Understanding 7 Cups Culture (LDP Discussion #5)

@GlenM the three things that the guide taught me about our culture is firstly trust, its trust and the ability to rely on others that make this community what it is now, it encourages us to be there for one another. The second one is accountability, this site is huge and its growing exponentially by passing day, if we do not take the responsibility of our actions or if we are not held accountable for what we do, the whole site will lose its depth and richness, thus I appreciate that we held everyone and encourage all the participants of the site to be responsible of their own actions. Finally the most important thing that I learned is MY WORK MATTERS. We are changing lives here, maybe some might not believe it or take it lightly but I understood thats what we do, so it's extra important for us to be more unified with the values and morals with which this site was started

Thank you

@yourstruly2000

@Yourstruly2000

1. I have learned that our work is important. We are making the world a better place, just by letting others know we care and we are there for them.

2. If we never fail, we never learn. If we fail, we avoid making the previous mistake and we learn that it was wrong.

3. It is important to try your best to help others, our work on 7 cups matters.

@BeigeMoonlight
It's great that you highlighted how valuable our work is!

@Yourstruly2000 trust is highly important

@thisisirene
Definitely! Trust leads to strong connections and a happier community!

@Yourstruly2000 The guide was such a lovely read. While I have so much to say about it, I'll restrict myself to three key takeaways :) :

1. Equality is of utmost importance. People from different walks of life, bring about new and unique perspectives. It's important to give everyone a fair chance and to celebrate each and every person's achievements.

2. Being kind- Kindness is simply one of the best things. It allows you to open up, trust and just appreciate people.

3. Working hard- It's important to try our best. And also, it's ok if we fail! We can always learn from our mistakes and try another time, slowly improving along the way and becoming better versions of ourselves :) <3

@Yourstruly2000

1. I learned that our work is important. We are making the world a better place, just by letting others know we care and we are there for them.

2. If i never fail, we never learn. If we fail, we avoid making the previous mistake and we learn that it was wrong.

3. Try your best to help others, our work on 7 cups matters.

@GlenM

Three things I learned from the 7 cups guide are:

1) The importance of building trust and warmth in any organisation, more so at 7 cups. The welcoming nature of 7 cups is maintained by building an environment of trust and warmth.

2) When one is engaging in work that is strengths-based, it benefits both the organisation and the individual.

3) Support and collaboration are essential to achieve goals on 7 cups

Thank you for sharing this guide and other resources throughout this course, they were immensely helpful! :)

@GlenM

1. I learned that what we do matters. If we didn't do it, then the world would be a little less sof a comfortable place.

2. Failure is key to learning. If we never fail, we will never learn.

3. Giving it your all is an important way to make 7 Cups better. If we don't, then what are we doing???

The foremost thing i learnt is that my work matters

While joining this site, i had a hope that my efforts make a difference in someone's life even if it is as simple as bringing a smile to someone's face

Friendliness and conscientiousness

These two are very essential for the conversation we have with the members they must feel comfortable and at ease while sharing their thoughts and feelings and must feel like they are talking to a friend

Equality

Its very very important to treat all equally.. the community grows in a better pace if we respect and cooperate with one another. If we can support each other throught the highs and lows we build a stronger "us" and a stronger "me" as well.

@TheMetanoia

Try your best to help others, our work on 7 cups matters.

@GlenM

The main thing I learnt is that my work on 7cups matters, my work saves lives

Two other things I also learnt:

1) We build a culture of trust and

2) high expectations and high warmth

These are extremely important as when we talk to members, they trust us not to give information to anyone else and we are warm and kind to them as that it what they need

@GlenM thank you! I got full score in the test 😊

@TheMetanoia Hi there, unfortunately the test did not have a method to collect your username so can you please redo it?

Also tagging @azuladragon34 @IvyL in case you did it before the username field was added on to the test!

@SoulfullyAButterfly

I got a full score and I put my username

@azuladragon34 awesome, congrats!

@SoulfullyAButterfly done! Got full scores again 😊

@TheMetanoia great job!

