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Professional Horoscopes: Business Week 1/7/2008 - 1/13/2008

Aries || Taurus || Gemini || Cander || Leo || Virgo || Libra || Scorpio || Sagittarius || Aquarius || Pisces ||

ARIES

March 21-April 19

You may be even more driven to succeed than usual as the week gets going, but be sure you’re creating mutually beneficial situations and a positive work environment while you’re at it. Then choose your tasks carefully around Wednesday and Thursday. Your great energy and ability to garner support now means addressing bigger goals has bigger and better effects. From Friday afternoon through the weekend, time off is probably the wisest way to go; if you’re working, plug away at existing projects instead of starting new ones and seek extra clarification often.
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TAURUS

April 20-May 20

Dig in as the week begins – no, not your heels – dig into background info, expand your knowledge base and don’t overlook the resources you’ve got around you in the form of people. New elements are coming into the business picture around Wednesday and Thursday. Keep your schedule flexible and the same with your outlook – examine fresh concepts and viewpoints closely rather than rejecting them in a knee-jerk fashion. From Friday afternoon through the weekend, you can struggle solo or make much better progress with a partner or team. Simple choice, no?
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GEMINI

May 21-June 21

Work may seem like a minefield at the beginning of the week and don’t be surprised if someone who has pledged support suddenly bails. Get to the real issues, past the noise and politics and gain respect. Logic and language are both at your command around Wednesday and Thursday; the stars are augmenting your intellectual powers, making these good days for research, conceptualizing and creative endeavors. From Friday afternoon through the weekend, it may be best to minimize work communication. Let the email stack up – your answers will probably be misconstrued.
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CANCER

June 22-July 22

Your image counts, particularly at the beginning of this week. Even if your workplace is casual, spiff yourself up – look good, feel good and you project being ready to move on up. Around Wednesday and Thursday, even if you’ve got the same goals as your boss or a coworker, your concept of tactics to get there may be at odds. Is there a way to hybridize the best of it all? Or to trade off taking the lead? Time off this weekend is key. Your mind needs room to roam and you just might stumble upon a solution where you least expect it.
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LEO

July 23-August 22

Show your smarts and demonstrate your competence as the week begins, but know when you’re starting to sound didactic or overly opinionated. One good tactic: Intermittent, purposeful, active listening instead of talking. Your work challenge around Wednesday and Thursday is to find the value in different work styles and approaches instead of letting them lead to conflict. There’s a way to play to everyone’s strengths: Find it. From Friday afternoon through the weekend, a snap decision is to be avoided. You may ultimately end up going the same route, but map it out first.
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VIRGO

August 23-September 22

Ambition is in the stars for you as the week begins. If yours is healthy – with goals that require a stretch but are reachable, taking into account how your work impacts others and what will make you most fulfilled – you’re already halfway there. On a more day-to-day level, around Wednesday and Thursday you can revamp an organizational scheme that’s already functioning well to something even more elegant and streamlined. And hold off on kickoffs or next major steps from Friday afternoon through the weekend; a bit more effort at the current stage prevents later issues.
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LIBRA

September 23-October 22

Your energy’s less than electric as the week gets going and pushing it is ill advised. Remember, burnout is not just for light bulbs – keep your hours humane, get proper rest and give yourself a break. By Wednesday and Thursday, your spark’s back and you can especially make major progress on the creative aspects of projects. Get a great colleague or two in on a brainstorming session for added value and help fleshing out your concepts. Expect your Friday or weekend routine to go out the window – but maybe that’s a window of opportunity.
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SCORPIO

October 23 – November 21

Take charge as the week begins. If you’re in a leadership role, they’re learning tremendously from you and loving it; if you’re up and coming, assert your competence (get specific about how you’re a great fit) and ask to head up a project. A change in the workplace atmosphere is on the way around Wednesday and Thursday. Take the temperature of coworkers and higher-ups frequently to stay up to the minute. Work may go especially well on Friday afternoon or over the weekend, but so will another important aspect of your life (given the chance): romance.
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SAGITTARIUS

November 22-December 21

Your ability to cut through the bull earns you extra respect and gets things moving along as the week begins. Call it like you see it (within reason). Around Wednesday and Thursday, face-time and networking are your forte. Schedule that important one-on-one and make an effort to attend a professional gathering of some sort (bring plenty of business cards). You’ll likely need a kick-start on Friday or over the weekend. Plan for a morning walk or workout in order to get the blood pumping, the mind working and into a productive state.
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CAPRICORN

December 22-January 19

The first couple days this week hold vast potential for you, so get right to work. You can accomplish a great deal in record time and once you’ve dispensed with the quotidian tasks, you’ll make bigger moves that get you noticed. Then a certain party may want to make changes to the plan around Wednesday and Thursday. Protesting might be your knee-jerk reaction, but some adjustments may actually speed progress along – just watch the numbers. From Friday afternoon through the weekend, networking’s favored – especially new connections. Get out there.
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AQUARIUS

January 20-February 18

Get back to work! There are certainly ample opportunities for wasting time as the week begins and you’ll need to be diligent about staying on task. Blocking out time for breaks is preferable to sort-of half-working. But you’re high-functioning and your ambitions are favored around Wednesday and Thursday. Consciously revisit your short- and long-term goals and implement your next steps straight away. Then you really ought to attend to your personal finances on Friday and/or over the weekend. Put down the plastic and think about the future. How’s that IRA?
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PISCES

February 19-March 20

Nothing’s occurring in isolation at the beginning of the week and your understanding of the connections and overall climate can give you a distinct advantage. Offer your expertise at the right time and you can expect commensurate assistance in return. Your brain’s so fired up around Wednesday and Thursday, you might be pulled in several directions at once. A mentor can help you evaluate and prioritize. From Friday afternoon through the weekend, give yourself the mindspace to do some high-concept thinking. What you can come up with may shift paradigms.
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