Step 1, Identify the decission: "A woman is considering running for city council." In this step we can see that she defines the nature of the decision. The objective is clear, running for city council. Now she needs to make sure if that is a correct decision or not.
Step 2, Gather information: "She meets with a current and former council member to discuss the duties of city council members." A former council member is a great source, he/she can tell her all the pros and cons of the descition taken. She will kwon her responsabilities as well as the impacto of her job.
Step 3, Identify alternatives: "She thinks about alternative options for civic engagement beyond running for city council." Is there another way she can help? With the information gathered she can decide that, maybe her objective can't be reached by being a council.
Step 4, Weigh the evidence: "She considers the time spent away from her family but also knows she would be doing a lot of good in her community." Here she draws the scenario as if she had already taken the decision. Emotions and information are taken in consideration. It may be a difficult internal process but in this way she can realize what she really wants.
Step 5, Choose among alternatives: "She files paperwork to officially run for city council." Finally, after weighing evidence, se has chosen to run for city council. Here we can say that she is also in step 6 (take action), as she has filled up paperwork.
