Ikigai
Ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) is a Japanese concept that essentially means a reason for being.
It’s made from two Japanese words:
ikimeaning lifekaimeaning effect, result, worth or benefit
Combined: a reason for living
Ikigai is the union point of four fundamental components of life:
- passion
- vocation
- profession
- mission
In other words, where:
- what you love meets
- what you are good at meets
- what you can be valued and paid for meets
- that which the world needs