7 Cups Culture Guide + Badge!

I really enjoyed this fresh and inviting approach to the universal issues that are only becoming more of a problem for many.

I learned more than three things, but the 3 I would highlight would be that:

1- "The Problem is the Path" - I love this idea because it's such a good reminder to be mindful.

2- Being interested in your work and good at it can directly impact everyone's efficacy.

3- This is an incredibly inviting community of people who are waiting for a chance to help. It's a nice community to be a part of!

I, LadyDair, have read the culture and values guides, taken the culture guide test and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.

@GlenM

3 key things I've learned from the Culture and Values guides:

1) 7 Cups is a platform with high expectations and high warmth.

2) We need to work on something that we are good at, interested in and have a goal to operate in our flow states.

3) Trust is crucial for any community and individual to grow.

I, Grace8402, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.

Thank you.

@GlenM

I, BookChunky, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.

@GlenM

1. Loving yourself and others is very crucial. I think it's important to me cause I have come from a point in life where it wasn't, and now I feel this is what the world needs more of.

2. I learnt that the community of 7 cups is based on trust. Where there is trust, there is hope, and that is exactly why it's important to me.

3. And another important lesson I learnt is accountability. You need to be accountable to the community, to members, and to yourself so that you can work to the best of your capabilities.

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I, @hazelandpine, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder

@GlenM

That was some very interesting insight – thanks for providing it.

I took the test and got everything right. I actually learned a few new things that I would have gotten wrong before checking the two links out. The most important lessons to me were:

- 1. Everything is more or less mutual and even if it might seem like that nothing on 7cups happens due to pure benevolence and charity.

It was interesting for me to see how there is a system behind the way we work which is aimed towards gain and efficiency.

A community that is focused on helping people with fewer financial resources and supports a warm and encouraging setting might seem like an assembly of selfless altruists at first glance and while that might apply to people more or less thats not all its about. The warmth helps people discover and realize their potential which will then directly be invested into 7cups and it so enhances likeliness that the high expectations will be fulfilled by the members whos motivation is elevated by the warm setting, leading them to achieve better work which will then result in even more motivation and potential. Investing resources like for example time into people with less financial resources is not only an output for charity purposes but aimed towards gaining an input leading to a positive end result for 7cups. Though this is not pure exploitation where we make use of peoples need because they get something back and we can never know what big difference the few time and resources we invested can make for one persons life.

This leads to the second thing I found very important to be reminded to:

- 2. Despite participation on here is voluntary it comes with responsibility that may not be underestimated.

I kind of always thought that made up excuses are lame and honest ones are strong. Of course an honest excuse is still the least you can do if it is really needed and transparency can help prevent misunderstandings. There may be situations where people can simply not do anything about being dragged away, for example if they have a health issue like I do with seizures. I always thought I cant help them so it is fine if I take longer for things or my response time suddenly gets longer as long as I excuse and explain it afterwards. Yet understanding more about the great responsibility we carry motivated me to work on making unexpected things expectable through for example working on by skills of self reflection even more. Also in order to prevent confusion and insecurity, especially for members that may already be unstable I want to be more transparent straight away before it comes to such situations. The gas tank analogy has helped me understand how it can be draining if a person is unreliable, no matter for which reason. In fact there is always a reason for everything but that usually comes with options to change it.

Chats can be limited to a time frame in order to assure greater focus and attention for it and that way high expectations that can also come with member chats can be easier fulfilled. While the expectation of life-saving or life-changing might seem overwhelming at first it may sometimes not even need much. Just a shoulder to lend on, an ear to vent to, being provided some empathy and validation etc can be more than they ever had to some members and so already lead to a change for them and an output which is way greater than the input and resources we invested.

Another thing we may not forget is that something that can be life-saving and so has the ability to change lives can also be life-destructive. We have the chance to show people some light in the dark and some last sparks of hope by providing a good chat based on Active Listening Skills. But we can also blow out their last candle by making them feel insecure, judged, not heard/understood/ cared for etc. when that is what they already know from real life and they just wanted to give things a last try with us.

Thats the connection to the last aspect I found important to understand:

- 3. 7cups and real life affect each other and should not be viewed as conflicting.

I always thought self-care means more or less putting real life over 7cups, taking a break when you need to focus on real life things and that if I dont make this firm distinction I will perform worse on here as well as in real life. I eventually ended up reviewing that attitude and came to the conclusion that I was denying connections that are definitely there.

As I already explained listening online through 7cups can have a great effect on a persons (real) life. As well we can use resources that we develop or discover through 7cups for challenges in real life including private as well as work or student life and things we achieve/ resources we discover here can make us more motivated to address real life challenges differently.

Reading through the posts here I think that some people that were surprised about the teamwork and collaboration might benefit from checking out the (Listener) Group Chats from time to time, as for example the Listener Support room which is aimed to find support with challenges one is confronted with. When I started participating more in there I got the first basic impression of culture so some things here didnt surprise me as much as they would probably have before.

I, LetsCherishLife, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.

@GlenM

I, willowispfire, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.

Three things I have learn:

1. The importance of team work how we can all work to create a better community.

2. Accountability means that we should speak up whenever we see something wrong.

3. We should take care of our own mental health too! And support others!

@GlenM

I, iwanttobreathe, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.

Three things I have learned:

1. We should be accountable for all our actions and promises and we should stand true to all of them.

2. We should be there for each other, through the good, bad, okay, and not so okay times.

3. Have high expectations and also give high warmth to those whom you're expecting these things from (this includes yourself).

@GlenM

Three things that I learned are:

1. The importance of putting your skin into and the ways by which it can be done. This will help me to do follow this even outside 7cups.

2. How the focus is to help people with fewer financial resources and its importance

3. The core values of 7cups and it has helped me to go through them, understand them and made me think of different ways to implement it even outside 7cups.

I, SunshineNaina, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder

@GlenM

is it possible that I did this test early already? Very familiar the questions and I read the granted links already

@GlenM

I've learnt that prioritizing problems and focusing on solving one at a time is a key as well as hard work and of course enjoying what I do. This is important because this is the thing to success, achieving your goals and feeling good about yourself.

I, queenviebsonly, have read the 7 Cups culture guide, taken the test, and am now a 7 Cups Culture Holder.