the beginning to find resources and find answers to questions I had, so I strive to be the same way for others!
@smolecho
Congratulations! I m really proud of you.
@Daf8
i always love reading your replies they make my day, your a really sweet person
- lena
@smolecho Awesome reply and thank you so much for doing what you do !!! 
Tye !
@smolecho
Awesome
@smolecho Thank you for offering yourself to help those who are new to find their way around the site and answer any of their questions and concerns
@smolecho
That's really great, smolecho You are addressing a very key need of newbie listeners. Congrats
@smolecho
That's great that you get others to think critically about the things that they should do.
@smolecho
Great stuff, you should be proud of your good work!
@smolecho
That's great!
@smolecho I think your contribution is great to the community! Keep going!
@smolecho I appreciate you trying to help others find these resources more easily! I definitely struggled with this as well!
@smolecho
Good response
@smolecho This is great! Your work is really admirable!
@smolecho That's amazing! Keep up the good work and spirit!
@smolecho
Honestly, I agree with what you mentioned about finding resources! Thank you for being a part of the solution.
@smolecho
Thankyou for your contribution towards this platform. It really means a lot.
@smolecho
Amazing! Keep up the good work!!
@smolecho
I think it is great that you try to answer and encourage questions from the community and think it is wonderful that you are so involved. I hope to take on this activity of questioning as a new way for me to be involved too.
Best of luck on your LDP Journey!
@warmLove3625
i loved your reply, I liked reading it
- lena
@smolecho
I love how you keep note the problem you face and trying to help people so no other person struggle like you had. Appreciate that.
Good answer
@smolecho
Great response!!
@Heather225
Hi! How are you?
I support fellow listeners after a hard chat. As an individual, I support people. As a team, I m helping my teammates, making the team work better. Within the community, I m caring about, helping and supporting the community whenever I can, providing support and help to the bigger system.
@Daf8 Yay love your reply and all you do !!! Keep up the amazing work you are so appreciated !!!
Tye
@Daf8
Thank you, but look at you! You are incredible. Enjoy being you, an amazing person!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
I don't know why, but it didn't tag you. That post is for you, an amazing person
@Daf8
Nice
@azuladragon34
Just like you!
@Daf8 Thank you for being so caring and helpful to others
@Daf8 Well done. Peer Support is such an amazing role 
Listening - One Step At A Time!
@MistyMagic @CheeryMango
Thank you both! I highly appreciate your words and all your hard work.
@Daf8
Thank you for all that you do in the community!
@InvaderStitch
Thank you for your kindness and your hard work!
@Daf8 You and others are so needed after especially hard chats! Thank you for all your hard work!
@LittleBirdie30
You are so sweet! Thank you, truly.
@Daf8
Awesome and informative response
@Beaconx
Thank you for your sweet words, amazing person!
@Daf8
Those are all amazing controbutions!! Keep up the amazing work Daf <3
@cocoakrispies121
Awwwww, thank you! It means a lot. Keep being you, awesome being!
@Daf8
That's awesome!
@gigantCloud92
Just like you! Thank you for your kindness
Really loved your reply. You are doing a great work here as a listener in this community! Keep up the good work.. lots of love to you❤
@SweetDreamer69
Thank you! So are you! Your work is beautiful. Keep being you!
*Hugs*
@Daf8
Wow Daf you are putting so much contribution in imporving community and helping other.
@blindHeart12
That's what you do! Thank you for your kindness, sweetness and lovely response
@Daf8
Thank you for being that for other listeners! it really helps them feel better and supported :)
@Brinaa101 Thank you for your appreciation! And thank *you* for helping, supporting and doing what you do. Who you are is a wonderful example, so thank you for being you and being here
@Daf8
Thank you for your work with 7Cups, Daf!
@Heather225
1. Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community.
@Tyedyedbutterfly65 @Heather225- Internet went out !! yay I had it all done lol Lets try this again !
1. Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community.
I am a Global Mod so I am out in rooms or opening rooms for myself or others to have sessions and join in and support the leaders or leader and the members .. I am also a CRM so I am in the Listener rooms almost everyday giving chat support or peer support , welcoming new listeners and new members.. I am always in the Listener sharing circles showing support and and helping mod the room .. I try and attend the meetings for the CRM and I do work with the team on ways to handle things and how we can improve. I do chat with different leaders with ideas and what ways we could possibly make some changes or improvements. Does this mean it happens No lol but I try ! I do also love the forums and join in on the forum fun and supporting others.. I do also flag profiles for the safety patrol team. I am a door keeper so I do work with others on opening rooms and if needed i stay and help them out or stay and join in.
