Passion is a strong emotion that gives you a reason to live. It is a bridge that connects you to your vision and goals. It gives you satisfaction and perspective to live a life that you will never regret. It will help you keep going regardless of the challenges you face in your life. Not having passion in your life will make you dissatisfied in whatever you do so, life becomes boring and not so challenging.
Talking about finding a purpose in life, people from Okinawa, an island in Japan, have ikigai translating to “a reason for being”. It is a beautiful concept which translates to finding purpose in everything you do in your life that will lead you to live a long and happy life. Ikigai is found at the intersection of your passion, mission, profession, and vocation.
You need to ask yourselves these questions: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for to find your ikigai. Once you find your ikigai, practice to see the difference in you. Challenge yourself and do what you love just for a month. You will start seeing the change in yourself, feel more energized to do your work, and live a better life.
You need to ask yourselves these questions: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for to find your ikigai. Let’s make it a little simple. Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles have mentioned ten rules in their book “Ikigai The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” that will help you find your ikigai.
- Stay active and don’t retire
- Leave urgency behind and adopt a slower pace of life
- Only eat until you are 80 percent full
- Surround yourself with good friends
- Get in shape through daily, gentle exercise
- Smile and acknowledge people around you
- Reconnect with nature
- Give thanks to anything that brightens our day and makes us feel alive.
- Live in the moment
- Follow your ikigai
Just spend 30-60 minutes asking yourselves above mentioned questions. Just print this pdf for practicing Ikigai for life in your A4 sheet and fill the subsets. Follow these steps, practice just for a month, and see the difference in you. You will start seeing the change in yourself, feel more energized to do your work, and live a better life.
(P.S. Don’t think too much, you can do better next month.)
Passion is what you want to do in your life. Passion is like fuel that drives you to fulfill your goals and objectives in your life, whereas Ikigai gives meaning to your existence, a reason for getting out of bed in the morning. Let’s say, you are a programmer and love building apps and when your apps generate money, you feel more excited and energized to build more apps. You start believing in your strength.
Ikigai is an important element for your healthy and happy life that provides the balance you need in your life. So, have you found your Ikigai? If you are still searching for your Ikigai, I hope this article helped you to get started.
Give it a shot and please let me know if it helped or not, I am eager to learn from you as well so please contact me if you have a better way by commenting below. You can also find me on other platforms here, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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