Have you ever held back from sharing something you're genuinely excited about because you were worried people wouldn't understand?
Maybe it doesn't fit your niche. Maybe it has nothing to do with the business people already know you for. Maybe you're afraid they'll think you're distracted, inconsistent, or not serious about what you do.
I have. And in this episode of Unjaded, I'm sharing exactly how that conditioning has been showing up in my own life and business.
As an Emotional Manifesting Generator, I have a lot of interests. I love Human Design, I love helping women build businesses, and I've also been pouring my energy into Blue Sparrow, my online and bricks-and-mortar retail store.
But while I've been sharing plenty of Blue Sparrow content on its own accounts, I've been holding back from sharing that part of my life on my main Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Why?
Because somewhere along the way, I picked up the belief that everything I share has to fit into one tidy little niche. That if I talk too much about my retail business, people might question whether I'm still serious about my Human Design business.
Which is ridiculous, when I actually say it out loud.
But that's the thing about conditioning. It doesn't have to make sense to influence how we show up.
In this episode, I'm unpacking what helped me recognize that pattern, why I'm changing the way I share my life and businesses online, and what it might look like for you to show a little more of who you really are.
Because your life doesn't have to make sense to anyone else.
And your business doesn't have to fit someone else's idea of who you're supposed to be.
In This Episode
- Why Manifesting Generators can feel pressure to choose one thing and stick with it.
- How conditioning can influence what you're willing to share in your business and on social media.
- Why I've been keeping Blue Sparrow mostly separate from my main Human Design accounts.
- How a message from another 2/4 Emotional Manifesting Generator helped me recognize my own fears about being seen.
- What my Right Angle Cross of Contagion and conscious Sun in Gate 8 mean to me as I learn to go first and let people watch.
- The difference between choosing to keep something private and hiding a part of yourself because you're afraid of what people will think.
- Why following your Human Design strategy matters when you're creating content.
- How I'm rethinking my Instagram bio and giving myself permission to share more of my everyday life.
- Why I want to experience satisfaction on an ordinary Tuesday, rather than waiting for a holiday or special occasion to feel lit up.
- How to recognize what your Human Design signature could look like in your everyday life and business.
What If Your Content Reflected More of Your Real Life?
I've been sharing Blue Sparrow content on its own Instagram account and Facebook page, but I was hesitant to bring much of it into my main accounts.
I told myself that people were there for Human Design. They might not understand why I was suddenly talking about resale clothing, retail, and opening a physical store.
So even when I felt lit up and in response to share something, I sometimes stopped myself.
That was the part I needed to look at.
For me, following my Human Design strategy in content creation means paying attention to what I'm responding to and allowing that energy to inform what I share. When I continually pull myself back because something doesn't fit the niche I've created, I'm ignoring an important part of how I want to operate.
I'm not suggesting that every business needs to share everything on one account. Blue Sparrow has its own accounts for a reason. People need to be able to find the store, browse the products, and shop.
But I can also let people who follow me see what I'm building, what excites me, and what my life looks like as I do it.
You can have a clear business message without pretending that the rest of your life doesn't exist.
The Conditioning That Tells You You're Too Much
A woman in Australia recently messaged me to share that she, too, is a 2/4 Emotional Manifesting Generator with a history of different careers and businesses.
And she told me she was doing resale in secret because she was afraid people wouldn't get it.
I recognized myself in her message immediately.
We can watch other women doing incredible things and assume they've figured it all out. Meanwhile, we're holding back parts of ourselves because we're worried about being judged, misunderstood, or seen as too much.
Understanding your Human Design doesn't mean you'll never experience that fear again.
For me, it gives me a way to recognize when conditioning is influencing my decisions and to consider how I want to respond.
Sometimes that means sharing the thing I'm excited about, even when I don't know how everyone will receive it.
What Does Your Human Design Signature Look Like on a Tuesday?
This is the question I really want you to sit with after listening.
I want a life that feels satisfying in the middle of an ordinary week. I want to enjoy what I'm building, follow the things that light me up, and experience more of what I want to experience while I'm here.
In Human Design, each type has a signature:
- Generators and Manifesting Generators: Satisfaction
- Projectors: Success
- Manifestors: Peace
- Reflectors: Surprise
What would it take to experience more of your signature in your everyday life?
What would a satisfying Tuesday look like for you? What helps you feel successful or at peace? Where is there room for more surprise and delight?
You don't have to wait for a vacation, a milestone, or the day your business finally reaches a particular number.
You can begin asking those questions about the life you're living right now.
And perhaps there's a part of yourself you've been holding back that deserves a little more room.
A Question for You
What are you excited to do or share that you've been holding back because you're worried other people won't understand?
You don't have to change everything overnight. But what would it look like to let yourself be a little more of who you are today?
I'd love to hear what comes up for you.
Connect With Vickie
Come find me on Instagram and tell me what you're giving yourself permission to do, create, or share. https://www.instagram.com/vickie.dickson/
You'll also be seeing more of my life behind the scenes as I continue building my Human Design business and Blue Sparrow.
And if you're a Manifesting Generator who's been told to settle down, pick one thing, or stop changing direction, I think you'll feel right at home here.
