Becoming The Best Version Of You 2025

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Nancy:

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to salon talk with Nancy. I'm Nancy, and I'm your host, and I'm so excited for today. Today, we're gonna be talking about come being the best version of yourself in 2025, and I'm so privileged and honored to have my dear friend and personal coach, Crystal Woods, with me today. And we're gonna be talking about setting goals for 2025. We're gonna talk about human design, which if you don't know what it is, that's okay, and so many other good things.

Nancy:

Right?

Krystal:

Oh, yeah.

Nancy:

Okay. So I'm gonna tell you a little bit about how I met Crystal. Just a small short story. And then, Crystal, you're gonna tell us a little bit about yourself. Okay?

Nancy:

Okay. So I met Crystal during a, editorial work, and Crystal was invited to be one of the, social media guests that we were doing this collaboration with. So I was in charge of makeup, and the last minute night before, I got told that one of the people couldn't come and that we were, she was being replaced with Crystal Woods, and I had a, follow her on social media. So as soon as I start following her, I'm like, oh my god. I love this girl.

Nancy:

I don't know what this human design stuff is, but I totally know that she's a girl right up my alley. Like, she's part of my tribe. I can already tell. So, anyways, fast forward, she sits in my chair, and I literally said to you, what did I say to you?

Krystal:

I've been waiting for you.

Nancy:

I've been waiting for you. And The best hello ever. Ever. I've been waiting for you. And I'm so calm and serious about it.

Nancy:

I know that could be so creepy too. Just have you ever had a kid say that to you? I've been waiting for you.

Krystal:

Have had people say that to me in very similar context. So, like, not really in a not in a creepy way, but literally, like, I have had people tell me, oh my god. I had a dream about you. It's crazy that you just popped up. And I'm like, I hear that all the time.

Krystal:

It's so crazy. I must, like, travel through time lines

Nancy:

You must. So in my sleep. So she didn't think I was really weird even though she probably should have. And then I'm weird too. That's why.

Nancy:

Why she was chatting about herself, talking about a woman's retreat that she wanna do, and thus rewind. 2 years earlier, I've been looking for, few you know, like, a woman's retreat to go away, and I kept searching and searching. But just when I thought I found it, it wasn't quite what I needed. Wasn't what I was looking for. And then all of a sudden, Crystal says at the end of the day, I'm thinking of doing, a woman's retreat.

Nancy:

And I went, interesting. Because I'd already said to the universe, you know, I'm gonna stop trying to look, and I'm just gonna trust you that you're gonna bring it to me. And literally, that was like 6 months before. I'd been looking for almost 2 years at that point. So then you started telling me about it, and I was like and you're like, I don't know.

Nancy:

Should I, you know, do I don't even remember, but you were like, kinda like, should I do one this by the end of this year? And I was like, I think you should because it sounds like just what I'm looking for. So that's how I met Crystal. Crystal, will you tell us a little bit about yourself? Because just a bullet point of, about yourself, you know, what do you do, where are you from, and how long have

Krystal:

you been doing it? Yeah. So I live in Mystic, Connecticut now with my two children. I am a full time single mom, and then I started my own business about 5 or 6 years ago. And I am a coach.

Krystal:

So now I do a lot of advising and consulting. I do I take human design, which is the main modality that I use. I take human design into a lot of different environments and help a lot of different people, but the essence of what I do is use human design to help people peel back the layers of all of the expectations and the conditioning and the old outdated versions of ourselves and old patterns that don't serve us anymore. I use human design as a tool to help people get back in touch with the core of who they are, the core of their purpose so that they can live a more fulfilled, purposeful, intentional, abundant, peaceful life. You know?

Krystal:

A life that feels more like them. So I do that in a lot of different ways, like the retreat that you mentioned, 1 weekend. Yeah. By the time this interview goes live, we'll just we'll just have wrapped up another one.

Nancy:

Can I be can I come just as a guest to talk about, like, you know, what's in it for them and, like, my pod because you know what? Actually, like, it's not uncommon for, people that like, if you do, like, a half a day one that's, like, almost like a teaser Mhmm. To have people talk about, like, their experience.

Krystal:

Yeah. I'll be a be

Nancy:

a guest because we live so close to you.

Krystal:

Look at nay Nanny manifesting her next event.

Nancy:

Yep. There you

Krystal:

go. Manifested. When's it happening?

Nancy:

Give me the date. I have my calendar right here. You let me know, and I'll put it in. Okay. The human design, all I know is once I once we went through my chart 2 together, I can't believe how much I've been answered for myself, but I don't wanna get too into it.

Nancy:

We're gonna talk more about that. I want to, so I always ask my my guests 2 to 3. I'm cutting it down to 2 for my podcast for time frame purposes. Two random questions that she does not know I'm gonna ask her.

Krystal:

I have

Nancy:

no idea. I do want everyone to know that we did try doing this interview the other day, and

Krystal:

We did this

Nancy:

interview. Batteries ran out on our microphones, so we didn't know it. So I had to come up with 2 more random questions. Okay.

Krystal:

Put me through it.

Nancy:

Yep. I love it. Because the first one I just have to say what the first question was on the first take because none of you are gonna believe what her answer was. Although I find it endearing, I don't know that if I was ever deserted on a desert island. So the question was, if you were deserted on a desert island all by yourself, what are three things you would bring?

Nancy:

You know what she said? Her kids. I mean, what's wrong with you? Now you gotta keep 2 other people alive. Stop it.

Nancy:

That doesn't even count. Right? Yeah. I was You I was like, my face was going off.

Krystal:

I was like, what? I'm like, is each of each one of my kids, do they each count as 1? She was like,

Nancy:

you would bring your kids to suffer with you. That's not even nice. Okay. So this question goes

Krystal:

That's true. Yeah. I didn't think about it that way.

Nancy:

Right? Watch him die in front of you. That's not even nice.

Krystal:

Okay. Okay.

Nancy:

What is the most spontaneous thing you've ever done on a vacation trip? Oh my god. It's the most spontaneous thing.

Krystal:

Okay. This question is so much harder.

