SPEAKER_00 0:00

Welcome to Midlife Women Entrepreneurs. I'm your host, Lynette Turner, and today we've got a really interesting conversation. We've got the year of the horse that starts today, which is February 17th. That's the date of this recording. And I'm also bringing on somebody who has all this great knowledge about human design. So the question to you is: have you ever done everything right in your business and still felt drained? You follow this plan, you stay consistent, you try to show up like the experts say, and it still doesn't quite feel like you. And that's what we're going to talk all about today. My guest is Mel McSherry, and she teaches human design as a practical way to understand how you're wired to make decisions, use your energy, and build businesses, and I guess just a life that fits your real rhythm. If you're bouncing between strategies, second guessing yourself, or feeling like you can't stay consistent no matter how hard you try, this episode is going to help you see what's actually going on and what to do next. Mel, welcome to the show. Welcome to the first uh first day of the horse. We're gonna talk all about that. I'm gonna hand the floor over to you, give yourself a bit of an introduction, and we'll take it from there.

SPEAKER_02 1:12

Absolutely, Lynette, and thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to have all bits and bobs of this conversation. Um, so hello everyone. My name is Mel McSherry. My pronouns are they, she, and I'm an international business and life guide and human design practitioner. My passion and my purpose is to help uh inspired but yet overwhelmed entrepreneurs honor their lives and become the architects of their true success by recognizing and connecting their personal patterns of profitability, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and financially through human design and then using that lens in partnership with traditional business development tools and frameworks. So it gives you not only the framework that you already have invested in, whether time-wise or money-wise, but then you can also look at it from your own perspective, really making sure that you are staying in alignment with your design and creating a successful, sustainable pace in your business, as well as continuing to take care of you and to create those spaces and places in your personal life that will continue to fill that profitability uh again in all the areas and any way possible. And it's so funny because I've been, I've been an entrepreneur for 16 years and started out in the fitness industry, moved into business coaching uh in 2016. And the reason why human design made such an impact on me when it found me in 2020 was I was that person that you just described in the the beginning. I was the person who was doing everything correctly. I was a divorced mom, primary caregiver to my son who is autistic. And I was doing all the things. I was making six figures, I was traveling all over. I was, you know, I was being paid to travel across country to facilitate workshops. And yet felt really disconnected to myself, felt really disconnected to the process, feeling like this quote unquote success wasn't worth it. Like I was waiting for that day where I could just wake up and go, oh, there it is, you know, instead of waking up and going, okay, gotta do it again, gotta be here, gotta do this, right? And when human design found me, I was at a spiritual retreat in Sedona, Arizona. And one of the other participants brought it up. And I remember looking at my chart, reading the bits that I could because there's a lot inside of a human design chart. And even in just that little bit of information, sobbing because of the validation that I was reading, of the confirmation of what I knew to be true about myself, but didn't trust because I was conditioned not to, or didn't have the vernacular to advocate for it because I didn't know if it was real and where this was coming from. And when you have that validation and confirmation of what you already know to be true, because we know so much, we are such a profitable resource, again, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and financially for ourselves and our businesses. And when we really see that operations manual that we were born with and the path to profitability that has already been, you know, designed for us, the way that you can then just lessen the noise and really come to a place of trust, of excitement, of play, of success, that that's just the, I mean, that's the whole point, right? That's the whole reason why we want to be entrepreneurs is to have that sensibility. And when you see that you already have everything inside of you to answer the call of your soul, and human design shows you where to find it and teach you how to apply it in your own way, then your success and the ways you can utilize that are absolutely limitless.

SPEAKER_00 5:04

Yeah, exactly. You know, I loved all that the words that you were saying there, right? It's really like how I how I heard it. It was like it wasn't human design is not something that really fixes you, but it helps you meet yourself again. And that's kind of what I think that experience you had. Yeah, nobody's broken.

SPEAKER_02 5:22

Yeah. You move away from because I'm I mean, I know we've all been in those situations where we've invested time and money in something and it hasn't worked to its full quote unquote potential. And we instantly go, Well, what's wrong with me? We never go, well, what's wrong with the system? Because the system wasn't meant for you. It was somebody built it for themselves and then made it copy and pastable, but nothing is truly copy and pastable. And so it comes back to, no, you do have so much. So yeah, there's nothing, you're not broken. There's nothing to be fixed. We've just gone too far away from our natural selves, and it's bringing us back to that natural profitability that I said we're all born with.

