William Somerset Maugham ( MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s.Maugham's parents both died before he was 10, and the orphaned boy was raised in Whitstable, Kent by a paternal uncle, who was emotionally cold. He did not want to become a lawyer like other men in his family, so he trained and qualified as a physician. His first novel Liza of Lambeth (1897) sold out so rapidly that Maugham gave up medicine to write full-time. In 1915 he wrote Of Human Bondage, widely considered his masterpiece.
During the First World War, he served with the Red Cross and in the ambulance corps before being recruited in 1916 into the British Secret Intelligence Service. He worked for the service in Switzerland and Russia before the October Revolution of 1917 in the Russian Empire. During and after the war, he travelled in India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He drew from those experiences in his later short stories and novels.
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Some of their strengths
W. Somerset Maugham has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Innovative, Intuitive, Altruistic, Intellectual, Analytical, Honest, and Artistic.
Idealistic and Altruistic
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, W. Somerset Maugham is someone who is an idealist and an altruist who possesses an innovative, intellectual, and analytical mind, and who approaches life in an optimistic and easygoing manner. A person who is a bit of a "lone wolf".
Passionate and Intense
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know W. Somerset Maugham well know them as someone who can be passionate, proud, and intense, like the sun or a blazing fire.
Altruistic and Innovative
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe W. Somerset Maugham as someone who is altruistic, inventive, energetic, and socially-conscious.
Who is inventive, open-minded and inquisitive, optimistic and cooperative, and who loves working together with others.
Emotionally Intelligent and Intuitive
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, W. Somerset Maugham is someone who tends to have strong emotional intelligence and intuition, and who can be a catalyst of change for others.
They are also someone who is patient, assertive, and who is a natural leader that likes to help others in need.
Altruistic and Innovative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, W. Somerset Maugham tends to be someone who sacrifices things for the good of others and wants to do "good" in the world. Who is often thought of as an innovator or rebel who thrives when trying to chase a breakthrough of some sort, who has a clear and sound mind, and who can be charming and sociable.
Some of W. Somerset Maugham's challenges
While W. Somerset Maugham has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, W. Somerset Maugham can be Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, Stubborn, Idle, Indecisive, Unrealistic, and Anxious.
Rebellious and Emotionally Distant
One of W. Somerset Maugham's key challenges is that they are someone who can be rebellious and emotionally distant.
W. Somerset Maugham must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs, and can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Anxious and Inflexible
W. Somerset Maugham is someone who can be high-strung, impatient, and inflexible, who can be "penny wise and pound foolish", have poor listening skills, and who can be intolerant of people who share a different world view.
Serious and Callous
Finally, W. Somerset Maugham also can be too giving, come across as too "high and mighty", and can have a hard time expressing feelings.
