Ikigai

Ikigai (usually translated as 'life’s purpose') is a Japanese concept that provides a visual framework to reach clarity and identify long-term goals.

It encompasses 4 dimensions of life: what you love, what you are good at, what you can be paid for and w...

Ikigai: The Reason for Being

Ikigai is illustrated in four overlapping circles, as in a Venn Diagram which talks about a synthesis of:

 • What you love to do.

 • What you are good at.

 • What the world needs.

 • What you can be paid for.

This chart can help you discover your true Ikigai (from japanese: a reason for being).

All you have to do is to think about the four questions in the quadrants (What you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, what you can be paid for). You can add multiple answers and no...