Ep 10 - What Becomes Possible When You Are Fully You: It's All Contained in Your Human Design

What Becomes Possible When You Are Fully You: It's All Contained In Your Human Design

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What if you stopped performing and started leading like you?

In this episode, I take you behind the curtain of my own Human Design—sharing the energetic blueprint that’s helped me break free from burnout, reclaim my rhythm, and lead in a way that feels wildly aligned.

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Have you ever had one of those moments—like the Universe grabs you by the shoulders, shakes you a little, and goes, “Oi! WAKE UP!”

Yeah. Same.

That’s the vibe we’re rolling with today.

Because let’s be honest, most of us are walking around like we’ve been hypnotised into some weird game of “Who Can Fit the Mould Best?”

We’re ticking boxes, toning ourselves down, trying to be what we think will be most acceptable, promotable, likeable, palatable… digestible.

And here’s the thing: I don’t want to be digestible. I want to be deliciously, unapologetically, unmistakably me.

And I want that for you too.

Because the second you stop performing and start being fully you? Everything changes.

But I’m not here to just throw around catchy lines like some motivational poster you’d find in a dentist’s waiting room.

I’m here to talk about what actually becomes possible when you stop trying to lead like someone else and start leading like you.

And yep, we’re finally going there today.

We’re talking Human Design.

Not in the weird, culty, “let me whisper your soul’s destiny” kind of way… but in the real, grounded, “holy shit this actually makes sense of my entire life” kind of way.

Because it’s time.

It’s time to wake up, shake off the nonsense, and remember who the hell you are.

Let Me Set the Scene

If you’ve been with me for the last few episodes, you know I’ve taken you on quite the journey.

We’ve talked about pressure, burnout, identity, healing, and the invisible ways leadership gets twisted into performance.

We’ve cracked open conversations about your nervous system, your conditioning, your energy field… and let’s be real, probably poked at a few raw spots along the way.

But I haven’t yet told you how I make sense of all of it.

How I anchor myself back into truth when the world starts yelling at me to “push harder” or “try this 7-step strategy to success.”

Spoiler alert: It’s not another planner. It’s not a cold plunge (although I’m not totally opposed to those). And it’s definitely not grinding my soul down to be more “productive.”

It’s Human Design.

Yep. That mysterious thing you may have heard me mention in passing.

The thing that sounds part-astrology, part-science, part-woo, and somehow pulls together

every damn thing you’ve ever wondered about yourself and says:

“Hey… this is how you work. It’s not broken. It’s brilliant. Let’s go.”

Why Human Design Woke Me Up

Let me tell you what it did for me.

A couple years ago, I was in one of those classic, “What the hell am I doing with my life?” spirals.

And it wasn’t that I wasn’t successful—I was ticking the boxes. Senior role, good salary, people came to me for advice. On paper? Crushing it.

But in my body? I felt like a machine. One that was slowly breaking down.

There was this voice inside me going, “Surely this isn’t what I’m here for. Surely there’s more.”

So, like any good identity-questioning millennial, I signed up for a life purpose course.

And listen, it was fine.

It gave me some words to work with. But it still felt like I was trying to squeeze my soul into someone else’s PowerPoint deck.

Then I found Human Design.

And I swear to you—it was like someone had been watching my whole life, taking notes, and then just handed me the user manual.

Suddenly, all the things I thought were flaws? Or things I needed to fix?

Like being “too much”... or not being consistent… or needing variety… or being the queen of starting five projects at once and finishing exactly none of them…

All of it made sense.

Because I wasn’t meant to operate like everyone else.

I was designed to work differently.

And so are you…

The Real Magic: It’s Not Just About You

Now, here’s the kicker.

When you start understanding your design—it’s not just about you.

Yes, you learn how to make aligned decisions.

Yes, you learn why you burn out or why you can’t stick to someone else’s system.

Yes, you learn your unique gifts.

But you also start to see other people differently.

You stop expecting everyone to think like you, work like you, or operate like you.

You lead with more compassion, more grace, more wisdom—because you understand that every other person is here with a different energetic blueprint too.