SPEAKER_00 6:03

Exactly. You know, I just think about the day of the this age of AI and how I truly believe that it is because we depend on it so much. Well, at least I do, you know, I I think a lot of people are using AI to do a lot of things. And I think underneath all of that, it's pulling us away from who we truly are and who we, how we think. And so a lot of the time I know people are taking their AI responses to whatever question, whatever research, whatever, and they're taking it for such like literal, you know, and they're not taking it and processing it through the lens of who they are. So before we get too far down the path, let's back up a little bit. And for any woman that may be listening, or men that may be listening to this podcast right now, and they have never really heard or they kind of heard a little bit about human design for the first time, what is it in plain English? Like, we know it's not woo-woo, it's a it's a way of being and it's who you are, but maybe break it down a little bit into three. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 7:07

So human design layers together five different modalities. And those modalities are quantum physics, the chakra system, astrology, Kabbalah, and I Ching. So it actually is a combination of quote unquote spiritual and scientific-based tools, um, which I love because if we actually go down to the actual foundations of science and spirituality, they started in the same spot. Uh, so to me, they're all scientific because there is scientific proof of all of these uh different formulas. But with that said, how they work together is they show you what is coined your energetic blueprint. So it shows you how much energy you have, where that energy comes from, how are the best processes for your decision making, where are your patterns originating from when it comes to decision making and your authority? And it really shows you a gorgeous, um, like I said, operations manual of who you are, the purpose that you were born with, and how you are designed to bring that purpose to life. Now, the one thing that is different than a lot of quote-unquote frameworks is it's not a checklist. It's not, okay, first you start here and then you do X, Y, Z, and then you go here and do ABC. How it was brought forward, and even the person who brought it uh together, it's meant it's information that you already know, and then it's for you to implement and play with on your own. So there is no, in my opinion, there is no wrong way for you to utilize your human design except for maybe knowing it and not utilizing it at all, which is actually very hard to do because we naturally work and live inside of our design. We just get conditioned to go too far or start too soon in certain spaces. And so what it does is it gives you that cadence, that natural rhythm that you have. And then with that, allows you to look at the decisions that you've made, the ways that you have designed your business, or even the ways that you've designed your personal life, and really making sure that you are creating spaces and places that are natural profitability points. And I I know I say profitability a lot because it is so many layers, right? I've said it a couple of times already mentally, emotionally, energetically, and financially. So it's your blueprints on the, again, how you are designed to bring your purpose to life in your most profitable way possible.

SPEAKER_00 9:34

Right. And so when you say blueprint, I know this because I I mean, I did my chart. Actually, a very dear friend of mine asked me uh a year ago, I think I told you on our pre-call, um, what am I? And so in in the human design element, we'll we'll we'll kind of that'll be my next question, just kind of break down the five types. But um, so I said, Well, I'm a manifesting generator, da-da-da. And she's like, Well, do you even know what that means? And I'm like, no. And so I download this chart and then I'm like, erch, what? I don't even know how to use that. So, so why do you think, you know, when when we go down these paths of like understanding who we are, and this is a great, I guess, pathway or tool or understanding that can really help you. Um, but then we get this chart and then we freeze. Like, what is, what do you think blocks us from really sort of digging deeper? Is it just confusing or is it just subconsciously we're doing something?

