Ready to Move Up a Notch at Work?

Earning more to stave off the winter blues takes ingenuity and strategy. How does your sign meet up to the challenge?

The Cardinal signs –- Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn -– have bright ideas and a steady stream of inspiration. There's almost nothing they can’t make happen if they turn their minds to it, but it has to be a short-term project. Anything that takes too long bores them and they tend to wander off before completion.

Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius, all Mutable signs, have a bold, confident approach to finding new ways of earning: They’ll throw several schemes at the wall to see which ones stick and then follow through on those. Indeed, Gemini is likely to juggle six or more different potential projects at once since they like covering all their bases.

The last Mutable sign, Pisces, needs guidance in this situation because when left to their own devices, they'll drift around not knowing what to commit to. They aren’t short of ideas but they can never decide which one needs nailed down and put into action.

The Fixed signs –- Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius –- aren’t short on perseverance but they can sometimes get stuck in a rut and need to be jolted into diversifying.

Taurus and Libra have a reputation for laziness and are the most extravagant, indulgent signs. They need to gear themselves up in tougher times. Because they hate being deprived of their special luxuries, they'll stretch themselves to make that happen.

The adventurous signs Aries, Sagittarius and Aquarius will rise to the occasion if they can see the challenge in it and turn it into a game of some sort. Who’s going to make the most progress by next month? That’ll get them going.

The ones who have the least difficulty getting ahead in the workplace are Virgo, Capricorn and Gemini, as they're willing to toss pride to one side and get down to the nitty-gritty.