Orion Ohev

What is uncertainty? It’s not an emotion. It’s not an object you can touch. It’s not a thought.

I would offer that it’s a nervous system response to unpredictable external conditions that it has 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 to identify as dangerous. I say “learned” because we live in a society that has taught us for generations that success = conformity and predictability. Change and unpredictability themselves aren’t inherently dangerous.

Uncertainty only becomes dangerous when you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵 to it rather than chart a new course through it. When you’re leading through change in your business or organization, especially in times of escalating pervasive uncertainty like is happening now, you need to rewire your nervous system by unwinding the learned patterns of conformity.

When predictability is low, the amount of directions, possibilities, and actions before you seem infinite, and emotion and energy is heightened, you need to build your capacity to pause. To resist the generational momentum to solve, fix, and try to force a solution. To breathe deeply and lower your heart rate, calm your emotions, and come back to poise. To remind your nervous system that you are safe in this moment.

From that place, you can access the illogical gut wisdom of your body that top leaders have relied on to guide organizations through uncertainty for generations. Whether it’s ...

• an intuitive knowing that pierces through you,
• a powerful energy rising up the front of your body,
• a pull of healthy willpower to take action on something,
• words that come out of your mouth with such clarity that they shock even you,
• an emotional power that is clear,

.. or another way that you hear it, your body knows what to do.

Your body knows the best action to take to get you on the best path towards a destination that is impossible to know logically. And when you allow the space for the autopilot reactions to be witnessed and calm, you can hear it. And let yourself be guided.

Once you’re on that path, now you can engage your mind and logic to move along it.

Happy Juneteenth, family! I'm still discovering how to best celebrate this day, although it always brings me to deep contemplation. First, I want to honor the moment that this day is named after: the day the last black slaves in Galveston, Texas were notified of their freedom on June 19, 1985.

I feel sad that we, as a collective, had to go through such a dark period of time where we thought we should own other human beings. Where we thought that others' differences made them less than to that extent.

I also feel gratitude that we noticed this was incorrect and corrected course. I feel grateful for the voices, culture, expressions, stories, ideas, and genius of all the people of color that I am lucky and privileged to experience in this country as a result. And I love to revel in their music, poems, stories, and innovations. I'm grateful for their tenacity and the extra hard work that it took for them to rise above that ancestral momentum and rise their voice in a sea of expected conformity.

At the same time, I feel sad that the ripples of that period of time are still moving through us. Through me.

I mourn the voices still self-suppressing in order to protect themselves from a world that tells them they aren't important, that will pay them less if they express fully and freely, and put them into suffocating boxes they end up believing is where they belong. I pray for the capacity to notice unconscious blindspots where I suppress others to feel safe. And to understand how to better navigate this world in an equitable way.

I envision a future in communities, families, schools, and workplaces where people are willing to look at unconscious patterns of racism without feeling shame or guilt. To not avoid them. To create moments of healing by acknowleding the impact of these patterns and to shift them with practice and intention.

Are we willing to be aware? Are we willing to be present with the discomfort that some of us do have more privilege than others, that there is infrastructure in place in the education system, political system, legal system, and most importantly the unconscious mind, that keeps inequity alive. And that we aren't "bad" because of it?

This is too often avoided with a misused term like "woke". While some people regurgitate terms about race and inequity without a full embodiment or understanding of those terms, shaming the idea of being "awake" to unconscious patterns and oppressive societal patterns doesn't help. It's oversimplified and convenient.

True solutions for the better of ALL comes from diverse perspectives, not just the politically correct, "professional", "white" expression that has come to be labeled as "appropriate" or "educated". The wisdom that contemplates knowledge is in joy, playfulness, diversity, creativity, poetry, and instincts.

Thank you to all those bravely expressing your uniqueness! I wish for even more to celebrate next year. Happy Juneteenth, however you are celebrating!

🌟 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 🌟
Join me for a 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 designed for entrepreneurs and executives looking to thrive in an era of rapid change. This workshop will help you master your nervous system to stay poised in uncertainty and align to your unique Leadership Design.

🔑 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝?
In today's rapidly evolving Age of AI, the definition of success is shifting from conformity to creativity. To lead in increasingly rapid change, it's important to unlearn auto-pilot patterns of conformity and productivity, increase your capacity to innovate in space, and to learn tools to help your team, if you have one, do the same.

Become the leader that follows your clear inner knowing and drives change rather than reacts to it.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧...
➡️ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Discover how your body communicates its unique genius through a personalized Human Design Report
➡️ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Learn somatic and embodiment techniques to enhance resilience and foster your unique innovation.
➡️ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲: Build the capacity to lead effectively in uncertainty and inspire your team to do the same.

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, complementing tools like StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and Myers Briggs by providing insights into how your body uniquely communicates and guides decisions - and by helping you identify nervous system patterns to unlearn and natural genius to align to.

🗓️ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Saturday, August 31
⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM MT
📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Beautiful Private Home in Santa Fe, NM

🍽️ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬:
• Personalized Human Design Report + Workbook
• Local Chefs cooking a delicious New Mexican meal + snacks
• Optional evening dinner and networking opportunity (additional charge)

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝?
This workshop is ideal for entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders who are looking to build your capacity to stay poised in rapid change, drive innovation, and lead as you're uniquely designed to lead.

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
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I hope to see you there!

📩Download now! A personalized leadership report for executives, managers, business owners, & leaders who live at the leading edge.✨

👉Discover and apply your Unique Leadership Type, Decision-Making Strategy, and Leadership Style: 🌟OrionOhev.com/hdleaders 🌟

🍃This was taken on a hike in Colorado Springs. While at a Human Design conference, I took a break to go on a hike with a new friend.

