How to decide?

Decisions. . .Decisions. . .Decisions. . .
                                 I have a hard time making decisions at times and that doesn't make them too appealing to me. . .   So, after classes this week I  made the decision to be excited about decisions.  My decisions determine not only my actions but who I am.  There is a quote on my mirror that says,

"Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you, but what happens inside of you."

That being said, I can decide to be happy, I decide if I am important, I decide if I'm happy with my life, and

                                        I decide what I'm going to do with today and tomorrow,

        and how I am going to look at yesterday.

Now I'll confess, a big problem I have with making decisions is the Acting. 

      Don't you ever just want things to work out?  Making decisions is hard enough.  ;)

How do I plan to fix this? Well, it's as simple as it seems.  I've gotta grab my costume, memorize my script and get the show started.  I can Act.  I can move forward and put in the work that is necessary to make my life the greatest production I could ever put on.  And even if the only member of the audience is my Heavenly Father, I want Him to be pleased with the show. 

The main decisions I make that have to do with my calling are just my every day decisions of how I am going to spend my time.  It's hard for me to make time for my calling, but my calling is very important to me so I will make time.  

 With the stresses of 

Studying, Money, Roommates, Family, etc. it is hard to decide what  needs to come first. 

 So I make the decision to be completely dedicated to my calling. 

 I will do all that I can to share my testimony and my love for the people that I lead.  

Strengths and Weaknesses

In all honestly, I don't feel qualified to be the Spring Sing director and  I could list reasons but that would only make me feel worse. So instead I'm going to focus on the strength I feel that I have with spring sing.  I have been singing since I was three years old, and loving it all along.  Music is something that is inspiring, something fun.  With the spring sing I have been able to try to teach the members of my ward these simple Disney songs, while letting them have fun with it.  At least that's what I've been trying to do. ; )   I do feel I've been blessed with a gift to sing and hopefully to help others enjoy singing.
Now talking about my group project:  I feel that my group has strengths in that we really have had an easy time getting along.  It's not hard for us to think of ideas together, and the three of us are pretty accepting of each other.  I feel like as we really put our heads together and work on making this Custodi-Olympics the greatest event- it will be.  My group is making this so easy because we do all get along and we're ready to do what we have to do to get things done. I think that we can really make this fun!

Storming The Castle. . .

Teamwork can be broken down into four stages.  Forming, Storming, Norming, & Performing. I want to touch on Forming and Storming.
    One of the major steps to creating a team is the forming process. It is incredibly important to get to know each other and get past the initial awkwardness that teams start out with. As we show the people that we are going to be working with that we care about them, and not just about what they can do for us, that's when a team can really be formed.
   Storming is the next step, and it can be crucial.  Once you've got a team really formed and it's time to get down to business, things should get complicated.   If a team is properly formed, with trust and love, than the storming will be a good phase.  We "storm" by sharing out ideas, even if they aren't the same as everyone else. As everyone shares their own opinions and  views we are able to find the BEST way, instead of simply doing the way of the person who spoke up.

One of my dysfunctions as a leader is that I have a definite fear of conflict.  I am horrible at the storming stage.    Unless I feel very very comfortable in the group I'm in, I usually just keep to myself if my idea isn't the same as someone else.  Then, if I do by change share my idea, as soon as one person doesn't agree I step down and give in to the other ideas, even if I think that my idea could work better or be more effective.  In my particular leadership role over Spring Sing, there are some times that I will do whatever everyone else says will be best. I will give my idea, but if someone doesn't like it, I throw the idea out instead of discussing it.
  Improvement in this area can come as I listen intently to others ideas, share my own, and then talk about which ideas would be best for what reasons. :)