Okay so this whole Virgo Midheaven career thing kept popping up in readings and chats, and honestly? It felt spot-on. That nagging feeling of never doing enough, the frustration when colleagues didn’t sweat the tiny details like me… yeah. Enough just reading about it. Time to actually do something.
Where It Started
First week of tracking: disaster mode. I was drowning in spreadsheets, rewriting emails five times before sending, and skipping lunch to polish that presentation for the third time. My boss actually pulled me aside Wednesday and asked why I looked so stressed. Told him “just perfecting things.” He frowned. Red flag number one.
The Messy Middle
Decided to pick ONE tiny area to practice “good enough.” Chose my daily status reports. Aim? Draft it ONCE. Send it by 4 PM sharp. No agonizing. Day one: felt physically itchy hitting ‘send.’ It was… okay? Like, literally nothing bad happened. Colleagues still knew what I was doing.
Tried applying it bigger:
- Stopped rewriting Slack messages unless absolutely necessary (turns out, rarely necessary).
- Set a timer for brainstorming docs – 30 mins max, then ship it.
- Actually ate lunch at my desk instead of working? Wild concept.
Caught myself constantly though. Micromanaged a junior designer over spacing on a draft. She was pissed. Boss heard about it. Red flag number two. Big oof moment.
What Finally Stuck
Talked to a mentor – not about astrology, just the patterns. His advice was stupid simple: “Is this blocking the next step? If not, hand it off or drop it.” Game changer. Started asking myself:
- Will spending 2 more hours make this 10% better… or just make me late?
- Is correcting someone’s tiny error worth the friction?
- Is my perfection actually delaying the project?
Results weren’t instant magic. But slowly? Breathing room opened up. Actually finished my tasks by 5:30 last week. Even took a walk. Boss noticed I seemed less wound up. The designer submitted her work on time without me hovering.
Where I’m At Now
Still a Virgo Midheaven, probably always will be. The urge to control everything is like background static. But the practice made a difference. Now I:
- Use the blocker question religiously.
- Identify the non-negotiables vs. the “let it slide” stuff BEFORE starting.
- Tell my boss upfront, “I’ll draft this plan at 80% perfection for quick feedback, sound good?” Man loved that.
Career chaos isn’t gone, but it feels manageable. My report this month had two typos. Someone else caught them. World kept spinning. I drank my coffee hot that morning. Small wins.
