text: One of the many hard choices I had to make was just recently, I had to choose if I wanted to stay on my house soccer team or play on a travel soccer team. It was very hard for me to decide what I wanted to do, but it was easier to decide when I talked to my dad and a couple friends. I wanted to stay on my rec team because all of my friends were on it and I had many memories on that team. However, I wanted to play on the travel team because it is a more advanced soccer team. I needed to challenge myself and get better so I can play on the high school team. My dad helped me list the pros and cons of both teams which gave me a better perspective on the choice. My friend Generic_Name gave me details on the travel team so I knew if I chose that team, what it would be like. Lastly, My friend Generic_Name had also made a very similar descion, so she told me how she made her descion and said "it may be hard to leave my friends but making myself a better soccer player is more important". Talking to others really helped influence my descion and open up how I looked at the choice, I ended up joining the travel team.