Waiting in Human Design
I want to warn you about a danger in Human Design today—the danger of “waiting.”
All Types, according to traditional Human Design (even Manifestors), have to wait:
- Manifestors have to wait for inner alignment before they act.
- Generator Types have to wait for confirmation from the outer reality to make sure their mind isn’t convincing them to do something that is out of alignment.
- Projectors have to wait so that they can be double sure that they’re in situations where they are genuinely valued for their insights and wisdom.
- Reflectors need a deep amount of waiting because they need time to release the profound impacts of the dysfunctional cultural narrative out of their energy field.
In short, waiting is a key element of Human Design. But there are many people who misunderstand exactly how this strategy is to be used in life and especially when you apply these strategies to business.
The Importance of Waiting in Human Design
Waiting is an essential first step in Human Design and in the healing process. We have to stop, rest, restore, heal, recalibrate, replenish, and remember who we really are as part of the de-conditioning process. Sometimes we need to stop everything because we also need to heal our bodies and spirits. Think about how many of us arrived at the doorstep of Human Design in a state of profound burnout…
We have to wait because we need to remember the sound and cadence of Life’s Intelligence inside our bodies. There is a difference in the cadence and feel of Divine Inspiration versus the frenetic panic and chatter of the “not self” mind. Stopping and waiting helps us tell the difference between those inspirations that are ours to follow versus the fear or lack-based thinking that comes from protective identities cultivated to protect our vulnerable, authentic selves.
Waiting and Fear Responses
When we are living in a state of fight or flight (conditioned) our creativity literally shuts down. We think in short, action-driven, instinctual, survival-based bursts. Fear runs our lives because, when we feel threatened – as we do when we have internalized the message that it’s not okay to be who we are or how we are – we react in ways to protect ourselves. This is a Splenic response, a purely reactive state that overrides higher-order thinking.
When we de-condition, we release ourselves from this fear-based state by remembering who we are, how we connect to our innate inner wisdom, and why we are here. Our minds relax. Our creative responses are amplified. Our heart operate in a state of coherence. We get healthier, more resilient, and the options for how to interact with life increase. We have more choices available to us and we’re choosing from a creative, expansive energy.
Human Design Strategy
Strategy in Human Design was never intended to be a permanent lifestyle. It’s a healing, somatic protocol that helps us remember what it feels like in our bodies when something feels “right” – or not.
As Human Design has grown in popularity, I am seeing a wave of people learn about waiting but not about the healing that Human Design brings once you reconnect with your Inner Wisdom. They follow the protocol of waiting to the degree to which it leaves them crippled and subject to bobbing along in their lives, directionless, like corks on the ocean.
Let’s reframe this for a minute. You are a cosmic creative force who is designed to operate in a CO-CREATIVE state with the quantum field. You are designed to DIRECT this cosmic flow of energy through intention, attention, and by managing your vibrational frequency. You do this, first and foremost, by falling in love with yourself, getting to know yourself, and healing the disconnect between your body and Cosmic Intelligence.
You are not a victim or a puppet of the cosmos. (Strong words. I know. But I can’t stand watching people give away their innate creative power to follow a system that is designed to EMPOWER you – disempower you.)
Waiting Strategies Do Not Prohibit Proactivity
Let me clarify and make it even more simple. There are times when you should be waiting, and times when you should proactively take action.
These statements come in response to things I’ve seen posted on social media,
- You don’t have to wait to respond or to be invited to ask for help if you need help. You deserve to just straight up ask for help if you need it.
- You don’t have to wait for clients to invite you to market to them. You are here to serve your clients at your highest level. To get clients you need to know who they are, what they need, how to help them, and how to communicate with them. This is UNIVERSAL and not dependent on Type – at all.
- If you have a long-time spiritual practice and you trust your connection to Source, you don’t have to wait to follow Divine Guidance. (In other words, if you’re far along in your de-conditioning practice, you can trust your inner guidance without waiting…)
- You can go to the hospital if you need to without waiting for an invitation to ask for taxi fare.
- You can post on social media for your business without an invitation.
- If you’re a second-line Profile, you can market, sell, and promote your services without waiting to be “called out”.
- I might even suggest that if you feel like you want to explore a relationship with someone you can INITIATE the relationship – just be RESPECTFUL and honoring – and you’ll probably get off to a good start. (Because relationships “by Design” are about respect and honoring your partner for who they are – and also feeling seen, loved, and heard for who YOU are.) (And please don’t end a GREAT relationship because you didn’t enter the relationship “correctly” before you understood your Human Design.)
Applying Human Design to Building a Business
The single biggest place where I see people get tripped up with waiting is in trying to build a business “by Design”, using Human Design principles. A lot of people have learned to apply Strategy and Authority to business skills. This translates to waiting for your clients to initiate working with you.
Which rarely happens.
Strategy and Authority is about making decisions about YOUR life. Your Human Design helps you make important business decisions and also teaches you how to do business in a way that keeps you sustained so that you don’t burn out.
Your business is about your CLIENTS and how you can best serve them. In a way, if you have a service-based business, your business isn’t about you at all, but rather a vehicle for serving people. This core theme of business is the root of what will eventually transform our economy and create a world of work that is sustainable and promotes well-being on every level – even for employees.
Your business is your mission. It’s an expression of your Heart. It’s the vehicle that allows you to serve the world.
Failing is not an option.
Don’t “wait” to get started!
From my Heart to Yours,
Karen
What Does Waiting in Human Design Look Like For You?
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Human Design is a deeply empowering system that encourages us to embrace our true selves, rewrite our personal narrative, and live in alignment with our inner wisdom. When we align with our authentic nature, we tap into a wellspring of creativity, joy, and fulfillment that flows effortlessly through us.
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