Nancy:

The x-ray. I know. Well, that's because I'm like, I know I've done some things on my train.

Krystal:

First thing we can't find was, like, Vegas. Okay.

Nancy:

Well, it happens in Vegas days in Vegas. I have a Vegas story too.

Krystal:

Yeah. I know. We're not gonna ever talk about that is secret. Ever. Okay.

Krystal:

Okay. That was not a great question for me personally because no. You know what I'm realizing right now is that I'm not very spontaneous.

Nancy:

I was gonna say, are you just way too serious to be spontaneous? Yeah.

Krystal:

I might be too serious to be spontaneous. I don't know.

Nancy:

Okay. It's gotta be like you know what, though? I am gonna give you credit for that answer because I also just last night, Dave like, my heart getting so bossy with my husband. Like, I like, delegating stuff to him. And he and I just looked at him.

Nancy:

He goes, you've been awfully bossy lately. I go I I start laughing. I go, I think we need to go and just play darts or, like, do something that's, like, mindless fun and drink too much alcohol and have a date night that we're just laughing. Because you're right. I think I I'm just, like, totally just, like, you're like, I owe you or something.

Nancy:

I'm like, can you go do that? Can you go do that? Yeah. And so, anyways, alright. I get you.

Nancy:

So I'm like, girl girl like, adulting is really serious. Well, I'm feeling

Krystal:

it's less

Nancy:

than us.

Krystal:

With remembering this. More like when I go on vacation, this is the truth.

Nancy:

Okay.

Krystal:

When I go on vacation, I really just wanna chill. I do chill. Like, I am so so I might spontaneously take a nap. You know?

Nancy:

Me too. I might you might You have a good nap.

Krystal:

I am, like, I am the queen of Irish goodbyes when I'm on vacation. Like, I just, like, you know Sneak out. Sneak out and, you know, if there's as long as there's another adult to watch my children, like Oh, good. I'm taking a nap.

Nancy:

You're so funny. Alright. Question number 2. You gotta have a good answer with this one. If you could choose a theme song for your life, what would it be and why?

Krystal:

Nancy, come on. It's just like I

Nancy:

What? Come on. A theme song.

Krystal:

Fans. This is advanced. Advanced icebreaker question.

Nancy:

They're not. They're supposed to be fun. What's the first thing that came to your mind?

Krystal:

The rocky one. Oh, wait. Can

Nancy:

we sing?

Krystal:

I have the tiger. Okay.

Nancy:

Yeah. I have the tiger. Yeah. Okay. I I can't sing.

Nancy:

I'm I'm totally tone deaf. Oh my god. I

Krystal:

have the tiger. I'm just gonna go with that one. Yeah.

Nancy:

I think it's a good one.

Krystal:

I actually think feel like a fighter.

Nancy:

Yeah. My first so I'm gonna go with my gut because when I read the question when I asked you the question, I always kinda go with what my intuition tells me. Mine was like, girl, just wanna have fun. Oh, that makes sense

Krystal:

for you.

Nancy:

Because I I have to make if you're not having fun in what you're doing, my theory is don't do it.

Krystal:

Just don't do it. I mean, honestly, those songs really do I feel like they match with our personalities a little bit. I am a little bit eye of the tiger. You are a little bit Cindy Lauper girls wanna have fun.

Nancy:

I love Cindy Lauper. When I was younger, that surprise. I did. I used to dress like her. My mom just gets so mad at me.

Krystal:

She'd be like love that.

Nancy:

No joke. She was like, like, you can't look like that. She's like, kinda judgmental and made me feel like I was, like, like, sinning or something. Like, I shouldn't be. I'm like, mom, I'm like 9 years old.

Nancy:

I'm just having fun. Literally, just having fun with the scrunchy hair stuff you bought me. Mhmm. Like and, you know, I don't know what to tell you. Like, you had to buy me this outfit.

Nancy:

I'm allocating it. I just put it together, you knew how to prove it. Thank you. Yeah. Served you well.

Nancy:

Thank you. Okay. So let's start going. Let's start.

Krystal:

Okay. Let's start.

Nancy:

Tell me about human design. Okay. Explain to our audience in a layman's terms, human design, what is it, and how is it going to help us like, what is the advantage to us better understanding our human design as a whole? Mhmm. Good

Krystal:

question. Right? Good opening question. Such a good opening question. Really, really solid.

Nancy:

Thank you.

Krystal:

So human design is this really cool system that came about in a really interesting way, by this man in the eighties. And he spent the rest of his life, he's not alive anymore, but he spent the rest of his life building on this system and incorporating a lot of different different ancient wisdoms and sciences to create this system that essentially based on your time and place of birth, it gives us, like, a map of your brain. And it tells us, you know, what you what behaviors, what patterns, what energy you are uniquely coded for. And so when you start to understand your human design, you understand things like your type or your aura. This is, like, how you're designed to move through the world so that you can meet less resistance.

Krystal:

Like, you can stop kind of fighting with life, stop

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

You know, trying to paddle against the current, and you can figure out, like, how your unique energy operates. There's also something called your authority, which is when you get to know your authority, you can start to call your own personal authority back. So stop making decisions based on what other people expect of you. Stop making decisions based on societal expectations, outdated patterns from your past, you know, all of these different, things that pull on our emotions and rule over our behavior. We start to, like, peel those layers back and make decisions based on how we are uniquely designed to make decisions.

Krystal:

And then when we get to know all the different centers, like, within the chart, and if you pull your human design chart, we'll put a link in the show notes that will take you to generate your own free human design chart and a brief summary of some of these elements that I'm talking about and how they relate to you.

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

But once you start to understand, you know, even just the centers, and you'll see there are 9 of them on the chart, you know, this is where we learn where you're most susceptible and vulnerable to the conditioning and the behavior and expectations of other people, where you feel pressure to prove yourself or where you feel pressure to make decisions that might not be in alignment with your true

Nancy:

self.

