PL 101: Introduce Yourself! (Discussion 1)
Welcome to our first course in the Leadership Development Program! I am very excited to get this going. This has been something we've wanted to do for the last several months and at long last it is here. Please find the course description below. Please also introduce yourself and let us (if comfortable) where you are from and a recent book or movie you have enjoyed. I'll get us started!
Course Description: You have personal gifts and strengths that can help you in life and also help other people. Identifying, amplifying, and deliberately building those strengths enables you to have a better personal life, professional life, and also enables you to more effectively serve others in our community. People sometimes make the mistake of focusing too much on their weaknesses. This can help, but deliberately building your strengths will get you much further in life and in your career. This course provides links to personality testing (MBTI, Big 5) where you can learn to identify your personality style and strengths. It helps you understand how to match your strengths to roles in the 7 Cups community and enables you to find a career path that will be fulfilling. Join other new leaders in individual and group learning exercises.
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Hello Glen & Everyone!
I'm Warrior, from India. I'm currently reading a book called, "Ikigai". Its quite famous and very useful for personal development, health and happiness. One movie that I watched last week (and several more times earlier), is "Queen" (an Indian movie) and it gives me so much courage and inspiration every single time! If you can find it with subtitles, I recommend it to everyone out here!!
So glad to be part of 7cups! It changed my life 🙂
Looking forward to a wonderful LDP journey!
Namaste 🙏
@peacefulWarrior10
Hey, Warrior! I loved reading that book, and I feel slowly my professional career is headed in that way! How do you find it right now? As for Queen, I shall add it to my (never-ending) list of movies to watch. It sounds great by your reaction to it! I'm glad you're here on Cups as well, and I hope this course does you well! xx
@rebecca947
Hello again! Thanks for the good wishes and encouragement! I'm not yet done reading that book yet. And I feel its already impacting my actions in life overall. Gradually. About the never ending list of movies to watch, I can totally relate 😆 Hugs ❤🤗
@peacefulWarrior10
That's awesome! Do let me know how it goes once you're done, if you'd like! We can have a mini book discussion in PMs hahaha
Hello, I am Himanshu. I live in New Delhi, India. I joined 7 Cups in June 2018. It's
been more than 2 years since I joined 7 Cups. I have learnt a lot from volunteering as
an Active Listener. The book that I have enjoyed a lot is "The Inimitable Jeeves" by
P.G. Wodehouse. I really loved the comic sense of the author. It's brilliantly written!
Hello everyone! My name is Charlotte and I live in Australia. A book I recently finished is called making Friends with Alice Dyson. I found the book very relatable.
@bouncyVoice4149
Hi Charlotte! It's nice to meet you! Ooh, Australia is a place I have always wanted to visit! The book sounds interesting!
@bouncyVoice4149
My response on Sunday, 13 September 2020 at 11.06 was:
Hi Charlotte, It is lovey to meet you. I have never been to Australia but have I have heard about it is I use to have a Pen Friend that I met through a Chat Forum many years ago. She lived on the Gold Coast.
You post caught my attention as I was interesting in the book you mentioned. I am going to look it up on Amazon later. Thank you for posting the information. I am glad that you found the book useful.
@GlenM
Hi, my name is Ruchira. I am originally from Oregon but currently I am living in Cleveland Ohio. I just saw a movie last night about Marie Curie "RadioActive"
@Ruchira
Hey and welcome to the program! I hope you get some things out of it. How was the movie? I've never heard of it.
Hi I am uniqueDaisy from England.
My favorite film is: Patch Adams with Robbie Williams because it challenges people to think differently. In other words look beyond what you see happening in everyday life, in school, the work place, centres of worship etc and think how things could be done differently for the enhance the experience for all.
At the start of the film Patch is admitted as a patient into a psychiatric hospital. Realizing that the doctors had little to offer him and that he could help patients by thinking differently he discharged himself and went to train as a medical doctor. Not long into his training he discovered that seeing things differently got him in lots of trouble. The medical system was against him, for example training had to be completed in a set way, no talking to to patients until they entered their third year of medical school and even then it was by using the protocol. The kidney in bed 8. Patch set out to learn as much as he could from the patients as he could about medical conditions by dressing as a clown and using humour, which as you can imagine got him into lots of trouble.