Imagine the ripple effect of that in your family… your team… your business… and your relationships.

When you’re fully you, and you give other people permission to be fully them?

Game. Freakin’. On.

Let Me Tell You What I’ve Seen

Since diving into this work, I’ve seen women (and men for that matter):

• Finally stop apologising for their pace, their softness, or their fire.

• Create businesses that don’t follow a single “rule” and thrive.

• Leave jobs that were sucking their soul dry and magnetically attract aligned opportunities.

• Speak up for the first time ever in rooms that once felt suffocating.

• Heal their bodies from years of stress and pushing.

• Reconnect to their creativity, their sensuality, and their joy.

And these weren’t freak accidents.

They were the result of finally understanding how they work—and honouring that like it

matters. Because it does.

Let’s Start with How I’m Built to Work

So, let me tell you my story.

Not the surface-level one—you know, the “respectable title, leadership role, jam-packed calendar” kind of story.

No. I’m talking about the real story.

The one about how ˆ actually designed to move through the world… and why trying to lead like everyone else has always felt a bit like wearing jeans that look great but cut off your circulation.

Our unique human design can tell you soooo much about yourself. Today, I’m going to go through a fair chunk about what I’ve learnt about myself simply through my Human Design, so you can get a sense of what you could learn too.

Starting from the most foundational part - which is how my energy works.

I now understand that I am built for speed.

For passion.

For multi-tasking and magic-making and changing my mind when something no longer lights me up.

I’m the kind of woman who can juggle a corporate job, a purpose-led business, a podcast, two kids and their never-ending snack demands, and still have energy left to reorganise the pantry while pondering the mysteries of the universe. (With a G&T in hand, obviously.)

But only—only—if I’m doing it in a way that’s aligned.

Because when I’m lit up? Everything is amazing.

I’ll batch content, solve a problem at work, walk the dog, dream up five new offers, and have a deeply philosophical conversation with my nearly 13-year-old about the meaning of life - all before lunch.

But when I’m not lit up?

When I’m saying yes because I “should”… or forcing myself to finish things just because I started them… or trying to prove I’m committed even though my gut is screaming “abort mission!”?

That’s when I crash. Hard. Like a toddler mid-sugar rush.

So, here’s what I’ve learned:

• I’m not here to chase.

• I’m not here to initiate from pressure.

• I’m not here to follow someone else’s formula and grit my teeth through it.

• I’m here to respond.

• To wait for what lights me up.

• To move like wildfire when my energy says, YESSSSS.

And when I lead this way? I don’t burn out.

I stop apologising for changing my mind.

I stop feeling guilty for leaving things behind.

And I build things that actually feel like mine.

I have been called me “too much”.

Too fast.

Too intense.

Too many ideas.

Too energetic.

Too chaotic.

To which I now say: THANK YOU.

Because it’s not “too much” if it’s true.

The world just doesn’t know what to do with women like me—women who don’t follow the script, who pivot on a dime, who hold big visions and space for others to rise, all at the same time.

We’re here to show a different way.

A way that’s Playful. Powerful. And deeply, unapologetically ours.

That’s what I’ve learned about how I’m built.

And that’s why I stopped trying to lead like everyone else—and started leading like me.

How I Make Decisions — The Sacred “Uh-huh” and “Uh-uh” of Truth

Alright.

So now that we’ve established that I move fast and build big when I’m lit up, let’s talk about how I actually know what to say yes to in the first place.

Because if I don’t trust my inner compass… well, it’s just fucking chaos.

This is the part of my design I call both magical and maddening:

My way of making decisions.

It’s not logic.

It’s not what “makes the most sense.”

It’s not about being liked or praised.

It’s about a very real, very physical truth that lives in my gut.

My body doesn’t speak in strategy. It speaks in sounds and sensations.

Which, by the way, is wildly inconvenient in a world that worships logic and loves a good 5-point plan.

But here’s the thing…

My gut doesn’t speak in maybes or shoulds or let-me-just-think-about-it-for-three-weeks.

