So last week I was scrolling through some astrology stuff online – totally casual, you know? Stumbled across this October career forecast for Aries and thought, “Huh, might as well give this a shot since work’s been kinda blah lately.” The prediction said something about taking bold actions and fixing communication gaps. Honestly sounded like generic advice, but whatever.
Monday Morning Kickoff
First thing Monday, I grabbed my notebook and wrote down three annoying work issues I’d been avoiding. One was this unresolved conflict with marketing dude Steve who always ignores my emails. Second was my messy desk drowning in Post-it notes. Third was my passive habit of waiting for assignments instead of pitching ideas.
Decided to tackle the Steve problem head-on like a proper ram (Aries symbol, get it?). Marched over to his cubicle before coffee even kicked in. Told him straight: “Your radio silence on project deadlines is making me look bad in meetings.” Dude actually apologized! Said his inbox was chaos and showed me how his filters were eating my messages. We fixed his email settings together right there.
Midweek Momentum
Wednesday I went full organizational mode. Cleared off every single surface –
- Recycled three months of meeting notes
- Finally labeled all those mystery USB drives
- Set up proper folders for current projects
Felt so satisfying throwing crap away. Found a client contract I thought was lost too! Then I scheduled fifteen-minute “idea pitches” with my boss Thursday and Friday. Prepared quick bullet points for each instead of winging it.
Friday Results
Presented my app redesign concept Friday morning. Boss loved the part where users could customize toolbars! Gave me approval to prototype it next quarter. Even better – when Steve emailed me that afternoon, the message actually landed in my inbox this time. Wild how basic fixes snowball.
Biggest win though? Realizing waiting for permission is stupid. That horoscope push about “initiating actions” got me moving instead of overthinking. October’s looking way brighter career-wise just from one week of doing instead of complaining. Not bad for some random star advice, huh?