The three most important things that I have learned from the 7 Cups Culture Guide are:

▶︎ The importance of Trust
Unfortunately, I have had various interactions with other users in the community in the past which have brought down my trust in others, and I have found it difficult to regain trust in my peers at time. Being able to trust others is an integral of creating a healthy and positive community, and working to foster trust is a practice that I am actively trying to improve at.

▶︎ Failure is expected
I tend to push myself to achieve perfection in my activities both on and off 7 Cups, which has often turned into a fear of failure. However, failure should not be feared, but embraced, as it offers the opportunity to learn, grown, and improve, as well as build trust with others in the community.

▶︎ The importance of Accountability
Accountability ensures that high-quality work is completed in a timely and efficient manner, and without accountability, it is difficult to make accomplishments as a community and create success. At times, I have struggled with accountability with my own work on and off 7 Cups, which negatively impacts the projects that I partake in, so ensuring that I hold myself accountable and manage my time well is important to me both in my personal life and on 7 Cups.

Ivy 🐑 Through the Fire, You will Prevail

@IvyL

I, myself, try to have accountability in all facets of my life. Whether it be on 7 Cups, work, or relationships. Accountability allows us to also have integrity and take responsibility for our actions.

@shiningDay80
I also agree! Accountability is vital for strong productivity!

These are truly a. Recipe for success @IvyL

@VioletVenom yes!

@Lysandra

I agree! Failure is looked down upon but realizing how important it is to success is crucial! :)

@GlenM this has been an amazing journey!

The 3 most important things that I have learned are:

1. Volunteering work not only is satisfying, it has advantages for us as well. I realise that we are experts according to our unique interests and strengths. What is important to me is that in a community like 7 Cups, I can use my unique ideas and strengths to give back and improve our community whilst still learning in the process!
2. Collaboration leads to greater success. I have enjoyed collaborating with so many wide topics and areas on site. The respect and opportunities this community offers opens up no hesitance to think og creative and fun ways that offer collaboration. This is important to me because in my opinion, once you collaborate on ideas, you not only have fun but discussing each others' ideas opens up room for so much more perceptions. You begin to see things from different angles and the end result is usually a beautiful, inclusive result - due to various collaborated strengths and ideas, the combined hard work goes a long way. Together, everyone achieves more!
3. Self-care is Important. I have to include this fact as part of my top 3 list, because to begin with, I did not know what self-care is until I joined 7 Cups 2 years ago. What is important to me is that our community cares not about the quality of our work but the well-being of those behind this work. We have honest conversations on self-care, we help one another set healthier boundaries... and ultimately we are not only flourishing as a community but as individuals.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

I think you chose three really great and important points from the 7Cups Culture Guide. I also agree about Self-Care is the super important so we arn't pouring from empty cups as Listeners and Leaders.
I didnt include the aspect of Voluntunteering having multi levels and types of rewards but I so appreciate your inclusion of that and the reminder of that.

:) Best of luck on your LDP journey !

Equality

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, regardless of their backgrounds. We are all human!

Trust

A lot of times, its hard to talk about any issues someone has if there is no trust. Its so important to have that!

We invest in you

I love this! People come here with hopes to get better, and we all want to help as much as we can ❤

@Austin904 definitely!

Yes I agree with you. Equality is very important. This makes a person feel much better that they are treated equally with others. I'm glad that here on 7 cups, everyone is treated equally and with love and respect.

@GlenM

Your Work Matters

There are some days where I get overwhelmed knowing I need to volunteer because Im not sure I will be able to help that person. Its the thought that counts when I click one a member or they request me. I know I am doing my best with each person I come into contact with.

Collaborate

Being able to work with a team is important because it can be draining to try to save the world by ourselves. When collaborating, we can bounce ideas off of each other and steer each other in a successful path.

We Believe in Equality

There are a lot of people who come into 7 cups and have never felt equal to their peers or anyone else for that matter. Being able to participate in 7 cups without feeling judged even a little bit is giving people hope and relief.