SPEAKER_02 10:32

I mean, looking at a chart for anybody who wants to or has, it already looks like a completely different language. There's shapes, there's numbers, there's lines, there's a person, but then parts of the person is colored in and parts the person isn't. And so at looking at it for a face value, it doesn't give you a lot of information. And it's meant to be broken down and digested and implemented in pieces. Um, in fact, the person who brought it forward says it takes an average of seven years for you to fully incorporate your design, which means you just naturally just start, you know, being fluid inside of it. And I love that because it gives you time to practice, to play, to adjust with what the information that you have about yourself and how it really does play out in your environments, in your business and so forth, because it's not meant to be taken at face value. So even with types, there's I actually call human design the ultimate onion of personal development because there's many, many, many, many layers. And in order to understand one layer, in my opinion, that needs to kind of present itself on its own as you work on kind of the more foundational areas. And to me, those foundational areas are your type, which there are five, and we can go over those in a second. Um, and that is your overarching energy, how much energy you have, where it comes from, and what your specific strategy is to keep that energy healthy. Then we go even further, okay. So you're this type. Now who you are as that type is defined for you personally in the other areas, which are your centers, which are in alignment with different chakras, what's called your profile, which are your two main characteristics, both conscious and unconscious, um, as well as your authority, which is where you make your decision, and your incarnation cross, which is your overarching purpose in your life. So it's meant for you. And I I, in fact, just experienced this. I had a I did a reading right before I came on here. It's meant for you to go, oh, okay, thank you. There it is. And then with that, go, oh, that's where I went too far, or that's why this opportunity didn't play out the way that it was. How can I do things differently? And how can I repeat the ones that went beautifully? Because that was me just naturally working in my design without me really knowing it. So I always say start with your type first because that does give you a good overarching. And then in a reading that I do, the basic, I go over those five areas with you. So you see yourself in that holistic light. And then, you know, as I continue to work with them, then we're just called to different areas of their chart and where they want to start implementing them, either in their life, in their business, or both, and we let it kind of unfurl on its own.

SPEAKER_00 13:29

Great. And so there's five types, but then you're saying there's five areas within your particular type.

SPEAKER_02 13:36

Yeah, there's kind of like those five foundational, yeah, they're kind of the main points of your chart. And then those get honed in. Those five areas are pretty um digestible when it comes to information. Where it starts to get overwhelming, I think, for a lot of people is the planets, and then we've got the 64 gates, and then we've got the 52 channels, and like it can get really, really minute and overwhelming. Um, but starting with your type first, a lot of free readings give you those five basic, at least starting points that I mentioned. So type and authority, center or sorry, type and strategy, centers and authority, uh, profile and incarnation cross. So technically four. That gives you that really gorgeous hero's journey of your energy. And then from there you can you can uh glean where you want to where you want to focus and what you want to start implementing first.

SPEAKER_00 14:31

Awesome. Okay, so next question is the obvious. What are the five types? Focusing, I guess, on the energy and strategy side of it, maybe.

SPEAKER_02 14:39

So yeah, absolutely. So there, like I said, there are five types. And the first one is generator. So generator is 70% of the population, and those are they're the ones that have a natural amount of energy, and they are what I like to call the structure. Um, some people like to call them worker bees. That's not really my favorite because generators don't necessarily love to work, but when they're in something that they love, the work doesn't matter. And what's interesting about generators, so first their strategy. So each type has its own strategy to keep you inside of this energetic flow. And for generators, it's know thyself and wait to respond. Now, the interesting thing is that 90% of us have weight inside of our strategy. And that right there for most entrepreneurs is like gut punching.

SPEAKER_00 15:38

Because I was gonna say stressful, but yeah, okay. For sure, for sure.

