Human Design for: Samuel Zink

 Samuel Zink's Profile

A Projector has an undefined Sacral, and none of the motor centers has an active connection to the Throat.

       ·         Waiting in the wings.

       ·         Waiting for the spotlight.

       ·         Waiting to be invited.

This is the essence of a Projector's life -yearning to be included and for their contributions and abilities to be recognized.

Then, when working from a position of appreciation, they are an assured performer, contributor, director, organizer, manager, guide, visionary, and conductor of affairs.

If you are a Projector, there is no doubt you have abilities and gifts in your own right, but your true nature requires them to be recognized first if you are to shine, and this awareness is essential for your personal fulfillment.

I'll let you know that I'm among the estimated 21 percent of the world's population that make up this type.

Whereas the three previous types are self-driven people, a Projector can often be an observer, wait­ing to be asked for his or her involvement.

So I can empathize with the feeling that it's sometimes a struggle to be "seen," understood, or valued for all you offer before getting the chance to act and contribute.

There is no life force energy generating within you and no motor cen­ter connected to the Throat providing any manifesting drive.

There is a chilled, easygoing nature about you, something that can appear light­weight yet assured, firm but fair.

When you walk into a room, the first impression is that you seem keen to connect with everybody, wanting to plug into others, yearning and sometimes struggling for recognition.

Be watchful that such enthusi­asm doesn't translate into trying too hard.

Being noticed is intrinsic to who you are, but only when it arises naturally.

You have nothing to worry about, either.

It's a natural law that people will find themselves being drawn to your innate "projection field."

What they are being drawn toward are specific qualities within your centers, not to mention your serene, all knowing calm.

You are potentially an ideal networker who can link up that person with this person and match make to your heart's content.

Likewise, you can also hide out, not wishing to engage.

I often tease Projectors that it's important to have a comfortable arm­ chair to fall into without guilt or shame when nothing is happening.

You must learn to enjoy the lulls in life and embrace the part of your nature that makes you more spectator than chief player.

You are born guides and managers and make ideal leaders, organizers, coaches, and administra­tors, overseeing everything.

You come into your own when steering, shaping, and driving the people and energy around you.

The truth is that some people don't know how to use their energy without your objective assistance.

This doesn't mean you can't get drawn into the thick of the action yourself, but for that action to be fulfilling you first require recognition in the form of an invitation.

This is the chief component in your nature.

It's important that you first receive recognition if you are to be effective.

Then, and only then, can you walk into your arena to quiet applause and obvious admiration.

Recognition and invitation light up your being, and it is important for non-Projectors to understand this.

What, precisely, constitutes an invitation?

Well, it can range from a gold­ embossed card with an RSVP instruction to an invitation cloaked as a ques­tion, an aside, or a glance.

It can even be an inner sense that you are being drawn toward something, like having a calling.

It is anyone or anything seeking your involvement while genuinely recognizing your qualities.

This doesn't mean that you should fall prey to overt flattery and syco­phancy.

An invitation will not resonate if someone recognizes your "tremendous ability to lead" when in actual fact you've no aptitude for that role at all.

The recognition needs to be authentic and respect your worth. It is not about ego but about appreciation.

Your true nature ab­solutely requires this.

*Take Rolling Stones Projector Mick Jagger.

 He'll wait in the wings, relaxing in his dressing-room armchair, waiting for the scene to be set and the tempo to build.

This is when he gets his invitation to go center stage, where the recognition of his talents resonates with him.

Without that recognition-invitation process, it could be argued, he "can't get no satisfaction."

With it, he'll entertain a sell-out audience for ninety minutes.

You could argue that no one is more energetic than Mick Jagger, so how can he possibly be a Projector?

But what he's actually doing is riding the energy of his band mates and fans.

He's utilizing a conditioning influence of his environment, allowing the energy of others to flood his undefined centers, triggering him.

This is what Projectors do -they tap into, ride, and guide the energy of others ... then flake out after short bursts.

Projectors need to be careful about how much borrowed energy they run through their system.

Fatigue and exhaustion are your Achilles' heel.

In a high-pressured, high-energy environment in which you adopt the "go, go, go" of everyone else, there's a danger you'll blow an internal fuse.

