The Concept ✔️
This Japanese concept diagram below shows ikigai as the convergence of four areas of life: what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.
The very center, where each area overlaps, is your ikigai – your reason for getting up and where you should focus your efforts to find ultimate fulfillment.
Ikigai and Your Career✔️
Taking the cue from the four elements diagram, seeking your ikigai is akin to finding your dream job.
Imagine combining what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and – the kicker – what you can get paid for. Is it even possible?
Finding Your Calling✔️
Consider which types of tasks give you the most pleasure in your current job:
- Do you enjoy managing people or working in isolation on technical tasks?
- Do you get satisfaction from solving complex issues or prefer giving presentations and chairing interviews?
- Do you like directly managing stakeholders or do you love to get stuck into a spreadsheet?
By slowly sifting out the aspects of your work you don’t enjoy, and increasing what you do, you can start to gain a sense of your ikigai.
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