Taurus Horoscope for July 17, 2024

You may feel astute and observant today as you go about your usual duties. Should you find yourself in a position in which your needs or desires conflict with those of someone in your environment, your first impulse may be to use your wisdom or cleverness to get your way. However, compromise may serve you better in the end as it can help you accomplish at least some part of your objectives without alienating others. If negotiations prove difficult today, try asking yourself how your wants and those of your temporary adversary overlap. Agreement will likely not lag far behind once it becomes clear that your requirements are not so different after all.

In order to get what we want, we will often have to ally ourselves with those whose goals mirror our own or those whose goals are in opposition to our own. Negotiating with the former group is simple because we need not adjust our expectations greatly to achieve the ends we desire. To come to an agreement with the latter group is more difficult, however, because we must each change our expectations to ensure that our paths do not hinder each other's progress. This requires compromise, as there will almost always be those elements of our immediate purpose that cause temporary conflict. To overcome this, we must search for ways to ensure that everyone's most pressing needs are met to some extent so that all may proceed. Your willingness to compromise will overcome your shrewdness today when you find yourself at odds with another.