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<aside> 🌸 This is a tool to help you with the process of finding IKIGAI. To find your IKIGAI, update the data below as indicated by the prompts. But first… What is your Ikigai?

Ikigai is a concept that combines the Japanese terms iki, meaning “alive” or “life,” and gai, meaning “benefit” or “worth.” When combined, these terms mean that which gives your life worth, meaning, or purpose. Ikigai is similar to the French term “raison d'etre” or “reason for being".

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<aside> 👇 Identify your hard skills and soft skills, then analyze your weaknesses and work on neutralizing the negatives and amplifying the positives

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Your Soft Skills

Your Hard Skills

<aside> 👇 Along this process, take a moment to write down goals for the week, month and year. (Minimum 1, Maximum 5)

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Set Your Goal

🌸 Find your IKIGAI

1. What you LOVE 💟

2. What you are GOOD AT ⚔️

3. What the WORLD NEEDS 🌎

4. What you get PAID FOR 💰

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<aside> 💡 After successfully filling all the tables above, then find what you want to do. Combine skills, passion, what people need, and what can be sold as so… For example…

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  1. I like self improvement and productivity.
  2. I work in Marketing and work with global brands all day.
  3. I am good at creating content and I enjoy it.
  4. How can I make money doing what I love?
  5. Oh Maybe I can help people with their productivity and life management.
  6. Who needs it most? Founders who are building something?
  7. What type of founders?
  8. I like Hiphop and clothes and sneakers. How about brands or stores like that?
  9. I can create content → Build an audience → Connect with founders of cool businesses → Show them how I can help them

This is not the end… but you’re on your way to figuring out what your Ikigai is.

<aside> 👇 You can also use this below table to pick from the things you wrote above

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👀 Finding your Ikigai

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