– What you you spend your time doing when you have free time?
– What actually brings you joy to do?
– What did you do as a child that completely lit you up?
– If you like most humans is just on their devices all day… what are you looking at?
– What are you doing online? There is a lot of inner wisdom there too.
Do you see any parallels between all of these things?
Make a big huge list of these things, this is the most important step!
– Sometimes this is a hard subject because all of our egos are so sadly huge and compliments are way too rare.
– But what do people compliment you on out of nowhere?
– What do your friends say about you when you are three glasses of wine in and being sweet to each other?!
– How does your boss brag about you to others?
– How did your parents use to describe you to their friends?
– What stories do your relatives share about you?
– What comes so easily to you that when people don’t act in that way you really wonder about their IQ?
This can be hard because often those things that you are good at you’ve never had to think about because… they come easy to you!
A great ikigai quote would be this one… “What is obvious to you is amazing to others.” – Derek Sivers
Ask those around you who know and love you, it will be the first thing on their lips.
See what common thread these things have…
Make a huge list of these things too!
Now this is where a lot of us get messed up in today’s culture. For story time: I loved art in kindergarten and when everyone said what they wanted to be when they grew up I said artist! But thanks to cultural programming I knew I had to shift into something that was more likely to make me money, so interior designer… here we are!
So the things that you think you can be paid for have been super solidified by the world around us. Often if you aren’t a doctor or a lawyer or a CEO of a company it can feel as though maybe you aren’t as “successful” as you should be. But this is TOTAL crap. We don’t need any more doctors or lawyers, or CEO”S.
But we do need better doctors, lawyers, and CEO’s that hopefully reached their goals by studying their own deeper self and not followed the rules dictated to them by society…
People are unique and wired differently! *
If you want some more information on some inner self exploration check out this article here.
Same goes for you and what you do to make a living. Question what you are currently doing, more importantly question why you are doing it!
– If your current career doesn’t line up with the rest of your Ikigai are you missing something?
– Is there a way you can do what you do in alignment with these other aspects of yourself?
– Or can you turn some of the things that you love into something that people would pay for?
There is deep wisdom in these aspects of yourself. The world needs you to show up fully as you. Dig deep and think creatively about what your natural gifts and personality are trying to tell you. Often there is hidden monetary potential within.
– What are you always worried about?
– What do you think are some of the biggest problems facing the world?
– What charities do you support?
– What are you always ranting to others about?
Another good way to think about this is to look at your “what your good at” list… What problems do you see that the world needs solved that could also be helped by what you are naturally good at?
I find that there is usually some sort of correlation here…
NOW:
You have your four lists!
•Play around with your lists.
• When you look them over what stands to to you the most?
• If you went with purely your intuition how would you fill out your IKIGAI from your lists? Try it! See if you can construct a direction from what speaks the deepest to you.
• You may figure out a couple at a time!
• If you are stuck ask your loved ones what they think, they can help flush out your blind spots!
The other aspects of your Ikigai, Where some Circles overlap and leave others out…
A. Passion:
The intersection of what you love and what you are good at constitutes your passion.
B. Mission
The intersection of what you love and what the world needs constitutes your mission.
C. Profession
The intersection of what you are good at and what you can be paid for constitutes your mission.
D. Vocation
The intersection of what you can be paid for and what the world needs.
If you feel as though you have some circles figured out in your life but not others look at these intersections above.
• Try combining your list words in their spaces to create new outlets for yourself that may have a place outside your “career” for the moment.
• We all deserve to feel fufilled and maybe combining some hobbies with your job will help to balance out your energy for the time being.
I thought this article was a beautiful representation of one woman’s search for balance ending up showing her a new path that she didn’t realize existed!
Keep the following phenomenon in mind as well, this could explain where you currently are in your life if you haven’t fully rounded out your Ikigai!
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Where your Passion and Mission Meet… NO MONEY BUT HAPPY
-
Where your Passion and Profession Meet… HAPPY BUT FEELING USELESS
-
Where your Profession and Vocation Meet… COMFORTABLE BUT EMPTY
-
Where your Vocation and Mission Meet… UNCERTAIN BUT STABLE
If you followed me down the rabbit hole thus far…
YOUR IKIGAI Has been revealed!
-Or at least some creative paths to try and round out your life’s experience!