Be wary of trying to keep up with Manifestors, Generators, and Manifesting Generators and bowing to the commitments of others; otherwise, you'll exhaust yourself to the point of near collapse.

Be open to taking breaks and having siestas and catnaps.

Remember where your armchair is!

These energetic limitations require attention.

One mistake I made as a Projector was to over ride my inner resistance and convince myself to do things or join in with others, pretending to be naturally that way inclined.

I sought to be one of the crowd… and forced myself to jump into the fray.

Then, when I was snubbed, unappreciated, misunderstood, but still embroiled in obligation, I'd wonder why.

Now­adays, I'll await the recognition-invitation process.

In this respect, we Projectors are always hanging around waiting for our cue.

But it makes a world of difference to how comfortable I am in certain surroundings.

It must boil down to honoring a sense of belonging.

As a Projector, you'll be able to identify with an inner pressure to be rec­ognized for your gifts and abilities.

You can quickly develop a sense of gloom or despair when you appear to be passed over or ignored.

You'll often ask yourself: "What do I need to do to get noticed?" or "Why do I keep get­ting overlooked?

"Some of you can travel through life frustrated by a sense of untapped potential, but if you learn patience and the humility to con­cede that not everything requires your input, the frustration can ease.

The good news is that Human Design readings impact Projectors immediately because a reading recognizes their true nature and they feel celebrated!

As a Projector in the workplace, you may feel overshadowed by the achievements of more energetic types.

But if I were the CEO of a company, I would want my Projectors heading up the planning and management departments because, as natural guides and without the Sacral's impetus, they have a good view of how the whirlwind energy of others is best harnessed.

Projectors are also versatile because, not being tied to the Sacral, they can change speed and focus on a whim.

In relationships, Projectors cannot abide being taken for granted or being told how to act.

Recognition and invitation are vital here.

As a part­ner, you like to be recognized for your worth and invited to do things, even when it comes to household chores!

Your partners also need to honor your need for rest and replenishment.

You might well be accused of being lightweight and lazy, but you were not born with natural reserves of energy.

The benefit for you is that you can help steer your partner's energy and support him or her in becoming a power for good.

You're expert at guiding a relationship and suggesting ways to improve and enhance relations.

You provide the balanced perspective that can see the forest through the trees.

Projectors bring great variety and freshness into a relationship… they are the natural connectors and organizers.

The first thing you'll notice about Projector children is that they're not necessarily energetic.

Don't think of them as lazy or lethargic.

You'll also notice them doing things, from activities to gestures, "just to get noticed."

See through the act and read its subtext -they need recognition.

It's important to honor their every attribute, skill, and good turn however small.

There is nothing more upsetting to Projector children than not being recognized or earning parental pride.

The need for recognition can sometimes play itself out as neediness, too, as it can in adult relationships.

No one is being clingy they just want to have their love, feelings, and position recognized.

Very few Pro­jectors wish to walk through life alone because they need someone else's energy to tap into to fuel and nurture them.

They can function but can­not thrive in isolation.

As a Projector, what you achieve in life tends to depend on being drawn into the right company and right environment.

When your gifts and abilities are truly recognized, you'll feel empowered.

The difference between being recognized and not recognized is day and night to you and essential to your sense of well-being and satisfaction.

Recognition means everything-and brings out your best.

~ Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.

THE SPLEEN AUTHORITY "Instant Decisions"

This is your strategy if the Spleen is defined and the Emo­tions and Sacral are undefined.

Your correct decisions are made in the blink of an eye.

You are designed to seize the "now," deciding instantaneously, without hesitation.

It is a snap decision in every sense.

If an Emotional Authority is based on watching the entire movie and experiencing the drama's ups and downs, the Spleen Authority is all about being decisive in a freeze-frame, snapshot moment.

This might seem like a frighteningly rash process, but it's the only way your deci­sions can be trusted.

This is because your intuition senses whether something sounds right or wrong, genuine or insincere.

Your instinct senses whether some­thing smells fine or fishy.

Your taste knows whether something is suit­able, whether it be food or "tasteful" people or surroundings.

All these senses view the end result in an instant and alert you in a split second.

