Alright folks, buckle up. Figured I’d do something different after reading that Virgo October Career Horoscope nonsense online. Skeptical? Yeah, totally. But hey, curiosity got the best of me. Grabbed my notebook and coffee this morning, decided what the hell, let’s play along step-by-step. Here’s exactly what went down.
The Starting Point: Feeling Stuck
Honestly? Last month at work felt like wading through mud. Same old tasks, zero buzz. Saw that “Virgo October Career Forecast” screaming about “PLAN YOUR NEXT BIG WORK MOVE” plastered everywhere. My first thought? “Yeah, right.” But the stubborn Virgo in me thought, “Okay, track this. Prove it’s fluff.” Needed some kind of push, even a fake horoscope shove.
Here’s the game plan I ripped straight from that horoscope post:
- Look back hard at September. What sucked? What barely worked?
- Spot patterns, good or bad. Where did things click? Where did I slam into walls?
- Define one scary-big goal for October. Not some safe, comfy thing. Something that makes my palms sweat.
- Break it into stupid-small steps. Like, embarrassingly small tasks.
- Schedule those steps like appointments. Put ’em in the dang calendar.
Actually Doing The Thing
Sat down Sunday night. No distractions. Pulled out a physical notebook – felt weird ditching the laptop. First step: Looking back at September. Wrote down every workday that felt heavy. Turns out? Mondays and Tuesdays were consistently soul-crushing because of our pointless weekly status meetings. Noted. Also wrote down the two times I felt fired up – both times I was working alone on solving a specific customer problem. Interesting. Underlined that twice.
Spotting the patterns? Clear as day. Group work = draining energy. Solo focused problem-solving = buzzing energy. Also, the admin stuff? Killed momentum every single afternoon. Felt blindingly obvious once I wrote it all down in one place.
Now, the scary part: The Big October Goal. The horoscope said “Think BIG, Virgo!” Eye-roll. But… what if? Took a deep breath. Wrote down: “Land a lead role on the upcoming Product X overhaul project.” Felt ridiculous putting it on paper. My manager hadn’t even hinted I was in the running. But it’s the kind of work that taps into that solo problem-solving energy I thrive on. Okay. Committed to it. Penciled a dumb star next to it.
Breaking it down? Had to force myself to make the steps tiny, tiny, tiny.
- Step 1: Research who exactly is making decisions on the Product X team. (Took 15 mins Tuesday morning).
- Step 2: Draft one single bullet point on why my background fits the project needs. (Did this Wednesday lunch break).
- Step 3: Find and review the project’s public scope doc. (Knocked this out Thursday evening).
- Step 4: Ask my direct manager: “Any insights on the skills needed for Product X?” (Nailed it during our 1:1 Friday).
See? Stupid simple. Each step got shoved into my calendar like a real meeting. No flexibility.
The Weird Part? It Started Working
By Friday afternoon of this first week? Had a list of decision-makers. Knew the project doc inside out. My manager, unprompted, mentioned Product X in our chat. Casually dropped my single bullet point reason. He paused. Then nodded. Said “Actually, that experience is super relevant.” Boom. Tiny step validated.
Right Now? Still Mid-Journey
Don’t have the lead role offer yet. Hell no. That’s the Big Move. But October just started! The actual win so far? Taking those tiny, non-negotiable actions based on that pattern I finally saw clearly. Got a meeting with one of the key Product X players scheduled next Tuesday. Did the horoscope magically make that happen? Probably not. But forcing myself to dissect my energy, identify the real goal, and carve it into executable chunks? That’s the real tool. Skeptic converted? Not fully. But willing to see where these tiny steps land me by Halloween.
