Okay so last year I totally got sucked into this whole Virgo career horoscope thing for 2019. Yeah yeah, I know it sounds like fluff, right? But honestly, I was stuck in a rut with my job – felt like I was grinding gears but getting nowhere. Saw this prediction pop up online while scrolling through work stuff late one night, bleary-eyed and frustrated. Figured, hell, why not? Worst case, it’s nonsense. Best case? Maybe it kicks my brain into gear.
First thing I did was actually read the damn thing properly. Past me woulda skimmed it. This time? I printed it out. Like, old-school paper. Stuck it on my fridge door so I’d see it every morning reaching for the coffee. Predictions talked about “meticulous planning,” “patience paying off,” and some nonsense about Mercury helping communication around July-ish. Main vibe? Stop rushing, organize the chaos, and watch for opportunities disguised as extra work.
So here’s how I actually tried to make it work in my messy life:
- Started scribbling plans: Seriously, just brain-dumped everything swirling in my head onto notebooks. Work deadlines, skills I wanted to learn (that Python course gathering digital dust), even dumb stuff like organizing my chaotic email inbox. Horoscope said plan? I planned. Even if my to-do lists looked like a toddler’s scribbles.
- Stopped saying yes to everything shiny: Big one for me. Saw a cool freelance gig pop up in April – paid well, sounded fun. Horoscope vibes screamed “stay patient,” “focus.” Gut actually agreed for once. Weird. I passed it up. Felt terrifying, like I was throwing money away.
- Embraced the grind, kinda: Got handed this tedious report analysis thing in May. Usually, I’d half-ass it, grumble, move on. This time? Horoscope talked about diligence. So I… did it properly. Like, annoyingly thorough. My boss actually stopped me after the meeting and said he noticed. That never happens.
- July’s Mercury nonsense: Okay, honestly forgot about this part. But weirdly, mid-July, that extra work I put in? Yeah. That tedious report? Turns out it connected to a new project pitch meeting. Boss calls me in last minute to join – “You know the data best.” Total fluke? Maybe. Mercury moving in retrograde or whatever? Who cares. I shared what I knew. Didn’t even prepare slides. Just talked. And they listened.
The end result? Didn’t get an instant promotion or anything flashy by December. But something shifted. That new project from July? I ended up co-leading a small piece of it. Did decent work. Felt more… competent? Less frantic. Started actually finishing things I started. Even the Python course? Knocked out the first three modules finally.
Biggest win though? Early 2020, before the world exploded, I got tapped for a different internal role. More responsibility, less busywork. Boss mentioned specifically liking my “focused approach” and “dependability” on that tedious report project. Sounds small. Felt huge. Salary bump wasn’t astronomical, but hey, 20% more ain’t nothing. Still doing that role now, actually enjoying parts of it.
Look, was it the horoscope? Hell no. It was just words on some website. Probably coincidence mostly. But you know what? It was the kick in the ass I needed. Reading it made me think about what was missing. The “planning” advice? Got me organizing my chaos. The “patience” bit? Stopped me jumping ship prematurely. The “extra work” part? Made me actually try on something boring. Weirdly, simply focusing on those vague predictions forced me to build better habits. Focus less on chasing shiny things, more on doing the thing right in front of me well. Would I do it again? Probably not the horoscope part. But the mindset it accidentally triggered? Yeah. That stuck.
