So, here’s a story about trying to figure stuff out, you know? Back in October 2023, I was feeling a bit restless. My usual routine felt a bit… flat. And, like many of us, I was constantly thinking about my gig, my cash flow, where things were headed. It was around then I saw something pop up about Virgo’s career and money outlook for that month. I don’t usually buy into that stuff, not really, but something just clicked. I thought, “What if I, a regular dude, tried to make sense of this? Not as a prediction, but as a practice record of me trying to see patterns, to understand the ‘vibe’ around career and money for a specific group at a specific time?”
I started by just opening up my old laptop, coffee in hand, and began poking around. My initial thought was, “Okay, what even are Virgos supposed to be like?” I dove into a bunch of those astrology sites, reading up on traits: organized, analytical, sometimes a bit self-critical. Sounds familiar, actually. I figured, if I was going to try and connect dots for a blog post, I might as well try to understand the canvas first. It felt a bit silly, honestly, scrolling through pages about celestial alignments and whatnot, but I went with it. It was like I was trying to crack a code that probably wasn’t even there.
The Digging Deep, or Rather, the Digging Around
My “research” quickly became a messy desk with a dozen browser tabs open. I wasn’t looking for cosmic advice, more like trying to gauge the human sentiment around work and money for that period. I started broad:
- What were the general economic news headlines for Oct 2023?
- Any big industry shifts being talked about? Layoffs, hiring freezes, new trends?
- What was the buzz on social media platforms about job satisfaction or financial struggles?
Then, I tried to overlay the ‘Virgo’ lens. Could these traits make them more susceptible to certain market conditions, or more resilient? It was pure speculation, of course, but the exercise was in the attempt to connect things. I remember trying to find articles about “how Virgos handle financial stress” or “career paths for the analytical mind.” It was a proper rabbit hole, I tell ya. I even messaged a couple of friends who are Virgos, asking them, in a super casual way, “Hey, how’s work? Anything interesting happening with your money lately?” Most of them just replied with GIFs or complained about their Monday morning commute, which was pretty typical.
It quickly became clear that trying to draw any meaningful, actionable conclusions from a star sign and global economic trends was like trying to herd cats. Every bit of ‘data’ I found was either too vague, too specific, or just plain contradictory. I started to get frustrated, thinking, “Man, this is pointless. What am I even doing?”
The Unexpected Turn: Looking Inward
But that frustration? That was actually the turning point. As I sat there, staring at my screen, scrolling through endless articles that offered no real answers, I started to think about why I’d even started this project. It wasn’t really about Virgos or October 2023. It was about me. I realized I was using this “horoscope research” as a stand-in for my own anxieties about my career, my financial security. October 2023 for me, personally, was a time of real professional uncertainty.
I had been feeling stuck for a while, wondering if I was doing enough, if I was earning what I was worth. I’d been pushing off some big decisions about my own creative projects, feeling a bit lost on which direction to take. This whole “Virgo career and money” thing had just been a distraction, a way to project my own concerns onto a vague, external framework. It was a mirror, accidentally held up to my own situation.
I suddenly remembered a time a few years back when I felt a similar crunch. The company I was at, it was a mess. They just decided to let some of us go without much notice, leaving me scrambling. That period taught me a lot about not relying on others for my security. It forced me to hustle, to really figure out what I was good at and how to build my own thing. That experience, that hard pivot, was when I actually learned how to really make things happen for myself. And here I was again, chasing horoscopes when I should have been looking at my own path.
The Real Takeaway
So, did I come up with a brilliant “Virgo Oct 2023 Career & Money” forecast? Nah, not really. What I did get, though, was a kick in the pants. All that “research” helped me realize I needed to stop waiting for external signs or predictions, and start taking concrete steps for my own career and financial planning. I closed all those silly tabs and opened a fresh document. I started jotting down actual, actionable plans for my own blog, for new skills I wanted to learn, for how I was going to manage my own money better.
It was a weird journey, trying to write about someone else’s imagined future only to end up writing my own. But that’s how these practice records go, sometimes. You start one way and end up somewhere completely unexpected, learning something about yourself you didn’t even know you were looking for.
