Even good 'ol Walt Disney himself used astrology to time when to open his movies and theme parks. Your natal chart shows the positions of the planets at the time and location of your birth. Your birth chart is unique, very much like a fingerprint. This is a blueprint of your personality. The planets go through their cycles through the signs in the zodiac.
Some transits are challenging, some are harmonious, and some even bring opportunity.
But you have to be ready for them to take full advantage. Of course, how you decide to use these energies is up to you.