In this episode of One Small Change, host Yvonne McCoy sits down with Adriana Keefe to discuss the transformative power of human design and spirituality in business and personal growth. Adriana shares her journey of discovery through human design, a concept blending science and spirituality, which led her to reclaim her authentic self and find fulfillment. The episode delves into the importance of energetics, the power of intention, and the need to surround oneself with supportive communities to foster development and success.

Guest Bio:

Adriana Keefe is an expert in human design and energetics, utilizing her insights to help individuals and entrepreneurs discover their true selves and purpose. With a background in veterinary science, Adriana transitioned into coaching and speaking to empower others through understanding their unique energetic blueprints. She combines scientific principles with spirituality to guide people in aligning with their true potential.

Key Points Discussed:

1. Introduction to Human Design [00:00:56] Adriana introduces the concept of human design and its impact on her perspective and business.
2. Separating Religion and Spirituality [00:02:16] The difference between religion and spirituality and how they can coexist.
3. Embracing Your True Self [00:06:54]How societal conditioning impacts identity and how human design helped Adriana reclaim her authentic self.
4. The Science of Energetics [00:13:17]Adriana explains the scientific aspects of human design, meeting skeptics where they are.
5. Surrounding Yourself with Growth-Oriented People [00:20:23]The importance of community and being around like-minded individuals to enhance personal and professional growth.

Main Quote:

"You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so pick those people wisely."

Guest's Website:

• Retreat link!: https://thebesteffingretreat.com/
• Free chart download and guides: https://adrianakeefe.com/getyourchart

Welcome to the One Small Change again. I am thrilled to embark on

this journey of exploration and transformation with you. I'm your host,

Yvonne McCoy, and I bring almost 30 years of entrepreneurial

experience and a passion for discovering growth

through the power of a seemingly small change. And I wanna

thank you, as always, for taking time out of your busy schedule to join

me. And this week, we're talking to Adriana

Keefe. We just met recently, but you are going to

be as excited as I am in what she does and what

she brings. So she's got a small change that's going

to be something that's gonna help you and help you in your

business. Adrianna, thank you for coming.

Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to have this conversation.

So tell us about your small change and how it

impacted your business. My small

change, of course, it's gonna sound really big, but it

started really small, was when someone introduced me to

the world of human design. But what that really did, what

that small change really was was it introduced me to a

world of possibilities outside of the physical material

plane. It introduced me to the world of energetics,

spirituality. And when I was young, I

was raised in a house that was Christian, went to

church, but it never resonated with me. So as I was

growing up, I felt like I didn't believe anything else was out there.

And then when I was introduced to human design, it made me question

everything that's out there because you were simply

taking my birth information and putting it in a system,

and it told me everything I felt like I knew about myself when I was

younger. Before, I was told that I was too much or that I was too

talkative or that I had to sit down and stop being the the star of

the show. And so that made me wonder, if this is accurate,

what does that mean on the grand grander scale?

And so I started exploring energetics and what that

means in spirituality and how everything is a

cocreation together, how everything is energy, and it's just

changed my life ever since. Well, let let me

just let me just explore this a little bit because I

think that a lot of us are brought up with the idea of

religion being the same thing as

spirituality. And what I guess I've learned is,

one, they are not Yep. But they can definitely

coexist. I don't I

don't know if that is your point of view or not.

I agree. Because back when I was younger, I would have thought

eve well, even 5 years ago, I would have thought, oh, no. I'm not spiritual.

But I found what it is that I connect

with. And even though it's not set under one

specific religion, I think they do go hand in hand,

but they're also different. I think you can be spiritual and be

religious. I think you can be religious without feeling spiritual. I think you can

be spiritual without feeling religious. I think there's a lot of

connections in there, but you can also have one without the other.

Does that make sense? It does to me. And I I mean, for a long

time, I did not think that I was very spiritual, and

it's something that I I've

been working on. And then I had a friend say, you know,

being spiritual doesn't mean that you're woo woo. Do you know

that you, you know, that you have to,

you know, believe in in in things that are that seem very

weird. I mean, I do believe that there is a

greater force at work. I do

believe that that there are you know, we

can connect with people, and I do believe in the power of

intentions that if you, you know, that you think about something, you

can bring things to you because, you know and and I always

say, you know, we collect evidence to support our beliefs.

