If you’re serious about becoming a better person, the first step is to become aware of your weaknesses and how they’re holding you back. These could be your preference for illusion, your hypersensitivity, your emotionalism, your lack of self-confidence, or your guilt.

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