Are you in control of your emotions or are your emotions controlling you? If you're constantly worrying about your work or a relationship or feel anxious about the future, this negativity is likely to affect your performance. Next time you feel irritable and frustrated, pause and evaluate the situation. Find something positive to grab onto and you will be in a better position to handle the problem. Stay cool, calm and collected!

Your partner or another loved one always seems too busy for you, these days. This wouldn't be so much a problem if you hadn't noticed how they can still find time for their friends. When they turn down your suggestions to meet up this could be just the excuse you need to ask some difficult questions. If anyone is keeping secrets from you, they're going to find it hard not to reveal them under your inquisition!

You're about to witness how people really can change for the better. With the right incentive, a friend will make a real effort to right their past wrongs and do everything they can to prove they've learned their lesson. A performance appraisal will show up a number of areas where those in your workplace can improve. You will welcome this constructive feedback and can see the lasting benefits if everyone works together to make a difference.

It pains you to watch others suffer through no fault of their own; you're highly sensitive to another person's suffering. Try not to look at the news too often if the state of the world, environmental issues and cruelty to the innocent and vulnerable is all starting to get you down. You need some relief from this kind of mental torture. You should open yourself to inspirational thoughts rather than keep worrying about the state of the planet.

You might sense someone's disapproval or lack of interest but is this all in the mind? Don't resent it if a new friend doesn't seem to appreciate you for who you are; they just need time to get to know you. To succeed in life, you should get out and enjoy the praise but expect the occasional rejection. It's inevitable you will come across people you will never get on with. Smiling in the face of adversity will help build character.

If you've had a series of business problems or bad relationships, this is your signal to stop and review your life. Are you taking on commitments you aren't ready for? Could you be getting involved in the same kind of situations and repeating the same patterns because you're fearful of trying anything different? Your past has brought you to this present moment but it shouldn't form your future. Work out where the problem lies and get yourself out of this rut.

A practical friend or colleague wants to help you get organised. You feel offended they should even suggest it. Your home or workspace might be cluttered but you know exactly where everything is. That's why you won't want anyone to touch a thing! Should anyone start to try to organise your life and tidy things away, you will resent it. You might agree it's time to de-clutter your environment but you'd rather do it yourself in your own time.

Get to the root of a relationship problem before you grow so far apart that you hardly ever see each other. Everyone changes with time and this is where the trouble might lie. One of you craves more independence, the other wants to see a stronger sign of commitment. A good long talk is what's needed now. If you can't find a way to coordinate your lives to suit you both, face it: you're in a dead end relationship.

You've got mixed up with someone who isn't just overly needy but they're possessive and jealous too. Had you realised a relationship would come to this, you would never have got involved in the first place. All the time you're giving them more attention other friendships are starting to suffer. You don't want to hurt anyone but you would rather they find someone else to lean on. Be tactful when you explain this.

There are a lot of good places to go that are inexpensive or free if you're planning a family trip on a budget. Using a lack of money as an excuse for not going altogether will mean you're all missing out on a great opportunity to bond as a family. Go to the park, take a walk in the countryside or visit any free museums or exhibitions in your area. Or why not challenge each other on who can come up with the best and cheapest fun pastime?

You can be a dreamer but you like to think you are a realist too. You always try to see the best in other people and believe everyone should be given a chance, even if they have a history of failing. With your patient support and encouragement, someone will keep trying at a difficult task until they succeed. You always knew they had it in them and it will be a pleasure to witness their joy when they do reach their goal.

You might welcome the idea of forming a partnership with the right person. You know this is going to work because intuitively, you have a good feeling about it. Not only this, but a combined effort will take the strain out of a tedious task you've always struggled with on your own. Because new joint agreements are so important to you, you will be happy to make whatever concessions are necessary to make it work.