Dinner With our Alumni: windSpirit

Hello all! I am excited to announce a new dinner I had! For those that don't know, Dinner With Our Alumni is a series of small interviews that I conduct with 7 Cups Academy alumni to know more about their journey in the program - this post is dedicated to the Leadership Development Program! The aim is to spread more awareness about the program and hope everyone gives it a read!

Today, we have the everglowing @windSpirit! Usually goes by Wind and is a power of a member. They are 24 and have been here since March 2020! As a memeber, they faced problems with depression and joining 7 Cups helped them! Wind loves science, walking and meditating (all are Toast approved xD)! Wind is also a lovely leader in the Anxiety Support Community under the role of Room Supporter - so do give them a wave if you see them there ~

What was on the menu? Pizza and a lots of chocolate (Can never go wrong with the classics!)

Without further ado, here's Wind for you:

What made you join the LDP?

It was interesting for me because I was learning about leadership and I stopped here because I believe it can help me to be a good leader.

How was your experience doing the coursework?

It was fun. It was very interesting because I learned a lot new both about myself and about leadership. At start, to be honest I thought it's a lot, but I managed it.

Did you find it easy to navigate through the forums for each course?

Initially, I used a google doc to find the right page, it was a lot of links, but since I understood the structure of forums, it became far more easier.

How did you dedicate your time to doing the coursework?

I used pretty much of my free time. And I wasn't doing it so fast but steadily and in enjoying way. I tried to understand and remember the most of the information!

Which course did you like the most? And why?

I can say it was the course 1. Because the most rememberable was System vs Goals lesson. I can't also forget circle of influence and circle of concern from course 3, as it was quite informative and important for me.

What role did you get into after the program? How are you liking the role you got into for the LDP?

I'm a forum and room supporter. I like it very much. Making sure that people are heard.

If you had to give one tip to the current trainees, what would that be?

Don't rush it, learn in your way, and best of wishes for you to make it done.

What can we do to make the program better?

I'd prefer to see some reminder of progress report on email. And I'd prefer to check list everything in coursework, to have a bit more structurized plan of coursework with to-do list explaining that bi-weekly reports are needed and why. (Hopefully our new structure does this well!)

Thank you for reading till here! I would love to hear any suggestions/question ideas that I can add to this series. If you are an LDP graduate and would love to contribute, please PM me so we can set up our dinner! Meanwhile, please give a big shout-out to @windSpirit for doing this, you're amazing!

If you want to apply for the LDP, please click here.