7 Mistakes to Avoid (Human Design edition)

Overview

• Presenter: Erica, certified human design analyst and personal development coach.
• Purpose: Workshop on mistakes to avoid when making empowered decisions, focused on human design.
• Context: Weekly Wednesday live series within a Facebook group; presenter founded Inner Beauty Reigns (2016).

Human Design Background

• Erica began human design journey in early 2021; studied for over a year before certification.
• Certified human design analyst for over two years.
• Personal impact: clarified purpose via profile and incarnation cross; follows sacral authority as a manifesting generator.
• Human design aids deconditioning, healing, evolution, embodiment, and aligning with one’s thriving place.

Mistakes To Avoid When Making Empowered Decisions

• Definition: A mistake is a misguided or wrong action or judgment; mistakes don’t make you a bad person.

• Not Feeling Obligated To Explain Yourself

  • You don’t have to justify your human design journey to others.
  • Faith backgrounds (e.g., Western Christianity) may create pressure; each person must walk their own faith.
  • Accept that others may not understand or may try to talk you out of decisions.

• Feeling Guilty For Choosing Yourself

  • Prioritize self-care and personal alignment first.
  • Balance obligations with self-preservation to maintain healthy mind, body, and spirit.
  • Avoid guilt when making choices that serve your wellbeing and purpose.

• Not Setting Boundaries

  • Failure to set boundaries often stems from immaturity or lack of experience.
  • With experience (and age), boundaries become easier to maintain.
  • Clearly state limits and parameters; protect your energy and purpose.

• Failing To Prepare

  • Many negative outcomes are preventable with preparation.
  • Small practical habits prevent bigger problems (example: ensuring clean undergarments to avoid changing sheets).
  • Use available resources (search engines, AI tools) to gather step-by-step guidance.
  • Technology reduces excuses for lack of preparation.

• Dragging People Who Don’t Want To Go

  • Trying to force others to join your journey creates dead weight and wastes time.
  • Let go of people not ready; focus on those aligned with your path.
  • Delaying your progress to include unwilling others harms your growth.

• Carrying Baggage

  • Let go of people, emotions, unforgiveness, and unhelpful patterns.
  • Regularly assess “what’s in your bag” and pack only useful qualities (common sense, wisdom, consideration).
  • Deconditioning through human design helps reduce baggage.

• Not Allowing Yourself To Go Through The Process

  • Avoiding emotional processing delays personal development.
  • Unprocessed feelings manifest in behaviors, reactions, and unhealthy habits.
  • Use talking, journaling, or trusted conversations to release and integrate difficult memories.
  • Getting a human design analysis is insufficient without doing the inner work.

Action Items

• If interested in resources:

  • Download The Courage Manual and other ebooks (available on Erica’s website; ebooks approx. $10).
  • Group members can request a free mini human design report via DM to the presenter.

• Personal practice suggestions:

  • Set clear boundaries and rehearse saying “no.”
  • Schedule time for preparation and use online/A.I. tools for step-by-step planning.
  • Inventory emotional baggage; choose one item to release (via journaling or conversation).
  • Prioritize self-care choices without guilt.

Decisions

• Presenter recommends embracing human design if it resonates, not from obligation or external validation.
• Emphasize embodiment and ongoing processing as essential to benefiting from human design work.