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.
When it comes to having it all, Leos have it down!
Lucky Leo! While the rest of us struggle to squeeze in a personal life amid ever-increasing work demands, you have the whole work/life balance thing figured out. Yes, you work hard and often long hours, but you also know how to have a good time. Most people focus on job success (and the money and recognition that go with it), but you view work as providing the means to enjoy life. Come the weekend, you have no problem closing the door and having fun. What’s all that money for otherwise? You really can have it all!
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!
The game is never over for this Leo…
Danish heartthrob Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, aka Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones, revels in the experiences afforded by his acting career, like horseback riding, sailing, and traveling the world. His peers praise his range as an actor and charm, but this Lion doesn’t have a big head.
As his career continues to rocket, Nikolaj tries not to feel too guilty about being away from his family as much as he is. He takes everyday setbacks and annoyances in stride while remembering to “appreciate the miracle of life and our existence.” Even without the suit of armor, this Lion radiates charm!
Inspiring words from famous Leos…
Here are some wise words from famous Leos who made more than one giant leap for humankind.
“I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.” – Neil Armstrong
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” – Amelia Earhart
“If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.” – Orville Wright
“It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.” – Guy de Maupassant
“It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars.” – Garrison Keillor
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.