It speaks in the now.

It’s either:

• A full-bodied YES

• A deep, contractive NO

  
  

Sometimes it feels like butterflies. Sometimes it’s a pull.

Sometimes it’s a subtle hum of grounded certainty in my belly.

But when I ignore it?

Oh, trust me—I know.

I’ve said yes to shiny projects that drained me.

I’ve taken jobs that looked good on paper but felt dead inside.

I’ve agreed to things I immediately regretted, just because I didn’t want to seem difficult or let someone down.

I knew it wasn’t right. My gut knew.

But I didn’t listen—because, you know… obligation, people-pleasing, polite professionalism, etc.

And then the crash comes.

My energy tanks.

I lose motivation.

I get cranky AF.

And worst of all? I start resenting the very things I once convinced myself I “should” love.

That’s how I finally learned: My gut isn’t a suggestion box.

It’s not optional.

It’s the whole damn operating system.

So now that I know this and have felt it?

I try my best to calibrate everything through my gut response.

Not from my mind.

(Because if my brain had its way, I’d be rationalising myself into burnout constantly.)

But when I listen and decide from my belly.

From that sacred space of knowing.

Remember in a previous episode when I told you about the research that shows we have more neurons in our gut then our brain. Well, for me, this is where my decisions are made.

And it doesn’t complicate things like the mind does. It’s a straight yes or no.

These days, I try to run everything through this internal compass:

• Whether I launch something or not.

• Whether I rest or go.

• Whether I work with someone.

• Whether I walk the dog or lie in the sun.

• What I’m going to eat for lunch

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It’s not perfect—I still override it at times.

(Usually when I’m being “productive” and ignoring all the signs that I’m pushing too hard.)

But the second I do? My body tells me. My energy drops and the brain fog comes in.

Because my gut never lies.

It doesn’t need logic or spreadsheets or a committee of people to validate it.

It just knows.

And when I follow it?

I feel clear. Grounded. Magnetic.

Because alignment doesn’t live in the mind.

It lives in the body.

And this way of making decisions—this sacred yes/no—has become one of the most powerful tools I have.

It’s how I reclaim my truth.

Every. Damn. Day.

My Profile – Depth & Discovery Are Kinda My Thing

Now, let’s talk about one of the juiciest parts of my design—my profile.

In Human Design terms, we all have a profile, which is like the role you’re here to play in life.

And when I first learned mine?

I laughed. Out loud. By myself. In public.

Because it was so spot on it felt like someone had been secretly journaling about my life for years and then reading it back to me.

Our profile has two parts: one is how we see ourselves, and the other is how the world experiences us. And the combo? Let’s just say... it explains a lot.

So, here’s my profile.

Part 1: (a.k.a. how I see myself) - The Investigator

Of course.

Of course this is me.

I’ve literally been an Investigator in my career for 20 years.

But apparently it’s not just a job title—it’s a way of being.

This part of me is curious with a capital C.

But not casually curious—not “ooh tell me a fun fact” curious.

More like “don’t give me fluff or I will mentally exit this conversation” curious.

I want depth. I want Substance. And I want Solid foundations.

I need to know why things work, how they work, and what happens when they don’t. I can’t blindly follow a system, a person, or a trend unless I’ve pulled it apart and rebuilt it in my own mind first.

I don’t just consume information I’m interested in.

I study it. I test it. I live it. And only then will I share it.

This makes me a natural student of life—but also a selective one.

If I don’t trust the source or I’m not interested in it, I’m out. But once I do?

I am in my happy place!

Part 2: (a.k.a. how the world experiences me) - The Experimenter

This is where it gets wild.

Because this part of me? She learns by doing.

Remember in a previous episode when I told you my love for books about scientists, well this is probably why!

As an Experimenter, I’m not here to sit in the classroom forever.

I’m here to try it. To live it. To make the mistakes, pick myself back up, and go again.

I’m not designed to follow someone else’s 5-step formula and get it perfect the first time.

I’m here to test things.

To Touch the fire.

Say “oops.”

Learn. Tweak. Master it my own way.

