Unlock your potential with Ikigai: A Practical Guide
Unlock your potential with Ikigai—a powerful concept to align passion, skills, societal needs, and financial sustainability.
Step-by-Step Guide to Applying Ikigai:
1. Self-Reflection: Identify your passions, skills, and areas where you can contribute meaningfully.
2. Research Market Demand: Explore what the world needs and what you can offer for financial compensation.
3. Find Overlaps: Look for intersections where your passions, strengths, and market needs align.
4. Test and Validate: Start small—freelance or side projects help validate your Ikigai.
5. Iterate and Adjust: Continuously adapt to stay aligned with your purpose.
Examples:
1. Pharmacist Seeking Fulfillment:
– What She Loves: Helping others lead healthier lives, engaging with people.
– What She Is Good At: Sales, marketing, understanding pharmaceutical products.
– What the World Needs: Better education on preventive healthcare and personalized consultations.
– What She Can Be Paid For: Health coaching, pharmaceutical consulting, or speaking engagements.
Ikigai Sweet Spot (example only): Instead of a traditional sales role, she could merge her expertise with her passion for helping people by exploring health coaching or pharmaceutical consulting.
2. Company CEO Passionate About Golf:
– What He Loves: Playing golf, mentoring others in the sport.
– What He Is Good At: Networking, business and investment, playing golf.
– What the World Needs: Affordable and accessible golf coaching, new ways to grow the sport.
– What He Can Be Paid For: Golf consultancy, selling golf equipment, or starting a golf academy.
Ikigai Sweet Spot (an example only): The CEO could start a golf consultancy or launch a golf academy as a side venture while maintaining financial stability in the family business.
Find your Ikigai to unlock limitless possibilities!
~YK Png (FPSS. PCTC. ACLP.) Certified Coach. Trainer. Courseware Developer.
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