The Venn Diagram of Purpose
Then Venn diagram of purpose is a framework of doing something that you love, that you are good at, that the world needs, and that you can be paid for created by Spanish astrologer Andrés Zuzunaga.
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The Blind Leading The Blind With the Ikigai Venn Diragram
If we really want to understand what ikigai means to the Japanese we should look at the work from the ikigai boom of literature in the sixties, seventies and eighties.
Viktor Frankl’s Will To Meaning
In her book Ikigai ni Tsuite, Mieko Kamiya references Viktor Frankl on several occasions and mentions his Will To Meaning, a concept based on the premise that the primary motivational force of an individual is to find a meaning in life. Questioning the existence of meaning in life once was described as a symptom of neurosis …
What is Ikigai? It’s Not a Venn Diagram Framework
Ikigai is not a framework for you to find your dream job, and it’s not a framework that you can use to establish your company’s or organization’s purpose. So really, you need to unlearn what you’ve learned – there is not a framework.
Defining Ikigai – Ikigai Sources & Ikigai-Kan
To properly define the word ikigai we need to look at the work of Kamiya Mieko and her book Ikigai ni Tsuite. Tsuite means relating to, so relating to ikigai, but the title of this book is often translated as On the Meaning of Life.
What Makes Life Worth Living?
What makes life worth living? It is ikigai, one’s deepest sense of social commitment, most often to one’s dream, family, work, or religious belief.
How To Find Purpose and Meaning In Your Life
You find purpose by defining who you want to become – the most honest version of yourself. Who you want to become will ultimately dictate what you will do.
Finding Ikigai in Your Hobbies and Interests
Pursuing your hobbies and interests may be both the easiest and most rewarding way to find and experience ikigai. In fact, for many Japanese, their ikigai is found in their hobbies and interests.
How To Find Your Ikigai – Tsutomu Hotta
Find your own ikigai by asking yourself how you want to serve your community. If you are undecided, remember your dreams from when you were younger, maybe in your youth.
Mieko Kamiya – The Mother of Ikigai Psychology
Mieko Kamiya could be called the Mother of Ikigai Psychology. She was one of the first researchers to extensively study ikigai. Her seminal book, Ikigai-ni-Tsuite (What Makes Our Life Worth Living) is still considered standard by current-day Japanese researchers, professors, and psychologists, despite it being published in 1966. Unfortunately, her book is yet to be translated into English. Even more unfortunate is that Kamiya died at the ripe young age of 65 in 1979.