You're starting to notice rivalries within business with greater interest and intensity. There's a lot you can learn about people through watching them from a distance. Someone appears to be using underhand tactics in order to get what they want. If your suspicions are proved right, this will be one less person you're up against in the future. Anyone who is being devious or deceitful will get their just desserts.

Grab any chance that's there to take off and forget about being productive for a wee while. You might feel guilty about having fun while your partner or other loved ones are working but why deprive yourself of the occasional treat? You deserve to let your hair down every now and again and you also deserve a partner who respects this! Anyone who does complain is thinking more of themselves than you.

Delays, disapprovals, resentments and a friend's hostile attitude all go to make this a challenging day. You might take another person's throw away remarks more seriously than they are intended. Business arrangements make you question someone's motives and morals. A lot of today's events will stimulate you into thinking deeper about matters you have been taking for granted or which you accepted because it was the easiest thing to do

Without gaining the help of those who promised it, you're not going to be able to do very much. A combination of circumstance and stubborn minded people will throw obstacles in the way. Some problems can be avoided when you might intuitively know how things might go unless a different strategy is put into action. Stay alert and protect yourself against difficult people by doing your best to stay one step ahead of them.

Confirmation of a recent application puts you on a high; there is nothing and no one can spoil this for you now. It will feel like you don't have enough time to enjoy the elation success brings as this is paving the way to new experiences you must now prepare for. Even so, for today, you have plenty to celebrate and you can't help feeling most of your problems are, or soon will be, behind you.

There is concern about how changes a friend or loved one is making are going to affect your life. Your imagination is running away with you and because this doesn't happen often, it's making you even more nervous than you should be. The best thing you can do is talk. Once you start thinking along sensible tracks again, your resourcefulness and clever ideas may surprise a few people.

Never rule out new options; things are starting to go in your favour. Deep within you want to be fair in all your dealings and you will assert your feelings if you sense someone's in the wrong. Relationships, especially with people in more formal environments will go well and teamwork yields excellent results. You discover you have an aptitude for an unusual activity introduced to you today.

The original part of a project was enjoyable; you've now reached the tricky stage. People are hesitant about what to do next and how best to tackle the matter. Nothing's going to be accomplished if everyone waits for someone else to make a move. You may have difficulty relating to some people on an individual level mainly because you don't yet really know each other and are unfamiliar with each other's others strengths and weaknesses.

A competitive endeavour sees everyone in a similar place; it's really getting congested now. What you're learning most about yourself today is that you are at your strongest when left to your own devices. You will try your hardest to keep the team motivated and to help out where you can. Even so, it will be activities behind the scenes and the chance to work on your own where you will benefit the most.

Someone has you worried for a moment when they make a comment you never expected to hear from them. Admitting they were only joking will bring relief but some slight annoyance they can tease you about a matter which has always been important to you. Any spare energy should be put into some form of physical exercise to improve your fitness. Your main aims will come more sharply into focus over the weeks ahead.

People are going to see a bit of a change to some routines today; you're prepared for their objections. What's most surprising is a difficult job you've been dreading tackling won't be half as bad as you were expecting. Help is offered when you thought you would have to cope alone. Unexpected events may, in a roundabout fashion, bring you, your friends or your colleagues, even closer together.

A challenge must be tackled and you don't have long to get yourself together. You're perfectly aware of what's up ahead and it's quite clear it isn't going to be easy. Timing is important. Spending too long on the trivial details could leave you with little time to wrap it all up at the end. You may well be in a diligent mood but you must be sensible about it too! Think about enlisting the help of a partner.