So, you know, the more I see that and and and for

me, it kinda happens in business as well. It's

like, if I put my intention out there to have good relationships

with other people in business and let them know what I

need, they in turn will let me, you know if they find something that I

need, they will bring, you know, point me in that

direction, if that makes any sense. So, you know, so you might say this

is a referral or this is affiliate program or whatever. But, you

know, it seems to me that the best ones come from the people that

I've just said, you know, I'm looking for this.

Mhmm. It is I like how you say the power of intention.

That feels that feels real. I think in the world of

energetics and in the world of spirituality, everyone now associates

that with manifestation. And people are very wounded

by the think positive to attract what you want because that's not

always how it works. But I like how you phrase the power of

intention because it truly is what our it's all

seated in what our intentions are. And so if you

just think positive, but your energy the intention

behind your energy isn't quite there, it just doesn't

it doesn't make sense. It doesn't cocreate, but the power of

intention does. Well, I think the other thing is,

I'm very much into knowing your purpose and knowing

your why. And I don't know if I shared with you, you know,

that I lost over a £150,

and apparently not from that look. No.

I was almost homebound. I weighed £440.

And I knew how to lose weight because I had done it before. I I

knew that all the rational reasons, you know, that I was gonna die

that, you know, for my health and stuff like that. But that was that

was not enough to make me do it or to

succeed at it. And it wasn't until I found out I was gonna be

a grandmother that I was like, I wanna be

an active grandmother. I want to play with my grandkids. I

wanna be here to see them grow and thrive and, you know, do

whatever they're gonna do. And that was the thing

that for me made me lose weight, you know,

or helped me lose weight and keep it off. You

know, and and, you know, I I what I say is, you know, you don't,

you know, you need a lifestyle change, not just a diet, and all that kind

of stuff. But the first thing is you need to know why you're

doing it, and it can't be for somebody else. It has

to be something that is really

important to you. Mhmm. You know, core to your being.

1000%. So tell me tell me more. Tell me

tell me how this human design and, so

so the things that I'm interested in, you know,

is you mentioned that the things that that

the way you were as a child, people tried to get you to stop

doing that, and human design help you to see this is actually who

you are. And that's what, you know, one of the things I do is help

people get back into their unique, you know, their unique,

power, the things that got educated out of them or, you know, the

society said they couldn't do. That's exactly it. And that's

why our mutual connection connected us because we're doing very

similar work just in very different ways. Because human

design, if you don't know what it is, it's think astrology

on steroids. It is literally the energetic blueprint of who you were born

to be before your family, your environment, your teachers

conditioned you to be something else. And I'm not saying that that's

your parents' fault or your teachers' fault or whoever, but that is

just the generation of or multiple generations of,

no. We have to look a certain way. We have to act a certain way.

We have to put on this facade. And so here I was, this

bubbly energetic child. I had so much energy. I still

have. I was diagnosed with ADHD, you know, telling me something was wrong

with me. And I was always wanting to be center stage. I was a

dancer. I was a gymnast an equestrian, but my light was

dimmed so much because I took up so much attention.

So I went through 20 plus years of my life

shut down. I would not be vulnerable. I pro

would pride myself on the fact that I didn't feel emotions, that I was numb.

I wouldn't open up to anyone. I wouldn't talk to anyone. But then what what

I realized when I was pregnant with my second daughter is I had a

a huge gaping hole in myself because I

felt so deeply unfulfilled. I had everything

from the outside that made it look like my life was so wonderful, and I

was so deeply unsatisfied. And that made that's that's what

ended up with me hiring a life coach who then introduced me to

human design because I couldn't understand what was wrong with

me. If I have everything, why am I so unhappy?

And from the condition standpoint, it was that that was a me

problem. Something was wrong with me. Mhmm. So I was in my head. I need

to fix my head. I need to fix my brain. And what it ultimately ended

up being was that I was just told that I was

the wrong type of person as a child, and I lost my

essence. I lost everything about me that made me me,

which I think everyone can relate to in this day and age. So

human design showed me, no. You are supposed to be front and

center. You are supposed to be in front of big audiences and on stage.

