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 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.
Personal experience with Need Motivation in Human Design
For me, having a Need Motivation means being focused on non-negotiables. Asking myself “What do I actually need to do?” instead of overthinking what I could add to my to-do list just for the sake of being busy.
Need Motivation shows up in every area of my life.
Even when it comes to my belongings. Even before I learned about Human Design, I always decluttered my things easily.
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 whether I need it or not.
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 Need Motivation shows 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, and 10 questions in the FAQ section… And that’s great for a lot of people.
But also, 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 used to 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 $999 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 how I launched my podcast and 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.
The same thing happened with my blog. I wrote one blog post and launched it. Now it has more than 100 posts and I’m enjoying 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 are 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.
PIN FOR LATER 🙂
Personal experience with 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 that doesn’t serve me.
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 end up frustrated, overwhelmed, and worried.
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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Being a Reflector in Human Design // Interview with Tanya Reyes
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.