{"id":938,"date":"2016-02-21T20:21:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T20:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/?p=938"},"modified":"2022-08-30T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T10:23:04","slug":"ikigai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezekiels.co.uk\/eylan\/ikigai\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikigai: my career compass"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am now available for work<\/a>. Making decisions about which contracts\u00a0to take, and which opportunities to go for, can be confusing. It is easy to make mistakes, or go down blind alleys. While I don\u2019t know what is round the corner, I am far more clear about what I should say \u2018Yes\u2019 to, thanks to Ikigai<\/a>. \u00a0Before\u00a0you\u00a0make me an offer of work – here is more about me and what I am looking for<\/a>\u00a0, but more importantly, here’s how I am\u00a0choosing: in \u00a0my search of\u00a0an Ikigai<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to Wikipedia <\/span>\u00a0\u201cIkigai (\u751f\u304d\u7532\u6590, pronounced [iki\u0261ai]) is a Japanese concept meaning “a reason for being”. Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

I recently explored a full time role, but because I was clear about what I wanted from a job, and where I could add most value, I could tell I was getting off the path. Ikigai has been my compass: rather than a set of directions or a destination. I’ve found it a useful tool for making decisions about jobs.<\/span>
\nHere are my first attempts at answering the prompts that the Ikigai<\/a> diagram asks:<\/p>\n

What I Love<\/b><\/p>\n