Guess what I do for work now? I literally am a speaker at conferences, and

I speak in front of so many people. And everything about me

when I was little was preparing me for what I now

do for my career because I've done so much of what we call

deconditioning work, peeling back the layers of what society

made me think I was supposed to be and coming back home to myself.

But I do it through the lens of a straw sorry, human design and

astrology, but you can do it in many different ways. Well, it

I I think it's interesting because, you know, I think,

we are beginning to realize that

I don't know how to say this. That that the way we were

educated before, we ignored the human

part of it, if that makes any sense. Mhmm. You know, I have been

in, I have just been in 2 programs,

and one had to do with eating because I'm revisiting, you know, the way that

I'm eating because I'm trying to get my diabetes under control.

And one of the things that she did was she took us

back to our childhood. Right? When what

was the first thing that you remember in your childhood?

And it was really amazing because as I went to and she brought

us forward, As I went through that, I realized

that I never had control of my food. I

never got to pick and choose really. I mean, in my family, my mother, you

know, she cooked what she cooked, you ate what she said, You

know? And, I mean, it wasn't the kind of thing, like, on your birthday, you

got a special meal that you could pick anything you wanted or anything like that.

And then, you know, fast forward, when I was

married, my husband did most of the cooking. He's a wonderful cook, and I'm

really happy about it. But he decides, like,

4 o'clock in the afternoon, this is what we're having. We you know what I

mean? You can say, okay. Let's have this tonight. And if he decides

he wants to have something different, he has something different. Do you know? And

and, you know, not to get me wrong. I mean, if I if I push

hard enough and say, can we have this this week, sometime this week? It'll

happen, but I it just made me realize how little

control I had or exerted,

right, over what I was

eating. I mean, just going back like that was, like, really amazing. And

you take that back, use that same kind of idea, and to

money. I mean, how many of us have heard, you

know, rich people are awful or, you know Mhmm. For

some reason we have shame about money, you know. Yep.

I I remember as a graduate, you know, when I graduated, I was making more

money than my father who was wonderful at what he did, and I really didn't

know what I was doing. And it it was, like, it was embarrassing. Do

you know what? It was, you know, I, you know, I couldn't say it. So,

I think that maybe as a society, we're getting somewhat

smarter, but I I don't know

that a lot of us are really open to that. I mean,

I guess what I'm looking for is if I talk to if you're

talking to somebody who's stuck and thinks that this is,

like, way out there, what kind of things do

you say to open them up to the idea that there's more?

I love this question. And this it's so interesting that you're asking me this

specifically because I went to school for science. I went to

college for a veterinary, and that's what I worked in for years.

And like I said, the the those religious spiritual realm,

even though I channeled spirit as a kid, I never believed in it as I

grew up. And what I've found through just

naturally sharing this and starting a podcast about human design and

building my community, what I found is that people say they come to me because

I meet them in the science and the spirituality. K. I

share about the science of the neutrino stream, which is the imprint of

energy that comes from the sun and the planets that comes into our skin

and our body when we're born. I share about the science

between the 64 gates in the human design or the I Ching

and the 64 genetic codon. Like, the research they're showing that they were

they're showing the same characteristics. I like to meet people where they're

at. That's why if you were to see me walking down the street, I don't

typically look like a very, quote, woo woo spiritual

person, but I deeply am. But

I think because I have that that nice mix of both, people

really resonate with that, and they ask me for more of the science. And I

love I love researching that, so I love to share it.

That's interesting. And and I guess the other part is,

I think if we have kids, we don't wanna

repeat the mistakes. And so how does

you being more enlightened impact your your

kids? Beautiful question.

I will start by saying I am not a perfect mother. I do have

3 kids, 3 young kids, and it is challenging. They're

10, 5, and 3, and they test me. And, also, I

see every single day an opportunity to do things differently.

The way that I was raised was there was physical

abuse. There was emotional abuse. There were other abuses that I will

refrain from talking about. And I really have the opportunity

to catch myself in the brief pause before I react.

And it's gotten a lot easier as I've grown into

parenting, but I will say the I have

this picture of my daughter who is 5. She

was using emotional freedom technique, which is tapping. This is like

tapping on the acupressure points of the body. And this is what I use with

her. She's a very highly sensitive she's a Cancer in astrology. Just

everything about her is sensitive. And she was

potentially on the spectrum. We don't really know. I think she's just very sensitive.