Krystal:

So really getting to know all of this, you know, so that you can it's a it's a tool for self awareness and self development and personal growth and, you know, less about growing into, like, a different person and more about becoming more of who you actually are and letting go of those identities, those past identities that maybe were less in alignment with your truth and more in alignment with someone else's truth.

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

You know?

Nancy:

It's just interesting how we're so influenced by the people around us. And so I'm gonna say some of the things that I learned about it and about myself. So one, I love that, there was it identified my purpose in this life, and it also identified my soul's purpose. Because I'm super spiritual as you know, and and I really try to listen to my intuition. And, the more I connect with that and meditate and really try to align with what my life values are, the more I really do try to follow this intuition aspect of me.

Nancy:

So I was, like, so happy when I was, like, really looking and dissecting the soul's purpose and my life purpose because it helped me better understand me as a whole. And then I I always say we are an average of all the people we spend time with, and I had a lot of open channels. Are they channels, or what are they?

Krystal:

Centers. Centers. Channels too. Yeah.

Nancy:

I had a lot of them, which I you had mentioned that's, like, where a reflection our energy, like, reflects off each other, so I take on people's energy. And I did notice, you know, like again, how do I explain? So the average of all the people you spend your time with, we don't we're not born knowing what these open channels are. So, like, we're truly being influenced by the energy of the person we're with. So I'm I try to tell my kids, like, you know, be really wise about who you spend your time with because that's who you're gonna become.

Nancy:

Right? And, it really did help me to understand why I can pick up people's energies like that. And I can go I I've had, a peer of mine one time go, just when I know you're Nancy, then I don't. Because I realized that day, we were away at a national sales meeting. There's, like, thousands of us.

Nancy:

So you can imagine my all these open channels being surrounded by thousands of personalities, and I was picking up. So I do normally mock him because we're friends, and that's how we mock each other. Like, we make fun of each other. It's a term of endearment, but I was going off the charts. And he was like, Nancy, you're being brutal to me today.

Nancy:

And then it dawned me. I was like, it actually dawned on me when he said that that I was picking up on other people's energies because I had already done your retreat. It was, like, 2 months after or 3 months after that I did this. So I just want you to know. Like, do know, like, it really does help you to identify.

Nancy:

Like, what am I open? What am I here to learn? Like, it was just, like, all this sense of awareness was amazing to me, what I learned from it.

Krystal:

Yeah. And when you I love that you brought that up because it's like when you start to understand all the different ways that you're influenced by others, then then you get to make an empowered choice about how much you let that influence you. So you can actually that's what boundaries are. And we express boundaries with our words and our actions, but we also, like, they're a manifestation of energetic and emotional boundaries too where we just decide, no. I'm actually not gonna let someone else's emotions take over my state of being right now and, like, dictate how I'm gonna make decisions in this moment.

Krystal:

I'm not gonna allow that to happen. That's an energetic or emotional boundary that you put up around some of this energy. Because, like, in places like that where you go to an event, it's, like, really fun. You pick up on all this energy. That's why, like, so many possibilities become available too because you, like, now are in the energy of everyone else's possibilities.

Krystal:

Yeah. And they're there to grow. Yeah. Yeah. You know?

Krystal:

And Yep. You know? And, you know, and also, you know, the more you're aware of it, the less you're going to identify with other people's stuff. So, like, to give you another example, I, obviously, am in calls with clients quite a bit, and I work with people. So I have this practice afterwards where I'm just like, oh, like, I just, like, release Yeah.

Krystal:

Whatever I picked up. And I do that a lot because, you know and human design has been a gift because it shows, like, a map of what exactly you're picking up on and how that's manifesting in the thoughts that you think and the beliefs that you hold and in your behavior, like the choices that you make, and so then you can actually start to reprogram that. You can actually start to choose differently.

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

You don't have to be, like, just reactive to everything in your life. You get to actually create it intentionally. So

Nancy:

let's take that and go to setting goals for 2025. Setting goals with intention. Right?

Krystal:

Mhmm.

Nancy:

So I'm a big goal setter. I have had multiple managers when we do end of year reviews, and they wanna you know, they they have this, like, generic thing of, like and what are your goals for 2020 6 or 2025 or whatever the next year is? And the irony is I come prepared. I don't have to fill it out with them. I actually have it all filled out.

Nancy:

And I have my personal goals, my professional goals. I can even tell you what that woman looks like. How does she dress? What does she like to drive for a car. Like I do this whole assessment and it's fun.

Nancy:

So I just want to say most people are going and I know I know most people because you know I'm around a lot of people too all day every day. Not only in salons, but I'm around their guests and their stylists and and and a ton of people. I'm just naturally social too, so I get constantly I'm chatting with people. So most people just kind of go through the motions, you know, the I never thought it was. I thought everyone did what I did when I did the goal setting for the year, and, like, when my I had a few managers back to back, like, when we had managers change, be like, I've never met anyone that does this.

Nancy:

Like, you're so independent such an independent thinker. And I think it's imperative to have a goal, and it could be something small. It could be something big. The more your goals come true, the more you actually up the game. My vision board, this last this time that I did it because I've had to redo it twice now in the last, like, 15 years.

Nancy:

So this is my third one, and I actually just jumped and did, like, some amazing things on there. And I if it if it takes me a little longer, it's okay because I know that I've achieved achieved every goal on all my other vision boards, and it's such an honor to, like, take it off and start over. So I believe people that just go through the motions, that's where like there's no you don't you lack happiness and purpose. Right? So how can better understanding yourself this can help with setting goals for 2025.

Nancy:

Right?

Krystal:

A 100%. Because how often do you just set the goals that your mentor told you to set? Right.

Nancy:

Somebody else tells you to set a goal. They're like, well and they just

Krystal:

you know, with work, they just want numbers, and I'm just like, you know, there's so much more to that. Right? Right. It starts with a personal goal inside. Right.

Krystal:

You have to know and even if your goal on the outside looks similar so say you have, like, a financial goal. Do you want x amount in savings and x amount in your retirement or whatever it is? It's like there is something under the surface of that that's driving that goal. And when you start to do this work, you start to tap into what that is. And you hear this all the time, like or if you don't, like, start listening to more people that talk this way, but it's like 90% energy and belief and 10% action

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

As far as, like, manifesting your goals and achieving your goals. Like, if you do not believe that it is possible, for instance, it can't happen.

