Man, let me tell you, for the past few months, things at the day job were just… heavy. Like trying to push a car uphill with flat tires. I’ve always been a hustler, you know? Always got a side gig going, always building something extra, but the money flow was stagnant. The savings account looked okay, but it wasn’t growing. I felt like I was running in place. That’s why I finally
jumped into the weekly Virgo astrology reading even though I usually only glance at the monthly one. I needed a sign, or maybe just a kick in the pants.
The Prompt That Started The Mess (Or The Miracle)
The weekly reading popped up, and the headline was exactly what I needed to see. The whole thing was focused on career shifts and a massive, unexpected money move. But here’s the kicker. It specifically
mentioned connecting with an old contact, someone from way back who was tough, a real pain, but respected your hustle. The reading said that person held the key to unlocking the luck factor I needed.
I immediately knew who they meant. There was only one person I had absolutely dreaded calling for months:
Gary Peterson.
Gary was my old boss from a startup that went sideways. He thought I was brilliant, but he also thought my pet project—the one I’ve been coding after 9 PM every night, an inventory management tool for independent sellers—was too ambitious, too niche, and fundamentally flawed in its business model. He said, “It’s art, not commerce, kid.” And Gary, let me tell you, Gary is commerce. He also happens to be a small-time angel investor now, and he had been sitting on my “list of contacts to call” like a lump of coal for six months.
The Hesitation and The Big Push
For weeks, I
fought against the impulse. I was paralyzed, thinking of all his critiques. My pride was hurt just thinking about hearing “I told you so.” But the astrology reading was stuck in my head. It felt like cosmic peer pressure.
Finally, last Tuesday, I
took the deep plunge. I walked out of the house, drove down to the local park, sat on a bench, and
dialed his number before I could talk myself out of it.
My hand was shaking. Seriously. I
pressed send. He answered on the first ring, which immediately put me on edge. We exchanged the usual awkward pleasantries. Then I just
spilled the whole thing out—my app, the lack of initial funding, the wall I had hit.
The Unlocked Luck and The Money Move
The call went exactly how I feared at first. Gary
ripped my proposal to shreds. He didn’t insult me, but he sure did
dismantle my financial projections and
questioned every single line of my marketing plan. He was ruthless, focused entirely on the numbers, not the potential. I felt the familiar sting of failure sinking in.
Then came the twist. The luck the Virgo reading talked about.
After about twenty minutes of detailed evisceration, he suddenly went quiet. He
cleared his throat and said something entirely unexpected. He said he couldn’t invest in that particular project yet—he still thought it was too early—but he knew of a major retail company looking for a very specific, short-term contract job. They needed someone who could
build a tailored internal monitoring dashboard, yesterday.
He said, “It pays a stupid amount of money, enough to finish your prototype properly and keep your lights on for a year. Take the cash, build the dashboard, and then come back to me with this inventory tool when it’s actually a business, not just a cool idea.”
It wasn’t the investment I
went for, but it was the “money move” I
landed.
The Practice Record and The Real Outcome
I
immediately agreed. That very evening, I
signed the short-term contract. The amount they were offering for three months of work was more than I make in seven months at my day job. The work isn’t sexy, but it’s high-pay, low-stress coding that uses exactly my expertise.
Here’s what I
documented from the practice:
- Initial State: Financial anxiety, project stall, paralysis from fear of rejection.
- Action:
Dialed the scary contact, Gary P. (The “Bold Move” from the reading).
- Immediate Result: Proposal rejected, pride dinged.
- The Real Luck Revealed:
Received a high-paying contract lead because Gary now had updated, first-hand knowledge of my current skill set.
- Current Status (The Money Move):
Accepted the contract and started the work. The side project is paused, but I now have a solid runway of savings to fund it myself, instead of begging for seed money.
The reading didn’t say, “You will get a three-month contract for a monitoring dashboard.” It said, “Read the stars and connect with an old, difficult contact for a career boost.” I
followed the instructions,
pushed past the fear, and the universe delivered the solution I actually needed: cold hard cash and stability, instead of just an investor handshake. My career boost was a necessary financial detour. Sometimes you just gotta
shut up and make the call.
