HOROSCOPE

CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 Use analytical skills to tackle paperwork and work toward achieving career goals. This may be a good time to brainstorm existing problems and impress others with your skills. AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 Early morning gossip leads the way to facts and figures. Share quality time with friends. In affectionate plays for attention, plan on being the star performer with the partner of your dreams. PISCES Feb 19-March 20 You have incredible focus and ambition available to make a big splash as you wrap up the workweek. This is a good time to deal with unpleasant tasks and put your shoulder to the wheel. ARIES March 21-April 19 You can be seen as a leader by being a model of efficiency and industry. Rely on previous experience and follow time-tested traditions to turn a routine activity into a milestone. TAURUS April 20-May 20 Someone in the near vicinity is setting a shining example and following that lead can be a smart thing to do. Love and romance is able to blossom when you feel secure. GEMINI May 21-June 20 Stick to it and don’t worry that you’ll be viewed as a stick in the mud. It’s reassuring to be part of a team and stick to tried-and-true routines so you produce something of value. CANCER June 21-July 22 You must zoom when deadlines loom. A talent or enthusiasm that has lain dormant may be awakened. Aim your sights on winning recognition for your efforts and make progress with a project. LEO July 23-Aug 22 Stiff formalities, deadlines and rules may prompt yawns but you can get a lot of work done. A warm and friendly manner will produce good will that you can bank on in the future. VIRGO Aug 23-Sept 22 Get down to brass tacks and be aggressive if you want things to go your way. This is a good time to organise paperwork or crunch numbers. Examine the bottom line before moving forward. LIBRA Sept 23-Oct 22 Turn away from the trendy. Elegant, classic designs will better suit your sense of style and bring lasting satisfaction. Conventional social customs might not dazzle but will be reassuring. SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 Feel secure in a one-on-one relationship. Romance can move ahead without impediments if both parties are willing to trust each other. The object of your desires proves to be worthy. SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 Combine a solid work ethic with creative imagination and you can go far. You might be concerned with meeting deadlines or being above reproach. Someone special supports your efforts.

If today is your birthday:

During the next 3-4 weeks, your social circle can expand and you can easily develop new contacts through networking. You might put yourself under enormous pressure to meet goals and objectives between now and the end of March, but by July there will be time to stop and smell the roses. You may be given a unique chance to improve your life permanently and to lighten the load of material responsibilities should appear. Your thirst for success may be quenched in August when you’re at the top of your game in the business world. At the same time, you’ll have ample time to ponder life’s mysteries.