Forceful or confident?

[volksdragon]

I just (mostly) jokingly promised someone that I wouldn't do anything to plan our yearly ski trip, and she seemed genuinely happy to hear that.

I feel that I have a lot of ski-place knowledge, more than some of the other trip members, and am doing a service by guiding them to suitable and fun locations for the entire group. We've had some "discussions" about that on previous trips.

Am I took forceful in trying to steer these trips somewhere that's more likely to be exciting/fun/etc, or am I just forcing people out of their comfort zones for the satisfaction of my own goals?


[Some of the people involved are on this journal. That's fine. I'm interested in seeing what you have to say as well. And I reserve the right, if we end up skiing somewhere SUCKY, to say I TOLD YOU SO. :)]

Comments

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

This happens to me all the time, and I don't have a clue. In my personal life, it seems that most people have a preference for standing around with digits stuck up various orifices, and get all pouty when I actually say "let's move in THIS direction now!"

*shrug* Perhaps the best/only thing you can do is re-define your expectations to match the situation, and try to enjoy it for what it is, and not think about what it could or should have been.