SPEAKER_02 15:42

Yeah, because we're not, we're not taught that at all. We're taught to initiate, to follow through, to do all the things, right? To not leave money on the table. And already that starts to like curtail our pace and our business. And what's interesting about generators is there's a little bit of a conflict because they have a ton of energy, they think they can do all the things when really they are meant to receive information from something or somebody. And this is major decisions, by the way. This isn't like, oh, wait until you, you know, wait to respond to brush your teeth or wait to respond to eat dinner. Bigger decisions. But when you're building a business, especially, it's waiting to respond to an information that inspires you and pulls you, and then follow through with that. You're the follow-through. And as generators, you also have what's called a stair-step style of success. So you are meant to be masters. You have the energy to master once you have information to respond to and find your avenue through it. You'll do all the things, things will be successful, you'll get information. And then you're gonna hit a plateau where things are gonna start to slow down. You might enter in a little bit of frustration because it's not going at the cadence that it had before. It doesn't, there can be any time when that happens. That is an area for you to celebrate because you have now mastered everything inside of that stair step. And it's time for you to pause, recalibrate, wait for new information, and then go to that next stair step. So it's almost like a stop start, which also can tend to frustrate people. But when you start to learn the rhythm of it, it's it's it reframes that from oh, I've stopped to, oh, I've mastered everything. Cool. I'm at a new level. What worked, what didn't, what you know, what's this next thing that I now have this space uh to bring forward or to receive from others. As we continue on, half of all generators are a subcategory called manifesting generators, which is what you are, Lynette. And manifesting generators take the energy from the generators. So again, a very, very energetic type. However, they're not as um stair-stepped as the generator, they are multifaceted, multi-niche, can be in multiple places at once and happily type of energy. So these are my ones who, if somebody has told you to niche down or hone in on a certain business idea and you want to punch them in the face, you're probably a manny gen because that's not how you are designed to be. Yes, you can focus on one thing at a time, but it's you are more than capable of creating multiple things on top of each other and having them run very profitably for you once you understand what that flow and rhythm is and who you are inside of each of those, what I like to call buckets, because the through line for manifesting generators is you. And so it's understanding what are the areas of your personality that you want to turn into a paycheck, or what areas of your personality and passions you want to keep to yourself as a resting point for you. And for Manny Gems, your strategy is visualize and inform. So because you also are umbrella under generator, there are some elements of know thyself and wait to respond. But the inform piece is the most important because it's letting you, others around you know what you are doing, not from a permission standpoint, for but just from a pure soundboard. My Manny Gens love having a good soundboard because then they can really make sure that they are taking the steps correctly without going too fast, because they can have a tendency to just see it, do it, go way too far and go, oh, and then go five steps back and then and then try again. Um, and when you inform that that curtails that a bit more because then you're able to see what others see, so you can miss those blind spots by going too quickly. As we continue down, we have projectors, which are 20% of the population. That would be me. Projectors have no natural energy. We actually receive it from others, and therefore our pace in life and business is a little bit comfier, I like to say. I don't like the term slower, just comfier. Uh we can have spurts of natural energy. So our work, quote unquote, can be anywhere from like two to four hours a day. And we need to be intentional of what that work is to ensure that that energy that we are either receiving from it or that we are using for it is being used profitably and being used in a way that um provides us that energy back in some sort of way, that ROI back. And we are the guides. I kind of joke around and say that we are the holy spirits or the project managers per se of the types. We see the patterns, we ask questions, we we are the ones who strangers will come up to us and tell us the most personal things just out of the blue. And then they'll go, I don't know why I just told you that. Because we invite people in. We have that kind of aura about us. And um, a lot of us are coaches, consultants. I mean, there's a lot of us in a lot of different spaces, but definitely in that guidance space, that's where um we feel most profitable. And our strategy is wait to be recognized and invited. That one right there, I had a hell of a time trusting. Um, and definitely brought up some things for me that I had to work through uh in connection to that. Um but yeah, we are we are the slower, we are the more comfier paced people. And when you understand that as an entrepreneur, as a business owner, that also shifts a lot of things when it comes to your quote unquote consistency. Um, we do need a a lot of rest, quote unquote, whatever that means to you. So it is a different energy that we need in order to be successful in our businesses. As we move down, we have manifestors. Manifestors are 10% of the population. They are actually the 9%, excuse me, 9% of the population, they're the ideators. They are the initiators. I call them my magic makers. Like they are the people that just constantly have ideas that tell people their ideas and then the people around them go, yeah, we'll do that. And then the ideas are just done. They are very powerful beings. They also don't have a natural natural energy source as well. They can siphon it from different areas. But like projectors, they are, they can't go too far in their ideas. They're the ones like, oh, I see this because their strategy is pure inform, just inform. Tell tell everybody and their mother about it. Because when they do, it then gets put into the right hands of the person who can bring that to life and they can go back to ideating. They can go back to seeing what that next step is or that next level is. And then last but not least are our 1% are reflectors. If you thought the projector's energy was different, reflectors have us beat by far because they are the barometer of the community. So they and the collective they are the ones that feel and see everything and they guide from a space that's like one higher than a projector because their uh strategy is wait 28 days. So they are really the ones that are either way up or way back and just watching and feeling and using that information to then either know that they're in the right space that they can guide or understand that they're not in the right space and they need to move on to something different. This is such an interesting type to have I've worked with a couple of reflectors and even for me as a guide and as a projector it's such a different it's just a just it's just a different way to guide them because of the way that they are designed as well. But it's really beautiful when you when you put them all together the way that one starts and the other ones take over while the other like while the ones on the outside the projectors and the and the reflectors are ensuring that everybody is staying good and staying true to themselves and staying true to their pattern the way that you can really understand your pure profitability point as an individual and how that just naturally works inside of the collective I think is one of the more powerful understandings with human design is when you really understand yourself and the power that you have and the way that what the ones that the spaces that you don't have the power for, somebody does and you're going to attract that person because it's just the way that the neutrinos work and the quantum physics of it all, the frequencies of it all. And that's going to come forward in a way that you can stay in your zone of genius while others stay in their own and we lift the collective up as a whole in our own individual way.

