ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You can do more than expected, but don't let yourself get carried away. There will be a time to stop and smell the roses.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have to reschedule something quite important. Focus on the things that others are throwing your way, and tend to them immediately.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- How you see things that are fast approaching will affect how you deal with them -- and how others react to your attempt to take charge.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- There are one or two things that you don't want others to know about you -- but you may only be overreacting to a perceived danger.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Someone who has been objecting to your methods and motives lately may well come around after realizing what you're really up to.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may have to tend to a sudden vulnerability before you can take any further steps forward. You can't afford to take that kind of risk.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- A disagreement that arises from a disputed issue at work cannot be allowed to fester. You must resolve this problem as soon as possible!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Others are waiting for you to step forward and claim what is yours, so why don't you feel the need to do it? Today is the day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may not feel that someone else is ready to handle the responsibility that he or she has accepted, but by no means must you intrude!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You must start thinking like a rival very quickly if you expect to make headway. A solid victory may be a long time in coming.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You can improve on what someone has done before and impress those who were expecting your efforts to fall flat.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A question of policy may come between you and a friend who usually agrees with you on all such matters. Take a lighthearted approach.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Even though you've made it clear that you've had enough of someone's antics, you must prepare yourself for another bout.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Putting a feather in your cap may be the wrong approach; you don't want to do anything unusual to call attention to yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may find yourself looking over your shoulder several times as the feeling that you are being followed grows.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Someone knows what you are most afraid of, and he or she may try to exploit that knowledge. You have a surprise in store, however!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You are not willing to let a minor offense slide; you will instead do all you can to deal with it politely, but directly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You can achieve more than you have planned -- especially when someone comes to your aid, and he or she seems to have all the answers.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- The questions you ask will lead you down several challenging roads, but they may not actually uncover what you are looking for.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Time's up! You're going to have to put your own methods aside for a time and do things someone else's way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You are likely to feel pressured by a family member to step up and say something you have avoided saying for some time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- How you interpret certain events will say much about your current state of mind. Someone is likely to misinterpret you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Others may gravitate toward you, but not everyone, surely. Someone in particular finds your manner rather off-putting.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may feel as though you are racing against time, but your only real obstacle is a teammate who is not acting like a member of the team.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Before you tend to your own immediate needs, you'll want to be sure that you've fulfilled your responsibility to another.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your priorities are in order and you're ready to do what is best, but the opportunity may not arise. Patience is a virtue!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You must be aware of what is going on around you even when you are engaged in your own private endeavors. Don't let anyone sneak up on you!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may have to deal with a difficult situation that is the product of someone else's ego. You can master this, as all things!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Focus on the work you have to do, and avoid as best you can the distractions thrown your way by those who cannot keep up.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You aren't likely to encounter someone with the same dedication you have, but you can come close. A new friend comes through.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may find yourself at your wits' end as someone else challenges you once again, after you've already laid down the law.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Take care to make no assumptions about someone else's dedication to a certain cause. Actions can indeed speak louder than words.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Pleasing another is hardly your first priority. You have much to do, and no one must be allowed to stand in your way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can capitalize on another's error, but in the end, you'll want to make sure that even he or she enjoys a personal victory.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may be searching for information that is not yet available. Your decisions, then, may have to be based on conjecture.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You are trying to maintain a policy that is not good for anyone in the long run, especially yourself. Listen to what others have to say.