Do you ever feel like you’re not living your life to the fullest? Do you find yourself feeling bored or unfulfilled? If so, you’re not alone. Many people struggle to find joy and meaning in their lives, especially when it comes to money management. What if I told you it didn’t have to be that way? You can embrace your play personality to create energetic alignment in finance that feels freeing and fulfilling!
As described by Stuart Brown in his book, your play personality is the way you naturally have fun, explore the world, and express your creativity. It’s a reflection of your unique strengths and interests.
Our play personality can help us to stay connected to our true nature. It can remind us of the things that bring us joy and fulfillment and it can help us find more flow in our lives. This is true when it comes to our finances as well. When we are aligned with our true nature, we can make intuitive financial decisions that lead us to financial freedom.
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Embracing Surrender and Trusting Your Body’s Guidance
Recently, while in Idaho, I noticed the pressure I was feeling to decide on where to go next. We had 2 weeks left, and my mind was telling me I “needed” to figure it out fast. However, knowing what I do about myself through Human Design, I realized that resisting or fighting against intense emotions is not the solution.
Instead, I chose to surrender to my body’s guidance and trust my sacral knowing. By asking myself yes-or-no questions, I found clarity in extending our stay in Idaho, giving us more time to plan future adventures. Our minds will always tell us something, and it will feel urgent. Our bodies know the way. When we surrender to our body’s guidance, we can make decisions that resonate with our authentic selves.
When it comes to financial decisions specifically, we can still trust our bodies. This is why understanding yourself through Human Design and other tools like play personalities is so helpful; it creates financial confidence because you can trust your own decisions.
The Play Personalities Unveiled
We have the fluidity to explore various play personalities, and certain tendencies may resonate with us more than others. As always, check in with yourself and ask yourself which personality resonates with you. This is a perfect time to practice tapping back into your intuition with different types of personalities. Stuart Brown identifies seven distinct play personalities, each reflecting different ways of finding joy and fulfillment in life.
The Joker: Unleashing Humor and Fun
The Joker loves to play practical jokes on others, finding joy in humor and nonsense. This playful nature often starts in our infancy as we babble, make funny faces, and create raspberries. Even as adults, some of us continue to enjoy making others laugh and spreading joy through lighthearted pranks and jokes.
The Kinesthetic: Moving the Body to Think
For the kinesthetic, physical movement is the gateway to creativity and thought processing. Engaging in activities like yoga, dance, lifting weights, or cycling helps them access their thoughts, ideas, and emotions. This play personality finds joy in pushing their bodies and exploring the connection between movement and mental clarity.
The Explorer: Journeying Through New Experiences
The Explorer seeks fulfillment through novel experiences, be it physical, emotional, or mental. They may indulge in traveling to new destinations, immersing themselves in new feelings, or researching exciting subjects. Embracing exploration allows them to discover new perspectives and enrich their lives with diverse encounters.
The Competitor: Thriving on Challenges
The Competitor enjoys competitive games with clear rules, seeking the thrill of playing to win. This play personality finds joy in striving to be number one and takes pride in their accomplishments. Whether in sports, business, or personal challenges, the Competitor plays for the win. The joy of the game is in winning and the satisfaction of achieving their goals.
The Director: Crafting Events and Scenes
The Director revels in planning and executing events, ensuring every detail is perfectly organized. Whether it’s arranging a party, a vacation, or a simple dinner gathering, the Director thrives in orchestrating memorable experiences for themselves and others.
The Collector: Gathering Unique Experiences
For the Collector, the joy lies in amassing unique objects or experiences. Whether it’s collecting antiques, wine, shoes, or experiences like travel memories, the act of gathering holds deep satisfaction for this play personality.
The Artist or Creator: Making and Fixing Things
The Artist or Creator derives pleasure from making things or making things work. From painting and woodworking to fixing broken objects, this play personality expresses their creativity through hands-on activities, transforming ideas into tangible realities.
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Discovering Your Play Personality and Finding Joy
Now that we’ve explored these play personalities, take a moment to reflect on which ones resonate most with you. It’s important to recognize that we are not confined to one specific play personality. Rather, we may embrace various tendencies based on our mood and circumstances. Understanding our play preferences empowers us to incorporate more joy and fun into our lives and to use our finances in playful ways that fulfill us.
Embracing Your Play Personality
Each play personality offers unique opportunities for us to infuse joy into our lives.
Here are some ways to embrace and nurture your preferred play personality, and some ways to incorporate your play personality into your finances:
The Joker: Embrace your sense of humor by sharing jokes with friends and family or finding joy in light-hearted pranks. Make room in your money routine for fun activities that make you laugh, like going to see a funny movie or a comedian.
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- The Kinesthetic: Engage in physical activities that help you think and process emotions, such as yoga, dance, or cycling. Consider investing in a gym membership or some nice workout gear to keep yourself moving.
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- The Explorer: Satisfy your craving for new experiences by exploring new destinations, deepening emotional connections, or researching interesting subjects. Try using your finances as a door to new experiences, whether that’s something small like trying a new food from the grocery store, or something bigger like a trip to a new city.
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- The Competitor: Enjoy competitive games with clear rules, whether in sports or personal challenges, and celebrate the joy of playing to win. If you have a favorite sport or game, you might try investing your money in some nice equipment.
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- The Director: Organize and execute events or gatherings, ensuring every detail contributes to a memorable experience for all involved. Think about how you can adjust your money routine to include planning or hosting events regularly.
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- The Collector: Build collections of objects or experiences that hold meaning for you, celebrating the unique joys they bring. Don’t be afraid to invest your finances in objects or experiences that light you up!
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- The Artist or Creator: Express your creativity through hands-on activities like painting, woodworking, or fixing objects. Consider investing in supplies or tools that support whatever creative endeavor feels most aligned with your true nature.
Living Fully and Embracing Play
Incorporating play into our lives is essential for living fully and authentically. Our play personalities offer a window into the aspects of life that bring us the most joy and fulfillment, and that includes how we use our finances. By understanding our tendencies, we can make conscious choices to infuse our days with play and fun, regardless of our age or responsibilities.
Understanding your play personality helps us see what we actually enjoy doing, so we can do more of that. The more we play, the more we do work we love, the more we are around people that we love, etc., the more enjoyable life is.
If you’re not quite sure which play personality resonates most deeply with you, I invite you to book a call with me. I’d love to help you explore the options you can work toward aligned, fulfilled living.
I encourage you to explore your play personality and embrace the joy of living fully and spending your time, energy, and money on what lights you up. Let play be your guide on this journey of life.
From my soul to yours,
Erin
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P.S. As humans and Human Design Generators, we often neglect self-care and don’t prioritize joy. If you want compassionate support as you are coming back home to yourself, I offer one on one mentoring. You can schedule a call by clicking the link herEmbrace your sense of humor by sharing jokes with friends and family or finding joy in light-hearted pranks. Make room in your money routine for fun activities that make you laugh, like going to see a funny movie or a comedian.