The process can be impressive when you learn to trust it!

You either pay attention to your lightning-quick authority or let the moment pass ­and your fortunes with it.

If you find yourself hesitating or pondering, you've disappeared into the Mind and are not being true to your nature.

This then is not the time to make a decision.

Spleen impulses come only once and you either live by them or ignore them.

There is nothing to think about!

The use of this authority may well alarm others around you. "Take your time. Think about it," they will urge.

Don't listen to them.

Stick to your guns.

Your snap decision is not ill considered or impatient… it's right for you.

So trust this reliable Zen-like "now" process.

You cannot afford to base a decision on a past premise or a future reckoning.

With this authority, your senses are naturally sharp.

It can mean something as simple as walking into a restaurant and finding its noise, smells, or decor jarring to your inner being.

Take the following real-life case when the Spleen Authority was seen in action:

* A friend had booked a table at a well known restaurant in Santa Barbara, California.

He and his girlfriend sat down and he started to scan the menu.

He looked up and his girlfriend was scanning the room, looking distracted and bothered.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I don't like it here. Can we leave?" she said.

"But we've only just sat down!"

"I know, but something's not right.

It's the ambience and I don't like the smell," she said.

And with that, they got up and left and went elsewhere.

Here the Spleen Authority’s inner radar had been scanning the envi­ronment and alerting her that it wasn't right for her.

Had she ignored that alert or been swayed by her boyfriend's insistence on staying, then the chances are that the night would have been grim, possibly ending in an argument or food poisoning.

Her Spleen had given its signal to exit an environment it had deemed unhealthy for her sense of well being.

Be alert for that feeling that something is wrong or right.

Out of the three awareness centers, the Spleen is the quietest of them all, almost whispering its decisions.

So wherever you go, whomever you meet, and whatever offer is put before you, keep an ear peeled and a nostril flared for that inner radar.

Let's not forget that the Spleen's hunches also point out who and what is right to pursue.

"I smell money in this venture yes!" or "That sounds right to me!" or "This cheap bottle of wine tastes fantastic!"

There is noth­ing necessarily reasonable about following your nose, something sound­ing right or something seeming tasteful, yet there is an irrefutable reliability about these senses as they instantly indicate whether you're on the right track in life.

~ Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.

32 Channel of Transformation 54                        From the Spleen to the Root

You are immensely driven and determined to succeed through applying yourself… and finding the right people who can help you climb the career ladder.

You sometimes sense a power greater than yourself thrust­ing you forward and upward.

Your motto is almost "I'll make it to the top… no matter what it takes!"

Material or spiritual success matters to you and you're forever scouring your environment to find the allies and connections that can help you get there.

This fierce ambition is fueled by a fear of failure, injected by gate 32, and this means there is a tendency for you to become a workaholic.

You can be the last out of the office or putting in overtime, determined to impress the boss or hit the latest sales or performance targets.

You're here to expand and compete to be the best in life.

The 32 – 54 is the Channel of Transformation because it can shake up your life and all those around you once your advancement kicks in.

You have a compul­sion to succeed, and your contacts book is brimming with connections to those who can assist your ascent into a position of power and wealth.

You are all about power meetings in the boardroom and behind-the ­scenes chats that can fast-track your life.

But, as a result, the one ques­tion you're forever asking yourself in business and social circles is "Can this person help get me where I want to be?"

In this regard, you follow the senses of the Spleen and follow your nose.

If you trust those senses, you'll be guided to the right connections.

You bring transformation into the lives of everyone you meet and can find yourself in great demand.

That's because people know you'll work all hours and schmooze away to make things happen.

So make sure you engage in all situations from a well-adjusted win-win perspective and not from a need of selfish gain.

When you find this balanced approach, you will discover that everyone willingly gathers to support your causes.

~ Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.

28 Channel of Struggle 38              From the Spleen to the Root

You are a champion of individuality, standing up and fighting for what you know to be right, regardless of the odds and rules against you.

A stub­born individuality means that life can seem like an eternal struggle as you rail and campaign against the world and its unfairness.

I would almost describe you as a rebel without a cause, except you do have a cause: it's the empowerment of the individual.

