Libra & the Scorpio Boss

Balance 

It didn't take long in your interview for Scorpio to make up her mind about hiring you. Your presence radiates calm (even if it's not always how you feel!), a perfect decorum, as though nothing in the world ever ruffles you. While discussing what your job position would entail, you stepped into Scorpio's shoes and saw it from his point of view. Even though your view differed, both views were right. You can live with that paradox. It's your gift. 

Using Your Strengths 

When you're surrounded by people who can't agree, you enter your element. You begin to mediate the disagreements—quietly, unobtrusively and gradually, harmony and peace reign again. This is the Libra magic at work. Your 

people skills are finely honed, and Scorpio will draw on them. 

As a cardinal air sign, your ability to focus all your energy on a task or project equals or even surpasses that of Scorpio. Once you're in that flow, you're swept along with it and usually don't quit until the job is done. It can be emotionally draining for you, though, so try to pace yourself. Balance is what you're seeking, and when you're working for a Scorpio, it can be challenging to find that equilibrium. 

Go ahead and take risks by doing something in a way you haven't done before. You do it in your personal life, so do it when you work for Scorpio, too. He'll admire it, and you'll be happy with the result. 

Stand Up for What You Believe 

Because you avoid conflict, standing up for what you believe can be difficult for you at 

times. You swing from peace at any cost to choosing your battles carefully. One thing is for sure, though. When you do stand up for yourself, it's utterly clear to everyone around you that you aren't the pushover you some-times appear to be. 

Let's say you're a screenwriter with a Scorpio agent. Your agent thinks you should rewrite vast sections of your screenplay. But every-thing inside of you screams that Scorpio is wrong. Instead of doing the rewrites, you send him an email that lays out why you wrote the screenplay the way you did; he won't relent. So you submit the screenplay to an independent producer and your relationship with your Scorpio agent ends. Drastic, perhaps, but a bat-tle over a creative product is worth the fight. 

Set Goals 

For you, setting goals nearly always begins 

with working on yourself—finding that calm center within. That calm center is where the paradoxes you live with can't touch you, and you know it's the place from which your professional achievements unfold. A week's worth of goals might look something like this: 

• Meditate 15 minutes daily. 
• Take one yoga class. 
• Walk briskly for 30 minutes three times a week. 
• Go to the gym twice a week 
• Finish reading the novel I started 6 months ago. 
• Be decisive about everything. 
• Stay in the creative flow. 

In other words, these aren't professional goals, per se, but necessary personal goals that facili-tate all areas of your life.