Nancy:

A a 100% agree with that. So If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you can't. I mean Right. It's just a reality.

Nancy:

Yes. It's your truth, your truth Right. That you set for yourself, basically. Right. Yeah.

Krystal:

So, like, if you are if you're setting goals that have no meaning for you, you know, or you haven't identified what that meaning is, it's gonna be exponentially more difficult for you to take the actions that are required in order for you to achieve that goal. So once you understand, like, okay. I want this much in savings and I want this much in retirement because that's what will help, you know, make me feel more secure when it comes to taking care of my family and, like, you know, whatever your deeper meaning is, this can give us a lot of insight. Like, your chart can give us a lot of insight into, like, what these specific goals are, what you're actually like, what you're meant to do, who you're meant to be so that you're making goals in alignment with that. Otherwise, you're gonna set goals that aren't in alignment with who you are, and it's gonna feel like garbage working towards that.

Nancy:

So let's talk about the different types of personality. So there's manifestor.

Krystal:

Well, let me be clear.

Nancy:

Okay. But only because just it's like you kinda know once you hear these okay. So I'm gonna challenge these listeners before you even start. When you it's when you talk about the diff just the different ones, I want people to think what's resonating with me because that was another thing that I was like, oh, I get it because I'm such a doer, and I I expect everybody to be doers like me, and not everyone is. And it's so interesting.

Nancy:

So tell us about when you get the snapshot of who you are, your soul's purpose, your life purpose, and all these, you know, this blueprint of you, what are some of the things that you you can realize you are? What to describe them.

Krystal:

Yeah. So your type is one of the most general parts of your human design. It's also, like, one of the things that you usually discover first, that you usually explore first. There are 5 different types. I wanna be clear that these are not personality types.

Krystal:

So your chart doesn't change as long as you live. However, the way that you express what's inside of you can absolutely change, and that's what I've been talking about here. Yeah. So, like, we're not changing who you are. We're changing we're helping you to get back to who you truly are.

Krystal:

We're feeling back these layers. So when it comes to, you know, your chart being your personality or not, your personality is gonna change based on your beliefs changing, you know, not based on, you know, your design necessarily. So Yep. Like, for instance, I'll talk about, manifestors first. I'm a manifestor.

Krystal:

Manifestors are only about 20% of the population. And manifestors are designed, like, very differently from the other types and that our aura so the way that our electromagnetic field everything is energy. Everything has a, you

Nancy:

know, charge. My personal charge as

Krystal:

a manifestor, your aura, my aura as a manifestor is, you know, aura as a manifestor is dense and, like, closed. So this is why manifestors can tend to be, like, a little bit mysterious, a little bit unpredictable, a lot misunderstood, and a lot of people feel uncomfortable around manifestors because of that closed aura because they're just, like, they don't feel welcome.

Nancy:

Because if you need social people, I mean, that's not and you're like, I've been waiting for you. Come into my world. Well, in little girl.

Krystal:

I find it's either one or the other. Okay. Yeah. So it's like either someone's, like, very aligned and, you know, and it's a mutual sort but I it it almost feels like there has to be, like, a decision from me to, like, yeah. I want that

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

In here. You know? But manifestors, you know, a lot of the time, because of this, like, aura, manifestors. And the reason why your aura is, like, more dense and closed is because you have these visions that kind of come from nowhere. It's like you have these ideas, these, like, urges.

Krystal:

Like, it could be something as simple as, you know, like, having the sudden urge to totally reorganize your closet. Like, you're just like, this closet needs to be totally reorganized right now, and you have a vision for it. It's, like, very clear to you what the vision is, what you want it to be. And but your strategy as a manifestor, your sort of life strategy, how you're designed to move through the world is to initiate and then inform. So it's like, okay.

Krystal:

I want this closet done. Yeah. And you let people know, and you get support for that. You don't do it. You don't do it.

Krystal:

So manifestors are the ones

Nancy:

husband like mine. I just say, I want that done.

Krystal:

Yeah. Closet. Yeah. Pretty much. Too much.

Krystal:

Yeah. Pretty much. Mhmm. So, yeah, manifestors are kind of like these visionaries, very, like, more inconsistent physical energy. So manifestors, like, you know, I've never had a 9 to 5 or, like, any sort of consistent schedule for work ever my entire life.

Krystal:

Yep.

Nancy:

That used to scare me a long time ago.

Krystal:

Yeah. My energy doesn't operate in that way. It comes in big bursts. So if you're a manifester, it's like you can get more done in one day than most people can all month.

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

But then you're spent for at least a week afterwards. Like, you know, that's just how our energy operates. So, so, yeah, there's a lot of conditioning with that. So like I said, manifestors are only 8 to 9% of the population. A lot of manifestors are running around and are total workaholics like I was.

Krystal:

That was my personality. I was work, work, work, work, work. I had 3 jobs. You know? But I was absorbing the energy from everyone all around me all of the time.

Krystal:

I didn't have any boundaries whatsoever with my time, with my energy, with anything. And I didn't know when enough was enough for my body. And so I worked all the time, and I burned myself out. Like

Nancy:

Yeah. And that how that's how we get sick. Well, one re reason we get sick is, you know, burnout for sure.

Krystal:

Mhmm.

Nancy:

Not understanding. So and you feel much more, like, at ease, like, with your time and everything now that you're like, okay. I know what I am. I'm a manifestor.

Krystal:

Well, I had to really change a lot of my beliefs. I had to really change I'm still in the process. I'm still doing it because there's so much conditioning around. Yeah. Like, you have to work hard and you have to earn it and you have to you have to struggle.

Krystal:

Yeah. And You

Nancy:

don't I know it's a mindset thing. Right?