So I taught her an abundance of tools. And my older

daughter was very sick. And she was

crying, and she had a bad headache. And my I have a picture of my

5 year old going in and tapping with her. And it was one of those

see, I'm gonna cry. Just thinking about it. It's one of those moments where I

just recognize how much here we go. How

much differently I am doing it than my parents where they are allowed to

have their emotions. And they're also given tools to help the emotion

move through their body so they don't end up with disease and disorders like I

have for years of my life. So it's really taught me so

much in how to be a parent

or or any anyone of an older generation to the new generation coming

in and how we can just do things better, what not to do, I

guess. Well, you know, the thing that that I realized is

my my kids are grown adults. And so I have, you

know, kids, I have grandkids, I have 1 great grand. And it's

interesting because what I find is

as I change and learn new things, I try to share

that with my kids. And so it's interesting to

you know, the first the first reaction is, oh my god. I can't believe I'm

doing what my parents did or, you know, what my mother did. That's

like, you know? Mhmm. And and then, you know,

probably the the two things that helped me when I was parenting

was I read an article that

said, the things that drive you crazy with your kids

when they're young are the things that are probably gonna make them

highly successful when they become adults. Yep. And

it's so true. I mean, my youngest daughter is so I mean,

as a child, she was, like, so persistent, and as an

adult, she's so persistent. And I've watched her, you

know, get a grant to help her buy a house to, you know, get,

you know, her son into good schools and, you know, that kind of stuff.

And so that was a really good I mean, that was kind of, like,

the savings grace that I didn't try to, you know, grind them

down to the, you know, not not that I didn't do some grinding

because it was convenient. Yeah. You

know? The other thing was

that someone said be consistent. As a

parent, be consistent. Don't be a surprise to your kid because

you're trying to be something else. So, you know, if

there's something that that if you you wanna be a certain

way way, you should do that. So for instance, they were saying,

you know, don't say to your kids, what do you want for dinner if

they really only have 2 you know, you're only willing to cook 2 1 of

2 things. Yeah. And that was, like, so helpful to

me. I mean, especially when, you know, my plate was full and

I was going to graduate school and I was working and they were young and

I would come home and say, you know, you know, we have this for

dinner or, you know, this and they would say, well, can we have oatmeal? And

I'm like, yes. I can do oatmeal.

Yep. So okay. Before we run out of time,

tell me, like, three things that entrepreneurs

can do, that would help them be open to the kind

that, you know, that they can either start using right now that's gonna help them

or be more open to what you do. Entrepreneurs,

especially, the way that energetics and

your any sense of spirituality or cocreation with energies bigger

than you, the way that that's at play can help you so much.

So it doesn't matter if you're interested in human design, astrology,

numerology, whatever feels like it's piquing your interest right now.

Just start by going and downloading your chart or figuring out your life path

number if it's numerology, whatever that is, and just start taking in information

that's making you feel curious without putting pressure on it. Just start with

what feels interesting. 2nd, I would

say start to question or explore and reflect on

the things in your life where your body has told you

the answer and you didn't listen. And what I mean by that is,

like, your gut. You had a bad gut feeling about someone, and then the

your body ended up telling you you were correct or the

way that you were right about something. Maybe your gut was like, get off the

highway here, and you didn't know why, but you chose

to, and you avoided an accident. Reflect on those moments

where you've had this deeper knowing that was in your body that you couldn't

explain, And start building that trust muscle with your body

having knowledge that's greater than what we can logically think

of. 3rd, I would say start surrounding

yourself with more like minded people who are also

ready for growth and evolution. I live by that Jim

Jim Rohn quote. You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most

time with. You will, on a personal and spiritual development

journey and as an entrepreneur, outgrow relationships. It is a 1000% going to happen, and

it will get very lonely. It is a 1000% going to happen,

and it will get very lonely, especially on the online world, if you don't surround

yourself with other people who are also ready to grow. So those would be my

3 things. I gotta tell you,

the first two are great, but the third is

is so powerful. You know, someone talked

about the law of proximity. Mhmm. And when you

are with people who are,

you know, that that are at a higher place or, you know, ahead

of you and stuff, it is so rewarding for

you. But I think it also is a chance for them to give

back as well, And so they feel

they feel, empowered as well, and it

is so it will help your business grow so

much faster because you are growing so much faster. And they

will introduce you to people, And, again, I think that that's where

intention comes in. You know, not that it's like, I'm gonna

look for people that can help me. The intention is I wanna

look for people who share the same values I do that are

interested in the same kind helping people the way that I

do. And I just, you know, I have found that to be,

incredibly valuable this last 2 years or so.

