Advisors and mentors, both alike, will tell you that you should give some thoughts about what you are about to do, make good choices, do the right thing, or some other positive encouragement. I like to add, what you can live with without regrets.  

Life is full of choices. Some are as easy as sleeping on the left side of the bed or the right side. Others are much more serious such as purchasing a house at your first assignment, knowing that you are going to be constantly reassigned. “For we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 2:10).

In the poem, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost, he gives some excellent antidotes about decision making. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”

He could have taken the other path that seemed more travelled but he did not. His biographer states that he was a loaner by default. He felt comfortable within himself to be non-popular by choosing the path that seemed less crowded.

Making decisions is an important part of life, and there are many factors to consider when making a decision. By following these three steps— defining the problem, gathering information, and considering the consequences—you will be better equipped to make informed decisions that align with your values and goals. https://medium.com (Feb 14,2023).

So as in life, you will find that those who feel that they have support or backers are more willing to take chances, whereas those who do not are more guarded in their decision making. There are no guarantees that the choice you made are going to bring you total happiness.

“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before your life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them” (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)