There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to pause and think about where she is and where she's going. It may happen when she's just about to finish her studies, a fresh graduate who thinks she can carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. Or it may happen when she's 25 years old, knee-deep in a quarter-life crisis, and stuck in a job she neither loves or hates. Maybe it will happen when she's in her mid-30s with a young family of her own. Either way, it's all part of growing, and with the right questions, you can examine your life in detail and come up for air more enlightened and enlivened.

Check out the gallery for the 10 questions every woman needs to ask herself today.

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