And for a long time, I thought that made me flaky. Inconsistent. Scattered.

But now I know better.

It actually makes me wise.

Because I don’t speak from theory—I speak from lived experience.

Everything I share—whether it’s about leadership, energy, or growth as an example—is something I’ve walked through.

Not just read in a book or on a blog.

Not copied from someone else’s playbook.

I know what works because I’ve tried what doesn’t.

This is why I don’t give advice I haven’t taken on myself.

I don’t lead from the sidelines—I lead from the field.

It’s not always polished. It’s not always pretty. But it’s real.

And that’s what makes me… me.

So when I talk about self-trust? I’ve earned it.

When I talk about flow? I’ve found it—after forcing myself out of it too many times to count.

When I talk about creating new models of leadership?

It’s because I’ve burned myself out trying to squeeze into old ones again and again.

So I tried new ones, and that’s part of the reason I’m here today telling you about it.

My Profile taught me that I’m not here to be perfect—I’m here to be honest.

And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I Don’t Need to Be Completed

Ok, here’s something else I’ve learned about myself that changed everything:

I’m wired to move quickly, BUT I’m also wired to move Independently.

With a strong inner clarity.

When I take in information, I don’t need to bounce it around a dozen people or get endless feedback.

I can process, integrate, and act—pretty damn fast.

It’s not that I don’t value collaboration. I absolutely do.

But I don’t need other people to complete the picture.

My energy is already internally connected, like one of those perfect little electrical circuits where everything just… works.

I don’t need extra wires, external batteries, or someone to “help me figure it out.”

I just get it. Fast.

This is why:

• I don’t need to talk things out to know what I think.

• I get clarity through action—not debate.

• Long, drawn-out decision-making makes me want to cry on the inside.

• And I thrive when I can take the ball and run without asking permission 14 times along the way.

When I’m aligned, this feels like confidence, ease and flow.

I know what I know. I feel what I feel. And I trust myself to move with it.

But when I’m not honouring this part of me?

When I’m stuck waiting for approvals, trapped in meetings that should’ve been emails, or wading through 17 layers of red tape?

Yeah… not my best self.

It’s like trying to run in a dream where your legs won’t move.

So now, I do my best to design my life and leadership around this knowing.

I do well when people trust me to go.

When they know I’ll come back with something solid—but don’t need to micromanage me through every step.

I’ve been fortunate to have a boss who recognises this in me and knows that when I have an idea for something that will be useful, she just let’s me run with it. She would give me the time and space to do my thing. And the result?

I get to work on something fun and interesting for me, which gives me huge bursts of energy, gets me totally in flow, and importantly, I end up delivering a fantastic product at the end that benefits everyone.

It’s absolutely a win:win situation.

But the biggest gift in all of this for me?

I’m already whole.

I’m not Jerry Maguire (cue eye-roll here. lol)

I don’t need anyone to “complete” me.

I’m already whole.

My way of processing, deciding, and moving through life might look different to you and everyone else—but it’s deeply natural to me.

And when I honour that?

I stop second-guessing. I stop over-explaining. I stop waiting for permission I never needed in the first place.

And instead… I just lead.

From my own rhythm. On my own terms.

The Three Things You’ll Always Feel From Me

There are a few parts of me that I’ve learned, that are just always on.

No matter what’s happening, these parts don’t fluctuate.

They’re solid. Reliable.

The energetic signature I leave in every room I walk into without me doing anything.

Here’s what that looks like…

1. I Speak to Be Felt

My voice has always had a certain kind of weight.

Not because I’m the loudest. But because when I speak from alignment—people feel it.

Whether I’m leading a meeting, recording a podcast, or having a heart-to-heart, I’m here to use my voice as a tool for clarity, connection, and sometimes (let’s be honest)… gentle disruption.

But if I’m not speaking from my truth?

I feel it.

Like I’m babbling into a void, or choking on words that don’t belong to me.

That’s my cue to stop performing and come back to my own message.

2. I Know Who I Am (Even When I Forget)

I have a steady inner compass in me.

