Ikigai ... a reason for being

​In all of our working lives, finding our way through, reflecting and respecting our journey is important, even if it means stepping out of our comfort zone.  A philosophy called 𝙄𝙠𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙞, loosely translated to mean "𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨" encourages you to do this.

Ikigai provides a framework for you to analyse the four components of your life.
⭐ What I love (your passions).
⭐ What I am good at (my vocation).
⭐ What I can be paid for (my professions).
⭐ What the world needs (my mission).

Knowing your ikigai can help you:-
🍀 Design your ideal work lifestyle
🍀 Create strong social connections at work
🍀 Create a healthy work-life balance
🍀 Pursue your career dreams
🍀 Enjoy your work

You may face some challenges along with the way as you will have to ask yourself some difficult questions which might push you out of your comfort zone.
🔆 Feeling overwhelmed - set some little goals to achieve step-by-step which won't then lead to this feeling of climbing a mountain and not reaching the top.
🔆 Lack of time or perceived lack of time - schedule in that focus time in your day to truly identify what is most important to you.
🔆 Worry and anxiousness - it is natural human behaviour to feel scared or anxious when having to push yourself out of your comfort zone.  However it will get easy over time.

Once you find "your thing" it will help you truly focus on what is most important to you in a career and indeed your life.

My "Planning For Your Future Career" toolkit helps you with identifying what is most important to you in a career and is available from the shop priced at £10.00.

Just remember ... this is a continuously developing model as you move through life but acts as a framework or foundations for you to build upon and help give you some stability and structure to what you truly want from a career.

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