25. Understanding Your Not-Self

You may have heard me mention the "Not-Self" before. But I've never really gone into what it is. That's where this episode comes in. The not-self is a term we use in Human Design when the mind falsely identifies us as something we're not. (So a projector thinking (and acting like) they're a hard worker - or that they're a worker bee - is the not-self. Because projectors aren't here to work hard all the time. Being a hard worker occasionally is fine. But being a hard worker all day every day is part of the not-self for projectors. Many of us come to Human Design having lived as our not-self our entire lives. We listen to what our society or our families tell us we need to be - a hard worker, an initiator, a go-getter, etc. And then we mentally identify with that. So we spend most of our lives in our not-self, not working with our energy and wondering why things aren't going great. This episode is here to change that. We'll cover The Not-Self theme for each Human Design type The Not-Self theme for each center Figuring out your whole Not-Self theme Steps to distance yourself from your Not-Self theme so you can live in alignment with your energy The books I mentioned but couldn't remember:  The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle   Episode Links Become a Patron and get access to exclusive content + early access to TPL episodes! Learn more at https://www.thatprojectorlife.com/patreon/   Looking for some free resources to jumpstart your Human Design journey? They're here: https://www.thatprojectorlife.com/freebies/   Ready to start working with your Projector energy in just 5 lessons? Check out the Projector Pivot Challenge here: https://www.thatprojectorlife.com/projectorpivot/   Learn more about your unique Human Design by booking a reading here.   For all the links mentioned in this episode, check out the complete show notes: https://www.thatprojectorlife.com/tpl025/