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.
Please note: In order to successfully complete the LDP, you must respond to all discussion posts. Your comment/response should answer the questions/shows that you completed the given activity (if any). Read the post carefully and follow the instructions given. Save your responses to a document that you can later refer to. You will need to copy/paste your response in the course evaluation form at the end of each course to show that you have done the work and to refresh your memory.
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Hi there! I'm Liru and I'm from the Philippines 🇵🇭! I'm a frequent reader myslef and I enjoy a good thriller or historical fiction in my spare time. Recently, I read Agatha Christie's "The Murder on the Orient Express" and it's a very interesting book, I must say. Currently, I am reading Markus Zusak's "Book Thief" and I'm really enjoying it. Hope you all are doing well today, cheers!
@Liru0417
Hey, Liru! Nice to meet you! Great to see 7 Cups bringing people all over the world together!!
@Liru0417
Hi Liru! I also enjoyed Agatha Christie's novels. The Book Thief is especially one of my favourites.
@SophieWX
Hi Sophie! That's awesome, I'm glad you liked them as much as I did. Any books that you think I shouldn't miss? I'd love to hear recommendations from you. Hope you have a great day!
@Liru0417
Hmm, really I'd recommend the Sherlock Holmes series if you're looking for detective novels, since I feel that these two are the best at it. If you like Christies' witty writing style, and doesn't mind romance, Austen is especially entertaining. I kinda have a soft spot for her because Sense and Sensibility got me through some hard times.
If you want to read more concerning WWII, All the Lights We Cannot See is very popular, and rightly so I think, the writing is beautiful although it romanticise things a tad bit.
Definitely watch the movie adaptation of Book Thief though! It's completely worth it and really not bad considering it's an adaptation.
hi
my name is Laksh and I am from Pakistan.
i watched kabir singh ( an indian movie) that did i find fascinating and relatable.
@toughLion8324
Welcome! I hope you enjoy the program ❤️
Hi! I'm Katherine, and I live in Greece. I recently started watching an anime series named "A Certain Scientific Railgun" and I think it's pretty awesome! I enjoy watching it.
@kateaala
Hey, Katherine! Greece, wow, such a beautiful country you live in! Are you interested in manga as well as anime? I'm personally into neither of those but I know they typically go hand in hand for most people haha
@rebecca947 I've never read manga sooo i don't think so, yet 🤣
@kateaala
LOL I tried reading one manga and I found out I read it completely wrong. I gave up after that!!!
@rebecca947 🤣🤣🤣 i didn't know there was a specific way to read manga
Hello! I'm C. :) I feel so honored to be here! <3 I'm a mom to one, a stepmom to 2. I enjoy video games, board games, art, watching streams, fishing, being outside - I just took up a new hobby of painting miniatures. It sounds dumb, I know, but I really enjoy seeing these little figurines come to "life" as I paint them, learn new techniques, etc. I was never talented as a painter on canvas, but figures have opened me up to a whole new world! <3
@CompassionateDreamer8522
No hobby is a dumb hobby! Nice to meet you, C!
@GlenM
Hello everyone 😄 I'm Dee and I'm from Trinidad and Tobago which is located inside of the Caribbean. I've recently watched and enjoyed a movie called Wonder. It's really nice and I encourage everyone to take a look at it😁. Nice meeting you all!
@frostyIris5554
Hi Dee! Ooh Wonder is a great movie, I recently watched it as well, and loved it!
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!
@GlenM
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!
@shiningSound31
Hey, we meet again! Haha I hope you get a lot out of the course. Happy late 2 year Cupsversary! So happy to see you sticking around the site. ❤️
@rebecca947
Thanks, 
I hope you too take out the best of the course 
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Love and Hugs
Hi there! I'm JInx, a Texan girl that's been going through a rough time because of parental issues. I'm into a lot of horror movies and comics as well as a lot of games! My favorite game is the Borderlands series, Handsome Jack is my favorite character in the games.
@TheToadLady
Hey! Sending you good vibes and big hugs and a stack of junk food to get through it all ❤️ Good to see you haven't needed to put your life on hold during it- I hope the program gives you a sense of escape yet also teaches you things. What's the game about? I love board games and want to know them all!!!
Hi everyone! I am Hope or Jasmine! I am from the Northeastern United States. I have been on 7 cups for over 8 months now, and really love it! A movie I recently watched is PK, it's an Indian movie, and I really enjoyed it, it was amazing watching it!
@hopedreamlove
Hey Hope/Jasmine! Love your username by the way. Glad to see you hopping into the program! I hope you'll enjoy it xx
Hello!
My name is Crystal! I am from Missouri in the United States. A recent book I have read is As Old As Time a Disney Twisted Tale about Beauty and the Beast. Would recommend.
@InvaderStitch
Hi Crystal! I've heard many good things about that book, is it worth the read?
@SophieWX
I thought it was. It kept me interested and I'm not much of a reader
@InvaderStitch
I'll be sure to check it out then.