Okay so January rolled around and I was feeling kinda stuck in my job. Saw this “Career Horoscope 2023 Virgo Guide” floating around and figured, why not? My Virgo brain loves a plan, even a cosmic one. Let me walk you through my little experiment.
First, I Actually Read The Damn Thing
Grabbed the guide online (not linking anything!). It starts with that typical Virgo flattery: “Attention to detail!” “Practical!” Yeah, yeah, tell me something new. But the predictions for 2023 caught my eye. It talked about Jupiter boosting professional growth mid-year, Saturn demanding discipline early on, and Neptune maybe confusing things in communication. Sounded messy, but hey, life often is. Printed the whole thing out because staring at screens kills my vibe.
My Game Plan (Virgo Style)
Instead of just wishing, I decided to actually try some stuff they recommended, step by step:
- Step 1: Quarterly Goal Setting (Thanks, Saturn): Broke down “find better opportunities” into actual tasks for Q1. Updated my resume (painful), researched 5 companies I like (LinkedIn stalking level), and reached out to 2 contacts just to chat. Not gonna lie, felt like homework.
- Step 2: Skill Building Overdrive (That Jupiter Push): The guide kept harping on using Jupiter in Taurus for skill development. Signed up for an online course on project management software in March. Took longer than expected. Weekends sucked.
- Step 3: Fixing My Messy Systems (Pure Virgo Bliss): The article screamed about organizing workspaces and systems by summer. Spent a whole Sunday decluttering my digital files and setting up a new task management app. Felt amazing for about… a week. Then real life happened.
- Step 4: Navigating the Neptune Fog: The guide warned about Neptune causing miscommunication late summer. In July, I had a project meeting that totally crashed. I double-checked every email after that, clarified points aggressively, and took notes like my life depended on it. Paranoid? Maybe. Effective? Yep.
What Actually Happened?
Q1 sucked. Saturn wasn’t kidding about discipline. Grinding through applications got old fast. Ghosted by 3 recruiters. The guide felt like useless fluff. But keeping those small goals actually meant I did eventually land interviews in April. Felt slow and painful.
By May/June, the Jupiter thing felt real. Finished the cert, awkwardly added it to LinkedIn. Suddenly, recruiters started popping up for roles that needed that specific skill. Coincidence? Maybe. But timing lined up weirdly well.
Mid-year chaos? Totally. Neptune warnings saved my butt. After that July meeting disaster, tightening up communication stopped similar messes. My “paranoia” made me look super organized. Got assigned to a bigger project lead role in September, partly because “I communicated clearly.” (Insert sarcastic Virgo eye-roll here).
My Take After This Weird Year
Did the stars align perfectly? Nah. Some advice was generic garbage. But using it as a rough framework? Honestly worked. The forced structure from “Cosmic Advice™” made me actually do stuff I kept putting off: skill-building, networking, tidying my work life. Saw real career moves by Q4 – got offered a better role internally in November with way more responsibility and pay.
So yeah, worth it? For me, surprisingly yes. Not because of magic planets, but because turning vague hopes into quarterly plans kinda forces you off the couch. Threw out my crumpled printout last week. Mission accomplished.
