Leo

What Leo tends to be like

Leo loves to shine. Leo needs people around the way a fire needs air, and gives generously, warmly and in full view. Leo only has to walk into a room for it to feel warmer, and it takes charge without being asked, because somebody has to. Leo is loyal, proud and more easily hurt than it lets on. A cold word lands harder on Leo than on most. On a good day Leo is the friend who turns an ordinary evening into an occasion and the colleague whose confidence carries everyone else. On a harder day Leo mistakes attention for affection, or hears advice as criticism. A good day for Leo is one where someone saw Leo do something well.

In love

Leo loves in a big way. Leo needs admiration and gives devotion in return, is generous with gifts and time, and wants to be chosen openly, not quietly.

At work

Give Leo the stage and the responsibility. Leo is at its best when it leads, presents or represents, when the work has its name on it. In a back room with nobody watching, Leo wilts.

Creativity

Leo makes things to be shown. Leo has a feel for drama and for the audience, finishes with a flourish, and does its best work when someone is waiting to see it.

With family

At home Leo is the warm centre. Leo hosts, protects and entertains, wants loyalty and gives it, and needs to be thanked a little more often than it will admit.