Let’s face it—Leos get the last laugh!
Warmhearted, exuberant, sunny Leo, you’re so cheerful! Other more somber types admire your ability to enjoy life in every way. It isn’t something you can learn or fake. You either have it or you don’t! You’re so restless that there’s no way you’d sit still long enough to learn to meditate. But meditation has many benefits that you could be missing.
Here’s some good news—laughter sparks the same brain wave patterns as those generated in experienced meditators! It’s like being “in the zone”, you know, when you’re so into an activity that you don’t realize an hour has passed. The effect is immediate, as soon as the laughter starts. So you can reap the benefits of meditation without all that “om-ing”? The Sun is smiling upon you!
Bring that magnetic Leo appeal into your kitchen!
Everybody knows you’re hot, hot, hot—but how about your palate? If your meals are lapsing into blandsville, it may be time to spice things up. Add jalapeños to couscous and grilled squash for a salad with some bite. Forget ketchup—garnish that burger and fries with a homemade sauce of Sriracha and mayo instead.
Liven up vegetables, stews, and fish with golden curry, turmeric, or cayenne, and reap potential health benefits, too. Capsaicin (it’s what makes hot peppers hot) may help to prevent heart disease. You’re a Leo, so you know you can stand the heat!
How Leos can make sure they are calling their own shots…
You’re your own boss (and that of others, too), if you have anything to say about it! You like being in charge—admit it. You’re happy in any leadership spot with authority and prestige. You’re intelligent, but if others seem less so you can appear condescending.
Working on a team might not suit you unless you lead it. But try to suppress your inner control freak! Your sense of entitlement may be justly earned, but don’t lord it over everyone else. You work hard and you expect the same of co-workers. You demand loyalty as well as productivity, but no one gives more in return than you.
This is the only way Leos can truly learn and conquer…
You won’t find Leo sitting on the sidelines. You grab opportunities with both hands. You’re king (or queen) of the jungle and you want to rule a kingdom of your own. You can organize and lead. You’re ambitious, smart, and self-confident, with good business sense.
You’re easily bored and want a job that varies daily. As such, you’re an excellent candidate for entrepreneurship! Where you might need some work is in being more flexible. You’ll also have to grow comfortable with failure. It’s hard for Leo to admit mistakes, but that’s part of learning a fledgling business. Don’t take it personally!
Leos find their niche in many places!
A career is an extension of who you are. It must be worthwhile and exciting—no cubicle farm for you! Put your stage presence to work as a musician, actor, or other creative artist. You also crave status and like to impart your knowledge to others, so the law or teaching might be more your style. Love animals? Try an animal rights group. Or politician—is it a surprise that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Barack Obama are Leos? It goes without saying that you need room for advancement. If you can’t be the boss someday, it’s because you aren’t interested!
The top lessons you need to learn with a Leo is your boss…
With a Leo in charge, be prepared to work tirelessly, because he or she will be burning the midnight oil. Leos think big. They have energy and pizzazz.
You may grumble if you think your supervisor is showing off, taking all the credit, and hogging the spotlight, and perhaps that’s true, but you won’t find a more honest workmate. Maybe you’ll have to put up with some bombast, but it will be hard to dislike the Lion!
Just remember to show respect (which you should do anyway), offer compliments, and be loyal. You’ll feel like a member of the pack in no time.
How Leo celebs stay healthy and fit…
Aussie actress Yvonne Strahovski attributes her toned physique to “manual living”. She walks instead of driving, takes the stairs instead of elevators, and uses a whisk instead of an electric mixer in the kitchen. Oh, and she’s an avid surfer, too!
Fellow Leo actress Meghan Markle prefers to stroll down aisles, from her favorite farmers’ market to shoe shopping! This Lion downs a nutritional shake for breakfast and snacks on healthy homemade hummus. Instead of tortillas, she wraps vegetables in nori seaweed, and instead of french fries, she douses roasted sweet potatoes with salt, cumin, and red chili flakes for a fiery treat.
Leos are sizzling superstars!
Celebrity chef David Chang opened his Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York a decade ago, and since then has graced food lovers with more than a dozen other establishments in New York, Toronto, and Sydney, including Milk Bar dessert shops. Not content to stop there, this Lion publishes a literary food quarterly, Lucky Peach, starred in a Netflix series Ugly Delicious, and runs a culinary lab in Brooklyn, too!
And he does it all on sheer leonine energy. The self-described “pretty f***g hyper dude” needs no coffee to keep moving. And you know that secret Leo insecurity? Even this world-renowned culinary star sometimes wonders if he’s out of his depth!
This brave Leo truly goes the distance…
In 2013, long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad finally realized her lifelong dream when she swam from Cuba to Florida. She did it without a shark cage. She did it at the mercy of poisonous jellyfish stings and relentless sun, salt, and waves. She did it on her fifth try. And she did it at age 64.
Diana is no pushover, thanks to her fixed sign! Failure has only fueled this Lion’s determination. A heart condition kept her from competing in the 1968 Olympics, but she went on to be an award-winning, world-record-holding swimmer, tennis and squash player, author, motivational speaker, sports commentator, and radio-show host. Go, cat, go!
This Leo vamp doesn’t avoid controversy…
Self-confident Lions tell it like it is, and Anna Paquin is no exception. The Canadian-born New Zealand actress shot to fame at age 11 in The Piano, for which she won an Oscar. She has continued to excel in movies and television, from X-Men to True Blood.
Married to True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, with whom she has twins, she came out as bisexual in 2010. “It wasn’t like it was a big secret,” she said, “it was just a cause I cared about and privately supported, but not one that I had ever had an opportunity to speak out about in a way that would be useful… I just wanted to do my bit.” Just like a Leo to take it all in stride!