SPEAKER_00 25:21

Yeah I love that. And so in in I was just thinking too like the all five of them if we all understood our own, but yet we still need to understand others, it would be really cool to know if I'm working with a projector or reflector or a gender.

SPEAKER_02 25:34

I use it in my parenting yeah I know my sons I know my partners um I do I do readings like that for business partners as well so they can really understand the communication differences and the energy differences and the decision making differences because it is I wish there's been many times where I've said this I wish there was a way that everybody could just like have their chart on their forehead so just everybody's oh okay I cool. So I'll do this maybe we'll just have that deeper understanding. But until that happens even just knowing yourself and how you can make sure you're protecting yourself in a way that is still keeping you open and aware and supportive that's where the ripple starts, right? And then the more that people can listen to podcasts like this or you know any other practitioner who is who's as loud about it as I am and the more curiosity we can drum up, even in those little insights creates such a big difference in how we connect with each other.

SPEAKER_00 26:33

Yeah, for sure. I was going to ask you um what is one sign that a woman is trying to kind of run her business in a way that really isn't aligned for her? But I think more so the question is what are the once I know what I am what should be the logical place to start to look at my chart and apply it to my business because like you said it takes seven years to really implement your chart but where's a logical place to start especially if I'm sitting in my business and it doesn't feel aligned. You know?

SPEAKER_02 27:20

I think definitely the two areas that I that tend to be brought up first that I work through a lot with clients first are are their energetic type. So especially for those who found out that they're projectors and they've been trained to be generators their entire life that's that's a 180, right? So type and strategy, but then also their authority how they make their decisions and what authority that is because I know for me so your authority is determined by a certain defined center, which again the centers are aligned over nine different chakras and it it gives you the the cadence and the rhythm of your decision making a lot of times we are told to to trust our gut, right? The one that that I used to live by before I found out my design was the full body hell yes. That's a full body hell yes say yes right away right funnily enough I'm what's called an emotional authority which means when I'm on those emotional highs that is not time for me to make a decision. I need to let that emotional wave come down. I need to sleep on it. And the minute that I realized how many decisions I said yes in the excitement and then one to two days to two weeks to four months later I don't like anything about this decision. The more I realized oh no I am a person who needs to sleep on it. I need to let that energy that excitement or even that stress not to react from stressful situations. I would look at a month and see that it wasn't being as profitable as I thought. Oh no now I got to do this. And then I would start implementing this and those wouldn't work out either because I was reacting from an emotional space. However whenever I find myself that I now give myself time for like I say the glitter to settle. And when I do that's when the clarity comes and those next steps usually naturally present themselves. And so when people start to even understand one their energy and the strategy that comes with it and two how they make their best decision decisions and understanding that everybody makes their decisions differently some are what's splenic, which means they make it in the absolute moment some that are sacral, which means it they are that that trust your gut, that's the sacral people trust your gut, yep, absolutely there's ones that need to soundboard there's ones that come from their heart and so they have different questions and different paces. So when you start to see that again not only do you understand why the things happened the way they did and why those decisions weren't the most profitable as well as oh and other people make decisions differently as well. So that shifts their sales calls that shifts their call to action that shifts their conversations that they're having because we are all taught that note, have them make a decision in the moment, tell them to trust their gut, tell them to trust their intuition yeah but that's not where everybody's decision making comes from right you know you just said something so interesting you said something about how we were taught to be something that we weren't.

SPEAKER_00 30:28

So we've been kind of brought up in a situation that really truly wasn't ours.

