According to the Chinese zodiac, on February 10, 2013 we will be entering the Year of the Snake.
The Snake
2013
The Year of the Snake promises to be a rousing year for many as the sleeping Snake comes out of its hibernation and slithers through an improving economic climate. As it warms in the sun it will bring some welcome sense of peace, most evident in global diplomacy, and heightened cultural awareness. To gain the greatest benefits from the Year of the Snake, protect your nest egg by saving money, being thrifty, and applying your talents wisely.
The savvy business person must shed a "business as usual" philosophy in lieu of one that features adaptation, redevelopment, and reshaping. This means taking advantage of new knowledge of consumers' behaviors and buying patterns, and interfacing with dynamic technology,
Predictions say that products based on green, solar, wind and/or renewable energy will grow in popularity, as will demand for precious metals. The Stock Market is expected to maintain its twisting movement as banking, real estate, and construction industries make cautious but sure advances. But aggravating the Snake will be unstable climatic conditions, which will create challenges in agricultural production. This, in addition to the high demand for oil in plowing and fertilizing, in creating and applying pesticides, in harvesting, food processing, and transportation, are likely to create record high grocery bills.
In the Marketing Industry, brand loyalty will take a beating, but Snake Year opportunities abound for "mompreneurs" (moms setting up businesses), "greypreneurs" (retired people setting up businesses) and "youngpreneurs" (children, or, more specifically, teenagers becoming entrepreneurs). Traditional workplaces will give way to virtual offices, thanks to smartphones/tablets, better touch screens, and super fast transmission speeds, which may send traditional desktop computers slinking down a hole.
A word of warning: however, cybercriminal vipers are likely to strike, and if we let our guard down, they will surely wreak havoc on persons, governments, and corporations. Cold-blooded snake-like violations of internet privacy and compromised consumer credit will rattle our present free flow of information and necessitate an industry recoil to a more security-based platform.
People born in the Year of the Snake (1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013) are said to be charming diplomats who like the spotlight. Intuitive and intellectual, they are lucky in matters of money, as well as in romance. They can, however, be jealous, possessive and a little demanding. Graceful and passionate, Snake Year people are also strong, sympathetic, and always willing to help others.
Some famous Snake people include: Queen Elizabeth I, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Pablo Picasso, Edgar Allan Poe, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Dylan, James Joyce, Martha Stewart, Kanye West, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Sheen, Courtney Love, Howard Stern, Anne Rice, Ann-Margret, Audrey Hepburn, Christie Brinkley, Elizabeth Hurley, Grace Kelly, Kim Basinger, Linda McCartney, Liv Tyler, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Best Wishes for a healthy and successful Snake Year!
Resolve to learn Chinese this year!