This is how I was serendipitously forced to figure out my own…
August 14, 2024
How to uncover your own IKIGAI, or “a reason for being”. — Catherine Rose Design
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– What you you spend your time doing when you have free time?
– What actually brings you joy to do?
– What did you do as a child that completely lit you up?
– If you like most humans is just on their devices all day… what are you looking at?
– What are you doing online? There is a lot of inner wisdom there too.
Do you see any parallels between all of these things?
Make a big huge list of these things, this is the most important step!
– Sometimes this is a hard subject because all of our egos are so sadly huge and compliments are way too rare.
– But what do people compliment you on out of nowhere?
– What do your friends say about you when you are three glasses of wine in and being sweet to each other?!
– How does your boss brag about you to others?
– How did your parents use to describe you to their friends?
– What stories do your relatives share about you?
– What comes so easily to you that when people don’t act in that way you really wonder about their IQ?
This can be hard because often those things that you are good at you’ve never had to think about because… they come easy to you!
A great ikigai quote would be this one… “What is obvious to you is amazing to others.” – Derek Sivers
Ask those around you who know and love you, it will be the first thing on their lips.
See what common thread these things have…
Make a huge list of these things too!
Now this is where a lot of us get messed up in today’s culture. For story time: I loved art in kindergarten and when everyone said what they wanted to be when they grew up I said artist! But thanks to cultural programming I knew I had to shift into something that was more likely to make me money, so interior designer… here we are!
So the things that you think you can be paid for have been super solidified by the world around us. Often if you aren’t a doctor or a lawyer or a CEO of a company it can feel as though maybe you aren’t as “successful” as you should be. But this is TOTAL crap. We don’t need any more doctors or lawyers, or CEO”S.
But we do need better doctors, lawyers, and CEO’s that hopefully reached their goals by studying their own deeper self and not followed the rules dictated to them by society…
People are unique and wired differently! *
If you want some more information on some inner self exploration check out this article here.
Same goes for you and what you do to make a living. Question what you are currently doing, more importantly question why you are doing it!
– If your current career doesn’t line up with the rest of your Ikigai are you missing something?
– Is there a way you can do what you do in alignment with these other aspects of yourself?
– Or can you turn some of the things that you love into something that people would pay for?
There is deep wisdom in these aspects of yourself. The world needs you to show up fully as you. Dig deep and think creatively about what your natural gifts and personality are trying to tell you. Often there is hidden monetary potential within.
– What are you always worried about?
– What do you think are some of the biggest problems facing the world?
– What charities do you support?
– What are you always ranting to others about?
Another good way to think about this is to look at your “what your good at” list… What problems do you see that the world needs solved that could also be helped by what you are naturally good at?
I find that there is usually some sort of correlation here…
NOW:
You have your four lists!
•Play around with your lists.
• When you look them over what stands to to you the most?
• If you went with purely your intuition how would you fill out your IKIGAI from your lists? Try it! See if you can construct a direction from what speaks the deepest to you.
• You may figure out a couple at a time!
• If you are stuck ask your loved ones what they think, they can help flush out your blind spots!
The other aspects of your Ikigai, Where some Circles overlap and leave others out…
A. Passion:
The intersection of what you love and what you are good at constitutes your passion.
B. Mission
The intersection of what you love and what the world needs constitutes your mission.
C. Profession
The intersection of what you are good at and what you can be paid for constitutes your mission.
D. Vocation
The intersection of what you can be paid for and what the world needs.
If you feel as though you have some circles figured out in your life but not others look at these intersections above.
• Try combining your list words in their spaces to create new outlets for yourself that may have a place outside your “career” for the moment.
• We all deserve to feel fufilled and maybe combining some hobbies with your job will help to balance out your energy for the time being.
I thought this article was a beautiful representation of one woman’s search for balance ending up showing her a new path that she didn’t realize existed!
Keep the following phenomenon in mind as well, this could explain where you currently are in your life if you haven’t fully rounded out your Ikigai!
Where your Passion and Mission Meet… NO MONEY BUT HAPPY
Where your Passion and Profession Meet… HAPPY BUT FEELING USELESS
Where your Profession and Vocation Meet… COMFORTABLE BUT EMPTY
Where your Vocation and Mission Meet… UNCERTAIN BUT STABLE
If you followed me down the rabbit hole thus far…
YOUR IKIGAI Has been revealed!
-Or at least some creative paths to try and round out your life’s experience!
This is how I was serendipitously forced to figure out my own…