Aries
Your biggest obstacle on Monday and Tuesday is not one thing. It's a general sort of sluggishness (on your part, on your coworkers' parts and on the part of the market). How do you inspire others to persevere when business is moving so slowly? Largely through the strength of your personality. On Wednesday and Thursday, worry more about how you communicate than about what you communicate. Then on Friday, follow up in writing. Short and sweet is fine. You have it down when it comes to this stuff. However, none of your tactics work when transferred to the family realm, as this weekend proves.
Taurus
Loyalty from your coworkers is the most important thing to you on Monday, and it's also one of the hardest things to find. But you're a lucky duck: you're surrounded by loyal types. On Tuesday, happiness, energy, flattery, and trust figure strongly. It isn't until Wednesday that work really seems like work. Thursday is sheer drudgery. You may have to stare at spreadsheets of numbers all day long. And on Friday, you're unable to see an hour into the future, much less figure out the projects you need to be planning. You don't get any perspective until the weekend. But when it comes, you feel much calmer.
Gemini
As much as the office looks like chaos to the untrained eye, and may even look like chaos to your coworkers, you're surprisingly able to see the order in all of it. You have a handle on what's going on in every corner. To you, the frantic energy is inspiring. You're remarkably productive, at least until Wednesday. Then for the rest of the week, try as you might, you're not going to get much done. Your follow-through attempts will simply fly out the window. However, you'll meet a lot of people and perhaps generate new ideas. You may also flirt crazily with someone tangentially related to work.
Cancer
On Monday and Tuesday, be full of surprises. Leave small gifts for people on their desks. Sing funny love songs from the 1980s in meetings. Maybe even take it upon yourself to provide lunch for everyone. The more you get others to laugh and think outside the box and blink their eyes in wonder, the better. On Wednesday and Thursday, a lot of tasks need completing. Don't be overwhelmed. Continue to work on breaking out of your shell, at least until Friday, when stewardship of a complicated project (requiring a focused eye and attention to detail) lands in your lap.
Leo
The first half of the week is a trip: vanity, celebrity, power, and egotism are all in play. You feel like you're in Hollywood circa 1930. The cast of characters that surrounds you is entertaining, surely, but you're hesitant about becoming too embroiled. This is just your job, after all. In the interest of your career, don't be stubborn, and try not to get stuck in the politics of any of it. During the second half of the week, a sense of normalcy is restored, so you can let down your guard and be yourself. Brainstorming, friends, and teamwork figure strongly on Thursday and Friday.
Virgo
Your analytical mind isn't only good for pulling apart numbers; it's also good for conversation. On Monday or Tuesday, get someone to start talking (over lunch?) and give them your undivided analytical attention. This is a way to become close to this person, and it's also a method of research. Meanwhile, you're doing some of your own soul-searching as well. The second half of the week requires a rational, logical approach, again, something you're pretty good at. Friday's biggest challenge is social. Namely, it's about communicating. Be cognizant not only of what you say but how you say it.
Libra
It's interesting to notice the way the office divides naturally into smaller groups and alliances. Certain personalities simply gravitate toward one another. Knowing this is crucial to being as effective as you can be around the workplace, and it's also crucial in a business sense. Customers prefer to do business with people they feel they can relate to. Harmony, gratitude, and ease are big themes midweek (and it's a great week, by the way). On Thursday and Friday, you find a very supportive someone with whom you can share your goals. It's the beginning of what will be a rewarding and ongoing conversation.
Scorpio
Someone you normally enjoy working with could back you into a corner on Monday or Tuesday. They'll try to get you to make an either/or, "one way or the other" decision, and the challenge for you will be to change the terms of the question. It's simply not a polar issue in your mind. It's not black or white. Another challenge will be to meet a coworker's abrasiveness with utter charm. On Thursday, don't take a gamble, and on Friday, if you have to sign something, read it over no fewer than five times first. You're on tiptoes this week. Everything must be done with care.
Sagittarius
As much as you want to paint with a thick brush on Monday and Tuesday, what's really needed right now is some detail work. There is much to be done, and with a lot of it you're the only one with the knowledge to make things happen. Thus, the responsibility falls to you. By Wednesday, you're in a philosophical mood, which isn't particularly helpful. Stay busy. Your primary frustration on Thursday is that everyone around you is all talk and no action. Maybe it's time to hand off a task or two. The outcome of Friday, and the outcome of the week, is up to you. As the unofficial leader on this project, your attitude matters.
Capricorn
Economic matters are a driving theme on Monday and Tuesday. Think discounts, commodities, and the worth of certain products and services. But fidelity, loyalty, and integrity are crucial too. It's not just about money. If you were planning a short career, sure, money is all you'd care about, but you're thinking well into the future. Your interest on Wednesday and Thursday is other people, thus your frustration when someone you've invested some time and energy into turns out to be unreliable. You rarely see things as clearly as you do on Friday, which is why it's easy for you to cut to the chase.
Aquarius
It's sometimes difficult to see change as it's occurring, even if it's occurring in plain sight. Be aware that the tides are turning on Monday and Tuesday, and be more perceptive than those around you. This will put you ahead of the game. A small discovery midweek is the key to something much bigger. On Thursday, you bring what you've observed to a conversation with someone, and you notice in the course of the chatting a distinctly romantic subtext. Fascinating! Friday is defined by creative, unique interactions. Wear something eye-catching and be open to anything.
Pisces
Work is not your priority on Monday and Tuesday. As much as you'd like to be able to concentrate on the paperwork you need to do, your gaze constantly drifts over to the pictures of loved ones hanging on your wall or framed on your desk. You may go so far as to write someone a love note on company stationery, so that it looks like you're doing work. Toward the second half of the week, work catches up with you. Must be all that time spent writing love notes! Grumbling, you give in to the pressure. One must do what one must do, but slow and steady is okay. You can take over the corporate world another week.