Krystal:

It's so it's so much that and and It's so much that. It's just because 90% of the population operate does not operate like a manifestor, you literally have to blaze your own trail. You literally have to figure out your own way of doing it. Like, there's no there's not gonna be like a blueprint for you to follow. So that can be a little bit tough, but manifestors have immense power to initiate.

Krystal:

Like, I'm changing people's lives all day just by, like, one sentence that I say. Yeah. Someone's just like, oh my god. That's such a great idea. I'm like, I know.

Krystal:

I know it is. Like, you should do that. And they're like, I should do that. Like, it's happened so many times. Like, I've had people complain.

Krystal:

That said. I've had Uber drivers. Yeah? Like, I'm like, they have some idea. Like, I remember this Uber driver drove me from, I was in Palm Springs.

Krystal:

So from Palm Springs to LAX, which is, like, a few hours.

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

And we talked the whole time. Yeah. And he, like, had a business idea, and he wanted to, like, make these shirts and sell these shirts. And he was from the Ukraine originally and, like, came from nothing. And I was just like, alright.

Krystal:

Listen. Here's what you're gonna do. And I, like, you know, I just Later. Like, you can do it. And I told him everything, and he was like he took my number.

Krystal:

He was like, I'm gonna text you, and I get it going, and he did. And, like, I do that all the time, but I have all these ideas. Most of them aren't even for me. You know what I mean? Yeah.

Nancy:

You do.

Krystal:

So that's why, like, I do what I do is because, like, now I get, like, paid for my ideas. Yeah. And I get paid for my visions because they're for other people. You know? So if you're a manifester, like, there are ways for you to, like, make a living and sustain a lifestyle that don't involve you working yourself into the ground 247.

Krystal:

So that's, know, key takeaway for you. So

Nancy:

then just address that I was at your woman's retreat, and, Crystal, kinda just you know, what the woman's retreat was amazing. I just want you to know. So way more than I expected, much better than I expected. I left there being the person, like, feeling like I I had already written my book, and it was a number one seller. And that I already started this podcast.

Nancy:

That was Crystal's idea, I might add. So when I left, it was like I actually felt like the person I was embodying my future person, which was to feel it at that level because I'm good at visualizing. I know how to you know, the laws of attraction and energy works, but I've never, in such a short period of time, felt that I literally physically stuck into that person's life as I did. So fun story. We go out to dinner to celebrate all you know, it was it was the last night of the women's retreat.

Nancy:

So we go out to dinner, and we had to dress like the the our future self. So I'm like, well, what can you know, as an author, what is my look? Right? So it was fun. I was like, she layers.

Nancy:

I know she layers. She's artistic but classy. I just have a thing in my head. So, anyways, it didn't hurt that there were Mercedes and BMWs that everybody drove. So, Crystal, we were sitting in the back of a BMW.

Nancy:

Like, I like it. I was like, oh, I never I'm always driving. I'm never like the passenger in the back. So now we get out, and we start walking towards the restaurant. I literally stopped in the middle of the road.

Nancy:

I go, I know this sounds weird. But I swear to you guys, if somebody asks me for my autograph, I'm actually not gonna be surprised. I don't even know who care who they think I am. I'm just gonna sign in and say all my love and scribble something and take a selfie with them. That's how I felt so much like my future self.

Nancy:

So I'm in minding my business and all the girls are talking about their hair and their hairdressers And I they didn't know what I did, so I come come out and I go, oh, can I join the can I join you? This sounds like a really interesting conversation. Little did they know what I did and who I am. And, so I'm drinking my tea, drinking my tea, and all of a sudden, I'm talking to them. You know, I just was talk giving them advice on finding a hairdresser and how to, like, interview a hairdresser and how to take care of their hair and all this stuff and and what their color should be, blah blah blah, all that good stuff.

Nancy:

Also, Crystal, like, we must have been listening as she walked by because she was, like, wandering the house somewhere, but we didn't know where she was because we you know, you can work and do whatever you want. It's not like you're a prisoner. And, so now she's having a one on one with me later that night or the next day or whatever she was doing. So she because she goes through your, like, human design chart, and these are very intimate. It's not like there's 20 people there.

Nancy:

It's really intimate. So you're getting this one on one, and she was, I think you should, like, start a podcast because you have so much information. I think you're limiting that information to just your market that you're given, and you need to really expand that. And I went, I never thought. That seems so complicated.

Nancy:

She goes, no. It's actually easy. I was like, okay. That sounds interesting. I think I'd like to do that.

Nancy:

And so spring to action fast forward, and now here I am because I've been planning this whole thing now all year. And it's been 1 year because December was when I went the end of December. So it's been just about 1 year when I went to her life transforming women's retreat. And I can tell you, I came back since started doing all these things that I wanted to do. And I had more people that know me, like, professional women that I totally respect, message me and be like, what did you do?

Nancy:

Where did you go? Because I can definitely see a difference in in who you are and who you're becoming, and I had such clarity of who I was because I better understood my human design chart. So not to interrupt the story, but I was like, I just seriously had to tell you that.

Krystal:

I, I mean, I received that fully. I appreciate it, and I I really I feel like I do the same thing at the retreat. And so do I mean, and that's feedback. I've worked 1 on 1 with a lot of the guests who have come. They've ended up wanting higher level support, And that's, like, feedback that they will get at work, feedback they'll get from their family.

Krystal:

Like crazy. Something changed. You know? Like, what you just

Nancy:

Sarah's, like her social media and her work and everything went crazy. That's another story. We gotta I was like, we know we could keep talking for Charles. Yeah.

Krystal:

Okay. Well, let me get into the other

Nancy:

get into the other types. Okay.

Krystal:

So I talked about manifestors. I'm gonna talk about projectors next because very similar in a lot of ways energy wise where

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

Projectors again, they're about 20% of the population, but projectors have this sort of, like, penetrating aura. Projectors are here to be these, like, seers, these guides. They see straight through people. Like, you are saying one thing, but they are knowing who you are. Right?

Nancy:

Mhmm.

Krystal:

And projectors also see energy. They can see where energy is. They can see where it needs to go. They're they're really great at guiding energy, guiding people, guiding projects, just seeing, like, where everyone's best fit is. But projectors have very inconsistent physical energy like manifestors.

