One of those old jokes that I've had in my teachings of Human Design over the years is that basically, you can create any title—better sex, better this, better that, whatever the case may be—in the end, it really comes down to the same thing: It comes down to operating correctly.

I think most human beings, in order for them to do well on the material plane, they need to come to grips with the fact that there is a way to operate correctly on the material plane and reduce resistance. The reduction of resistance really increases profitability, in that sense. The reality is that the typical Generator that is trying to initiate and trying to manifest something is dealing with all the frustration of it, and even if it's something they really work at, they never get the satisfaction out of it and they don’t get the profitability out of it.

When I say profitability, I don't just mean money. After all, the material world is addicted to the currency. But it’s profitability in the sense of energy as well; using one's energy efficiently and effectively so that one can enjoy the fruits of one's labor. Without the enjoyment of the fruits of one's labor, in the end, what is it all about?

Human Design’s journey into money is a way to give you insight into how the not-self in your life, or the not-self in anyone's life, gets in the way of success and being able to fulfill whatever their possibilities happen to be. One of the things about being correct is that the moment you're correct, you stop comparing, you stop being concerned about whether you're as successful as this one or that one, and you begin to live out the reality of your life, which is where grace lies—in being at ease with the way in which your life moves.

Ra Uru Hu was the Human Design System’s founder and messenger. Ra dedicated 25 years of his life to the development and teaching of the System around the world until he passed away in 2011.