My Experiment with Human Design

I first discovered Human Design in 2017 while listening to the Goop Podcast. There was something about the idea of the Science of Differentiation that drew me in. But for some reason, after taking a few steps forward, I lost steam. It was not the time to learn more.  

In 2019, Human Design came to the forefront once again when a client started bringing the language of her design to our sessions. This time I dove deep. I took a course, read everything I could get my hands on, and started using the system to better support my clients and make sense of my own journey.  

After getting to a certain level of understanding and knowledge, I still wanted to know more. So I looked into additional courses and trainings, but none of them pulled me in. And so my attention was drawn to another coaching modality and another training called Positive Intelligence.  

At the end of 2022, I found myself feeling burnout, stagnant and unmotivated. This is not a place I like to live, and it happens to me so infrequently that it feels excruciating when it does. However, these feelings brought me back to my study of Human Design and some simple tools I could use to work through them.  

As a Manifesting Generator, I am a multi-passionate builder of ideas. I am a creator and doer, and I move fast. It is essential for me to prioritize a feeling of satisfaction on a daily basis, and follow what I am drawn to and excited by and not the things I think I should. As an MG, it can be challenging to know what I want until it shows up in my world. In other words, I need something to respond to clarify what is right for me. So with the help of a game called, What Do You Really Want to Achieve?, I began to reconnect to what felt exciting to me.  

As I worked through the prompts on each card, I tuned into my gut. Then, I set to the side any card that sparked a feeling of interest, curiosity, or excitement—everything else I put back in the box. Over the past two months, I have been reading through the cards each morning, paying attention to the ones that no longer feel right and adding in ones that do. And as I focused on things like cooking, reading more, and taking walks at dusk, some strange things began to happen. I actually started to feel better, and new opportunities began popping up. I signed a new client, booked two speaking engagements, and the Human Design course I had been searching for three years earlier showed up in my inbox.  

Experiencing this shift pulled me to look deeper into my design for more tools and practical steps to keep my burnout at bay. As a person with a split definition, I work in a collaborative way. Now, this does not mean that I need to interact with others all day long, but it does mean that I benefit from working in spaces with others, alone but together.

So after spending the last six months working from home, I decided to reinstate my co-working membership. Again my motivation, excitement, and creativity flourished. I feel more productive, engaged, and determined than I have in quite some time, and this was all a result of just making a few simple tweaks to how I was working and approaching my days.  

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