Slow down: there’s always tomorrow to spread your chores over to prevent a Corporal Jones panic setting in today. In your haste you will only deprive yourself of a chance to relax and enjoy what is in the here-and-now where there are many more opportunities going for you than you know or realise.

Not liking someone’s ideas does not entitle you to belittle them or object outright and have the last word. How do you know what is and what is not going to work unless you try it? Give others the chance to prove themselves; hold them back and they will resent you forever. Be more open-minded now.

Steer clear of mundane affairs and search for something more exciting to get the most out of your days. Rather than waiting for opportunities to come to you, you should relish the challenge, take the initiative and do something to make things happen yourself. Your destiny lies in your hands.

You are left to deal solely with a matter which should be handled jointly. If someone is ignoring their responsibilities, you have the added burden of deciding how much input they should have in similar concerns in the future. Quite frankly, having done it once, they could let you down again.

Be the one to make the first move to get to know someone better. You aren’t unhappy with the friends you have but life would be much more interesting if you were to invite fresh faces into your inner circle. Alternatively, link up with a club or group to widen your barren social scene.

The week has hardly begun yet there are problems to sort out and you wonder whether they are worth the hassle. Instead of reverting to type and soldiering on, might I suggest you consider the possibility of eradicating of old encumbrances and breaking any unproductive patterns immediately?

You are wasting time reconsidering every step you take and decisions already made. If your head says one thing but your heart another, be sensible, stop dithering and don’t go back on your word. To “um and ah” is only to delay the inevitable and the inevitable may not be as bad as you think.

No wonder you can’t think straight; your mind is cluttered with conflicting advice, contrary emotions and jumbled opinions. Weed out the garbage and prune back on other peoples’ ideas. You’ll soon discover someone has been trying to manipulate you with subliminal messages to subtly influence you.

Discuss an issue that is bothering you otherwise the more it rankles, the more upset you will get. Something someone has done, said or perhaps not said is making you feel ill and needs to be dealt with. Even if it leaves you eating humble pie, at least you will have cured the heartburn.

Be ready to pursue your current aims to a final conclusion. Give up half way or let things slide and you will always be left wondering: what if? Over the next few weeks, come what may, you must keep going and with a little bit of luck, you will achieve the outcome you have set your sights on.

News regarding a fiscal or legal matter lifts a heavy burden off from your shoulders. You can now shed past doubts and anxieties and look ahead with greater confidence. If you’re up for it, your stars dare you to give someone who admires you the encouragement to make a move on you.

Be willing to barter if you need a favour which means you won’t end up obligated to anyone or owing them anything. Exchange talents, skills or possessions to get the help you need but be sure that it is a fair trade and that you don’t come out on the wrong or poorer side of the bargain.