Stubbornness is a rough old word that conjures up the image of a stub­born mule.

But for you it is a gift, empowering you and others to fight for fairness and stand your ground, no matter what the odds, or the antag­onistic forces opposing you.

It's almost as if the best thing you can hear is "It can't be done."

Nothing will make you dig your heels in more and get you moving toward the accomplishment of mission impossible, as you mumble to yourself: "You just watch me!"

Have you ever been in a gale that is so strong it almost knocks people off their feet?

Now imagine walking into such a wall of wind.

That is an illustration of what life can feel like for people with the 28 - 38.

It requires poise, balance, and determination to keep moving forward, step by steady step.

Fortunately, you have an intuitive sense that knows what things and people are worth fighting for.

Indeed, you are someone who could walk into a foreign country, see the rights of its people being denied, and want to start a resistance movement, banging your campaign drum as loudly as you can.

There is something of David in you, always look­ing to take on Goliath, and this can lead to a tendency to fight every­one and everything.

It's a level of inner resistance that people around you may well struggle to understand.

"It's always you versus the world!" they might say as you thumb your nose at convention and rule systems.

But you can be deaf to others' input as you attune to what sounds right for you.

This is simply your individualistic nature.

You'll swim upstream when everyone else is heading downstream, and you'll climb in the window when you could have used the front door.

It's just you demonstrating your individuality and saying: "I do things my way."

The difficulty is that your standards in life might not be realistic.

Your fulfillment comes from knowing which battles to take on and which to leave alone.

Otherwise, the indefatigable spirit of the campaigner may well be taken advantage of, leaving you frustrated and depleted.

In your per­sonal life, leave your struggles on the doorstep… don't invite them into everything you witness in the home.

And then you can sit back, fish out the old Frank Sinatra album, dig in your heels, and start singing "My Way!"

~ Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.

24 Channel of the Thinker 61                  From the Mind to the Crown

The French would call you Le Penseur, a person carved out of bronze and marble and captured in deep thought in the Musee Rodin in Paris.

And just like that famous sculpture, you seem to be frozen in time in intense contemplation, mentally refining everything and anything to find truth.

Auguste Rodin's stunning work was intended to depict a man in sober concentration with an internal mental struggle, just like people with this channel.

You are a deep, intellectual thinker who can exhaust yourself, and others, by trying to rationalize everything in life.

The antennae of the Crown are always detecting new inspirations and you want to work it all out in a tireless pursuit of knowledge.

I get exhausted just thinking about what goes around your head, over and over in constant review.

You think so hard that people can almost hear the wheels turning!

There is a pressure to capture an inner truth, but this mental exertion can send you into a maddening whirl.

Yet you find it impossible to release your thoughts from the revolving door that traps them inside your head.

You have glimpses of truth and knowing, but these rarely become absolute realizations because you insist on return­ing to the start to review it all over again.

It's why you find it hard to switch off at night.

The first thing you must realize is that this is your nature.

That accep­tance by itself can ease frustration.

The second is to practice not be­coming a slave to your mind.

Enjoy times of silence and quiet reverie.

Immerse yourself in soothing music.

When the Crown's wheels start spinning, step back from racing thoughts, allowing the Mind to chatter away without your direct participation.

This is the first step toward med­itation and it's where you'll find great refuge and solace.

There is no point believing that the more you think about something, the sooner "the ultimate answer" will dawn.

Instead, divert your attention onto the challenges in the lives of other people, or society itself.

Your con­stant reviewing and rationalizing are a great gift when they inspire other minds to join you in thinking outside the box.

~ Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.

3/5 Profile

You are the last person who needs reminding that life is a school of hard knocks, filled with the exhilarating chaos on which your nature thrives, aided by a potentially wicked sense of humor and a polished, charismatic air.

I can almost see you adopting a James Bond air, blowing those cheeks, wiping that brow, and saying, "Tell me about it ... but I live to fight another day!"

Pain and pleasure are the twinned realities of life, though I suspect you've known more pain due to living life on the edge, leaping in with both feet, and learning as you go.

Of all profiles, you are the most likely to stick your fingers into an electric socket just to find out what goes on in there!