Even when I veer off track, there’s this deep part that always knows what’s true. What’s right.

What direction is mine.

I don’t need to try to “find myself” in a dramatic Eat Pray Love kind of way.

She’s always in there—I just need space and honesty to come back to her.

And when I do? My clarity becomes magnetic.

3. I’ve Got Lots of Energy—But Only For What’s True

When I’m lit up by something? Watch out.

I’ve got the juice. The fuel. And the fire.

I’ll move mountains before breakfast and still have energy to write a book by lunch.

But if it’s not aligned? If I’m doing it from obligation, pressure, or guilt?

It’s like someone unplugged me.

I hit a wall.

The lights go out.

No sparkle, no stamina, just me wondering why everything feels 400% harder than it should.

So how do I stay in alignment and keep that energy pumping?

I have to let my body guide me.

If I don’t get a full-bodied “hell yes,” I need to take a breath, check in, and let it go if I need to.

These three parts of me—my voice, my compass, my energy—are my anchors.

When they’re humming together? That’s when I’m not just showing up—I’m shining.

That’s when I’m leading in my most natural, powerful, and sustainable way.

So those are the consistent rocks in my life. But in Human Design we also learn about where we aren’t consistent and our greatest sources of wisdom.

My Greatest Sources of Wisdom: What Openness Has Taught Me

Some people think leadership is about having all the answers.

But you know what I’ve learned?

The wisest, most grounded parts of me… didn’t come from knowing.

They came from not knowing.

From staying open. From learning how to tune in. From recognising that just because something’s loud or urgent doesn’t mean it’s mine.

These parts of me—have taught me how to observe, how to feel, and how to move with awareness.

And they’ve become some of my most powerful teachers.

The Pressure to “Figure It All Out”

I’ve spent a lot of my life trapped in my own head—overthinking, second-guessing, trying to find the “right” answer before I was allowed to act.

It felt like if I didn’t know, I wasn’t allowed to lead.

But that pressure to figure things out?

A lot of the time, it wasn’t even mine.

I’ve come to realise that not every question is mine to answer.

Not every thought needs to be solved like a Rubik’s Cube.

Some are just passing through.

Now, when I catch myself spiralling, I try to ask myself:

“Is this even my question?”

And if the answer’s no, I exhale and let it go.

That’s the gift—learning to create space between what I feel and what I taken on as my own.

The Hustle Hook

I also get this pressure that creeps in… telling me to hurry up, tick the list, get it done now.

I’m pretty sure this is the part that has majorly contributed to my previous burnout.

It’s like a background hum that gets louder anytime someone needs something from me.

Especially when my to-do list is already overflowing with everyone else’s priorities.

For years, I thought that sense of urgency was mine.

But it’s not.

I’m learning that just because something feels urgent doesn’t mean it’s important.

What I’m learning now, is when I feel that tension creep in—the pressure to prove, to keep

up, to move faster—I should pause.

And then ask myself:

“Is this mine? Or am I caught in someone else’s speed?”

This helps me reclaim my pace.

It’s teaching me that being productive doesn’t make me more worthy.

And slowing down isn’t lazy—it’s intelligent.

And it’s a continuous learning curve for me, but it also means I can pass on those learnings to others to help.

The Pull of the Familiar

Something else I now have awareness about?

I can hold on tight.

To roles. Relationships. Routines. Even when they’re not right anymore.

Comfort that feels like safety.

But comfort isn’t the same as alignment.

This part of me is teaching me to let go—not just physically, but emotionally.

To release what I’ve outgrown, even when it’s scary.

Although this is also still a work in progress, it starts with awareness, right?

And every time I choose my truth over comfort?

My confidence grows. My clarity sharpens. And my energy expands.

The Proving Trap

I have spent a lot of my life trying to prove I was enough.

Prove I was capable. Worthy. Valuable.

By over-delivering. Overcommitting. Over-efforting.

Because somewhere deep down, I thought I had to earn everything—success, rest, even love.

But this part of me is teaching me a huge lesson:

I don’t have to prove anything to be enough.

