There are 6 different Motivations in Human Design. Fear, Hope, Desire, Need, Guilt, and Innocence. Every Motivation has its opposite Transferred Motivation. Today I’ll share with you my experience having a Need Motivation in Human Design and Fear Transferred Motivation.
There’s no one Motivation that’s better than the other. In Human Design in general, nothing is better or worse. It’s just different.
When I first learned about my Need Motivation in Human Design and my Transferred Motivation, it made so much sense. I already knew those things about myself, but a great thing about Human Design is that it gives you language for who you are and it empowers you to stay true to yourself rather than force something that doesn’t feel good.
>> Prefer audio format? This blog post was first published on my podcast, The La Ivana Podcast. Listen to episode 102 all about Need Motivation in Human Design here.
How do I experience Need Motivation in Human Design?
For me, having a Need Motivation means being focused on non-negotiables. Asking myself – What do I really need to do? instead of thinking of what I could or should do.
Of course, since I’m a Manifesting Generator, I also make sure that what I’m doing makes me feel excited.
Need Motivation shows up in every area of my life.
I’m a minimalist and I have always been a minimalist. Even before I found out about Human Design, I always decluttered my things with ease.
I simply ask myself ‘’Do I need this?’’
I don’t really follow Marie Kondo’s method of asking ‘’Does this item spark joy?’’ instead I focus on do I need it or not.
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Even when I’m at the grocery store and I look at my trolley, if I notice I got some items that I really don’t need, I put them back.
This doesn’t mean that I don’t have any desires or that I don’t buy things if I want them.
It just means that covering my needs (and what’s needed, in general) is a priority and my dominant questions are:
– What do I need?
– What is needed right now?
How does Need Motivation show up in my business?
When it comes to my website, you can see that it’s very simple.
When I’m creating content or writing a sales page for my offer, I always focus on – What does the person reading this need to know?
What gets the job done?
Many business owners have sales pages so detailed that you could scroll for half an hour through them. They have GIFs, a lot of ‘’Imagine this’’ scenarios, 10 questions in the FAQ section… And that’s great for a lot of people.
But for a lot of other people, it’s not.
So it’s important that you don’t blindly follow everyone else’s advice because the advice you read online doesn’t take into consideration the fact that we’re all different.
I’m not going to waste my time scrolling for 2 hours on someone’s sales page. I just don’t see how it’s important for me. But, as I’ve said, some people will love to see all the details.
Another example is email marketing.
I worked with a business coach who told me to create an email sequence with 5-6 emails that are automatically sent to anyone who signs up for my freebie. Also, I bought a course on email marketing to learn what gets your email subscribers to open your emails.
I have more than 5 freebies and I created a unique email sequence for each of them. And then I deleted all of the email sequences that I spent days creating.
Why?
Because I’m the first to unsubscribe when I notice the generic email automation after the first email. I sign up for a freebie, and the next day I get a generic automated email titled ‘’Hey, have we met?’’ (i. e. I have an awesome $799 course for you that I’ll try to sell you on the 6th automated email. You just wait.)
I just don’t like that approach. No one likes to be treated like a robot.
Times are changing. The old ways that business owners used to sell 10 years ago are just not working anymore.
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Another example of how Need Motivation shows up in my business is the way I launched my podcast and my blog.
I didn’t wait to have 5 podcast episodes or 5 blog posts prepared before I launched.
I focused on what was objectively necessary.
So, I recorded one episode and launched my podcast. And it went great. Today, I have more than 100 episodes and I love podcasting.
The same thing happened with my blog. I wrote one blog post and launched it.
Instead of spiraling into ‘’Oh my God, what if people are going to want more episodes/posts to binge on??’’ I just focused on what was essential and what got the job done.
Need Motivation is simple. It focuses on the foundation instead of getting lost in details.
When I’m creating an action plan for something, I don’t focus on 20 tasks I COULD do. Tasks that sound good and really productive but, in reality, are not even important.
I ask myself – What are the main steps that are going to guarantee results? What do I really need to do to achieve what I want?
What’s necessary? What’s important here?
Those are dominant questions of Need Motivation in my experience.
Need Motivation is focused on the present moment. It’s focused on what’s needed right now.
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How do I experience Fear Transferred Motivation in Human Design?
Because Need Motivation is so simple, there can be this fear of – what if that’s not enough?
When I’m writing a sales page or creating content, sometimes I notice the thought ‘’What if this is not enough? What if this is too simple?’’
What happens then is that I’m not trusting myself. I might get lost in comparison and look at how other people are doing things. I can start thinking that I should add more details, do something more, or even do more research.
When I notice myself starting my sentences with ‘’I should… Maybe I could also add… She does it this way, maybe I should also…’’ then I know I’m getting lost in my Fear Transferred Motivation and that I’m forcing myself to be something I’m not.
Another way Fear Transferred Motivation can show up is if you’re thinking ‘’Well, just in case…’’
When you’re packing for a trip, for example.
Need Motivation in Human Design doesn’t sound like ‘’just in case.’’ You know what’s necessary and what you actually need. Once you get into ‘’just in case’’ what-if scenarios, you’ll end up frustrated, overwhelmed, and worried.
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How has Human Design helped me ground into who I am?
Learning about my Transferred Motivation was helpful to gain awareness of the moments when I get lost in what’s not serving me. When I get lost in what’s not even mine.
I’m not supposed to be motivated into action by fear. I’m meant to be grounded in what’s actually needed right now. That’s what comes naturally to me.
Having the language to explain what’s going on when I’m starting to think about fear or comparison helps me get back into my correct Motivation instead of spending time focusing on what’s not serving me.
Human Design is not something that you need to try to be. It helps you see yourself as who you truly are so that you can stop trying to be something you’re not.
I’m not meant to be in Fear Motivation. A lot of people are meant to be in Fear Motivation and their Transferred Motivation is Need Motivation.
We’re all different. And we often get off track trying to be who we’re not, thinking that who we are is not good enough.
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Until the next time,
Ivana
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I really love this post. It is life changing for me. I wonder if this also shows up in being a resource for others, I heard this as a characteristic and it rang true for me but I’m not sure if I’m understanding it correctly.
This is so insightful. Thank you so much. I’m going to tune in to your podcast.