Overcoming a challenge makes you strong; don't confuse strength with power. Each achievement takes you one step closer to the place you want to be; there's still a lot to be learned on the way. If your goal is to reach a high position it's important to distinguish between the skill of performance and the skill of leading the performance. Proving you've got what it takes to lead the way requires a blend of knowledge, daring, vision and passion.

Your priorities, your goals and your wishes can and will change as your situation changes. A target you'd set for yourself that had been important now seems less consequential. Someone working towards the same goal is more deserving or more worthy and you're considering giving up your dream for them. Sometimes happiness is not just getting to the finishing line first but helping others to cross it too!

Either your interpretation or slant on things is totally different to another's or vice-versa. There's nothing wrong with seeing life from a different angle. Even so there could be a problem if someone forms the wrong impression of a person who has a public image to protect. Rumours founded on nothing but suspicion could cause a lot of damage. Just as deception and dishonesty can have destructive consequences.

Knowing who to blame doesn't solve the problem but it may help you understand someone better. If for instance you're starting to realise a colleague can't be trusted, you will be more guarded in your dealings with them in the future. Resolving an issue that was not of your making shouldn't make you bitter or resentful. If you're making important financial deals hold off from signing anything for a few more days.

Relationships in your life will sink or swim depending on how clear you both are about what you want, need and expect out of them. A degree of tension can add spice to your love life as long as fundamentally, you understand each other. A strong, vibrant and loving union can be driven by passion, commitment, stress and tension; without this it would feel frosty and your joint future would be uncertain.

Increasing knowledge gives you a better impression of the big picture and more idea of how you might improve your life. You're more aware for instance of the inequality that surrounds you: some are at a disadvantage merely because of who they are. Make positive use of your communication skills to ask the right questions and motivate responses from those who can make a difference. Don't keep your thoughts and observances to yourself. Benefit could come from knowledge sharing.

You couldn't ask for more today and yet you seem to be getting it anyway! Don't you think you're overdue remuneration and some tender loving care? Lately you've had a few complex problems that have been time consuming to resolve. Your reluctance to leave anything incomplete will have made you stick at it and the rewards are now arriving. One of these is the thanks, appreciation and admiration from those you've helped along the way. You could feel overwhelmed by all this attention!

Some slight strain exists within the family; someone might try to take advantage of you financially. You have mixed feelings about plans a housemate is making. Don't go ahead with anything you're unsure of. A search for a missing item could lead to you finding something else which serendipitously is more fitting to your needs! Private concerns are likely to take priority this evening.

There's an old saying: time stands still for no man and this is something you live by at the moment. People wonder how you get through so much more than they do but it's all a question of attitude, enterprise and determination. They have the same amount of time in each day as you: no more and no less. It's how you choose to spend it that makes your achievements worthwhile and their disappointment predictable.

Negotiations you'd expected to fail turn out to be a huge success. You might surprise yourself by how well you are dealing with others. People who have made you angry in the past have a way of delighting you today. This doesn't mean your happiness totally depends on others but you will certainly feel an uplift in your spirits due to agreements settled on and arrangements you are currently making.

Change has got to start somewhere; you're aware of the adjustments needed in your life. All you are asking for is open mindedness from others who are concerned. Those who are reluctant to move forward or who are indifferent to other people's needs are taking a selfish and over exaggerated view of themselves. Refuse to be influenced by someone who cannot see anything other than their own point of view. You have other people to think of too!

If a once in a lifetime opportunity came your way, you wouldn't pass up on it, would you? Second chances are usually even scarcer but today, you may be made an offer you once turned down in the past that you never thought would come your way again. This time you should focus on what you really want to do. Find that extra initiative and go after what you want!