SPEAKER_02 30:34

So how do we unravel that to become who we truly are yeah it's it's it's just honestly by just having a reading and getting that validation because I've never had a reading where somebody goes I'm sorry what? Like no that doesn't make sense it is shoulders drop deep breaths I call them OHF moments like just aha OHF after aha OHF. And it's that just oh okay because then they start to see then where they naturally went too far. So if we're moving into a business then it could be a matter of oh that's why group work always I hated it and my my mentor keeps telling me if I want to make the money I want to do no I don't have the capacity for groups. Great. Okay and I can take that off the plate let me focus on the one-on-one stuff that I want to do. And maybe again for my Manny Jens a mentor told them nope don't offer seven things at once or multiple things just stick to one thing. But you're like no I actually have the capacity to do and talk about multiple offers because even the way that you're communicate that you communicate and the most profitable ways that you communicate and network are in your chart as well. It shows you if social media is the best place or is it speaking or is it networking? It gives you again that customized information of no, you don't have to be here at all. You're you're more profitable in this area. So let's take the energy away from that and let's put it where it's meant to be. And so it doesn't come with a lot of work it comes with a lot of awareness and practicing because we are deconditioning I know for myself I was deconditioning of 40 plus years of just you know life and then you know 10 years of business of being an entrepreneur before human design found me. So and I'm still finding moments that I go, ooh, oh there's that next level okay let's but I have my my design to guide me through it of how to explore it for myself of how to let it go of how to implement it. And it's so it's that constant guide that never changes ever your human design never changes. It shows you just how to get back to your foundations as who you are now and who you will and who you will become in the future no that's that's so good.

SPEAKER_00 32:58

Okay so let's say we've got a listener she's thinking okay I've never actually downloaded my chart before I'm gonna go and download my chart like you know where where should she start?

SPEAKER_02 33:09

I you know there's a couple things she could do she could either A go and try to do it on her own or B go to you and get a reading I know you offer different types of uh sessions and ways to work with you so explain both yeah absolutely um so my favorite sites to use just to get your basic information is called mybodygraph.com and the reason why I like that one one for me and there's several different sites out there you could even just Google human design chart free chart and you'll get a bunch that pop up um I prefer my bodygraph because it was created by the person who who brought human design together. So it's very much rooted in in his practices and and how he brought it forward. It also to me is just more aesthetically pleasing and easier to read. Some of them can look a little bit too busy for my mind. But in the free chart it does give you the basic information for you to go down your own rabbit holes um you can even unlock places in that in that app itself and just you know pay behind this firewall or a little behind this one. If you're if you're that type of person who just loves to go on your own rabbit holes there's a lot of information to go down. I always say this with a preface though definitely um one, do your due diligence because this is becoming more popular, which I'm very excited about. And it's also slightly becoming what I like to call Instagramable where people are just taking oh just my type and then making massive shifts or decisions in a business without looking at the other layers of their chart. So be patient and how you absorb the information and know that you are more than just a type and a strategy you have other areas in in your charts to influence who you are inside of that type. If working with a practitioner is like if you look at this and go, no, no there's no way nor do I want to go down this rabbit hole on my own. I do offer 90 minute readings that do go over those foundational areas that I mentioned before with the lens of what clarity you want to receive during that reading. So not only do you get time to see yourself and be with yourself and re-get to know yourself, but you also get the clarity that you're looking for whether that is you know confusion in an area in your business, marketing, sales, or just life in general or parenting I do parents as well. But it's it can be a time where you can just have somebody sit with you and show you how freaking phenomenal you already are and then help you craft what your next steps are with that new awareness and get that accountability as well as that space for you to continue to ask questions. Cause when you do a reading with me, you get 30 days of Voxer Aftercare. Voxer is a great walkie-talkie app. So you can continue to ask me questions because I never ever want to be the person that gives you you know an 80 page workbook and a 90 minute reading and then go, okay see you later. It's no some with some things are going to get locked go get them. Go get them. Yeah like something exactly yeah it's it's it's important to me that you have that time to let it digest and then ask questions and process so you know what exactly you're implementing it and what you're learning by doing so.

SPEAKER_00 36:28

Awesome. And that's at melmcherry comes yeah exactly and I'll have that in the show notes. So Mel before I let you go all right so let's say I go I you know I'm I've listened I've been a listener I go I get my free chart maybe I do a little bit of work with you and then the next thing I know we're in the year of the horse. So let's talk a little bit about that. Because you did say at the very beginning human design is attached to astrology. So yeah yeah talk a little bit about that let's have some fun.

