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Ikigai

A one-page worksheet for finding your ikigai — 生き甲斐, the Japanese idea of "a reason for being" that sits where four things overlap: what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. The four domains print as a true overlapping-circle Venn diagram, with the pairwise overlaps named — Passion, Mission, Profession, Vocation — and your ikigai at the centre where all four meet. Fill in a line or two per domain, then name the one sentence where they converge. Leave any domain blank to reflect on paper.

Best for: Finding the work that's worth getting up for, where four circles meet.
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Find where four circles meet.

Ikigai — 生き甲斐, "a reason for being" — is the Japanese idea that a life worth getting up for sits where four things overlap: what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Fill in each domain, then name the one sentence where all four meet.

How it works

The four domains — a line or two each. Where two overlap you get Passion, Mission, Profession, Vocation.
The centre — where all four meet is your ikigai. Name it in one sentence.
The Venn diagram prints as your visual map; the cards below give you room to write.

Portrait, one page. Leave any domain blank to reflect on paper.

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