Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being.” The concept can be illustrated with a venn diagram consisting of four circles.
- What you LOVE
- What you are GOOD AT
- What you can be PAID FOR
- What the world NEEDS
1+2 = Passion
1+4 = Mission
2+3 = Profession
3+4 = Vocation
1+2+3 = Satisfaction, but feeling of uselessness
1+2+4 = Delight and fullness, but no wealth
1+3+4 = Excitement and complacentcy, but sense of uncertainty
2+3+4 = Comfortable, but feeling of emptiness
1+2+3+4 = Ikigai