You are your own worst enemy… such is your insatiable inquisi­tiveness and curiosity.

You like to leave no stone unturned in your pur­suit of reward and joy, and there is an indefatigable spirit to the way you embrace life, come what may.

3/5 profiles are here for a fast-track lifetime.

In failure, trauma, and survival, you glean wisdom.

Life will bounce you into dead ends, heart­break, crushing disappointment, and wrong situations while asking you to take the blessings in disguise.

It's almost as if your role is to witness, endure, or lead from the front in order to educate and guide others.

You are a capable and adaptable leader in a crisis, with a wisdom that shapes a visionary element, and there is something of the rebel in you, wanting to challenge authority and point out what is and isn't working.

You want to be a force for change in all areas of life.

Your adaptability makes you expert in a storm of crisis, because you've been there, done that, and know how the drama ends!

Your understanding of life also arms you with a natural forgiveness.

The fascinating mix of this profile is the third-line element, which needs the juice of life, together with the illusory yet hypnotic nature of the fifth line.

This turns you into a charismatic, persuasive seducer, sub­tly reeling others into relationships, projects, or pursuits.

But it is a pro­file that is noncommittal by nature and doesn't wish to hang around if there is not a sustainable engagement with its interest.

Nevertheless, you are always strategizing, seeing how it can all work in your best inter­ests, toying with experimental and grand ideas.

If I were in conversation with you, there would be an outgoing, engag­ing eagerness about your communication style and obvious zest for life.

I daresay you could come across as a bit of a dreamer, but doubtless there would be a multitude of crazy anecdotes, all carried off with a self­ deprecating humor concealing the pain of the time.

When you fall back on your sharp wit, you are one of the funniest people around.

Humor is both your medicine and your master deflector.

But not a1l 3/5s can look on the bright side.

Life can become too much and leave you defeated.

You can get to the point where all you crave is a settled life.

You are done with the trials, tribulations, and tests and want to throw in the towel.

When 3/5 profiles feel beaten, despite their best efforts, they surrender.

But their nature will not rest and will always seek to propel them into a fresh adventure.

So surrendering will only exacer­bate any inner frustrations.

The third line will never stop catapulting the 3/5 into all sorts of relationships, projects, travels, travails, purchases, and lifestyles.

The unconscious fifth line sometimes paddles hard to make real life match the fantasies.

Ultimately, you are seeking the reward for your hardship.

You are always seeking that special someone who can bring inner peace amid the chaos.

When that person is found, commitment is total.

In accepting chaos, you accept yourself. Life will never be a destination but is an eternal journey.

Embrace it, find medicine in laughter, and absorb all the consequential wisdoms that make people admire you so much.

And at the end of your days, I guarantee you will have traveled, loved and lost, succeeded and failed, and amassed a veritable library of personal expe­riences to recall and ponder.

Relationships: It is quite possible that 3/5 partners have no real idea of how restless they are, particularly in a relationship.

Of course, they will have the gift of gab and say all the right things, but as they're stroking your face and whis­pering sweet nothings, keep an eye out for the feet inching toward the exit door.

An escape clause should be written into any love contract with a third line element, especially when coupled with the dreamy nature of the fifth line, which brings a strong degree of romanticism and big promises.

The 3/5 profile is forever in search of the perfect relationship and will not compromise its ideals.

Did I say "perfect"? What I meant to say was "purrr-fect,"

These people need to be met, and understood, on every pos­sible level before they give 100 percent commitment.

These are highly selective individuals when searching for a life mate.

One thing you need to appreciate is the essential ingredient to throw into the mix with a 3/5 partner laughter.

Let life bring the dark side; let you be the source of light.

They can be deeply emotional partners, but the tears of laughter need to balance the tears of pain.

Grant them this much and you will come to know and admire a true ally and arbiter and the bridge builder of an unpredictable but exciting future.

When 3/5s feel they have met their match, they bring the greatest level of commitment and stability to a relationship that is possible.

Just be prepared to be dragged off in pursuit of big dreams!

Compatibility: Your ideal matches are with other3/5s and 6/2 profiles, but away from that synergy you also find common ground with 3/6, 5/1, 5/2, and 6/3 profiles.

~ Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be