Few will dare mess with you once you've set yourself specific aims. You'd rather be a trendsetter and achiever than someone who sits in the background and stays quiet. You're thinking along new lines and this brings personal aims and a joint goal into sharp focus. You could become one of the best in your field if you persist in your current intentions. Be warned: persistent effort will be needed. It's all down to you now.

It will be a wrench to leave someone or some things behind but you are going to have to do so to move forward. In order to make a dream come true and to give a new undertaking your personal best, you need to let go of old commitments. Had things remained as they were, you would only have grown bored and restless. Anyone who joins you must be equally as serious about long term goals as you are.

Today could be something of a roller coaster when a new undertaking is placed into your hand. What occurs now will take you completely by surprise and the highest praise will come in the shape of a senior colleague making it clear how much they value your hard working efforts. Someone who seems as if they could use a friend will be glad of your kindness and support later in the day.

A part of you is very nervous about what is happening today, another part of you is excited. You could learn something new and interesting early on that will be useful for your future aims. Armed with this new information you now have the evidence needed to push for something important to you. You're straining at the bit to escape a situation in which you feel trapped, and you now have your ticket out of it.

Quite deliberately you will bring two warring people together on the pretext of helping to bury the hatchet. What you also appreciate is that because there are some deep feelings causing this upset it's not going to be so easy. So having brought match and gunpowder together, so to speak, you will then make an excuse and retire to a safe distance to watch the sparks fly! Once everyone has their complaints out of their systems, peace will be restored.

It will be a huge relief to be able to overcome the last hurdle after a series of problems. The end is in sight and at last you can drop your guard knowing nothing else is likely to prevent you from achieving what you're striving for. Discussions about an opportunity which may involve travel or research could get started today, but because this is all unexpected you must do some serious thinking before the decision making begins.

You had a hunch someone would be a person you could rely on and your instincts are proved right today. Unexpected events will put you at the influential centre of a group controversy. Apparently others are looking to you to step into the lead position and oversee an important project. While you take on new responsibilities, you can put other duties into a friend's capable hands; they won't let you down.

The motives of someone's unexpected act of friendliness is unclear but you won't show what you're thinking. A mystery which has been bugging you for a few days now is intensified. Someone you're working with who has had multiple marriages is trying to persuade you to join them in a joint long term undertaking. If instinct tells you they may not stick it out, be sensible and tell them no!

An early start will make sure you don't waste any time on trivialities. You will be diving into the heart of the business of the moment. This could mean crying out of arrangements you had made with your partner or another loved one. In fact you may have to gear yourself up to some damage limitation in the area of a marriage or family relationship. Your long term professional ambitions will receive a boost; but what might taking on extra commitments do to your personal life?

Information received today can be built up layer by layer to form an interesting picture. Delving underneath the surface is required as this is the only way to get a true idea of what is going on. The research process will involve anything from talking to people, asking questions or checking official records. A dogged determination to get to the bottom of a problem or controversial issue will go a long way.

Time is very important to a task you take on now. Before accepting the job be honest about what you already have to do and whether you will be able to fit it in. If you're determined you can manage, you can't go far wrong by keeping a low profile. Get into a corner where you can get on without any interference and other people will leave you alone because they will hardly notice you are there!

There is more to someone you meet today than their unconventional appearance as you will soon find out. You could be over awed by this charismatic and flamboyant character's musical or artistic talents. In a day of little surprises you will enjoy being asked to solve a mystery that's getting more and more interesting. By tonight you're likely to uncover an unusual twist in the tale.