Daily Horoscope: Aries

Someone's looking to use you to get their way. That's OK, because you're looking to do the same. All's fair in love and agendas.

The Sun conjunct Mercury retrograde shows you've been looking through the wrong end of the telescope. Turn it around and no one will be the wiser.

A skittish colleague wants to back out and try again later. Tell him no can do. Things are too far along. Hold this person's feet to the fire.

A rival can try spreading malicious gossip, but you're the one everyone will support in the end. That's when you can make this person eat their words one syllable at a time.

Prospects improve immediately as the Sun enters Aries. You finally secure a foothold after weeks of clinging to the side of a slippery slope.

A rival is up to their old tricks. Bide your time and wait for the inevitable misstep that will surely give away the game.

Someone is trying to run circles around you. Let them. They're not going to get very far without your say-so.

You're on your way to becoming everything you've always wanted to be, but you must be willing to look at familiar signposts with fresh eyes.

Mercury retrograde in Aries makes you vulnerable to its wacky influence. Be ready to meet with last minute delays.

Demands at work increase over the next few weeks. Either this rekindles your gumption and drive or serves as the impetus to look for something more fulfilling.