Well Designed: A Human Design Podcast

Brandi Healy: Like changing their job
really helped them change their life.

And I think.

Learning that I was a projector,
I was like, Ugh, this kind of like

makes sense why I was always called
to that very specific type of work.

And when it came to kind of how my energy
operated, like I could certainly see like

in retrospect what, how that showed up.

Early on in my career, um,
you know, I came from a retail

environment, so I worked in stores
for many, many years and like I can

remember, you know, whether it was.

Getting the sales floor ready with
new product or writing schedules.

Like when I was kind of locked
in and in my zone, I could really

like get things knocked out in
a really short amount of time.

And then, you know, I remember days
that were very, very long where

at the end of it, like my peers,
you know, were still going strong.

And I was just like, Spent.

Mm-hmm.

And you know, when I came home I felt like
I needed to sleep for like two days before

it was like kind of recalibrated and, you
know, was kind of back to being myself.

Kyle Wood: Welcome back to Well designed.

So in two today's
podcast, I'll wait first.

Hi Brandy.

Hi.

Brandi Healy: We always chat
beforehand, so it's, you know,

we have to recreate for this.

Kyle Wood: Yes.

Uh, so, uh, for today's episode,
we're going to just share a little bit

more about ourselves, and we thought
a fun way to do this, it would be

through the lens of human design.

So in today's episode, I'm gonna do a
mini reading on Brandy so you can see.

How her human design shows up in her
life and just kind of get a feel if

you're new to human design or whatever
this is that we're doing, that you

could have an idea of like what it is.

Um, so by looking at Brandy's chart
there, I can pick out different

things about her, like how she like,
might use her energy best, where

some of her strengths might lie.

Um, and of course, having.

Studied her and charted a bit as well.

Maybe brand, you'll be able to give us
some feedback on, uh, how the stuff's

shown up for you in your life, too.

How's that sound?

Sounds good.

Sounds good.

Sounds good.

I think that's everything.

All right.

Should we just dive in?

Let's go.

Okay.

What, what do you wanna know today?

Brandi Healy: I wanna know why.

People should listen to this podcast.

Ok.

What would, what makes
me a good podcast host?

Kyle Wood: Well, so, okay, so the first
thing that, that I always think of with

you and because it, like, before I even
saw your chart and you, what profile

you had, I was like, I'm pretty sure
she's got the fifth line in her profile.

So if you look up your own chart and you.

You have a look.

There's a, there's a little section
called Profile and there's like

two numbers in there, and Brandy's
got a five is one of her numbers,

which is like the problem solver.

It's like what I like to call it.

But like you, you are really here to like
see solutions that other people can't see.

So you, you can come into a situation,
hear a conversation, work in a team.

Um, just be chatting to someone and
you have an ability to just be able to

like, see unique ways of solving the,
you know, problems and things like that.

But of course, um, people aren't always
ready to have their problems solved.

People aren't always ready for advice.

So that's, that's, you know,
the other side of this.

But I'm, I'm guessing like if
someone's listening to this

podcast, they're looking for.

Advice and insight from us, and
because you have this ability.

And I've seen it shot during the time
we've been getting to know each other.

And like I said, even in that first
call when uh, I was telling you about

some of, some of the things I was going
through and you're just like throwing

ideas at me, uh, with confidence as well.

Um, that if I've learned
the shit out of you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

This is a great, this
is a great place to be.

That's a great thing you bring to
other people and I'm sure in like

the places like, you know, has that
shown up in places you work and.

Things like that you, you'd have to
use this quite a bit, wouldn't you?

Brandi Healy: Yes, it's definitely
been, you know, I think it's, it's

been like on my resume for years.

I'm a solution oriented problem solver.

Kyle Wood: Before you even knew about

Brandi Healy: this?

Yeah, before I even knew
what human design was.

And so when I discovered that
part of my chart, I was like,

oh, that makes so much sense.

And I think.

One of the key pieces in that
is that invitation piece, right?

Is making sure that people
actually want to hear the solution

before they just deliver it.

And that's something, um, so.

Once really understanding what that
invitation looks like, it's like

now, even though it's challenging,
I try to bite my tongue a bit when I

know that maybe that that situation
or that individual is not ready to

hear the solution I have to provide.

So making sure that like the person
is ready or the solution really is.

You know, warranting that I
share of my peace before I offer

it to kind of avoid, you know,
feeling like I'm not being heard.

