What if your offers aren't converting because you're selling the wrong thing?
In this follow-up to last week's episode, Vickie dives deeper into a Human Design case study that reveals one of the most common messaging mistakes entrepreneurs make: selling from their definition instead of their openness.
Using the example of a 4/1 Emotional Manifesting Generator with strong tribal energy, Vickie unpacks why people are often drawn to us for one reason but buy from us for another. Just because you embody confidence, sales ability, leadership, or certainty doesn't mean those are the things your audience is looking for.
This episode explores how Human Design can uncover the real motivations behind buying decisions and why the transformation you provide matters far more than the traits you naturally possess.
In This Episode:
Why many entrepreneurs are selling the wrong thing entirely
The difference between selling from your definition versus your openness
A Human Design case study of a 4/1 Emotional Manifesting Generator
What a defined Will Centre communicates without saying a word
Understanding the 26-44 Channel and the energy of sales and influence
Why people already experience your definition before they buy
The messaging mistake that happens when you market what you naturally embody
How hanging gates reveal deeper client desires and struggles
The connection between imposter syndrome, fear of failure, doubt, and buying decisions
Why confidence is often the outcome—not the thing people actually want
The hidden difference between what you're teaching and what your audience is truly seeking
How Human Design can help you create more compelling marketing messages
Key Takeaway
People aren't buying confidence.
They're buying what confidence gives them.
They're not buying self-love, certainty, visibility, or trust. They're buying the freedom, opportunities, results, and identity that exist on the other side of those things.
One of the biggest shifts you can make in your marketing is moving away from selling the qualities you naturally embody and toward speaking to the struggles, desires, and transformation your audience is actively seeking.
In Human Design terms, your definition is what people experience from you. Your openness is often where your deepest wisdom—and your most compelling messaging—lives.
Mentioned in This Episode
Human Design
4/1 Profile
Emotional Manifesting Generator
Defined Will Centre
Channel 26-44
Channel 34-20
Channel 40-37
Gate 16
Gate 54
Content By Design
Questions to Reflect On
Am I selling what I naturally embody instead of what my clients actually want?
What result exists on the other side of the confidence, certainty, or self-trust I help create?
Am I speaking to my audience's real struggles, or just describing my expertise?
Where might my Human Design openness hold the key to stronger messaging?
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98.96. Day 24 Daily Drop | The Hidden Money in Your Human Design
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89.89. Day 17 Daily Drop | Mini Human Design Reading | Caroline De Posada | Host of Bliss'n Up Podcast
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85.85. Day 13 Daily Drop | Stop Using Your Human Design as an Excuse in Your Business.
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84.84. Day 12 Daily Drop | Go and Do The Thing Already!
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83.83. Day 11 Daily Drop | 6 Tips for Showing Up on Social Media
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82.82. Day 10 Daily Drop | The Importance of Focusing on SEO in Your Content
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80.80. Day 8 Daily Drop | Your Mercury is Your Message & Other Half Truths | Listener Question | Human Design
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76.76. Day 4 Daily Drop | Do I Need to Share my Personal Life Online to Be Successful in Business?
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75.75. Day 3 Daily Drop | How to Create Content Consistently
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74.74. Day 2 Daily Drop | How to Write Better Emails, Blogs, Podcast Episodes | Speaking Coach Laurie Ann Murabito on her Experience in Content by Design
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73.73. Day 1 Daily Drop | Human Design | Business | Content Creation
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72.72. What is Human Design Circuitry & How to Use it in Business
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71.71. Who Are You Speaking to in Your Content? | Jen Vertanen 6/2 Emotional Manifesting Generator
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70.70. Failed Launch? 3 Mistakes You're Making when Launching Offers in your Business
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69.69. Content Creation for a 6/2 Manifesting Generator with Guest Sarah Mertzlufft - Microdosing Guide
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68.68. Human Design and Emotional Authority: Casey Mariott's Reflector Perspective
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63.63. What is Not Self Theme in Human Design? Listener Question
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62.62. How to Market your Coaching Business While Honouring your Human Design
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61.61. How to Create a Lead Magnet that Works
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60.60. Human Design in Relationships with Kathy Gleason | As I Live & Grieve
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57.57. Understanding the Emotional Wave in Human Design
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51.51. Human Design for Business Q & A
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48.48. Day 3 of 5 - Create Content Using Your Human Design | Workshop Week
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43.43. Consistently Create Content Without Burning Out
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40.40. Can You Use Your Human Design to Decide on a Niche?
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28.28. 12 Days of Human Design Series Day 8 [4/6 Generator & Empath]
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27.27. 12 Days of Human Design Series Day 7 [2/4 Manifesting Generator & Empath]
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26.26. 12 Days of Human Design Series Day 6 [3/5 Emotional Manifesting Generator]
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25.25. 12 Days of Human Design Series Day 5 [2/4 Emotional Manifesting Generator]
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24.24. 12 Days of Human Design Series Day 4 [4/6 Manifesting Generator]
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23.23. 12 Days of Human Design Series Day 3 [2/4 Emotional Generator]
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15.15. Human Design 101 - Terminology
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13.13. Mini Reading with Brooke, a 2/4 Emotional Mani-Gen, Entrepreneur, Parent and Partner
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