Krystal:

So their energy, once they get into flow, they can they can do a lot. You know? But physically I I also wanna say there are different types of projectors, so some do have more physical energy than others. But generally speaking, your physical energy is unpredictable, and you're not really here to do all of the doing and the building and the hustling and the struggling. Right?

Krystal:

You're, like, you're here to be a guide. So, like, for example, in my work or, like, maybe even in the beauty industry, it's, like, going from being a stylist to a salon owner or to an educator, you know, where you have, like, more freedom in your schedule and where you're not just, like, on your feet hustling all day every day, because you do really well in sort of, like, a teaching and guiding role.

Nancy:

But I hope that people that are listening really now are really starting to see how you can better understand yourself by understanding your your human design. Like, just that right there, you were talking about the projector and what they make as good roles. And I'm thinking about all my clients that are owners, and they just can't stop doing hair because it's, like, it's not natural for them to to step back and be a, like, a coach and a mentor. So maybe that's not maybe they need to hire somebody, in my opinion, that would be a good manager to be able to take over to do those things.

Krystal:

Mhmm.

Nancy:

Right? That because if that's not their natural thing

Krystal:

Yeah. Not all manifestor like, a lot of manifestors don't wanna manage people. Some some of them do okay, but, like, yeah, it it definitely helps to understand. Like Yeah. The like I said, the types are the most general part of your design.

Krystal:

So, like, I know for me, I actually resonated with a different type than manifestor when I learned about this. I manifested with the projector type more, but my mom is a projector, and I always, like, really wanted to be like my mom. And so I always, like I feel like I always did what she did. But when I learned that I'm a manifestor and I kinda, like, came terms with that and I started experimenting with that, and that's what we say in human design. Like, once you start learning about human design, you start your human design experiment, which is just like you learn these things and you might be like, but I've done this this way for my entire life.

Krystal:

What are you saying? Like, I'm not designed to operate this way. And it does feel a little weird at first. It feels uncomfortable. Like, any change is gonna feel uncomfortable.

Krystal:

So that's what we say. It's an experiment. And when I started experimenting with the manifestor type and I started experimenting with actually initiating where a projector is designed to wait for an invitation to wait to be recognized, I like, things started happening immediately. Like, I got I gained so much momentum. Like, I had just started my business at that point, and it just took off immediately because I stopped waiting.

Krystal:

And where projectors, like, you're a guide. You can see through people. You can see through a situation. And if you think about that, like, a lot of people are not open and receptive to that. A lot of people are not gonna be ready for the insights that you have to share, the things that you know.

Krystal:

And so and by the way, even if you're not a projector and you're resonating with us, like, a lot of us have projector energy as well. Like but if you are a projector, this is, like, your truth, which is that a lot of what you know, people are not ready to hear. And so that's why we say you wanna wait for recognition. And what that means, I feel like a lot of projectors get this, get tripped up with this.

Nancy:

Mhmm.

Krystal:

They're like, oh, I'm waiting for someone to, like, ask me for advice. I'm waiting for someone to invite me to share my expertise. Not necessarily. It's more about knowing that you're in the right room, you're in the right conversation, you're in the right relationship with, you know, people and projects who really see your value beyond what you can do for them. More of, like, your value of, like, what you see.

Krystal:

They want they they want you to know that you're valued for, like, the wisdom and the guidance that you bring. You want people who are open to that. And if you strip away that ego need to, like, be seen and you really, like, are honest with yourself, you'll know. Like, you'll know who sees your value. And when you're in those rooms consistently, opportunities will be presented to you, like, very naturally.

Nancy:

Well, this just shows too, I what I'm gonna find next I already have my next goal because I'm all I'm checking things off my list. I wanna get back into public speaking, and that's for 2 end of 2025, just so you know. I'm gonna take some classes. I'm all excited. Just get back into that.

Nancy:

And they were it was talking about oh, the right oh, like, branding and marketing yourself. So I did this, like, introductory, like, just to learn about this class. They, like, you can answer questions, but it just just remind me what you just said that, you know, like, when you're branding and marketing yourself, whether you're a salon owner or hairstylist, whatever your business is, you want to be very clear on your specific audience. And a lot of people feel like they're limiting themselves by just having one type of audience, but what you're doing is actually fine tuning it so you can grow your business because you can't bring everything to everyone. And that's what that just reminded me of.

Nancy:

Like, the projectors are really making sure they're, like, surrounding themselves with people that appreciate them. So it's like I like, once you know your projector and you can identify that, now you're identifying who you're gonna share your time with, what kind of clients you're looking for, what kind of spouse or partner or, you know, and friends you wanna be around. Exactly. So that's awesome. Okay.

Nancy:

What's the next one?

Krystal:

Let's talk about generators since you are 1. I'm totally 1.

Nancy:

Generators And, like, do do do do do. Keep going. Keep going. Yep.

Krystal:

Are 35% of the population and certainly are known for this more consistent, reliable physical energy to, like, do What? To create and to produce. And so, yeah, you are like, as a generator, your aura is very open and, pulling. It's like you're just, like, pulling everything to you all the time, especially when you stay open. And there are a lot of generators who hear that, like, oh, I don't have an open aura, and they really don't.

Krystal:

And that's because they have a lot of things in their life that are taking up space that are a full body no for them. And so the the job of the generator is to wake up with this full battery every day and spend that energy on the things that are a yes for you. So the signature of a generator and a manifesting generator is that you have this response in your body. It's, like, deep in your gut, and it's a very clear, like, expansion, full body yes toward a thing or a very clear, like, no kind of like Yeah.

Nancy:

I know it

Krystal:

well. Tread. And so, you know, it really is as simple as and I didn't say easy, but it's as simple as following that response for a generator and a manifesting generator. Like, when you feel that expansion, that is a sign that you have energy for that thing. And for generators specifically, you're here for mastery.

Krystal:

So typically when you are interested in something, like, you wanna be immersed in that and pour your energy into it over and over and over and over and over and over until it becomes you and you become it. It's like when you reach, like, this level of mastery and in that process, you learn your very own process, your very own method for doing that thing.

