Everyone faces difficult choices. You might be wondering whether you should stay the course in your career or try a new direction. On the other hand, you may be questioning how to make the right decision in a matter of love.

Figuring out what you truly want out of life is no small task. But there are at least three things you can do to alleviate some of the distress involved.

As women, we face a unique paradox in the world today.

On the one hand, we have more opportunities than ever before. Women are free to choose and to do and to be what they want in ways our predecessors only dreamed of. As a result, we have an extraordinarily wide variety of options available to us, which can be both exciting and empowering.

On the other hand, however, this power to choose can also be terrifying.