What if the real way entrepreneurs sabotage their businesses isn’t when things aren’t working — but when they finally are?

In this episode of Unjaded, Vickie Dickson breaks down a pattern she sees over and over again in online business: abandoning the very foundations that create stability once momentum starts to build.

As sales become steadier and systems begin to work, many entrepreneurs get restless, bored, or convinced something must be wrong because it feels “too easy.” The result? They burn it down, rewrite offers, rebuild funnels, and start from scratch — again.

Vickie calls this out for what it really is: not failure, not laziness, not lack of alignment — but nervous system protection mixed with unrealistic expectations about ease, excitement, and sustainability in online business.

This episode is a grounded, honest conversation about building the skeleton of your business — the unsexy systems that keep working even when motivation dips, creativity wanes, or your emotional wave is low.

If you’re in the in-between phase — where things are working but not explosively yet — this episode will help you stay the course instead of sabotaging what you’ve worked so hard to build.

1. Why entrepreneurs often sabotage momentum after success starts
2. What Vickie means by the “skeleton” or “spine” of a sustainable business
3. The difference between ease and easy when it comes to making money online
4. Why low-ticket offers, email sequences, and follow-up matter more than launches
5. How Manifesting Generators often chase novelty and burn down working systems
6. Why boredom, restlessness, or itchiness can be signs your business is stabilizing
7. The danger of rebuilding offers instead of driving traffic to what already works
8. How consistency, repetition, and time actually create sustainable income
9. Why “passive income” is a misleading idea — and what steady income really requires
10. How to keep growing your business without breaking your life

When your business starts to feel steady instead of exciting, that doesn’t mean something is wrong — it means something is finally working. Sustainable businesses aren’t built on adrenaline. They’re built on foundations that keep running even when the novelty wears off.

Don’t burn down the structure that’s holding you just because you’re bored.

1. Join Designed to Profit — Vickie’s live community for entrepreneurs building sustainable businesses without burnout https://www.vickiedickson.com/designed-to-profit
2. Connect with Vickie on Instagram: @vickie.dickson

If you’re a Manifesting Generator or you love a Manifesting Generator, this episode is essential listening.

In this episode of Unjaded, Vickie Dickson breaks down what sacral response actually feels like in the body — and why so many Generator types struggle, even when they understand Human Design intellectually.

This is a grounded, real-life conversation with 5 other MG's about:

1. why sacral response gets conditioned out early
2. how overthinking blocks Manifesting Generator alignment
3. how to tone your sacral so your decisions come from your body, not your head
4. what responding means as your Human Design Strategy
5. should Manifesting Generators inform?
6. do Manifesting Generators need a niche?
7. and so much more....

Vickie also shares how sacral response works alongside Emotional Authority, busts common Human Design myths, and explains why Generator types don’t need to “look” for things to respond to — response comes when you’re paying attention.

1. What sacral response really is (and what it isn’t)
2. How to recognize your sacral yes vs no
3. Why yes/no questions are critical for Generator types
4. How Manifesting Generators sabotage their own magnetism
5. Emotional Authority and sacral response in real life
6. Why trusting response leads to satisfaction — not burnout

This episode is especially powerful if you:

1. feel stuck or frustrated as a Manifesting Generator
2. struggle with decision-making
3. overcommit and burn out
4. are bored by your life and/or career
5. know your Human Design but don’t feel embodied in it

This episode of Unjaded is a must-listen for Generators and Manifesting Generators who know their Human Design—but still don’t actually know how to use their sacral.

Vickie Dickson breaks down, in real-world language, what sacral response actually feels like in the body, why it’s been conditioned out of most people, and how to retrain yourself to trust it again. She busts common myths, explains why overthinking kills magnetism, and walks through simple, practical ways to “tone” your sacral so it can do what it’s designed to do: guide you toward the right work, decisions, opportunities, and people.

This isn’t theory. This is lived experience—especially for emotional authority Generators who’ve been taught to second-guess their gut. If you’ve ever felt paralyzed by small decisions, overridden your instincts, or talked yourself out of inspired action, this episode will change how you move through life and business.

1. What Sacral response actually feels like in the body
2. Why most Generators and Manifesting Generators don’t trust their sacral
3. How sacral sounds (uh-huh / uh-uh) get conditioned out of us early in life
4. Why multiple-choice questions shut down your sacral intelligence
5. How to use yes/no questions to retrain your sacral response
6. The difference between mental decision-making and embodied response
7. How emotional authority interacts with sacral response
8. Why excitement isn’t the point—energy is
9. How overthinking kills magnetism, creativity, and aligned momentum
10. What it means to truly live “in response” without forcing or chasing

Your sacral isn’t here to be analyzed. It’s here to be trusted.

When Generators and Manifesting Generators stop overriding their gut, stop waiting for permission, and stop talking themselves out of response, life gets easier. Opportunities arrive. Energy returns. Decisions clarify. Your sacral is a motor—and when you let it lead, it magnetizes exactly what’s meant for you.

1. Message Vickie on Instagram to continue the conversation: @vickie.dickson
2. Explore Human Design–aligned business strategy inside Designed to Profit
3. Understanding Human Design Authority - blog post