My value doesn’t come from how hard I hustle.

It comes from who I am—not what I do.

It means I can rest without guilt.

I can say no more often, without having to justify myself.

I can lead without needing to push.

The Emotion Sponge

Oh, I have also learnt that I am an emotional sponge!

If someone walks into the room feeling heavy—I feel it.

If they’re sad, angry, anxious—I pick it up like a radio antenna tuned to all the frequencies.

And for a long time, I thought it was my job to fix it.

To smooth the waters. To make everything okay.

But here’s the wisdom this part of me holds:

Not everything I feel belongs to me.

It is a gift to feel deeply.

But I don’t need to carry what’s not mine.

I don’t need to absorb the emotional climate of every room I walk into.

A great saying I learnt about this which I try to apply, is to be the sieve and not the sponge.

In other words, let other people’s emotions pass through me, rather than me absorbing them and taking them on myself.

This openness has made me wildly empathetic—but it’s also taught me boundaries.

Openness Is Wisdom

So yes—these are the parts of me that are more open.

But they’re also where I’m learning to be present.

To question. To listen more than I speak.

They’re teaching me to slow down, tune in, and lead from discernment, not from pressure.

Because wisdom isn’t about having all the answers.

It’s about knowing which questions are yours to answer.

And when you learn that?

You don’t just lead differently.

You live differently.

My Gifts

Alright, so we’ve talked about how I move through the world… how I make decisions… how I lead… how I speak… how I feel…

But now I want to talk about what’s underneath all of that.

The gifts. The golden threads.

The consistent themes that show up in everything I do—even when I don’t try.

Because here’s the thing Human Design showed me that still kind of blows my mind:

All the patterns I used to second-guess or brush off as “just a personality quirk” were actually my most reliable, potent strengths.

So let me walk you through what I’ve discovered.

The Refiner & System Creator

Let’s start with one of my most dominant energetic patterns: the gift of refinement.

This is the part of me that walks into a room, sees what’s not working, and starts mapping out solutions in my head before the meeting’s even begun.

It’s like my brain says, “Ugh, this is a mess! Let’s make it better.”

This is why I can’t leave things half-baked.

Why I love making things simpler, more efficient, more human.

It’s not about perfectionism—it’s about precision.

That’s why, when my boss handed me a messy problem after a major workplace review, I didn’t hesitate.

I created an entire framework from scratch, refined systems, consulted the right people, and built something useful.

And then, just for fun?

I rebuilt our entire case management system using Microsoft tools.

Free. Easy. Still running to this day. Thank you, Gift of Refinement.

It’s why I can see how broken our current leadership paradigms are and why I’m looking to improve the system.

This is how I lead—with vision, practicality, and a relentless love of making things work better.

The Fire That Moves Me

I also have this huge power in me—not the fake kind that postures.

But the real kind that lives in your body - empowerment. Internal rather than external.

My energy moves when the moment is right.

I don’t need to force it.

When something lights me up?

It’s like my body flips a switch and suddenly I’m in motion—faster, clearer, bolder than ever.

And the really cool thing about that: this energy is contagious.

When I’m in alignment, the people around me get activated too.

Because I’m not just talking about doing the thing—I am the thing.

The Heart-Centred Leader

Here’s where it gets soft and strong all at once.

I have a natural ability to connect deeply, honestly, and without masks.

I have a gift of building trust - not by being polished, but by being real.

People feel safe around me because I don’t ask them to perform—I invite them to land.

I don’t need to lead with strategy.

I just lead with truth.

I lead from my heart, from my sense of self-worth, from the deep understanding that intimacy doesn’t start with others—it starts within.

And this is what keeps me grounded.

It’s what lets me hold big spaces without needing to dominate them.

I lead with tenderness, transparency, and the kind of courage that comes from being home in myself.

The Emotional Alchemist

Something I found so interesting about myself is that one of my core gifts is emotional depth—and let me tell you, it’s a ride.

I feel things intensely.

I ride emotional waves.

I am the wave sometimes.

