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.
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Coaches, HR managers, Entrepreneurs, Wannapreneurs and Bloggers! Ikigai is Not a Venn Diagram. STOP IT!
To all you life coaches business coaches, HR managers, wantrepreneurs, and bloggers sharing the framework of doing something that you love, that you are good at, that the world needs, and that you can be paid for or rewarded for as ikigai, STOP IT! It is not the Japanese concept of ikigai.
009 – Gregg Krech on Japanese Psychology in Times of Uncertainty
And I think the process of not letting our attention get trapped into only looking at problems and potential problems and suffering the process of opening up to the fact that there also are things that are working in there are people who are supporting us in this kind of way is one of the things that keeps us mentally healthy.
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.
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.
008 – Paul Akers On Banishing Sloppiness With Japanese Precision
It’s Nick Kemp here from IkigaiTribe.com with another episode of The Ikigai Podcast, and today I am speaking with Paul Akers, the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company specializing in woodworking tools and hardware for professional builders.
007 – How The Andrés Zuzunaga Venn Diagram Become Ikigai
How The Andrés Zuzunaga Venn Diagram Become Ikigai
006 – Rock Star Neuroscientist, Ken Mogi’s 5 Pillars of Ikigai
In his book, The Little Book of Ikigai: The secret Japanese way to live a happy and long life”, Ken Mogi introduces and goes into detail about what he refers to as the five pillars of ikigai, and explains how they are the foundation that allows ikigai to flourish.
005 – Marc Winn On Merging Ikigai With The Venn Diagram of Purpose
In this episode of the Ikigai Podcast, I have a conversation with the creator of the Ikigai Venn Diagram, Marc Winn.
004 – Finding Ikigai in Leisure with Shintaro Kono
Nick: In this episode, I’m speaking to Professor Shintaro Kono and Shin, you’re an associate professor at the University of Alberta in Canada, in the department of kinesiology, sport and recreation. You’re also an expert in leisure behavior science. Thanks for coming on the show. Shin: Thanks Nick for inviting. I’m happy to join here …
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