Patch also wrote a book Gesundheit! which is about his life and trying to establish a hospital. Though some posts on the internet say that Patch Adams is not a real person he can be contacted, though it is via the post. He responds to all his post by long hand. Most importantly Patch says if you need a friend you can write to him and he will respond.
I think the film and book are a useful learning experience for 7 cups listeners because it:
Helps you realize that you can choose to think differently about the world you are in and make a difference into peoples lives. Establishments, such as health care facilities do not have to continue in the way they are at present.
Seeing how Patch learnt developed his listening and communication skills helps you also see how your could also further develop your own, which in tern not only benefits yourself but the wider 7 cups community.
My book choice would be: Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear. I personally have found it very useful in changing long standing habits. I think it useful for listeners on 7 cups to read because it may either help them personally and/or their members. It can be life changing.
@uniqueDaisy
Hey, Daisy! I can tell you have put a lot of thought into this, which I love! It's so good to hear from people about their perspectives and thoughts. Keep warm during your England winter! I love your summary for that film- I really must watch it. It sounds like something I'd highly enjoy (if only it was on Netflix Australia!) I like how the film challenges the notion of "what is done now is the only way things can be done". Funny you mention that, because I've applied for a job that is exactly that- the first few in the country are doing what the place will be doing.
As for Atomic Habits, I'm reading it on and off right now. Everyone has said it's life-changing, do you agree? How has it changed your life? I'm really interested in your response if you want to reply! No pressure though of course.
Ultimately, I hope you enjoy the LDP and take some more things out of it! xx
Hi guys, I'm Sophie! I live in California, and I'm currently reading Doctor Zhivago.
@SophieWX
Hey, Sophie! How is the book going? I've never heard of it before- it sounds like it's a fiction?
@rebecca947
It's more of a historical fiction, actually. It's by a Russian author who won the Nobel prize for literature in the 60s, after he wrote this book. The book itself is well worth the read, I feel, the language is very pretty since its author also occasionally writes poetry. You should give it a try!
@SophieWX
You caught me at poetry- think I will read! Thanks for that!
Hi everyone, my name is Parth I am from California, I am currently reading Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
@lovelyNight9853
Hey, Parth! I love your name, it's unique and cool! How is the book going? It sounds like... possibly non-fiction??
@rebecca947 Hi, thank you so much! It is non-fiction I am really interested in how the universe works and I find the subject very mind-expanding and even relaxing to learn about.
@GlenM
Hi! I'm Jen and I live in the UAE :) A movie I recently enjoyed was actually mamma mia: here we go again! Something about that movie makes me so happy but sad but also really excited
@pizzaiscool
Hey, Jen! Oh my, your username. My brain constantly reminds me that I'm craving pizza for dinner haha I agree that it is cool! I forgot how mamma mia goes (the first one). What makes the movie feel sad to you? :o
@rebecca947
the ending! It's a spoiler but it always gets me all choked up :(
@pizzaiscool
*hugs* maybe having some pizza on hand while watching could help cheer you up? Haha
@rebecca947
Oh definitely! What's your fave movie?
@pizzaiscool
Ooft, that's a tough question. I'm not really a movies kind of person! Maybe Perks of Being A Wallflower or the other one I forgot the name of xD
@rebecca947
I watched that when I was younder and really didn't understand what was happening but I support it! Time to rewatch it!!
@pizzaiscool
Make sure you have plenty of pizza with you 💔
Hi everyone my name is Mia, and a current book that I'm actually reading right now is the a Scarlet Letter and it is soooooo good and I'm only on chapter 6😆 (I'm also HUGE Hamilton fan)
@BeautifulMasterpiece
Hey, Mia! I love your username. Everyone has such high reviews of Hamilton and I've heard great reviews for The Scarlet Letter aswell! I really need to get my game on and watch/read them. Welcome to the program!
@GlenM
Hello, my name is Sophia and I'm from New York. A recent book I read was To Kill A Mocking Bird.
@SophTheListener2022
Hey, Soph! Oh my gosh, I LOVE that book! I remember having to read it during my high school years but I loved it. How did you find it, and was it read for enjoyment? :)