Special hopes and aims are uppermost in your mind when a number of events lead you to think about goals you have always wanted to achieve. You will be making a true, no holds barred attempt to reach these. You could talk the hind legs off a donkey today and people will support you in all that you do.

Extra responsibility is being loaded on you. Either a colleague is preparing for a test or interview or they have taken sick leave. Either way this is placing a heavy burden on your shoulders you could do without. Think twice before taking up an offer to get involved in a community project even if the idea really appeals to you.

You're trying to be diplomatic as you explain something to someone you love only they aren't hearing what you say. They seem to be missing the point. Your partner is not in tune with your needs and feelings and does not understand why something is important to you.

Favourable news will be received through the office grapevine. You have a feeling you will soon have something to celebrate. In all fairness you shouldn't pass on any information you haven't heard from a more official capacity. Very soon you will have a number of personal interests on the go.

You're taking on more commitments of a professional nature. A caring partner might wonder whether there will be room in your life to fit everything in. An impulsive decision could have surprising consequences. Deals involving property, art or finance will go well. You will want people to see that you do know what you are doing.

The pace of a team effort will speed up when it will turn out you aren't the only one who wants some jobs out of the way. You are ready to move on to other things now. This is why you will be quick to take up a new challenge rather than wait for opportunities to come to you.

A workmate or neighbour will be frank about a personal problem and you might sense they expect you to have a solution. The whole situation will make you feel uncomfortable especially if you don't know them very well. All you can do is offer a few words of advice to cheer them up a bit.

Until everything settles down, it will be hard to know whether a decision is successful but what's important is that you are making a choice based on what feels right for you at this time. Some things mean so much to you that you will proceed with or without your family's approval.

Due to matters beyond your control, you will be expected to stand in for an absent colleague or teammate. You could always say no but your conscience won't let you as you know other people are relying on you to help them out and you are one of the few qualified to handle this.

A partner or close relative will accuse you of spending too much on pleasure. You wonder where they got this idea from when out of all the family, you are the most careful with money. You might keep an eye on their outgoings to discover exactly where any extra cash is being spent.

In contentious matters, fight irritation, talk things through and a compromise will be found. You will surpass yourself in professional matters or in your contribution to a volunteer scheme. There seems to be no end to your bright ideas. Those in positions of authority will make it obvious they are impressed.

Exercise moderation in all that you do as you could run out of energy and enthusiasm very quickly. You could be surprised by the change in mood from the start of the day to the end. It is essential you keep both feet firmly planted on the ground.