Kyle Wood: Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Good tips for any other people with
fives in their profile out there.

Uh, and then so then
well, we're on profile.

So the other, the other number
you've got is a three, which

I call is the experimenter.

Brandi Healy: I call it the
fuck around and find out.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Kyle Wood: Be like, it's
a nice way of saying that.

It's an nice way of saying person
who makes lots of mistakes.

Uh, person who learns
best through mistakes.

Uh, so.

And so I, I like the sort of
the thought around this of like,

it's like your process is often
messy and it should look messy.

And I think that's just like a really
nice permission to give people with

this because yeah, you are, you are
stuck the morenita and organized

your being, your approach to things.

Probably the less results you're gonna get
than when you get yourself in that lake.

Flow state of just being able to like
try things, fail, like learn from that,

try things, fail, learn from that.

Would you agree?

Brandi Healy: Yes.

And I think, you know, there are
parts of my design that conflict

with the messiness part for sure.

However, I feel like when I grant
myself that grace to know, like

it doesn't have to be perfect.

I just need to start.

And as I move through, And experiment
and find out what doesn't work.

It really does get me closer to what
does, and it's oftentimes through that

experience of trial and error that I'm
actually able to give solutions because

I'm like, oh, I tried that and this is
what worked, or I tried that and it.

Came out kind of sideways.

So, yeah.

Um, you know, that has been a another
piece that like, when I learned about

that experimentation and that kind of
need to have things not pan out, it

did kind of offer me like, ugh, like.

There was a point in my career where
I had several different jobs in a

short period of time, and I think for
a really long time I felt a lot of

shame around that and I was just like,
gosh, this is kind of embarrassing.

Like I look really flaky or whatever.

And like once I kind of like learned
that about myself, I was like, oh,

actually that was like me going
through this process of experimenting

and trying out these different roles.

In these different spaces.

And it really did get me a lot
closer to what felt right for me.

And you know, it taught me a lot
about what I don't want in, you know,

a work environment and a lot about
what I do and what I was looking for.

So, you know, the, the process
was incredibly, incredibly

Kyle Wood: useful.

Yeah.

Awesome.

Thanks for sharing that.

That's, uh, yeah, I feel like
it's a big permission thing.

Um, my wife has this too, and she
says, yeah, learning that has just

been great, and anytime she makes a
mistake in a business, I'm like, yep,

that's, that's, that's, that's who
meant to do You stop trying to, what?

Is there anything to learn from
it or, or maybe there's not.

Maybe it's just like,
yep, I made a mistake in.

And I'll move on, um, and like trust that.

Uh, so the other thing I like starting
with the profile for like business stuff

because it's, it's super applicable.

You can see how that trial and error
or f around and find out as you said,

um, method can be really helpful
because that's like, You know, in

this, that Silicon Valley world, you've
got that model of like, fail fast.

Like you don't wanna spend hundreds
and hundreds of dollars, or

sorry, hundreds of thousands or
millions of dollars on something

just to find out it doesn't work.

So it can be really helpful
in the business space.

So an important thing for you as well,
especially in like stepping into like

business is how you use your energy best.

Uh, so you and I are both, our type
in human design is called projector.

And as projectors, we're here really to
be like guides to the rest of the world.

Uh, so we have an ability to be
able to really like, create a lot

of change, um, in people's lives.

Um, but the caveat with that is that,
you know, we need to be like invited and

people need to be ready for that change.

Uh, and with that comes.

At times an inconsistent source of energy.

So like downtime is really
important to us as well.

We're not designed to like go,
go, go from 6:00 AM till bedtime.

And I see this with my daughters.

Um, Yeah.

Uh, yeah.

Like one is, one is a
projector and one is not.

And yeah, the projector one, she wants a
nice slow morning, her breakfast light.

The other one is like, soon as she
wakes up, she needs food, you know?

She's like, go, go, go.

She's like dancing, like
shot out of a cannon.

Yeah, pretty much.

And from naps and things as well.

She'll be like, seem to be in the
deepest sleep and then as soon as

she wakes up, sits up, ready to go.

So how do you, you know, sometimes that
can be seen as like a bad thing, uh,

the energy thing, but it's actually
this kind of like cool superpower, um,

because we balance that out by being
super efficient when we're like, when,

when, in that, A pathway is right for us.

We can bring a lot of
like efficiency to that.

Do you agree with that?

Yes.

Brandi Healy: So I think,
you know, learning about.

Projector's gift is insight and guidance.

