If you’re serious about improving your life, the first step is to become aware of the weaknesses which may be preventing you from evolving: your need to bluff, your inability to manage certain things, your instability, and your unwillingness to change certain opinions.

You sometimes sense a conflict between your desire for social and professional success and your need for a stable, secure domestic life. You are deeply committed to both ideas and do not always succeed in reconciling their schedules and demands on you. Sometimes it feels as though you will never be able to find a balance. However, no job promotion will really satisfy you if you have neglected your most intimate needs and desires. Although it sometimes seems easier to you to climb the rungs of the career ladder out there in the real world, if you merely sacrifice your domestic life, you are only trying to fool yourself. You should accept the fact that your domestic life is the true basis and foundation of your development. All your career endeavors and success will be even more rewarding if they are supported by a safe, warm personal life.

Ann Patchett sometimes behaves impulsively and unrealistically when it comes to accumulating wealth and social power. Although she has a lot of enthusiasm and confidence, Ann Patchett sometimes struggles to finish projects due to her scattered behavior. She often juggles many different activities, but this often causes her to struggle to achieve her goals.