Nancy:

It's like you know you seriously, I feel like you are just so know me so well right now. It's crazy. Mhmm. My soul system.

Krystal:

But this is, you know, the and this is the essence of a generator, and you live a very you're very in alignment. Like, you follow your intuition and you trust yourself, and, like, you know it feels right for you. You know it doesn't. You know how to set boundaries around other people's energy, you know like, you've been doing this work for so long that you live very in alignment with your soul's purpose. And so, like, when I'm describing these things, you're like, oh my god.

Krystal:

It's so me. It's so how I live my life. And, like because that's how you were designed. There are a lot of people who hear this stuff who are generators who are like, oh, no. That's not the way I operate, and it's because they've lost that trust with their own body's response.

Krystal:

Yeah. And they have been pouring energy into things that are a no. Like, the things that, like, actually bring them dread, they're still pouring energy into those relationships, into those environments, into those projects and careers even though it's a no for them. Like, they're complete with that. They're it's not aligned.

Nancy:

It's so interesting because I think of all, like, the friends I've had to separate myself from as I grew. Like, grow even from high school. Like, when I say, like, my whole life, even though I didn't know what I what I know now, it always was something inside me that, like, I knew I needed to do it. And now I'm I'm so I trust that voice inside me, and I trust the physical feelings I get when it's a yes. Right?

Nancy:

So if anybody's never read there's total signs. There's so many books, but, there was the first book that's popping in my head, it's green light by, Matt McConaughey. Am I saying it right?

Krystal:

Oh, Matt Mac Matthew McConaughey. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Nancy:

Yeah. He I have the audiobook. It was great, but it it's talk he goes through his life and talks about green lights, all the goes. So it's like red light, green light. And so the summary is there's always a, like, a sign that moves you forward, and it can be a gut feeling.

Nancy:

Sometimes it's just a sign something somebody said. So it comes in many different forms, but, yeah, I've learned to trust that. Like, like, my book I'm writing, I've been writing that for 12 years. 12 years, and I'm so and nobody can tell there's not one human on this planet that could tell me that book is not meant to be written. And I'm not gonna be a spoiler alert because it's gonna be a really good book.

Nancy:

And, I just know. Right? Just like you know you know, just like I knew when you said podcast, I was like, it's weird because I was like, I just never thought that it I could do that. Right? The little voice in your head.

Nancy:

So, yeah, I I think more people need to listen to their intuition, but as a per as a generator, you're getting these signs. And so, like, if you follow it, this is where true true happiness comes in. So setting goals for 2025, I think people should write off that. Just start writing down I don't care. Let's put think of it like a game.

Nancy:

Who do I wish I what is it that I wish I could do or wish I could be? It all starts with that. Like, pretend like you're telling a story about somebody else, and the more you repeat it, the more you believe it. So, yeah, follow your intuition. Okay.

Nancy:

So generators, people are listening to 1, so they're kinda getting the gist of it.

Krystal:

Yeah. Alright. Yeah. You're here for the building. You're here for the

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

Method, the process. And then manifesting generators

Nancy:

people are the generator. You is that the highest percentage? Because those are

Krystal:

Generators and manifesting generators together make up 70% of the population. They're each about they're each pretty equal. Yeah. But the reason why generators and manifesting generators, these are, you know, these are the types that have that consistent, reliable, physical energy to do, to produce, to create. So, yeah, if you're feeling stuck, it's because you've been doing a lot of the things that are a no, and maybe you haven't been doing the things that are a yes.

Krystal:

And so, you know, even just, like, as simple as the first thing that you like, when you wake up in the morning, just, like, create something because it brings you joy. You know? Like, do something because it's fun. That's, like, a really simple practice that you can start with just to, like, bring more of that generator energy to your life, and, like, your energy is contagious. So you'll see, like, if if the people around you are really frustrated and, like, kind of low energy, then it might be a reflection of your own energy.

Krystal:

Like, it's just something to really, like, think about because your energy really is contagious when you're a generator and a and a manifesting generator.

Nancy:

What's the difference between, tell me what a manifesting generator would do?

Krystal:

Manifesting generator is similar, like I said, in the physical energy to do to create all of that. But manifesting generators, because there's, like, this certain part of your chart, that puts, like, pretty consistent pressure on you to, like, move quickly and to potentially change direct direction quickly. Manifesting generators are known to be more of, like, the multipassionates. They tend to have this steady energy, but it but they also have these big bursts. So they're, like, get really interested in something, and they go go go go go for, like, a few days or a few weeks, and then all of a sudden, they're, like, on to the next thing.

Nancy:

Yeah. That sounds like ADD to me. I well, since I take consorta, like and for my ADD, I actually Yeah. Feel like I that's why I I think I can start and complete something.

Krystal:

There are every single trait of any neurodivergent, you know, diagnosis, whether it's ADHD, autism, whatever, is the I can see it in the chart. Like, when people say, like, oh, I have ADHD. I'm like, are you the manifesting generator type of ADHD or the man you know? Like Yeah. Because, yeah, all of these traits are going to Yeah.

Krystal:

Show up. But, anyway so manifesting generators, yeah, they're they're kind of notorious for, like, starting projects and not, like, seeing them through. However however, this really is, like, their magic because they can actually immerse themselves in so many diff like, seemingly unrelated things, like passions, projects over the span of their lifetime. But at one point or many points of their life, there's they're going to be able to, like, tie them together in some creative way.

Nancy:

My husband's a manifesting generator.

Krystal:

And it's, like, very innovative. So, like, you know, I have a friend who and a mentor who her whole thing is, like, marketing, branding, PR. She has, like, this trio. Right? Because she loves all 3 of these, and she's found a way to, like, blend those together.

Krystal:

She also loves real estate and interior design. So she has a studio that she rents out and has found a way to, like, build up a real estate portfolio and, like, make it a part of her business

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

Model. Like, there are all these different things that she's passionate about and that you know? Like, I feel like as a manifesting generator, the thing that gets you the most stuck is that you are trying to force yourself to see something all the way through even though there's something in you that's saying that you're done. And it's like the more that you trust that, I think the more, like, you'll see that you will come back around to it in some other way at some other time, it's just like you're done now.

