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Mars in Sagittarius Square Saturn in Pisces Will Test Your Resilience

December 8, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When Mars forms a square Saturn you might be confronted with limits that seem to block you, but it’s also an invitation to build your resilience.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, back squat, drive, limits, Mars square Saturn, motivation, resilience, resistance, weightlifting

Mars in Libra Square Jupiter in Cancer: Action Without Burnout

September 4, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When our optimism, enthusiasm, and desire conflict with our realistic needs for self-care and sustainability, we need to make choices and create new ways of working.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: action, astrology, desire, drive, Jupiter, Mars, Mars square Jupiter, motivation, optimism, productivity

5 Things to Know About Mars in Virgo

June 17, 2025 | Renée Fishman

After almost 10 months in the signs of Cancer and Leo, the planet Mars finally moves into new territory. Mars in Virgo will bring new energy to your motivation, drive, and impulse to take action. Here’s what you need to know.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: action, astrology, criticism, desire, drive, Mars, motivation, perfectionism, productivity, service, Virgo

3 Ways to Work Constructively With Mars Retrograde in Cancer

January 7, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The first 2 months of 2025 feature Mars retrograde in Cancer, a signature that might deplete motivation and drive. Here are 3 ways to work with this energy constructively.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: action, astrology, desire, drive, emotions, Mars in Cancer, Mars retrograde, Mars Rx, motivation, productivity

Debunking the ADHD Motivation Myth

August 23, 2024 | Renée Fishman

People with ADHD often get labeled as “lazy” or “unmotivated.” It’s not accurate and represents a misunderstanding of what’s actually happening.

Filed Under: ADHD Tagged With: action, ADHD, drive, fuel, metaphor, motivation, myths, productivity, purpose, reason

Mars/Uranus Conjunction: Claim Your Radical Independence

July 15, 2024 | Renée Fishman

As Mars and Uranus meet up, expect the unexpected, even from yourself, as you dare to claim your radical independence.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, change, drive, freedom, independence, liberation, Mars, motivation, unpredictability, Uranus, volatility

The Downside of Drive: How Ambition Can Sabotage You

October 4, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Having drive and ambition is crucial to achieving goals, but too much drive and ambition can create conditions ripe for self-sabotage.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: ambition, anger, angry, annoyed, astrology, drive, emotions, frustrated, frustration, Mars, productivity, resistance, sabotage, south node

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