I think that really landed for me
and spent, you know, the last two

decades of my career working to help
other people hit their career goals

and, you know, as fun as it was to
like help them make money, help them

have success in their in business.

To help them work towards
getting promotions or, you know,

getting the next big thing.

Like those things were exciting, but
it was truly like how that gave them

the ability to like change their life.

Maybe it was like move out of
their parents' house or you know,

like save money for a trip, pay
off their student loan debt.

Like changing their job really
helped them change their life.

And I think.

Learning that I was a projector,
I was like, Ugh, this kind of like

makes sense why I was always called
to that very specific type of work.

And when it came to kind of how my energy
operated, like I could certainly see like

in retrospect what, how that showed up.

Early on in my career, um,
you know, I came from a retail

environment, so I worked in stores
for many, many years and like I can

remember, you know, whether it was.

Getting the sales floor ready with
new product or writing schedules.

Like when I was kind of locked
in and in my zone, I could really

like get things knocked out in
a really short amount of time.

And then, you know, I remember days
that were very, very long where

at the end of it, like my peers,
you know, were still going strong.

And I was just like, Spent.

Mm-hmm.

And you know, when I came home I felt like
I needed to sleep for like two days before

it was like kind of recalibrated and, you
know, was kind of back to being myself.

And you know, it's been.

Certainly, like, you know, something
that I consistently, um, have an

awareness around is like, am I just
continuing to work because I feel

an obligation to, or is it because
I really feel like inspired and.

Have the energy to like, get
this thing done at my best.

And I notice like when I take those
pauses in my day to like walk my

dog or like have a snack or just
like kind of sit for a minute Yeah.

Uh, before moving onto the next task, that
it really kind of gives me the opportunity

to kind of like recharge my battery so
I have the energy to actually do the

things that I need to do and do them well.

Kyle Wood: Oh yeah.

Brandi Healy: Did that
one hit home for you?

Kyle Wood: Oh, that one
hit home for me too.

Um, because yeah, we're both what's
called, uh, an energized projector, so

we're now heart is really in something
we can push ourselves a bit harder, but

like we need to have that downtime still.

So, um, yeah, balancing
that can be tricky.

Hey?

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah.

Uh, what else can I say about you?

There's a lot, it's, it's more like, can
I filter without getting to, let's, let's

talk about, because this is an area you
and I are both quite different, which

is, you know, how we best make decisions.

So in human design they call this your
authority or your inner authority.

Uh, and the philosophy behind this
is that we're not really meant

to make, uh, decisions from like,
really like mental heady places.

Uh, especially like big
decisions, especially like

relationship driven decisions.

Sure, we can apply some strategy
to things and map things out

a little bit, plan things out.

Um, But we're each equipped with another
way to make decisions that involves

more like tapping back into our bodies.

I think anyone who's done any
like and then have like yoga or

meditation or anything like that,
n understands the clarity they get

from having practices that help them
slow down, tap back into the bodies.

So your type of inner authority is.

Called emotional or solar flexors.

But, uh, we, we kind of like the
phrase, wait, wait for clarity.

So when you've got a big decision, you
need to make it's best for you not to make

it in the moment when you might be caught
up in the emotional excitement or the.

The fear of the moment or the,
um, the sadness of the moment or

the, the stress of the moment.

But it's best for you to wait and
kind of ride out all those emotions

and, uh, see how you feel, you know,
the next day or the day after, like

when that clarity, when you feel.

Peaceful about making decisions.

Has this has, can you think like
in your life, is there times when

you like made the decision in the
moment and Oh yeah, of course.

Yeah, of course.

And then realize later, oh

Brandi Healy: no, no.

And you know, I think the best example
of this is like social commitments.

Um, you know, people will say like,
this thing is happening, and I'm

like, oh my gosh, that sounds so fun.

Amazing.

So

Kyle Wood: fun.

I, I'd love to do

Brandi Healy: that.

I'm in, I'm in, and like the next
day I'm like, I do not wanna do that.

Like, you know, and that's really,
you know, goes back to like being that

projector of like, having a really
kind of like a, I don't wanna say

limited bandwidth, but you know, you
have to be really discerning about.

Where you, you choose
to place your energy.

And I think that sometimes
like social interactions can

just like really tap me out.

Mm-hmm.

And so I have found it really
useful, um, when possible for

certain, certain things like that
to be like, that sounds super fun.

Let me get back to you.

