Digging Up That Old Guide
Okay, so I was cleaning out old files on my dusty external hard drive the other day – seriously, felt like digital archaeology – and bam, I found this PDF titled “Virgo Man 2017 Career Guide 7 Ways to Boost Your Job Luck.” Totally forgot I saved this thing! Figured, hey, why not actually try the tips? Even now, as sort of a test. Virgo here, always down for some self-improvement experiment.
Actually Reading the Thing
First step, obviously, open the PDF. It looked pretty cheesy, honestly, kinda outdated graphics. But I pushed past that. Skimmed through the intro stuff about Virgo traits – organized, analytical, critical (yep, guilty as charged). Then got to the juicy part: the 7 “job luck boosters” for 2017. Here’s what they were claiming would help:
- Method 1: Tidy Your Workspace Ruthlessly. The guide swore clutter blocked “positive career energy.” Okay, fine. My home office desk was basically a monument to procrastination – coffee mugs, loose papers, random cables. Spent a whole sweaty Saturday afternoon going full-on Marie Kondo. Shredded old bills, wiped everything down, organized cables with actual organizers instead of just shoving them into the drawer. Did it spark joy? Meh. Was it cleaner? Hell yes.
- Method 2: Update Your Resume Every Full Moon. Seriously? Every full moon? That felt super gimmicky. But, the core idea wasn’t awful: keep your resume fresh. Mine hadn’t seen daylight since maybe 2015. So, I grabbed the laptop, pulled up the old document, and groaned. Started ticking boxes: updated my job descriptions (way more specific than “helped with stuff”), added a recent certification I forgot about, killed some ancient buzzwords like “synergy.” Felt like polishing a very dull rock. Took hours. Didn’t wait for the full moon.
- Method 3: Network Under Earth Signs. This one cracked me up. It suggested prioritizing networking events on days when Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn are prominent. Not exactly easy to plan! I had a standard industry meetup already happening. Went to it. Chatted with folks normally – software devs mostly. No clue what signs they were, didn’t ask. Focused on actually listening and sharing project struggles. Got a couple of genuinely useful ideas. Mission accomplished, astrological alignment be darned.
- Method 4: Speak Up Strategically in Meetings. It said to pick my moments carefully, using Virgo analysis to make concise points. My job involves weekly team syncs. I consciously tried this for two weeks. Normally, I either over-explain or zone out. This time? Prep work. Jotted down one clear point I wanted to make before each meeting. Made myself wait for a natural pause, then kept it short and factual. Felt less like rambling, more like I contributed something solid. Boss actually nodded once. Small win.
- Method 5: Master a New Practical Skill. This one felt legit. Suggested something immediately useful, not pie-in-the-sky. Picked up a basic automation scripting tool (Python) that kept popping up in our workflow conversations. Wasn’t expecting to become a master coder overnight, just learn enough to make a repetitive task easier. Watched some tutorials, followed along, swore at my keyboard a lot. Took longer than the hour the guide optimistically suggested. But hey, now I have a clunky little script that saves me like 15 minutes every Monday morning. Worth the headache.
- Method 6: Review Finances Meticulously. The idea was financial stress saps career focus. My budgeting was… vague. Pulled up bank statements (ugh), tracked every expense for a month using one of those free apps. Cut back on stupid impulse coffee runs mostly. Seeing where the money was actually going felt like lifting a weight off my shoulders. Less nagging “where did it all go?” feeling. Less distraction at work thinking about bills.
- Method 7: Practice Daily Affirmation (Virgo Style). Visualizing getting my dream job? Nah. Felt too weird. But the guide also said Virgos respond better to specificity. So, I tried something practical: writing down ONE tangible goal for the day at my desk. Tiny things: “Finalize the report draft,” “Set up meeting with X.” Crossing it off felt satisfying. Much better than chanting “I am prosperous” at my monitor before starting Excel.
So, What Actually Happened?
Did following these magically manifest a corner office and a company yacht by June 2017? Absolutely not. Did anything super dramatic happen career-wise that year? Not really. But here’s the thing:
- My workspace staying tidy? Huge difference in focus. Less time wasted hunting for stuff.
- The cleaner resume got me an interview later that year I wouldn’t have bothered with before, actually landed it.
- Speaking up strategically? People noticed. Subtly, but it happened.
- The Python script? Still chugging away saving me time.
- Knowing my finances were handled? Definitely meant less stress clouding my workdays.
The affirmation thing was the only dud for me. Felt forced. The rest? Honestly, they were just structured ways to tackle practical stuff I should have been doing anyway – organize, update, network strategically, learn a little, manage stress, be clear. Dressing it up in Virgo language just gave me a weirdly motivated nudge. Would I say it “boosted job luck”? Maybe. Felt more like I boosted my own organization and proactivity, which naturally made work life feel a bit smoother. Go figure.
