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ikigai

My two-word ikigai

Monday, November 18th, 2019 by Adrian Segar

My two-word ikigai: A graphic of a Venn diagram that illustrates how one’s Ikigai is the intersection of four aspects of your life: What the world needs, What you love, What you are good at, and What you can be paid for.
Attribution: The Toronto Star

The Japanese have a word ikigai, which roughly translates to “the reason you get out of bed in the morning.” Here’s my two-word ikigai:

Facilitating connection.

Do you know your ikigai?

Graphic attribution: The Toronto Star  — and a hat tip to Cool Tools for sharing this great graphic.

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