Antsylady- From your email - you have plenty of Leo qualities -every leo is different based on the day you are born and the time. July 25th people are imaginative, idealistic/ romantic and very honorable. Due to being so honorable rather than break your word - you will suffer and can put you at a disadvantage which sometimes puts you in unrealistic situations time and time again. Everything plays a factor in who we are our upbringing but there is something to the planets and their movements. Leo's have a tough last 4 years. I am a Leo - I lost my first husband in 2007 after a long illness - he was very controlling and I took care of him the whole way through and just after he passed away I took a years severance from my job. Which was the best year ever, because I realized that the most important thing in this world was not money but my kids. I packed the kids and move from where we lived - in order to break with the past and start again....during the Pluto move into Capricorn...and then out of the blue a new job offer came in the week the severance was ending and changed our direction entirely. I accepted the new job the day Pluto went direct in Capricorn...which mean't this was the right move. I was afraid - because here I was moving my kids across country and the minute I decided to break from the past the universe came through. I was not looking for a job, since I had my own company - but this was an offer to good to pass up. Virgo is at the end of Saturn and has been teaching everyone life lessons in finances, relationships and health....my lessons have been in finances. But you need to look this change in the eyes and go with it. It will all work out in the end. As long as you are doing your Saturn and trying to do the right thing - it will figure itself out.
Also the eclispes are about releasing - the past and saying "NEVER AGAIN" - look at the situations which continue to repeat themselves over and over again....and make a break once and for all - and choose the path you want to be on.
Consider also is being the samurai warrior who fearlessly defends honor without regard for financial gain or ego always the right battle to fight. Sometimes it is better to choose our battles and sometimes it is better to look at things with a cold eye. Your inspiration is your children and family which is very big for LEO's - we are long suffering and have very strong emotional fortitude - we can withstand more than any other sign.
To learn to be outgoing - just start a conversation in an elevator. Just remember everyone wants to known...and the one person who strikes up the conversation is the one who brightens the room. I have learned to be very outgoing....but just realize is this a trait you really want?
Lastly, a very wise person told me when I was very young - Life is about looking down a hallway and making decisions which keep as many doors open as you can. If you begin to take the "Never again energy" and focus on the doors you want closed because they are not working for you anymore and the doors you want to begin to open - then this is the thing to do. Look to your kids for moral support since they are the ones you trust and are proud of.
Good Luck.