SPEAKER_02 37:01

Yeah absolutely yeah oh we needed this energy um and I love that we are talking about it because for those who don't nerd out on all the things like I do we had just moved through the year of the snake and we all felt it. We all felt the shutting we all felt the heaviness we all felt you know the WTFing all over the place like it was just a year of tumultuous stuff. And I know for most people we see January 1st as the new year, new energy, new year, new me. When in actuality the new year doesn't start until the lunar new year, which is in February. So we have been still in the year of the snake up until today February 17th. And when I tell people that I again I get another bit of oh okay because I've been so mad at myself that this year's been so hard or why can't I get to you know get my stuff together and be motivated like I had in previous years. Well because that energy didn't hit till today. And so the year of the fiery horse is all about just obviously energy which is beautiful but it is about collaboration. It's about communication it's year one for those who do um if you add up the numbers in 2026 it technically adds up to year one, which is the year of new beginnings, new cycles. So we're taking this fresh open newly shedded energy and space and capacity that you have been letting go and cleaning out and doing all the work for the last year. And we now have a space to fill it with a new energy new inspiration so on and so forth. So this year is going to feel there's still gonna be moments because you know there's moments but the undertow will be so much more energetically exciting and energetically motivating than we had in the past year.

SPEAKER_00 39:04

Okay and so what does that mean from a human design perspective?

SPEAKER_02 39:08

So as a projector what would that look like for you so for me personally and the way that I'm outlined in my charts um to me I'm receiving more energy uh so not to overwhelm with so much information but going back to those chakras and centers that I mentioned earlier for some of them are open. So if you're looking at your chart they're gonna be white in color those are your energy receptors and the ones that are colored in are your defined centers, which means it has a defined system or process to it. I only have two centers defined every almost everything about me is open, open, open. So I receive a lot of energy ideas, I feel a lot of emotions. So last year felt very heavy to me because not only my stuff but everybody else's so to have already this collective energy I've been feeling it the last couple days and it is like the best deep breath of fresh air I have had. And I need to remember as a projector that energy is not mine. So to make sure I'm still not overcompensating or over um extending myself because I feel that energy. So making sure I have my rest times for me personally, my rest times scheduled in I'm not overpacking my calendar I'm making sure I'm taking time for me and I'm making that a non-negotiable because I still need to maintain my sustainability even inside of this very energetic year.

SPEAKER_00 40:45

You know that's interesting you're saying that because as I've been kind of looking at different signs, I guess, astrological signs and kind of seeing what the the year of the horse means for them that seems to be a common theme across the board where you don't have to be in such a big hurry. Get more in flow and you know so that's that's really interesting. I I it's still so um I I do agree with you I don't think I met one single person last year that wasn't going through it including myself. I think we're all just like oh thank God so I think even collecting breath. Yeah. Yeah and I think just even subconsciously and consciously we're just like yes okay it's over and so I think that's provides at least half of the release that we should be getting from from it.

SPEAKER_02 41:34

Absolutely yeah yeah and then that awareness to welcome those new ideas and that new energy in when you know where when you know that it's coming from somewhere and it's not just an oopsie and I think that's another beautiful element of knowing your human design when you know that those things that worked out for you so well weren't an oops they were just your design working at its full potential then you don't have to keep hoping it comes back. It's just a part of no, it'll always be there. This is how it presents itself. So to be able to relax into that and then see how you personally can move through this very energetic year and beyond because we're gonna we're going through some pretty massive shifts especially coming up in 26 and 27 or in 26 as well as into 27 it just gives you that anchor point of I know who I am, I know how to move through this. I know how to utilize this energy profitably mentally, emotionally, energetically financially and I know how to do this in a way that my life, my pace is honored and celebrated and my business is of its own entity and I'm in it in a way that I can maintain profitability and create that and build that success that I'm designed for.

SPEAKER_00 42:50

Yeah that's perfect. And that's a great way to put a cherry on top this whole conversation. So Mel, thank you for sharing your knowledge you've got great energy and great insights so I'll make sure to put melmcSherry.com in the show notes.

SPEAKER_02 43:04

People can reach out to you there are you on Instagram as well I am I'm on Instagram Mel underscore McSherry or you can feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn Mel McSherry. Another thing too is well for those we talked about decision making earlier for those who are like no I always need more information before I make a decision I do offer complimentary 30 minute virtual coffee chats. It's no pressure no sales is just open space for you to ask me questions and you can book one of those at virtualcoffeithmel.com okay perfect well that's great thanks Mel and we will talk to you soon have a great 2026 thank you