@GlenM

The 3 most important things I learned from the guide are:

We should expect failure - I am someone who doesn't like to fail at things. I know it's an incredibly large aspect of life and is inevitible but it always makes me feel bad about myself and, quite often, experiencing failure makes me feel as though I have let others down. In everything I do both in my personal life and 7 cups life I feel this way. For example, when I don't do as well in a test then I feel upset and feel I let my teacher down. What is written in the guide is very important in showing us that failure isn't the end of a journey it's showing us that something just isn't working and allows us to expand on that. Luckily, I have gotten much better at accepting my failures and realising where I went wrong and what I can do to improve.

Self care is vital - I am a person who tends to like to do everything at once. Since coming on to 7 cups I've realised that there's no way I can do that and remain healthy so I've set up methods of self care (like certain times in the day that are for self care activities). Also, if we aren't taking care of ourselves then it's much harder to help others! There's nothing wrong with taking time to ourselves in order to refresh.

We don't need to plan our way to be successful - I am someone who loves plans and doesn't like uncertainty but it's important to remember that it's a part of life and that life can be very unpredictable! Instead of making a plan, having something unprecedented happen and then feeling bad about ourselves for not getting to our end goal, taking things step by step and solving the problem right in front of you can help you in becoming successful. (Very similar to the goals vs systems conversation in discussion 4)

I have to agree with all. Three points . Point 3. You do not always have to go on well known path and it's ok to go the less known path @bookworm274.

I agree with you. Especially with the second point which is self care. We need to help ourselves in order to help others. If we don't take proper care of our own health, we can't help others properly.

@bookworm274

I agree! Self care is super important because you have to make sure you're doing well before helping others! :)

@GlenM

1. Take Care of Yourself: It is important necessary to remind yourself and others that you and your needs are important too.

2. Collaborate: Collaboration with others provides us with an opportunity to learn from others especially how they work as a team, their successes and mistakes.

3. We Expect Failure: Failure is an inevitable part of life. We are always going to fail at the majority of the things that we are trying to do. What matters is what we do after we have failed: try again or just give up.

@CheeryMango

I agree that taking care of yourself is super vital! The collaboration seems like it goes hand in hand with this and I appreciate you highlighting that as an important part of the 7Cups culture.
I also think that the expectation of failure is a great thing to keep in mind for those harder days, so it is a little easier to care about yourself.

Best of luck on your LDP Journey! :)

@CheeryMango

I agree with collaborating because it helps people find fresh ideas and is more effective! :)

Three things I learned:

Caring for People with Fewer Financial Resources.

As someone who came from an unprivilieged background, I understand what it is to not be able to provide some things because of few financial resources. Nonetheless, reading this provoked an impact; and made me reflect on how some people seek support here just because they do not have access to mental health professionals. I believe that this fact inspires me to a greater extent to grow in 7 Cups as a listener, and provide the best support as my skills let me.

Trust

I enjoyed the cultural aspect of how we want to be able to develop a mutual trust. This is something that it's very hard, but needed indeed. This is something that goes both ways, and it is important to keep that present constantly in the culture of 7 Cups.

We Invest in You

I never took in mind what it actually meant to do work that is personally fulfilling. Those three aspects: work that I am good at, solves a problem or meets a goal stablished, and that is interesting to myself are things I won't forget. I'm pretty confident I will apply this in my professional life outside of 7 Cups.

Excellent reflection! <3

@GlenM

I have learned many things from the guide, but the three important things include :

1. Expecting Failure : "Failure is nothing to be scared of and it is nothing to worry about as long as you are focused and trying." Failure is a natural happening that happens to everyone but the point is how you view failure. Failures teach us much more than success thus it is important to learn from it and make them path towards success.

2. Accoundability : This is, according to me a very imporatant aspect. We need to be accountable of our actions. Its important for me to be someone who can effectively, efficiently, and independently meet deadlines, complete tasks and manage your workload.

3. Equality : Every person is valuable and every person is deserve to be treated with equal respect, enjoys equal freedom, and equal rights irrespective of the gender orientation, race, religion, or any other difference. As a part of 7cups community, we embrace diversity and consider it key in bringing varied perspectives and solutions to difficult problems.