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Copyright © 2020 Skool of Happiness Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved. readingraphics.com ReadinGraphics ReadinGraphics IKIGAI Giving Every Day Meaning And Joy Yukari Mitsuhashi Leisure and Ikigai Work and Ikigai Personal interests (e.g. hobbies, food) and volunteering offer great ways to discover and nurture your ikigai. Enhance your experience by: There’s no perfect job. Take responsibility to find/create purpose and fulfilment in your role. Ikigai refers to the value of living. It is whatever gives happiness and value to your life, and gives you reason to get up each morning. It brings many benefits, including: peace, happiness, contentment, stability, vitality, What Ikigai Is and Isn’t work-oriented and focuses on an overall life purpose. This doesn’t reflect the original Ikigai is about the joys and values that make life worth living. It can include any aspect(s) of life, e.g. family, work, hobbies, or small daily pleasures. It doesn’t have to involve a grand vision, financial rewards, or career. What the world needs Profession What you are good at What you love What you can be paid for IKIGAI Passion Mission Adapted from diagram by Mark Winn VS Created by ReadinGraphics based on Mitsuhashi’s book Ikigai in Japanese Culture The Core of Ikigai Happiness and purpose are found not in grand achievements, but Finding and Living Your Ikigai Their heightens awareness of the surroundings and their ability to find joy The Japanese culture values mindfulness, living in the moment, and savoring life’s Unlike happiness, ikigai is forward-looking. It gives you hope and challenges in life. YOUR IKIGAI IS LIKELY TO BE ABOUT... to detail Sharing your experiences to others Dissect your work into sub-parts, and focus on for your work tends to bring feelings of ikigai. Use to align your work with your personal strengths, goals, and passions. to find meaning in work. Look for clues Express your ikigai in 2 ways Reflect on your past, all the way back to childhood. What moves you deeply, excites you, brings you joy, and draws your curiosity? What do you do voluntarily because you want to? Your passion (the object of your ikigai), e.g. “I feel ikigai towards music. ” The underlying values, e.g. “I feel ikigai when I move people with my songs. ” pursue your interests. Use your ikigai to guide your decisions. Be mindful of how you spark your curiosity. Daily Joys Giving Specifics Outer World Fluidity IKIGAI Daily Life It’s more about finding joys in daily life, than purpose. Your life is the sum of the daily moments, lived in the present. Giving (vs Receiving) It’s likely to involve , anything back in return. Fluidity (vs Fixed States) You’re more likely to feel ikigai toward something that brings growth and progress. Outer World (vs Inner World) Ikigai tends to involve , not Interests and triumphs are more enjoyable when shared. Specifics you’re making a real impact. Look for things you can do now to make an immediate, visible difference. (vs Passivity) There’s no ikigai without your passions and interests, no (vs Logic) It’s whatever brings you deep-felt joy, and makes you feel alive. This includes memories of the past or IKIGAI Sources of not limited by age. Ikigai Ikigai differs from person to person. We can Ikigai is personal,