You will get everything you take on today done and dusted in double quick time. On top of everything else you have to do, you will be expected to mediate when a work problem that's been in the air for some time, suddenly spirals out of control and comes to a climax. You get to appreciate the success of a creative endeavour in all its living, breathing colours. Even you will admit you've produced some of your best work so far this year.

Dreams, visions and inspirations won't ever be real if you don't do anything about them. Some wishes you had in the past never came into reality. Believe you will fail again if you have another go and you probably will! The past has brought you to the crossroads where you now stand. You can further choose new paths or even a completely different direction. All you need to find is some belief in yourself.

Pay attention to all the 'what ifs' and 'buts' that come up in conversation and you aren't going to get anywhere. Even when there's a crowd around you, there is one voice that constantly makes itself heard and you're growing tired of the negativity in their tone. You feel they are talking nonsense and if you can get enough people on your side, you might manage to bring their constant objections to a complete halt.

Dig deep to find the truth of a dilemma and you may uncover some deceit or corruption. You need time to allow the fact that an aspect of your life was based on untruths and illusions, to sink in. You would never have found the happiness you'd anticipated. Now you know the full story you realise this. You can't find it in your heart to respect the wishes of someone whose past actions has turned your life upside down.

Being told a meeting or appointment you aren't ready for has been postponed will be good news. You never felt truly prepared for this moment and now it has been delayed you won't waste your chance to put in the work necessary to get it right next time. This will be sooner than you think. So learn from your past mistakes! When opportunity knocks on your door again, you need to feel ready and better prepared to welcome it.

You can't compete with someone who's not only more experienced and qualified but has confidence in abundance. You will need to pull out something special today if you are going to have a chance. By staying present to the moment and alert to all that is going on, you will spot the best way to move ahead. An unexpected invitation could bring you into contact with someone who will add a new dimension to your life.

A compelling need for love and security strengthens your relationships with old ties. Friendships recently formed seem to be lacking in some way. You can't explain the reason you feel like this and why should you? Go where you are happiest; spend time with people with whom you feel most comfortable. You may well feel differently tomorrow so stop analysing and just go with the mood of today.

Others look to you as the authority today; you need to be firm but polite and friendly with it. If you are urging people towards a mutual goal, lead by example rather than telling them what to do. You will admit to not knowing everything and you will rely on the advice of someone who is more experienced in certain areas. Good leadership is the art of delegation. You may have had a couple of lessons, but in some subjects you are still very much a beginner and happy to admit it.

Contention could develop with a senior colleague who is not renowned for his or her sense of humour. Your light hearted response to try to ease the tension between you might be construed as flippancy resulting in even more hostility. Since the mental black mark they're giving you could have unfortunate consequences later, be careful today and don't stray from the straight and narrow.

The state of your finances depends, to an extent, on your spending. The need to take a close look at outgoings and how these match your income cannot be ignored. Drawing a hard line between luxuries and what is essential in order to live could reveal some unnecessary expenditures. A ruthless elimination of these will result in pleasing economies. Your serious mood could cause nervous tension by the end of the day. Find time to relax tonight.

You feel a challenge coming on. Some kind of new departure could be brewing for you and this fills you with excitement. If the opportunity to take on a new responsibility or enterprise is offered seize the chance with both hands; there could be some interesting results in the long term. A person you are meeting up with this evening is someone who loves to do things on the spur of the moment.

You could be going head to head with a competitor in a series of demanding tasks. Keep your feelings out of it. It will be difficult to make sensible and practical decisions when emotions start getting in the way. Circumstances will be overwhelming but this is not the time to get overcome by emotion. Let your head rule today and wait until you are on your own before you give in to your feelings.