Career Advice for Generators

Career Advice for Each Aura Type

Not a Generator? No worries. This article is part of a series on job and career advice for each aura type. Find your aura type in the links below to access your customized Human Design career advice.

• Career Advice for Manifesting Generators
• Career Advice for Projectors
• Career Advice for Manifestors
• Career Advice for Reflectors

Find Work that Satisfies You

Generators, just because you can do something, that doesn’t mean you should. Your defined Sacral Center allows you to put a lot of energy behind anything work-related. Once you say yes to something, it can be hard to stop or leave. This is why many Generators find themselves trapped in jobs or careers they don’t enjoy, or why you may feel drained at the end of day.

Zooming out, you may find that you switch industries or jobs after two years or less if you’ve mastered the role, or it wasn’t something that felt like a satisfying “yes” in the first place.  This constant pattern or starting from scratch can lead to overall career frustration.

It may be hard to say no to a good-paying job or a financially secure, traditional career path, especially in a society that sends us endless messages to conform to the “American Dream,” but be mindful if you’re feeling frustrated with your work. Frustration is the not-self emotion for Generators, and it’s an indication that you’re out of alignment and not using your Sacral energy correctly for you.

Listen to Your Sacral Voice

If you have a Sacral Authority, here is an exercise you can do to help you gain clarity on your current career path, and what you like and don’t like about it.

Ask yourself this question: “Am I satisfied with my job / career?” Don’t give your brain time to overthink. Listen to your Sacral Voice instead. What sounds or bodily sensations come forward? Does it feel like a yes or a no?

You can practice this by asking yourself more yes or no questions, and allowing your Sacral Voice to guide you. For example:

• Do I like working in an office?
• Do I like my current work schedule?
• Do I like working on a team?
• Do I like my job’s duties and responsibilities? (You can also list them out continue this line of questioning)
• Do I like the industry I’m in?
• Would I consider switching industries?

Pay attention to what feels like a clear yes and a clear no. If it doesn’t feel like a clear yes, it may be a no for now.

If you have Emotional Authority, identify which emotions come up for you as you imagine yourself at work or in your career. What comes up for you? You can listen to your Sacal Voice as well, but gaining emotional clarity will help guide you more effectively.

What Careers are Good for Generator Aura Types?

Generators are unique in that you can pretty much do any kind of job at any level or work in any industry. You can be an employee or an entrepreneur. Again, just because you can do anything for work, that doesn’t mean you should. The key to your success is to truly be satisfied by the work that you do.

If satisfaction at work isn’t an option because you need to pay your bills and you can’t wait for something satisfying to come along, you can consider taking a job that doesn’t drain you of your mental, emotional and physical energy. This is important, because the less stressful your day job is, the more energy you’ll have outside of work to pursue activities that satisfy you. The more you’re satisfied outside of work, the more likely you’ll be to find a career path that is also satisfying to you.

Another thing to keep in mind is that Generators are meant to master skills over time, building and creating something.  It can be frustrating when you’re learning the ropes of a new job, or at the beginning of a career path that could take years to unfold.  Don’t confuse the frustation of being a beginner with being out of alignment.  If you’ve followed your strategy and authority to be in your current role, give yourself time to build and create within your role or overall career field.

Beyond the Aura: Exploring Your Chart

There are several places on your Human Design chart that you can explore to give you guidance for what type of career can satisfy you most.

Here is where you can look:

• Your Profile: In Human Design, your profile indicates your interpersonal and intrapersonal communication style. This can help you narrow down your search. For example, someone with a 1 / 3 profile would probably enjoy autonomous, research-based roles in spaces where trial and error are encouraged, whereas someone with a 4 / 6 profile may enjoy roles where networking and relationship-building are a large part of their duties.
• Your Energy Centers: While you may have a lot of energy to build and create through your defined Sacral Center, your other energy centers are part of your experience, too. You can gain deeper understanding into what work suits you and what your career trajectory can look like by understanding the relationship of all your centers.
• Your Gates and Channels: Each Human Design gate is like an archetype of energy, with unique characteristics and qualities. For example, someone with Gate 18 or Gate 13 may find themselves gravitating towards roles where they hold space for others and listen to their problems or secrets, while someone with Gate 26 can find success as an influencer or salesperson. The channels that connect one gate from one center to a gate from another center can give you even more insight into your defined energetic characteristics

If you want a quick-start introduction into your Human Design chart, you can gain a lot of knowledge from purchasing a Personalized Human Design Guide from my website.

If all of this feels like a lot to explore on your own, book a career-focused Human Design reading with me.

Career, direction and purpose are my main areas of specialization, and I would love to give you an in-depth chart analysis and report.

Conclusion

There isn’t one type of job and career that is right for the Generator aura type, which means there isn’t a one-size-fits-all piece of career advice for Generators. When you find a career path that would feel like a satisfying use of your energy over time, that’s when you become a “worker bee,” because you truly enjoy using your Sacral energy consistently to show up and do what you truly love.

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