Alright folks, strap in. I genuinely thought this whole “astrology career boost” thing was fluffy nonsense, just something to fill space online. But hey, my channel’s about trying stuff, right? So last week, feeling kinda stuck at work, I figured why not? Let’s put those “5 Aries Career Tricks” to the test. Spoiler: it wasn’t smooth sailing.
The Hopeful Setup
First things first, I grabbed my notebook – yeah, actual pen and paper – and scribbled down the five tricks making the rounds:
- Trick 1: “Visualize Your Wins First Thing Monday.” (Morning stuff? Ugh.)
- Trick 2: “Charge Ahead with One Scary Ask.” (Okay, I hate asking.)
- Trick 3: “Plant Something Green Near Your Desk.” (What? Literal plant?)
- Trick 4: “Skip Coffee Breaks with Pessimists.” (That one sounded harsh!)
- Trick 5: “Draft Your Future Role Description Now.” (Way too confident!)
Honestly, I read that list on Sunday night and laughed. Felt like horoscope horsecrap. But the camera was rolling, so I committed.
Monday Morning Meltdown (Trick 1 Fail)
Woke up late. Alarm didn’t go off. Usual chaos. Visualizing wins? Forget it. I was visualizing not being fired for being late. Skidded into my home office chair feeling like a frazzled chicken, not a charging ram. Grabbed my notebook and just scratched “FAIL” next to Trick 1. Zero visualization, total panic mode.
Forcing the Scary Ask (Trick 2 Attempt)
Heart pounding, I pulled up Slack later that morning. That “scary ask”? Requesting feedback on a project I knew wasn’t my best work. My fingers hovered over the keyboard to my boss. Took like ten deep breaths. My finger slipped and I hit enter before I could chicken out. Boom. Trick 2 done? Sorta? Immediately felt sick.
Plant Drama & Social Culling (Tricks 3 & 4)
Tuesday rolled around. Stopped at the grocery store and grabbed the saddest little succulent they had – figured it wouldn’t die immediately. Plonked it next to my monitor. Felt utterly ridiculous talking to a plant during recording. “Alright green buddy, time for career growth?” Insanity.
Then came Trick 4. My usual coffee break crew? Yeah, we mostly just complain about management. Wednesday afternoon coffee chat popped up. I clicked “Decline”. Felt genuinely bad! Typed out a lame excuse. Instant guilt, but also… relief? Didn’t have to listen to Dave rant about the TPS reports again. Weirdly freeing.
The Crazy Homework (Trick 5)
Thursday night. Dreading Trick 5. Felt cocky. “Future role description”? I barely like my current one. But hey, commitment. Opened a blank doc. Started typing “VP of Something Awesome”. Then laughed again. But… typed more. Started thinking, “What would make me excited? What stuff do I actually like doing?” Ended up listing skills I wanted to learn, projects I wanted to run. It felt completely delusional, but also… kinda exciting? Filed it away as “Future Me’s Problem”.
Did Anything Actually Happen?
Friday morning. Still felt like the world’s dumbest experiment. Then my Slack DMs pinged. It was my boss. Wanted to talk about that scary feedback request.
My stomach dropped. Went into the meeting ready for pain.
Instead? He said he appreciated me proactively asking. Said the project did have issues (duh), but valued the ownership. Then… dropped this bomb: mentioned they were thinking about creating a new role soon focused on streamlining some processes I constantly complain about. Asked if I might be interested once they figure it out. Mind. Blown.
And that stupid plant? Still alive. Against all odds.
The Kicker: Is it astrology? Coincidence? Who cares! Forcing myself to ask that dumb question started something. Avoiding the doom-and-gloom coffee probably saved my mood. Writing that fantasy job description might have made me subconsciously look for opportunities. Or maybe it was all random.
Moral of the story? Sometimes doing anything different, even weird plant stuff, shakes things up. Sometimes just avoiding Dave on coffee breaks is career advancement. Go figure. Would I recommend it? Yeah, maybe. It sure made for a wild week of filming my own frustruating self.
