I’m not a Human Design expert, but discovering this tool changed everything about how I work. Here’s how it gave me permission to build a business that feels more like me.
I used to run my business the “normal” way: hustle, push, produce. But deep down, something always felt off. My energy was up-and-down, my creativity came in bursts, and traditional business advice didn’t fit the way I worked best.
When I discovered I’m a Manifesting Generator in Human Design, everything clicked. Suddenly, my multi-passionate nature, quick pivots, and obsession with efficiency made total sense. Instead of resisting, I started working with it.
What Is Human Design? (In Simple Terms)
So, you might be wondering… What the heck is Human Design? And why is everyone suddenly talking about it?
That’s exactly where I was not too long ago. I kept hearing bits and pieces, words like “energy type” and “strategy” tossed around, and honestly, I wasn’t sure if it was just another personality test or something deeper. But I was in a season where I craved more clarity, especially in how I was showing up in my business. I didn’t need more goals. I needed alignment.
When I finally looked into Human Design, it felt like someone handed me the manual I didn’t know I was missing. It connected dots I hadn’t been able to explain before: why certain things drained me, why I worked best in bursts, even why traditional productivity hacks never fully clicked. It gave language to patterns I’d been living out for years, and suddenly, I had a way to understand them.
Human Design blends systems like astrology, the I Ching, the chakra system, and quantum physics, which might sound a little out there, but what hooked me wasn’t the complexity… it was the relief. I started using my chart like a compass for how I lead, collaborate, and rest. Now, it’s one of the tools I come back to again and again when I feel out of sync.
Think of Human Design not as a label, but as a permission slip. A way to work, lead, and live more like you.
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The Five Human Design Types
Learning my own Human Design helped me lead myself better. But learning my team’s designs? That changed everything. It helped me understand why some people thrive with autonomy while others light up when they’re recognized. It gave me insight into how to communicate, delegate, and support people based on who they already are, not who I expected them to be.
Before I get into how I lead each type, let’s talk about what those types actually are. There are five Human Design energy types, and each has its own natural strengths, preferences, and rhythms. This is not about putting people in a box. It’s about understanding the lens they’re wired to see the world through and leading accordingly.
Manifesting Generators (MGs): The Multi-Passionate Trailblazers
Hi, it’s me. MGs are energetic, fast-moving, and built for non-linear paths. We’re here to follow what lights us up, often juggling multiple passions at once. We move quickly from idea to action, and we thrive when we’re free to respond and pivot as we go.
How I lead as a Manifesting Generator: I’ve learned to slow down enough to inform others before I act. I also recognize that not everyone moves as fast as I do, and that’s a good thing.
Generators: The Deep-Dive Doers
Generators are the steady builders. They have a powerful capacity to focus deeply and bring consistent energy to the work that excites them. When they’re doing what they love, they’re magnetic. When they’re not, they feel stuck or burned out.
How I support Generators: I give them clear, meaningful projects to own and then get out of their way. Interrupting them mid-flow is a fast track to frustration.
Projectors: The Insightful Guides
Projectors are here to guide energy, not produce it. They see systems, patterns, and opportunities others often miss. My VP of Ops, Marisa, is a Projector, and she’s brilliant at spotting inefficiencies or misalignments I would have overlooked.
How I lead with Projectors: I’ve learned that they thrive when their insight is recognized and invited. I try to pull them into strategic conversations early, not just when I need a fix.
Manifestors: The Bold Initiators
Manifestors are here to start things. They have big, bold energy and often bring fresh ideas or momentum into a space. They don’t need to be managed, but they do need to feel trusted.
How I work with Manifestors: I give them space to run with new ideas and encourage them to inform the team along the way, so no one feels left in the dark.
Reflectors: The Empathic Mirrors
Reflectors are rare (about 1% of the population!) and deeply connected to their environment. They absorb and reflect the energy around them, making them wise evaluators. They need time and space to make decisions that feel right.
How I honor Reflectors: I try to build longer lead times into decisions when possible, so their process feels respected and not rushed.Understanding Human Design hasn’t turned me into a perfect leader, but it’s helped me become a more aware one. When I lead people with their design in mind, not against it, I notice more ease, more clarity, and more trust. And when you run a business that’s grounded in alignment? Everything works better, like your relationships, your systems, your results.
How Being a Manifesting Generator Changed My Business
Learning your type can be a total unlock in how you show up in business (and in life). Instead of trying to be someone else’s version of “productive”, you get to work in a way that actually feels natural to you.
I’ve always moved quickly from idea to action. I get excited, experiment, pivot, and chase inspiration, which can put me on a different mental timeline or expectation, leaving others feeling like they need to “catch up” or leave me wondering why I am juggling so much on my own.
For years, I thought that made me flaky. Now I know it’s my Manifesting Generator design at work: fast, magnetic, and creative. I need support and I need containers… inside those? I get to fly free with great boundaries.
When I stopped forcing myself to move linearly and started following my “gut yes” before taking action, everything flowed: launches felt easier, decisions clearer, collaborations more joyful.
- I give myself freedom to test new ideas without guilt.
- I structure my team to keep up with my energy surges.
- I build systems that let me pivot, not rebuild from scratch.
I like to think about your type like this: Your design isn’t a box; it’s your operating system. Master it, and you’ll finally work in sync with yourself.
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How I Use Human Design to Make Aligned Decisions
Applying Human Design at work isn’t just “woo.” It’s about being aware. When I started noticing the rhythms of my own energy, like when I’m most creative, what drains me, how I naturally lead, I realized how much time I’d spent working against myself.