Nancy:

Would they be a good person to, like, to me when if I felt like that was, like if I was having because as a business coach, if I was coaching 1 of and that was a personality, wouldn't it be good to have people like, a strong team of people that you almost, like, teaching them how to do the do it so you could move on to the next project. So you're acting and you're still being the visionary, but you're coaching somebody to do it, finish it for you, and then or run it. Does that make sense? Would that be good? They they are definitely people that need doers for managers that are gonna just take over and just do it for them.

Krystal:

But they're not because manifesting generators definitely have the energy to sustain things, but they would they do tend to get bored. Yeah. So Yeah. Not, like, one thing that

Nancy:

I'll do is because he's always, like, creating a new like, he's on to, like he's, like, imagining the next blah blah blah blah blah. And I'm like, how about you just finish the fence that you're building? Can we do the fence first?

Krystal:

Sounds like a manifesting generator. Yeah. Yeah.

Nancy:

Okay. What's the next one?

Krystal:

Lastly, we have reflectors, and I always I always leave them for last week because there aren't many of them. But, reflectors, I would say, like, they're first of all, they're unicorns. They're about 1% of the population. But their chart is completely open. So, like, if you look at a a reflector chart, it's all white.

Krystal:

It's all none of the centers are colored in. So what that means is that they don't have really any consistent, reliable energy. So what they're doing is they're absorbing the energy from their environment. They're very connected to the lunar cycle. So, like I think

Nancy:

my daughter's one of these.

Krystal:

So a lot of their energy, like, really fluctuates with the cycle of the moon and how it relates to them personally. So

Nancy:

Are these peep can these peep these people, like, I almost think when if all my gates were open because I just know how I'm having quite a few open channels, like, and having being around people. These people have to learn to understand themselves to block undesired energy. Right? Because if not, they're just gonna grow up living their life, and everyone's gonna be dumping energy on them, good or bad. Is that how I see this?

Krystal:

Yeah. Yeah. So, like, the the first thing that I typically will and I haven't worked with a lot of reflectors, but, like, when I do, I the first question I'm asking is how do you feel in your environment? Because you really wanna make sure that you have an environment that feels very authentic to you and that supports you and sustains you so that it's like a sanctuary for you as a reflector because, yeah, you do absorb a lot of other people's stuff, and you will just, like, become it. Yeah.

Krystal:

So,

Nancy:

Are these people not best suited? I wouldn't think it'd be best suited working with larger people.

Krystal:

Well, they're really good at overseeing

Nancy:

Yeah.

Krystal:

And kind of consulting in that way because they can, like, basically reflect back the health of the entire organization or, like, the entire team or Yeah. Or the entire community, whatever it is. Yeah. Because immediately, like, when they walk in the room, like, they know the vibe. You know?

Krystal:

It doesn't really matter what you say. So, Okay.

Nancy:

That makes sense. I just would be like if if it was a child that had all these open, how scary it would feel to be in the wrong type of environment till they better understood themselves. And this is what makes me think of my daughter. Yeah. If I could only find her birth certificate, we could do a chart on her.

Krystal:

We could run that's a good thing to bring up actually is, like, if you don't have your you do need an accurate birth time Yeah. Especially to get into some of the deeper layers of the chart. We're talking about very general ones right now. But, yeah. So if you don't have an accurate birth time, there are things that you can do.

Krystal:

You can get what's called a birth chart rectification from a professional astrologer who performs them. Or, you know, of course, like, do your due diligence. Like, call the hospital and see if they, you know Have it. I don't know. People do a lot of different things.

Nancy:

I think the town thought it was a town hall.

Krystal:

Whatever it is.

Nancy:

Yeah. My daughter's had to get them before. Sorry. They're not actually, they're not that hard. I think you have to just go down to the town hall of the Yeah.

Nancy:

Town you were born in.

Krystal:

I mean, some countries, depending on where you were born, there are some countries. Like, I know in the like, if you're born in the Caribbean, they they don't put the time on the birth certificate. So you have to rely on, like, your some some family member remembering.

Nancy:

A rough time.

Krystal:

Yeah.

Nancy:

Interesting. Yeah. I actually can because I remember Lily was 4 hours later, and I do have Emily's. So we could do a general. Mhmm.

Nancy:

Okay. So what do you have coming up? Because we gotta wrap this up, my friend. Okay. Yeah.

Nancy:

Any retreats coming up for 2025 that we should know about, and how do people get a hold of you if they want to, like, have some consulting with you?

Krystal:

Yeah. So you wanna check me on Instagram, and I have lots of other ways to interact with my work as well. You can take an audit to see where you're out of alignment in your human design, and I have a membership to provide tools to help you get back into alignment. Mhmm. I also teach my proprietary, like, method of transformation and embodied by design.

Krystal:

So I teach human design, and I teach how to use it with your clients. So if you're a coach or a consultant or anything like that, that would be a good route to go as well. And then for personal stuff, I don't know what's gonna be going on in 2025, so your best bet is to just reach out to me on Instagram. I also have a free community too. So for those who are listening and are like, I really wanna learn about human design, I have so many podcasts and Meditations, meditation.

Krystal:

Videos, and I have so much stuff in the free community that you can binge. You know? Yeah.

Nancy:

Well, I wanna thank you so much for your time, Crystal. This has been amazing as always. I love it. And Crystal and I actually gonna spend the rest of the day together or at least the next few hours, then we're gonna be working on your website. Woo hoo.

Nancy:

We're gonna keep going. So, if you do like this and that you feel like this has been helpful, please make sure you subscribe and you share and talk about this podcast with your community. And, we really appreciate and I appreciate you. And thank you so much for all that you do for us, Crystal. I appreciate you so much.

Nancy:

Thank you. And I want everyone to have a wonderful day. Thank you so much. Enjoy. Bye.

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