But my power isn’t in suppressing that—it’s in alchemising it.

This is where music, creativity, and meaning come into play.

Music especially—it’s not just background noise, it’s sacred.

It tunes my emotions, moves my energy, brings me back to myself.

And when I slow down and listen—to my body, to my moods, to the pulse of my inner world—

I find a kind of freedom I never thought possible.

This allows me to lead with emotional intelligence, with creative fire, and with a reverence for the wisdom inside every feeling.

The Embodied Messenger

Finally, the thread that weaves it all together: Presence.

I don’t need to perform.

I don’t need a five-point plan.

I just need to show up fully.

That’s when my energy hits.

That’s when my voice lands.

That’s when people listen—not because I said the right thing in the right way, but because I said what’s real.

I’m here to lead in motion—not from the sidelines, but from the middle of the dance floor.

My purpose is lived in movement.

In breath. In play. In being right here, right now.

And when I live like that?

My presence speaks louder than any marketing plan ever could.

I lead by being in my body, trusting my rhythm, and transmitting truth through every step I

take.

So What Do All These Gifts Add Up To?

• I am here to refine, improve, and lead with clarity.

• I’m meant to respond with power, not chase with pressure.

• I build trust by being fully myself—not by proving a damn thing.

• My emotional depth is not a liability—it’s my wisdom.

• And my presence? That’s the magic. That’s what moves people.

This is the energetic signature I carry.

This is why I don’t fit in someone else’s leadership mould—because I was never meant to.

I’m not here to copy the system.

I’m here to be the system.

A living, breathing, dancing example of what’s possible when you stop pretending… and start being fully, wildly, unapologetically you.

And the best part?

You’ve got your own energetic signature, too.

You have gifts.

You have wisdom.

You have a way of moving through the world that is so uniquely yours—which is completely different to mine.

And when you tap into it? Holy shit… everything changes.

My Superpowers: When Gifts Team Up

Here’s the wild thing about Human Design…

Your individual gifts are amazing.

But when certain ones are linked up in your design, they form full-blown superpowers.

I’ve got four of these power-pairings—and when I’m in alignment, they’re electric.

Superpower 1: Speak It + Do It

This one’s pure action meets truth.

I don’t need to rehearse or overthink.

When something lights me up, I move—and the words flow right alongside.

It’s instant, aligned, and magnetic.

Superpower 2: Be Fully Me

I’m not here to perform—I’m here to embody.

When I show up as my real, unfiltered self, people will feel it.

It gives others permission to drop the mask too.

Leadership through naturalness. (Who would have guessed it right?)

Superpower 3: Authenticity in Motion

My best moves?

They don’t come from a 10-step plan.

They come from trusting my gut and doing things my way.

This power helps me lead without asking for permission.

Superpower 4: Wisdom Through Story

I turn real-life experiences into meaningful insight.

Whether I’m sharing my own journey or listening deeply to someone else’s, this gift lets me hold space, reflect, and offer clarity.

Together, these powers make me a walking permission slip for others to lead as they truly are—not as they’ve been told to be.

And when I’m fully me?

✨ That’s when the real magic happens. ✨

That’s the magic I want to lead you into inside The Natural Leader Hub.

So you don’t just learn this stuff… you live it.

So you can discover your own energetic blueprint, your own gifts, your own rhythm—and build your personal leadership style from the inside out.

✨ Imagine what becomes possible when you lead from alignment instead of expectation.

✨ When you stop performing, and start creating from your core truth.

✨ When you don’t just know who you are—you embody it.

Ok, last part for today.

How My Brain & Body Work Best

Human Design doesn’t just show what I’m here to do—it shows how I’m wired to do it.

Here’s what I’ve learned about how I think, eat, learn, see the world, and thrive:

I have a strategic mind…

I love clarity, logic, and problem-solving.

I can take a complex idea and make it simple, structured, and useful.

Systems? Frameworks? Give them to me.

…but I also have a passive brain.

SO, despite my strategic mind, my brain needs downtime.

I process best when I soak things in—through music, nature, and rest.

