Born on January 17

Capricorn

Quietly sure of yourself and always getting better at something: you play the long game and let the results speak.

Ask them to plan anything, a move, a reunion, a change of career, and they’ll be several moves ahead before you’ve finished explaining.

The discipline is impressive, and so is the calm: the 17th makes them dignified under pressure and sure of their course when everyone else is reaching for the map.

Useful in a crisis and modest afterwards, they look after their people in practical ways. Ask how they’d tackle your problem; they’ll love being asked.

A gift idea for someone born on January 17

A wooden desk tidy made by you from offcuts, with a slot for every pen and pencil, for the most organised strategist you know.

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