Leo

Perspiration Wipe the sweat from your face only after the performance is over. A challenging period of competitiveness in March gives you first-night nerves. After all, you don't want anyone to think you're struggling with your lines, do you? Mid-April you really have to knuckle down and learn the hard way. A few ambitious colleagues are fractious around 18 April when you insist a brilliant idea was yours, when, in actual fact, it was theirs. Remember, keep your cool, market the pitch differently and you may get away with a coup de grace instead of a coup de coeur. Financially, you feel a little risque at the end of May, but you're more likely to succeed if you wait until mid-June to take a risk.

Aspiration Those exceptional talents of yours could produce incredible results mid-May. Jupiter isn't a persuasive influence for nothing. Now you can make the kind of impression that others just can't stop talking about. You're show-stopping - or at least storming - through life with a grin on your face all spring. So memorise a few lines (you know how you love a good script) like "I will be the best, because I am unique and wonderful" in early February. Flash warmth and dignity, unfurl your celestial glamour at a very neat social extravaganza mid-April, and - hey presto! - VIP contacts just fall out of the sky. By mid-June, Venus surges into your own sign to prove you are unbeatable.