Voices August 2020

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Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being”. The word refers to purpose in life, that which makes one’s life worthwhile, and towards which an individual takes spontaneous and willing actions giving them satisfaction and a sense of meaning to life.

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kigai, consist of 4 questions and their intersection. The questions are “What you love?”, “What the world needs?”, “What you can be paid for?”, “What you are good at?”. The intersection point of “What you love?” and “What you are good at?” will be you passion. The intersection point of “What you love?” and “What the world needs?” will be your mission. The intersection point of “What the world needs?” and “What you can be paid for?” will be your vocation. The intersection of “What you can be paid for?” and “What are you good at?” will be your profession. The lack of an answer of the questions will lead some negative effect in your life. Please, look at number 1 at the figure above. If the answer of “What the world need” lack, it makes you feel useless. For number 2, lack of the answer of “What you can be paid for”, deligh and fullness but no wealth. In number 3, lacking makes you feel uncertainty. And number 4, the lack of the answer makes you feel emptiness.

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