A Friendly Time with Asher

@Asher and me spent a friendly time and I came to know a lot more about them through the talk we shared. I feel so happy to have talked to them and to have heard their thoughts and views. Sharing with you all ‘A Friendly Time with Asher’:

Fristo: If you were to write one sentence to describe a 7cups listener’s role, what would you say?

Asher: A listener is someone who is there to peer support others and is a best buddy as well.

Fristo: What are the 5 most important qualities of a good leader?

Asher: Some of the qualities I look for in a good leader are

1) if they have teamwork,

2) are honest,

3) open-minded,

4) problem solver, and

5) are motivated.

Fristo: Let’s go back to your first day as a listener on 7cups, compare that day with your today. In what ways has 7cups experience changed you?

Asher: 7 Cups has changed my view on community health a lot more. As someone who is currently studying Public Health in college, my way of looking at mental health was at an individual level. Now after being with the platform, my view has turned into more of a community viewpoint including looking at the root of the problem instead of looking at the surface level of the issue.

Fristo: If you need to choose one thing over all other things on 7cups, what could that one thing be for you?

Asher: It’s tough to choose one thing, but I would have to go with the community feedback sessions I had in the past. They were tiring at times coming from a 4 hour lecture beforehand, but they really lightened up my day and I looked forward to them every week.

Fristo: Where do you want to see yourself in your life to come, what growth do you hope for within yourself, as well as what growth do you want to come true through you in your world around?

Asher: In my life to come I’m hoping to get my Masters in Public Health and Sociology as well as looking at health disparities for community health; including improving accessibility to mental health resources through remote communities.

Fristo: Any message you want to give out to all the cupsers?

Asher: My message is find something that you love to do and keep doing it. Do something that you're unsure about and try to see what happened. My adventure with 7 Cups only happened because I took the chance to change majors and try something outside my comfort zone.