ENTREPRENEURIAL IKIGAI: HOW FINDING YOUR PURPOSE CAN DRIVE SUCCESS
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that roughly translates to “reason for being.” It is the intersection of four elements:
• What you love.
• What you’re good at.
• What the world needs, and
• What you can be paid for.
When Ikigai becomes entrepreneurship, it means that a person has identified their ikigai and decided to turn it into a business or venture. This involves using their passions, skills, and knowledge to create a product or service that meets a need in the world and generates income.
For example, someone who loves cooking is skilled in the kitchen, recognizes a need for healthy meal delivery services in their community, and sees a market for it could start a meal delivery service that offers healthy and delicious meals. This way, they do what they love, leverage their skills, meet the world’s needs, and generate income.
For example, someone who loves cooking is skilled in the kitchen, recognizes a need for healthy meal delivery services in their community, and sees a market for it could start a meal delivery service that offers healthy and delicious meals. This way, they do what they love, leverage their skills, meet the world’s needs, and generate income.
I found my ikigai earlier in life and was able to convert that into my profession. Dance Fitness Instruction has always been an important part of my life for the last two decades and also my career. Because my career was born out of my passion, there’s never been a single day of boredom or gloom. It’s made me a happier being. I look forward to each new day because I love what I do. It makes me come alive, and I can feel joy in every pore of my body. If you see me in a class, you will know what I am talking about. I lose a complete sense of time, any aches or pains are lost as the music comes on, and I feel one with myself. It’s a feeling I can never truly express in its entirety, but it made me who I am today.
I feel blessed and grateful for having had the opportunity, not once but twice, to truly pursue my ikigai and build my career with it.
However, starting and running a business can also be challenging and requires dedication, hard work, and a willingness to take risks. It’s essential to ensure that the business idea aligns with all four aspects of one’s ikigai before pursuing it to ensure long-term success and fulfilment. However, when a person’s ikigai is aligned with their entrepreneurial pursuits, it can give them a sense of purpose and fulfilment beyond financial rewards.
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