This land was breathtaking, the stark contrast of the red rocks jutting out in all directions amongst the beautiful green ocean. 🍃

💆‍♂️Breathtaking.

An exhale.

When a moment inspires so much that your breath suddenly stops and then releases in a great relaxation🙌. Nature is important in this way as it reminds us of the beauty we're a part of. As it helps us reconnect to the natural awe that is all around. The joy. The peace. The presence that is underneath whatever emotions you're feeling in every moment.💚

☝️How can you create more moments for your breath to be taken? By the paintings on your wall? By the clicks and clacks of your keyboard? By the smell of the neighbor cooking dinner?

🌟This is a powerful skillset for a leader: ✨Presence✨. The powerful pause. Nature is a reminder. Allowing your breath to be taken by a moment is a choice always available.

A gateway to peace, presence, clarity, and inspiration. Ideas are waiting for this space to emerge into💡. Ideas that, if you allow the busyness to calm for a few moments, will make some of the busyness irrelevant.

🤔So the question isn't ... do I have time to pause? The question is ... 🧏‍♂️do you have time to be busy? Can you afford to be busy?

The thing I love most about Santa Fe is the land. The energy of it is potent, healing, and nurturing.🍃

When I was deciding where to move in 2020, my mind was excited about going somewhere with lush forests, regular rain, and moisture. And so of course, I moved to the desert. 🫶

No matter what I thought, my body kept driving me to Santa Fe. It wasn't logical. But my body knew. And when I got here, I fell in love. For the first year, I was a hermit, rediscovering myself after some challenging community dynamics in California.

During that time, I focused on building my capacity to self-regulate my nervous system, to create a sense of safety within myself when I felt scared, anxious, or panicked. To deepen my ability to not turn to community, dating, work, or cookies in order to calm the emotional intensity. ☝️But to remind my nervous system that it was safe through presence, movement, breath, and long hours walking the land. ‍🚶‍♂️

👉At a certain point in your personal development journey, you'll hit this point too - when you've done all the mental and emotional awareness work. 🤝And all that's left is to build your ability to be in your body. To use the tools you've learned to stay grounded in the intensity of those emotions and sensations instead of using those tools to rise above them. 🙌

To unravel Not-Self patterns at the somatic and physiological level through presence, awareness, and gentleness. Creating space instead of filling it. 🥰

▶️I want you to have the same experience I did on this land. Let's create space together in your nervous system to unravel old patterns at the deeply rooted somatic levels, through deepened presence, awareness, and acceptance - creating space for your nervous system to feel safe to create the life you're meant to create, guided by your inner wisdom outside your comfort zone. ◀️

📩If this piques your interest... if you're feeling the pull, DM me or email me at [email protected], and let's chat to see if it's the right fit. 💚

👆As a leader in the emerging Age of AI🤖, getting into nature is more important than ever.

✋To create moments of pause in your day. To get away from the to-do lists and create space to see clearly.

🍃To breathe fresh air and feel your feet on the soil beneath you. To take a few deep breaths.

🌟And, most importantly, to notice and give space to all the parts of you (the thoughts, emotions, and beliefs) that keep you from doing so.

To bring awareness and attention to how your to-do list takes you off your center. And to inquire about how that affects your leadership and your relationships.

👉Accomplishing more is going to become less and less the measuring stick for success and career advancement in the coming years. It's those who can create space in the storm that will future-proof themselves and guide their teams to the creativity and innovation that is lying buried under that busyness. To uncover it and allow space for it. To create space for creative thinking individually and as a group.

🧐How can you create a bit more space for yourself today? Can you trust that, in that space, even more efficiency can emerge? Can you bravely be present with the parts of you that don't trust, that feel anxious? Can you not use busyness to avoid it. But instead use space to transform it? 🙌

🔒Comfort zones. Predictable. Safe.

Your mind has carefully crafted your comfort zone rooted in the ways you've learned to navigate this world over the years.

To navigate a world where you had to suppress yourself in order to avoid pain. To feel accepted. To survive.

🌟So, when you start stepping into your leadership: in your life, in your business, in your career, in your expression, your body's wisdom will guide you outside of that comfort zone. To opportunities you can't see from your current vantage point. To more ease and purpose. ✨

Yet, your mind will resist. It's worked hard to create that comfort zone. To protect you. So, trying to force your mind to exit the comfort zone doesn't work✋. But you already know this. If you're reading this, I'm sure you've tried. And, you've learned that your mind will eventually bring you back into the comfort zone, leaving you frustrated and upset with yourself for "doing it again". 🤔

So what to do?

Honor your mind🙌. Be gentle with your mind. Be grateful for these patterns that keep you stuck. Because they're the only reason you made it this far. Shift your perspective to feel this gratitude in your bones, deep in your heart💛. This is what helps these patterns relax, the electricity to fire more slowly, and for space to be created for a new behavior to happen. 🧬

Be curious about when and why you created these patterns. And honor your bravery. With consistency of this awareness and deep acceptance, the pattern will realize it's no longer needed. 👋

👉If this hit you deeply, consider joining us in Santa Fe from Oct 20-23 for the "Embody Your Design" Retreat where we'll be utilizing Qi Gong and Human Design to unravel these patterns and build capacity to live how we're designed: OrionOhev.com/Embody.

📩If interested, send me an email at [email protected], and let's chat.

Hope you're having a beautiful day.