Running for Council - Preparing to Run for Council
Let me begin by saying this: I've moved past the "thinking about it" stage. Let me also say what that means, I've mulled it over, a lot, I've spoken with my family about it and what it would mean to our life and our business, and I've thought about it more, about what I'd want to bring to the table should I be elected and whether or not it is something I should do. Now, I'm sitting with the decision and thinking about how best to move forward. How best to communicate the decision, and how to go from "thinking about running for council" to "preparing to run for council" and finally "running for council". Preparing to run for council is no small task. First I need to balance my plate - meaning I need to do what needs to be done to make "running for council" and ultimately if I succeed, "being on council", work with the rest of my life. It means looking at what I do, my priorities, and what I need to do,