When I honour this? I both think better and feel better.

I see the world peripherally.

I’m not here to obsess over the goal.

I notice patterns, shifts, and the bigger picture in the room.

My power is in staying open to what’s unfolding around me—not hyper-fixating on things.

And I thrive in active environments.

I need energy around me.

Not chaos—but spaces where ideas flow, things move, and people are engaged.

I created Fresh Collective for this reason—it reflects exactly what I need.

A humming, excited community who want fresh ideas and purpose.

In a nutshell?

I think strategically.

I process passively.

I see widely.

I thrive where energy moves.

And when I honour this wiring?

I stop forcing. And I start flowing.

This is the magic of knowing how you work best—and building your life around it.

Final Thoughts

So… let’s just take a breath for a second.

Because wow, that was a lot.

I just walked you through some of the deepest parts of my blueprint—and honestly?

That was just a taste. There’s so much more I could go into.

But I’ll spare you the full autobiography… for now.

What I hope you’ve felt through this episode is that this isn’t just a bunch of information—it’s a mirror.

A key.

A permission slip to start leading in a way that actually works for you.

Because If I can now know this much about myself—

• my energy,

• my strengths,

• my challenges,

• how I’m meant to make decisions,

• what kind of environment lights me up,

• how my brain works,

• how I digest life,

• how I see the world,

• and what I’m here to embody in this lifetime...

Imagine knowing all this about yourself, because it won’t be the same as me. It will be uniquely you.

And when you discover that, then you can surely see that you were never meant to fit into someone else’s mould either.

And that’s why I created The Natural Leader Model.

—a space where this goes so much deeper than just a podcast episode.

Inside the Hub, we take this incredible insight from your Human Design and turn it into something tangible.

Something real.

Something livable.

You don’t just learn about yourself—you remember who you are.

You start to see how all the pieces of you make perfect sense.

And then you get to take that awareness and build your own personal leadership model—one that’s built around your gifts, your energy, your timing, your rhythm, and your inner power.

Just imagine that for a second.

✨ A leadership model that starts with you.

✨ That adapts to you.

✨ That grows with you as you evolve.

That’s what we’re doing inside the Hub.

And right now, if you join us as a founding member, you not only lock in the launch price of $29/month forever, but you get to shape the future of this space.

Seriously—I want your input. I want to know what you’re navigating, what’s keeping you stuck, what you wish existed in leadership development but haven’t been able to find yet.

Because we’re not doing this the old way.

We’re not just handing down another “10 steps to success” system.

We’re creating something that’s alive. Responsive. And Real.

The Hub is ready and waiting for you to explore, and more content is being added all the time.

You don’t have to wait. You don’t have to hustle.

You just have to be willing to come home to yourself.

And hey—if you’re in a small team, bring them with you.

Imagine what it would be like to walk through this side by side, all of you leading from alignment instead of pressure.

That’s when the ripple effect really begins.

So if you’re feeling that little inner nudge… that buzz of curiosity in your body… come join us.

Here's the link - The Natural Leader Hub.

Ready to Discover What’s Possible?

So, here’s what I want to leave you with today:

What becomes possible when you’re fully you?

Everything.

Everything’s possible.

But you’ve got to stop chasing versions of success that were never built for you.

You’ve got to stop performing.

Stop contorting.

Stop outsourcing your authority to strategies that sound shiny but make you feel like sh*t.

Come back to your rhythm.

Come back to your truth.

Come back to your design.

And come hang with me in The Natural Leader Hub.

This is a movement.

We’re learning how to lead from alignment. From energy. From self-trust.

We’re throwing out the old models and building new ones from the inside out.

You can join anytime—

Or if you’re not ready for the membership, start with the Natural Leadership by Design report (it’s over 60 pages of what you just heard, based entirely on your unique blueprint).

Or if you want a more personal touch, you can book a 1:1 reading with me - hello@freshcollective.au.

So, let’s stop asking for permission to be ourselves and start leading like we were born to.

Because you—fully, freely, unapologetically you?

That’s the most powerful leader there is.

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