Now, it’s less about hustling harder and more about listening deeper. Human Design simply gives language to what your body already knows.
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Alignment isn’t mystical… it’s mindful awareness in motion.
Here’s how I integrate my design every day:
1. Follow My Response
As a Manifesting Generator, one of my biggest shifts was learning to check in with my gut before committing. Now, I don’t jump into every exciting idea or opportunity right away. I pause, breathe, and pay attention to that subtle “uh-huh” or “nuh-uh” feeling in my body. If it’s not a full-body yes, it’s a no… or at least a “not yet.” This one practice alone has saved me so much burnout and decision regret.
2. Inform Before I Act
This one was huge for me. I move fast, dream fast, and act fast. But when I started looping my team in sooner (sharing what I was thinking before it became a decision) it shifted everything. As a Manifesting Generator, informing isn’t about asking permission, it’s about creating clarity and keeping people on the same page. And when I do that, my team can support me more effectively because they’re not playing catch-up.
3. Respect and Honor My Energy Waves
I used to expect myself to perform the same every day, like I could just summon creativity or motivation on demand. Spoiler: that never worked well. Now, I build my schedule around me. I plan deep-focus work during my high-energy seasons and leave room for rest or lighter, more reflective tasks during my natural dips. It’s made my output more consistent and my work more fulfilling.
4. Design Offers That Flex With Me
One of the best things I’ve done is design a business that allows for change. I’ve structured my offers to evolve as I do, like modular courses, flexible timelines, workflows we can adjust without burning the whole thing down. I don’t feel boxed in by my own creations anymore, and that freedom has kept me aligned and excited even as my goals and life shift.
Prompts to Help You Apply Human Design in Your Work
If you’ve just discovered your Human Design type, you might be swimming in new information and wondering what to actually do with it. I get it. When I first learned about my own design, I didn’t change everything overnight. I took my time, paid attention, and made one aligned shift at a time. It’s not about doing it all. It’s about getting curious and noticing what’s already true for you.
These prompts are here to help you start that process. You can use them however feels most natural: journal them, sit with them in quiet reflection, voice note your thoughts to a friend (maybe this is when you start that new Human Design group chat), or even explore them with a coach or your team.
Ask yourself:
Manifesting Generator → What ideas spark an instant “yes” in my body? Who needs to know before I act so I don’t leave people scrambling?
Generator → Where do I feel genuinely lit up (even if the task is small)? Which projects feel draining, and where can I shift my energy?
Projector → Where am I pushing for recognition instead of waiting to be invited in? Where do I naturally see how to guide or improve something?
Manifestor → What do I feel called to start right now? Who do I need to inform so I can move freely without resistance?
Reflector → How does my environment impact my clarity and energy? What decisions feel better when I give myself more space to reflect?
Remember: awareness is the first step. As you reflect, you’ll likely start seeing opportunities to tweak how you work, what you say yes to, and how you collaborate. Those small shifts? That’s where alignment starts to build.
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Human Design Business Alignment Checklist
Not sure if you’re aligned with how you’re working? Here’s a hint: if you’re feeling chronically drained by tasks that used to excite you, second-guessing every decision, or wondering why you’re hustling so hard without seeing the results you hoped for… it might be time to take a closer look at your alignment.
For me, Human Design became a tool that helped me reconnect with how I actually work best, not how I thought I should. And when I finally leaned into it? Things started to flow with more ease, clarity, and (honestly) joy.
If I could assign you a little Human Design “homework”, a simple starting point to check in with your energy and recalibrate how you’re doing business, this would be it. These are the practices that helped me stop forcing what wasn’t working and start creating rhythms that do.
Here’s your alignment check-in:
- Get your chart (know your type, strategy, and authority)
- Track your energy for a week: when do you feel lit up? When do you feel drained?
- Identify your not-self theme (frustration, anger, bitterness, disappointment) and notice where it shows up
- Build daily and weekly routines that include space for rest, not just output
- Share your design type with your team or collaborators so you can work with each other, not around each other
- Choose tools, timelines, and offers that actually match your natural rhythm
- Revisit your chart each season, because growth shifts energy, and what worked last season might need a refresh
This isn’t about changing everything overnight. It’s about getting curious and adjusting how you work, lead, and rest in a way that honors how you’re built. Alignment isn’t a one-time thing; it’s a rhythm you return to again and again.
How Knowing Yourself Changes the Way You Work
The biggest shift Human Design brought into my business wasn’t about optimizing a funnel or choosing the perfect time to post. It was internal. It was permission. Permission to pivot without guilt, to trust the way I naturally lead, and to stop forcing myself to work in ways that didn’t feel like me.
Human Design has become a tool I return to again and again in my work, my leadership, and even in how I rest. Not because it tells me who to be, but because it reminds me of who I already am.
If you’ve been curious about Human Design or wondering if it could help you feel more aligned in your work, your leadership, or just how you move through the day, I can’t recommend this next step enough.
I used Erin Claire Jones’ Human Design Blueprint as my entry point. It’s personalized, easy to understand, and honestly, kind of mind-blowing. It helped me connect the dots between how I feel and how I function, and gave me clear ways to take action, not just in my business, but in my life.
Your custom Human Design Blueprint includes a 55+ page guide tailored to you, your type, strategy, energy, decision-making, and more. Plus, when you grab it, you’ll get a bonus vision board visualization I created to help you apply what you learn in a tangible, creative way.
I hope you say yes to it. Not because it’ll magically fix everything overnight, but because it might just give you the clarity, permission, and alignment you’ve been craving.
