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Hi I love your insight and would love if you did July 17 for your language of birthday’s series, thank you! 💕🩰🎀

Language Of Birthdays: July 17 - Cancer

The Day Of Career Concerns

Those born on July 17 often manifest a great urge to become a star or rise to the top in their career. Yet this desire is belied by their modest, serious, even shy demeanour. One should not mistake their quietness for passivity or reclusiveness, however, for in their chosen field of endeavour they are dynamic personalities to be reckoned with. Behind a serious exterior often lies a fine sense of humour which comes out when they are relaxed. Less highly evolved individuals born on this day may be frustrated with their lives because they have not yet discovered their strengths nor acknowledged the latent ambition that simmers within them.

July 17 people may fix on money or objects of power but more often than not invest their time and energy in themselves. Less highly evolved individuals born on this day may misplace their energies on undeserving people, organizations or trivial pursuits, thus robbing themselves of their most precious possession—time. Career counselling early in life may be helpful to some July 17 people not only to determine where their abilities lie but also to learn how best to promote them.

July 17 people do well as freelancers, small businesspeople and in jobs with a high degree of autonomy. They may very well have a supporting husband or wife in the back- ground but for the most part are solo players. For a time they can enjoy a regular nine-to-five job, but when they have gained the experience they need they had better move on to more independent ventures. Once they have established themselves in a suitable field of endeavour, they will inexorably rise to the top. This makes them a very worthwhile investment for any affluent person who believes in them.

So strong are the convictions and self-confidence of highly evolved July 17 people that they have the patience to wait years for recognition, as long as they are able to continue their chosen work without interruption. All the while they are influencing, perhaps manipulating those around them in very subtle ways to further their work objectives. July 17 people must periodically evaluate their progress, however, as it may be that they are moving too slowly. Finding a capable agent or representative may be crucial to those artists born on this day whose work demands exposure.

Sometimes, life events cause a July 17 person to change direction while at or approaching the pinnacle of success. Often this move will be humanly motivated, either through self-realization, a spectacular revelation, or accident of some kind. Generally July 17 people apply the same energy to their new life's work, though it may be of a less ambitious, perhaps more spiritual nature. Those born on this day are also capable of resuming earlier careers later in life.

Strengths:

Ambitious

Self-confident

Serious

Weaknesses:

Overconfident

Unapproachable

Hardened

Advice

July 17 people are usually well motivated when it comes to caring for their physical health, as they understand that their success depends on it. In addition to their sensible diet they should also take sufficient vitamin and mineral supplements, particularly vitamin C. However, unless they prepare themselves psychologically as well they will neither be able to withstand competitive stresses in their work nor will they be tough enough to handle tragedy, if and when it strikes. Those July 17 people who have not denoted enough time to getting to know themselves or have become overly dependent emotionally on a supporting figure in their lives may break down over the loss of a loved one. Thus all activities promoting self-awareness (spiritual training, yoga, psychological therapy, classes, reading and study) will be well worth the investment.

Give at least as much as you get

Avoid manipulating those close to you; make your intentions clear

Don't sacrifice human concerns for your ambition

Lighten up and let yourself laugh

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