Chinese astrology believes that your characteristics and nature are determined by the year of your birth.

What is your sign? Take a look at a Chinese calendar. Your birth year will determine which of 12 animal signs is yours. Each animal has very distinct personality traits and the position of each animal on the Chinese Zodiac wheel also determines who will be the best match for you in business and in pleasure.

I believe that the quickest way to go from here to there in any part of your personal life is to understand your personality traits. The Chinese agree. Once you know about the hand you were dealt, you can begin enhancing your positive qualities and changing your negative ones.

It is natural to immediately be drawn to some people and not so drawn to others. This is the information you willl need when you decide to have a relationship with someone who is not your easiest match. And it doesn't make them good or bad or you good or bad. The Chinese believe it is your position on the wheel in relationship to the other signs that is the reason for this.

I used to think I was a terrible person when I just did not want to spend time with "Susie" or "Frank". "Marilyn", I would say to myself, "if you were a nicer person you would enjoy being with everyone." Guess what? That just isn't so. Doesn't mean I won't have a relationship with Susie or Frank - but I can know going in that this just might not go too smoothly. Check where you are on the zodiac wheel in relationship to the other person. This is very helpful when it is someone you want to have a relationship with - you can understand how their personality traits work or do not work with yours.

Take the Dragon for instance. Larger than life, totally honest, demanding and impatient...with a big mouth. The dragon can't help it - that mouth is just gonna cause trouble. You're the dragon - use your legendary positives to make your life good. And also acknowledge that you often step on toes and get yourself in hot water when you don't think before you speak. So instead of thinking, "well the big mouth is just me" - you can decide that you will begin to think before you speak. The positive and negative personality traits don't make the Dragon a good or bad person - just a person. But once you can see that this is the hand you were dealt you can make decisions about how to become a more powerful person.

The Snake is irresistible, and almost always really good looking. You were born to lead...but you often have trouble with the truth. Again - positives and negatives. Not good, not bad, just is. If you're a Snake you have got so much going for you - but the negative can keep the best things from happening. Now you know - So what do you think? Snake you're powerful to just lay it out on the table - you don't need to tamper with the truth.

I call my Chinese zodiac sign my road map. Knowledge is power.

Chinese astrology is one of the resources I have used to make important changes in my life. I want to help women understand themselves so that they can find compatibility and romance.

What does my birthday reveal about my personality? You need to take a look at a Chinese calendar and find your animal sign. Start there to learn about your personality traits.