We live in a world where there is an expectation to be social all the time, to be ‘on’ all the time — and where the need for alone time can be seen as anti-social by others

A 2/4 Profile in Human Design (aka; Hermit Opportunist, Easy Breezy Genius), is someone who needs and values retreating to their own space, as well as meaningful social interactions.

But this balance can only be maintained if they have the freedom to flow between these two polarities. And without it, their wellbeing suffers.

Sound familiar? In this article we’ll explore how to meet the competing needs of both our 2nd and 4th Line, in a business context.

For a 2/4 Profile, there is an ongoing pendulum swing between wanting to be at the centre of social engagements and craving alone time to recharge. Living by the following principles will support you in your business journey, regardless of where you are on the swing.

Play the whole tape through

It’s easy for us to get caught up in a new idea or opportunity, say yes to it too quickly, and then later regret it because we don’t have enough freedom to retreat.

So before agreeing to anything, play the whole tape through. Where does it lead? What is the full commitment? And do you really have the energetic capacity to sustain the commitment?

Slowing down enough to consider the bigger picture will help you make aligned decisions that meet the needs of both your 2 and 4 Lines.

Give your offerings bookends

A common predicament that we can find ourselves in, is where we create offerings that make us feel trapped.

The membership business model is, which is often hailed as the holy grail of online business, is a good example of this. Yes it may well be good for recurring income, but as 2/4 Profiles, we end up feeling restricted because there is no end date that gives us the freedom to retreat.

That’s why creating offerings that have a set start and finish date (bookends) tend to be a much better fit. It gives us that experience of going to a party, having a ball, then going home, and being in our own environment with nothing else to do.

Don’t make yourself easily accessible

The 4 Line gives us a quality of ‘effortless friendliness’, which creates a channel for opportunities to come our way. But what we need to be mindful of when it comes to client relationships, is that our friendliness can cause folks to unintentionally challenge our boundaries.

That’s why it’s so important to communicate upfront if you are accessible via DM’s or via emails outside of session times . By doing this, you won’t end up being more accessible than you really want to be.

Market — like there’s nobody watching

Sounds counterintuitive — but it’s not. Think of someone dancing with carefree abandon, like there is nobody watching. They are free, and that is magnetising. 

Approach marketing in the same vein, and an art project. Throw away the so called rules and let yourself do what you want to do, and say what you want to say — in the way you want to say it. Share your insights, epiphanies, and experiments. In doing so the right people will be drawn towards you.

I hope you find these principles as helpful as I have.

Thank you for being here, and if you have any thoughts, let’s chat in the comments.

Danielle Gardner
The Quiet Marketer
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P.S. I’ve built my business by ‘becoming discoverable’, which means I don’t have to be consistently visible on social media in order to make sales. I’d love to guide you in doing the same! Join me in Discoverability By Design.