That's really not that big of a secret since it is not difficult to change from where we were this time last year. However, Chinese philosophers predict that Tigers who thrive on chance and unpredictability are best suited to navigating the many upheavals predicted in the year ahead.

A few prolific examples of the type of person born in a Year of the Tiger are Marco Polo (1254), Karl Marx (1855) and Dwight Eisenhower (1890). While these three rose to great heights through some of the most tumultuous times in world history, whether the outcome was positive or negative, they are all under the category of those who can keep a steady hand on the helm—shaky at times, yet undeterred by the typically thunderous events foreseen in any Tiger year.

Even Lionel Richie (1949) might be "Dancing on the Ceiling" when things get rough, but that may definitely change the way we look at things going forward into 2010.