And like, taking that beat.

Um, whether it be a social engagement
or you know, a business opportunity.

Um, To letting the, the,
the kind of emotions settle.

So like, I like to think of it as like
throwing a rock into a pond and it's

like, you gotta wait for the ripples
to settle down so you can let the water

become still, so you can see what that
rock looks like and say, do I wanna

put it up or do I wanna leave it there?

Kyle Wood: Yeah.

Yep.

Yeah.

That's, I like that, that, uh,
visual of the, the ripples.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And, and mine's very different, but
we'll talk about that next episode.

When you look at MyChart, uh, there's one
other thing I want to touch, touch on and

I think, again, cuz it could be really
helpful in business, and that's kind of

like your, your signposts we call 'em.

So these, uh, can be again,
in a way to check in with

ourselves on whether we are on.

The right track or not.

Uh, so for you, when you are doing
activities and interact with people

that give you like a real sense of like
recognition and like success recognition

for your like innate gifts, um, not
recognition because you like worked

so hard and killed yourself over this
thing by recognition for your innate

gifts, your ability to like guide
people to be able to like provide.

It's out of the box solutions, um,
for your insight that that's a great

sign that you are on the right track.

But on the other hand, um, when you start
noticing bitterness coming up, that can be

a sign that you're not on the right track.

So yeah, when you're, when you've made
those commitments in the moment and

then, then later being like, ah, or
when you're trying to offer advice to

someone who's like not ready to hear it.

Um, why are you attacking me?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Or, or you know, or they're just
like, you just get the, yeah.

Okay.

And then they'd make zero of the changes.

You've just, um, given, so that can be, so
that that can be a cool signpost for you.

There's that success in,
in feeling of recognition.

Um, on the one side can be like, All
right, we're gonna eat more of that.

Yeah.

And, uh, the bitter, when that bitter
taste comes through, we we're noticing

in ourselves that bitterness, that
like, oh, why don't they do that?

You know, moaning about people,
um, moaning about situations,

complaining about things.

That can be a sign.

Uh, maybe this is, maybe this has run
its course and it's time to let it go.

Or maybe I have over committed
myself here and, um, there's

some things that need to go.

Does that resonate?

Brandi Healy: Yes, very much so.

And I think that that has been
useful to understand like what those

emotions really mean and to try to
recognize, like in those moments of

feeling really successful, it's like
instead of like trying to chase or

hang onto it, it's like noticing like.

Who or where have I placed my,
my time, my energy, my resources,

that makes me feel valued.

And on the flip side of like, when
that bitterness comes in, it's like,

can I look for a way to either change
this or pull out of it altogether

if it doesn't serve me anymore?

Mm-hmm.

And I can think of like, you know,
when I think about like a space, You

know, business-wise where I feel really
successful, like I just think of how I

feel like after I teach a yoga class,
when I, you know, I open the door, it's.

You know, filled had been, the
class was filled with people.

It's 102 degrees.

Everyone's walking out of the door
just like drenched in sweat, red face,

like totally blissed out, yoga wasted.

And they're just like, ah, thank you.

It's just like the best feeling of.

You know, that time that I spent in
planning the class, putting the playlist

together, the energy that is spent,
like creating that experience, guiding

a group of people, um, certainly like
that is just like, kind of the most

like visual painting I can give of
what that kind of looks and feels

like for me, at least in, in my work.

Yeah.

Um, Yeah.

Yeah.

And you know, and that bitterness I think
is a lot shows up just as you mentioned.

It's like I could think about
in situations where it's like,

I see solutions or I see the
way that things could be better.

Um, and either.

Not being asked what I think or sharing
without being asked what I think,

and just, you know, feeling really
bitter and resentful because of it.

And it's like, instead of feeling
like, ugh, well no one's asking

me, it's like, great, I can save
that mental energy for something

Kyle Wood: else.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

That permission to like,
let go of, let go of things.

Oh, that's good.

That was fun.

Well, there's, there's lots.

Yeah.

There's lots else I could go into, but
I think, I feel like that's a good, a

Brandi Healy: good, we've got time.

We've got time.

We'll talk about more
in in other episodes for

Kyle Wood: sure.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So the next time you'll
have a look at my chart.

Yes.

Yeah.

Yeah, that'd be nice.

That'd be good.

Uh, awesome.

All right, well thank you for that.

Yeah, you're welcome.

And thanks everyone for listening
and we will, uh, see you

shortly in the next episode.