John Hamburg
drive and ambition

He is a "busy bee" - energetic, restless, and forever on the go. His active mind is always buzzing with ideas and John sometimes finds it difficult to relax, slow down or take the time to reflect and regroup. John Hamburg tends to live on nervous energy. He can accomplish a great deal in short bursts, but projects that require long-term commitment, stamina and steady, persistent effort are not easy for Hamburg. John Hamburg often scatters his energies into so many directions and activities at once that he cannot finish or follow through on all of them. He needs variety, change and intellectual challenges.

John Hamburg has a sharp and eager mind, and he enjoys games and competitions with an intellectual challenge. John likes to match wits with others.

Hamburg often achieves his desires through his verbal skill and his ability to speak out clearly and convincingly for what he wants. His drive and energy are more intellectual than physical. John Hamburg uses his wit, intelligence, communication skills, social sophistication and awareness to achieve his goals.

He has passionate convictions and will fight for them when challenged. John Hamburg is willing to dedicate a great deal of his energy and force to an important cause, and he will act decisively on his beliefs, rather than simply espousing them.

Sometimes Hamburg gets so involved and identified with his ideas that he cannot really be receptive to anyone who opposes him philosophically.

He abounds with self-confidence and vitality and John Hamburg believes he can do just about anything he wants to. John has an enterprising spirit, a good sense of timing and the ability to sense what will succeed and what will not. Hamburg usually makes fortunate work or business decisions. He enjoys healthy competition and has a rather playful, good-humored attitude toward it. John Hamburg mostly competes with himself to see how far he can go or how much he can accomplish. John likes to keep stretching his limits.

John Hamburg has a powerful will and when he wants something, he pursues it passionately and relentlessly until he achieves it. He may be so driven by his desire that he loses all objectivity. John Hamburg often becomes compulsive, even obsessed, with doing or achieving something, no matter what the costs or how hard he must work for it. His forcefulness may be veiled or subtle, for often Hamburg does not reveal his real aims and intentions to others until they cross him. Intense power struggles and relationships with a strong dominance/submissiveness theme are likely to erupt. John Hamburg has enormous energy reserves, and is capable of extraordinary effort and great achievement if he uses his energies for constructive purposes.

Hamburg gains his objectives and ambitions in life through his personal charm, attractiveness, ability to please others visually and/or emotionally. A career in the arts or entertainment world is possible for John Hamburg. Anything involving sales or promotion, particularly of beautiful or luxurious items, is an area he can succeed in. Vanity or indiscretions in relationships could lead John Hamburg to his downfall.

His drives and ambitions in life may seem crazy or eccentric to the more conservative people John knows. There may well be no security or safety net (no retirement pension, no insurance benefits) in the work John Hamburg does. He is suited for freelancing, or professions that involve lots of change, innovation, variety, irregular schedules, and the like. John Hamburg should expect the unexpected and numerous ups and downs in the course of his life. He may change course often, and try many different things.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Mars in Gemini

Mars in 9th house

Mars Trine Jupiter

Mars Square Pluto

MC Conjunct Venus

Uranus Square MC