So, you know, So absolutely. So tell us about your freebie

before we, run out of time. Absolutely.

If anyone's interested in human design and they wanna understand that, you can

download your chart right on my website for free, adriannakeefe.com,

and I have a whole free workshop on there you can watch. I have an

entire guide you can download. It will link you to podcast

episodes to learn more about your design. So that's a great place

to start if you're interested. That's fantastic. That

is so that's an action step that you can take right

away just to see just if your if your curiosity

has peaked at all. I I would highly recommend that you

do that. Thank you. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt

you. No. That was a I mean I mean, that was great. I have a

retreat coming up, but that's not free. But if you feel like you need a

full immersion, then that's an option too. That's available. That was the other thing.

I was gonna say I did I was gonna ask about the retreat, and this

is the first one you're doing. Is that right? It is my first. It's my

partner not my partner's first, though. So if you're

listening to this later, go I'm sure you can check on your website.

Yes. And if this is not the one you can come to, the next one

will be there, and so you should definitely take a look at

this.

So the last question I have for you is when

was the last time you did something new for the first time?

Well, aside from this retreat, because this has been a big expansion. I've had to

grow a lot in hosting this retreat, yesterday, and it

actually has to do with the 5 people quote. I

live in a small town in Massachusetts, and I'm very

much the rainbow sheep. I don't fit in here. And I

was finding that I was very lonely on in the local physical

world. So I found some people who were also

in spirituality, health, and wellness of some sort, and I asked if

they wanted to put together a little group mastermind where we meet up often and

we connect. And so the 4 of us met yesterday, and

it was an energetic exchange that just, like, created my

entire week is gonna be, like, phenomenal because of it. And now I have this

new group of women with all different expertise, all different

levels of business that I get to lean on locally, which I think is

gonna be a game changer for all of us. Fantastic. That is

really I mean, that is really walking the walk.

You know? I mean, it's like we talked about proximity

surrounding yourself with people. I I hope this turns

out to be a really great move for you. Thank you. Bye. Believe

it or not, we are running out of time. And so

I gotta give you the commercial, which is make sure that you,

subscribe, that you share this, that you engage in the podcast on

social media. I wanna make sure that, you know,

I did this to supercharge your business through connection.

And it's my way of giving back to this community and fueling your quest

for growth and impact because I think we all need, some

extra booster shots or something that can energize us on a regular

basis. So I hope that you will join me on the one small change

and that we can embark on this journey together where even the smallest

shifts can yield monumental transformations.

And sometimes they're not what you expect, but

they're what you need. So if you listen to our first episode, you know,

if you haven't done that, and then you can dive into the other ones

that will help you to have a bold vision and, you

know, have some innovative possibilities. So, Adriana, do you

have any last words you have a quote you wanna leave people with? Something that

you say all the time? Well, I already quoted it.

I'll let it do it again. If if it's good enough once, it's good enough

twice. You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most

time with, so pick those people wisely. And that can be

painful sometimes, but it is crucial. It is crucial.

So that's fantastic. And I think the thing that you said that people,

forget is that a sign of growth is that

you're shedding some of the people or the clients that you're with, and nobody

tells you that. No. That you can actually outgrow

your friends and your clients. Yeah. And I think that's

important to know. So we have to call it quits, but I want

you to remember that change can be simple, but it's not always

easy. It requires courage, resilience, and a willingness to step

outside your comfort zone. So I hope you will join me again for

the one small change and look for those

possibilities. Until the next time, I wanna make sure that

you stay curious and look into other new things.

So, Adrianna, thank you so much for spending this time and giving us

the free gift and your insights in how we

can evolve as as humans on this earth and do good.

Thank you so much. I appreciate being here. Till next

time, everybody. Bye.