THIS IS WHY YOU’RE BURNT OUT

This episode of my podcast, Let's Go Win, features Stefanie Carlstedt. If you have ever done everything you were "supposed" to do and still felt off, this conversation might explain why. Stefanie teaches human design — an energetic blueprint built from your birth date, time, and location — that shows how you are meant to move through the world, make decisions, and build businesses without forcing them.

You have been trying to win at life using someone else’s wiring.

What is human design in plain terms?

Human design is a map back to who you actually are. It combines elements from ancient systems and modern research to create a chart based on your birth date, time, and place.

That chart reveals:

• Energy type — how you are meant to use your energy in the world.

• Decision-making authority — the internal process you trust to make correct choices.

• Defined vs undefined centers — where you have consistent access to traits, and where you gain wisdom from others.

• The core four — your life's work and how you are meant to move it through life. These show up in the top two numbers on each side of your chart and explain about 70 percent of how you show up.

• Money gates and messaging — clues about how you attract abundance and how your voice is meant to be heard.

People often call it "woo woo" at first, but almost everyone who reads their chart has an eye-opening moment. Stefanie has guided nearly 1,500 charts and nearly every person reports deep resonance once the correct birth time is used.

Why this matters for business and marketing

Most marketing plays one-size-fits-all, but human design says marketing must match the person doing it.

A few practical ways this plays out:

• Different profiles need different marketing. Someone with a line one profile will convert with deep case studies, testimonials, and FAQs. Someone with a line four is most magnetic when they offer community and networking. Someone with a line three benefits from showing trial and error and the lessons learned.

• Voice and delivery. If your chart shows a defined throat center, you speak naturally and are heard when you flow. If your throat is undefined, you might need structure or specific people around you to bring out your voice.

• Money strategies are personal. Some people create abundance through relationships and referrals, others through individual offers or spontaneous speaking. Your chart points to the path that will feel easy and sustainable.

Stefanie shares client examples: a therapist who spent years investing in coaches but stayed stuck until she redesigned her offers around her projector energy. Within months she had paying clients and a sustainable model. That kind of pivot is common once the right wiring is revealed.

Energy types and team design

Understanding energy types helps stop friction and burnout in teams and relationships.

The main types you will hear about are:

• Manifestors — initiators who start things but do not have to carry long-term energy for execution.

• Generators — steady builders who bring sustained energy and get things done step by step.

• Manifesting Generators — fast pivoters who iterate by trial and error and often juggle many things.

• Projectors — guides and strategists who see systems and people clearly but need recognition and invitation to shine.

• Reflectors — rare mirrors of group health who show the state of a system.

When a team contains these energies in the right roles, projects move smoother. For example, a manifestor can ignite an idea, generators carry it forward, manifesting generators adapt quickly, and projectors coach the process. Knowing this prevents the "you start, I finish" resentment and reduces chronic burnout.

Decision-making, fears, and deconditioning

Two big, often overlooked pieces:

1. Authority — Your chart tells you how to decide. Some people have a spleen-based instant intuitive knowing. Others have an emotional wave and must wait through highs and lows to get clarity. Some need to talk things through out loud to hear themselves. Learning your authority gives you a personal GPS: wrong turns get rerouted instead of derailing you.

2. Hidden fears and conditioning — Charts show the fears that quietly drive or stop you: fear of judgment, fear of repeating the past, fear of success, and more. Those fears are often the reason people work against themselves. Deconditioning is the process of unlearning what society or family told you you had to be.

One key idea Stefanie repeats: burnout, overwhelm, and chronic frustration are not normal. They are signals that you are out of alignment with your wiring.

Practical steps to start using human design

How to get started and what to expect:

• Get your chart by entering your name, birth date, time, and place. The chart looks complex at first, but it contains immediate, actionable guidance: energy type, authority, profile lines, and environment you thrive in.

• Start with a focused area — business, relationships, parenting, or team design. Human design is broad; pick one place to apply it and build from there.

• Give it time — meaningful shifts often happen inside the first three months if you trust the process. Many people work with a practitioner for six months to a year to reorganize offers, marketing, and daily rhythms.

• Tailor daily practices to your wiring. Not everyone benefits from the same morning routine. For some, movement and breathwork are life-giving. For others, short bursts of focused work and intentional rest work best. Your chart tells you what your body prefers for exercise and recovery.

Stefanie offers a free chart and business-focused reports at stefcarlstead.com/hdreport. For listeners who want to explore more, she provides a 12-page PDF and audio series to help translate the chart into business actions.

The new era: why now matters

Stefanie frames human design as a tool for a collective shift. She describes a societal movement that started around 2025 and will continue toward fuller expression by 2027. The idea is this: systems that required uniformity are breaking down, and individuality will become the lever for healthier structures.

That means the time to stop copying other people's formulas is now. Building work, relationships, and teams around authentic wiring creates resilience and reduces the emotional toll of living out of alignment.

Key takeaways

• Human design is practical. It gives specific guidance about decision-making, how you attract money, and how to communicate your message.

• Marketing must match your wiring. There is no single correct way to market. Your audience will responhttps://www.stefcarlstedt.com/d when you show up in your design.

• Burnout is a signal. If you are chronically overwhelmed, it is often because your role, routine, or team does not match your energy type.

• Teams work better when roles match design. Knowing who initiates, who builds, who guides, and who reflects helps prevent friction and retain talent.

• Start with one area. Apply human design to business, parenting, or personal routines, and expand from results and curiosity.

If this resonates, consider getting your chart and seeing what changes in three months when you align small choices to your wiring. For resources and Stefanie’s free chart, visit stefcarlstead.com/hdreport.

This was an episode of my podcast, Let's Go Win, with guest Stefanie Carlstedt. If you feel like you were built to do something different than what you are doing now, human design can be the permission slip to be who you actually are and the playbook for how to make it work.

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