Give me 2 minutes and I’ll show you an exercise to help you find your purpose.

The exercise is called Ikigai.

It is said to find your life’s worth or purpose and is widely used.

It has also played a role in Japan having the second highest life expectancy in the world.

Let’s break it down.

Ikigai can be split into 4 categories.

What:

• You love
• You are good at
• You can be paid for
• What the world needs

1. What do you love.

When asked, most people will tell you that they have never stopped to think about this because they live such busy lives.

This could be a hobby you get excited about or possibly the feeling of helping others.

There are no wrong answers.

2. What you are good at.

Take out a pen and paper and jot down everything you feel you are good at doing.

As humans we tend to undervalue what we are good at because we assume that there are others better than us.

Remember done is better than perfect.