In keeping with the idea of mindful engagement & empowerment, I am collecting a few lists & ideas to help get 2013 off to a great start for myself and my good cousins throughout the Ether. I already posted a link to 7 steps to living the life you want from O Magazine. Now here are some suggestions from Forbes. Please note that these suggestions make sense for personal life as much as for professional work.

The year ahead will bring continued uncertainty in the economy, continued shifts and displacements in the job market, and continued angst about where it’s all going. But there are skills that are in great demand over the coming year. The rapidly expanding cloud and digital economy may be disrupting many industries, but is also creating great opportunities.Soar into the cloud this year. Photo: Joe McKendrick

Here are some of the skills that can help open these opportunities…

via 12 Skills That Will Help You Thrive in 2013 – Forbes.