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3 Chinese Zodiac Signs Predestined To Achieve Career Success In Their Lifetime
Each Chinese zodiac sign has its own set of strengths and weaknesses that make them unique from one another. While every Chinese zodiac sign excels in different areas of life and have the potential to achieve great success, according to astrology, three really stand out when it comes to being high performers in their careers.
According to Maria Park, three Chinese zodiac signs are "workaholics," driven to achieve career success no matter what — and achieve they do.
1. Rat
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Years of the Rat: 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
People who were born in the Year of the Rat are naturally intelligent. They excel at their academic studies and are naturally high achievers. Due to this, it's unsurprising that the Rat desires to succeed at whatever they pursue in life.
They're committed to their careers, not afraid of overtime, and believe in the phrase, 'Work hard for what you want.' According to Dr. Candise Lin, Ph.D., people born in Rat years are "ambitious and resourceful," and despite their faults, make incredible entrepreneurs.
"Rats want to live better and often start a business," Park explained.
2. Dragon
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Years of the Dragon: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
The Year of the Dragon is not only the most highly sought-after Chinese zodiac sign — so much so that the birth rate in China soars during Dragon years — but they're also disciplined workers. They're the type to wake up early in the morning because they believe that 'The early bird gets the worm.'
Known to be slightly aggressive in their work, Park explained that they're perfectionists who prefer working alone. In their mind, people are a distraction and their work ethic isn't guaranteed to meet their standards.
Park added that this sign is an intense worker who doesn't know when to give up. They're extremely dedicated to their careers and don't mind spending hours on a project or accomplishing a goal. As long as it benefits them, people born in the Year of the Dragon have no problem getting their hands dirty.
3. Dog
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Years of the Dog: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
People born in the Year of the Dog are loyal to the core. They value family and want to do their best to provide a safe environment for them. This is why they are such dedicated workers — they want to see those around them thrive.
As Parker summarized, "Dogs are loyal and work hard to support their family. They believe in a better life and work very seriously."
Their dedication to their work leads them to have highly successful careers. This explains why most people born under the dog are highly successful. They're the most motivated signs out there.
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Marielisa Reyes is a writer with a bachelor's in psychology who covers self-help, relationships, career, family, and astrology topics.
Printable Chart: Which Chinese Zodiac Animal Are You?
Happy Lunar New Year! The Chinese Zodiac - known as Sheng Xiao - is based on a twelve-year cycle, and each year in the cycle relates to an animal sign. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog and pig. You can find out which zodiac animal you are by using the year that you were born!
How The Creatures In The Chinese Zodiac Found Their Place
Wacky Races has got nothing on the story behind the Chinese Zodiac.With displays of cheating worthy of Dick Dastardly, Penelope Pitstop levels of kindliness and the kind of teamwork displayed by the crew in the '60s cartoon series, the competition between a dozen creatures to decide their spot in the order of the 12-year cycle makes for a fascinating tale.
You may be wondering why the lunar years, as they are known, each bear the name of a different creature - and why there are twelve of them. It's based on an ancient tale, and it goes a little like this…
Why was there a race?The story goes that a race was organised by the Jade Emperor - one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion - who invited all the animals in the world to take part.
Twelve species turned up at the start line: a pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, ox and rat.
As a reward for turning up, the Emperor named a year in the zodiac after each one, while the race would determine the order each animal would be placed.
In first and second placeThe course included a huge river which every creature, large or small, had to cross.
The exhausted rat used its cunning to navigate the water by persuading the kindly ox to let it sit on its head as it crossed. Rather than say thank you on the other side, the rat made a dash for the finish with the ox not far behind.
That's why the rat is first creature in the cycle, followed by the ox.
Third, fourth and fifthNot surprisingly, the tiger ran a good race but the current in the river sent it a little off-course.
It recovered enough to cross the line behind the ox and so comes in at number three in the Chinese zodiac.
Image caption,The dragon isn't so fearsome as legend suggests.
Next up was the rabbit. Also tired by the race, it almost came a cropper in the river but saved itself on a floating log and got to shore to finish fourth.
In fifth place is the only mythical creature on the calendar, the dragon. A kinder creature than legend suggests, it didn't hesitate to divert from the race to extinguish a fire which was endangering the lives of some nearby villagers. Once it got back on course, it saw the rabbit struggling and used its breath to blow it safely to shore.
The rabbit never learned who came to its aid while the dragon was content to finish behind it.
Image caption,The dragon isn't so fearsome as legend suggests.
Numbers six and sevenThe horse wasn't far behind the dragon and thought sixth place was in the bag. However, it hadn't noticed that the snake was saving energy by wrapping itself around the horse's leg to hitch a ride. With the finish line in sight, the snake uncoiled itself and frightened the horse enough to slither into sixth, leaving its carrier, the horse, to take seventh place.
Finishing eighth, ninth and tenthNext up were the sheep, monkey and rooster and this is a perfect example of teamwork.
The three piloted a small raft which would see them across the river safely.
Once on the other side it was a dash for the finish. The sheep was first, followed by the monkey and then the rooster (in some parts of the world, the sheep is known as a goat), so they took slots eight, nine and ten respectively.
The final twoNow we're just left with the dog and the pig. Dog owners won't be surprised that the playful hound was more interested in splashing about in the river rather than crossing it. This enabled the first 10 creatures to overtake it. It eventually ran over the line in 11th place.
Which leaves the pig.
The pig got peckish during the race. After stopping for food, it became sleepy and dozed off. It did wake up after a while and managed to make it over the line in last place. The Emperor had almost given up on it but was happy to assign it the final space in the zodiac.
Why isn't there a Year of the Cat?So prevalent in Chinese culture (who doesn't love a lucky waving cat?), why you may ask does the feline not feature in the zodiac?
Well, that's down to the rat.
Although the pair were friends, the cat asked the rat to wake it up for the race as it had a habit of sleeping in. The rat was so excited, it forgot. By the time the cat woke up, it was far too late to enter. Hopefully, their friendship survived this most bitter of hiccups.
This article was published in February 2019
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