Responding to peers on this post
Tye
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
You are basically a role model! I'm proud of you
@Daf8 Thanks so much so kind of you !!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
I'm not being kind. I'm being honest
@Tyedyedbutterfly65 You do so much, great work!
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@MistyMagic Thank you Misty and so do you way more then me !!! You are one awesome leader !!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
Thank you for all that you do!
@PeaceLoveandPaws Thank you for the kind words... You are doing an outstanding job here on the site .. You are really one of the best around !!! So thank you for being an awesome team mate and a great person to have on this site !!!
Hugsss, Tye
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
Always a pleasure to have u around, and appreciate ur dedication and support in all ur varied roles
@blissart Thank you You too !
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
Your contribution to the community is immense I remember I was in need of some information in the listener support room and you were there to help me out Thanks, Tye
@shiningSound31 Thanks so much appreicate your kind words and I my best to help everyone
Good luck with this leadership program you are doing awesome !!!
Tye
@Tyedyedbutterfly65 

@Tyedyedbutterfly65 You are very active and very loved. <3
Thank you for your contributions :)
@DonaldDraper Thank you so appreciate your kindness and so are YOU!!!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
Good for you! This is awesome! Keep up the good work!
@shiningDay80 Thanks and You too !!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
That's fantastic. You contribution is so important to the 7cups community.
@crystalclearnow Thank you and so is yours !!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
Thank you for all of the work you do!
@bookworm274 Yvw and Thank you too !!!
@Tyedyedbutterfly65
Lovely and comprehensive response
@Beaconx Thank you .
@Heather225
Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community: I am a part of the Safety Patrol and Verifier Team. As a individual,I contribute by making 7cups safer and giving more listeners opportunities to be amazing listeners. As a team, we contribute to making 7cups a safe and inclusive place and as a community, I give members the opportunity to talk to qualified listeners
@Heather225
1. Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community.
I am very involved in this community. I hold the following roles: Forum Supporter, Room Supporter, Global Mod, Sharing Circle Host and Support Team Leader for Sharing Circles.
As an individual, I am dedicating my time and efforts into the roles that I am involved in.
As a team, I work alongside like-minded people who want to make my specific team or sub-community a better place for those who need it the most. We try to cater to every different need in the ways of events, discussions, forums posts and collaborations with other teams and sub-communities to raise awareness on pressing issues.
Within in the community, I try my best to interact with both members and listeners whether it be in the listener chatrooms, member chatrooms or even in the forums of sub-communities. I help to provide a safe and welcoming space for members to share what's going on in their lives via the Sharing Circles and offer myself to mod discussions or just to be around other members and listeners so that I can ensure that safety is in the rooms at all times. Within the forums, both members and listeners get a chance to share their experiences and stories in a public area and my job is to acknowledge their posts and make them feel heard and validated because it takes courage to share your story especiallt with complete strangers.
@CheeryMango
You are amazing and appreciated!
@PeaceLoveandPaws Thank you Paws and so are you
@CheeryMango
Thank you for being a supportive member of our community! :) We really appreciate you so much!
@Heather225
Exercise:
1. Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community.
As an individual I support my members in 1-1, also my mentees in pms. I like to keep in contact and so make time to take member chats as often as I can . They are why 7 Cups is here after all !
As a team, I am a Quality Mentor Leader and I lead the Listener Coaching team and have recently started the 'Care Requests Program' so we reach out to those that have asked for support and make sure they are ok and cared for. It is like another layer of comfort and compassion that we have here. My part in the community has expanded into several areas. I am also a Chatroom Mentor Leader and I focus on the Chat Support Program. This gives me a unique link between the listener chatrooms and the Coaching teams.
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@Heather225
Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community. I am a new Community Mentor Leader and Support Team Leader for Family & Caregivers. As a team, we just finished revamping our forum community and have increased the number of discussions being held to 3 per week.. I am actively involved in co writing discussions for multiple teams within the 7 Cups community.
1. Give an example of how you are part of this community and how are you contributing as an individual, as a team, and within the community.
I am a verified listener, and actively working on being able to take on roles. Many roles require more than I have (achievement-wise) thus far, but I'm working on it! I am frequently in the listener support room, supporting listeners, as well as taking on chats. I wish I was on a team, but I'm not on one (yet)!
@Heather225
As an indvidual i am a listener who listens to members and makes them feel loved, cared and worthy. I welcome them, listen them out and offer my best support. I also hop into group support chats now and then and offer my support or assistance to others.
As a team, I am part of positivity and gratitude welcome team, I welcome listeners and members to positivity and gratitude sub-com every week. I do it because i am very passionate about welcoming people. i love the work. Then, I am a safety patrol member, which helps me to keep 7cups site safe.