How to Discover Your Ikigai and Unleash Your True Potential I Episode 17

24/9/23

How to Discover Your Ikigai and Unleash Your True Potential I Episode 17

Are you seeking to create a life that resonates with your heart's desires?

Welcome to another empowering episode of our podcast! In this episode, we will discuss the crucial steps for finding her "Ikigai" and achieving purpose in it.

Ikigai is not a mere buzzword. It's the heart of an entrepreneur's journey. Our Ikigai is different for all of us, but one thing we have in common is that we are all searching for meaning. Hence, we must acknowledge that our passions, strengths, and purpose enable us to achieve growth and fulfillment and allow us to contribute positively to the lives of others.

Ale Wiecek Rojo is a visionary leader, speaker, and a mindset and spiritual coaching, innovation, and entrepreneurship mentor. She aims to help people overcome burnout and stress and achieve clarity, vitality, wealth, and alignment. Today, she is passionately committed to empowering purpose-driven entrepreneurs and burnt-out creatives to find their inner wisdom, align their purpose with their business, and positively impact society by addressing systemic inequalities and raising consciousness.

In this episode, Ale shares the five essential steps to help you discover your unique purpose and emphasizes the importance of finding the balance between what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Be encouraged by today's discussion of self-reflection, identifying your strengths, addressing a need, understanding what the world values, and achieving financial sustainability.

Tune in as we delve into the heart of every entrepreneur's journey and learn the significant steps to map out your passion and achieve your purpose.

"Finding your "ikigai" involves identifying what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can get paid for." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

Topics Covered:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:25) Finding your Ikigai

(00:02:35) Why is it important to find your Ikigai?

(00:03:32) How did Steve Jobs find his Ikigai?

(00:05:04) Understanding your purpose

(00:05:58) Reflect on what makes you happy.

(00:06:30) What is your passion?

(00:08:12) Identify your strengths and skills that set you apart.

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(00:10:52) Starting a strength-driven business

(00:11:51) Identify a need that aligns with your passions and skills.

(00:13:58) Align with societal values

(00:14:35) Ensure financial sustainability

(00:15:45) What is one thing you love doing?

(00:17:45) Outro: Thank you for tuning in to Living in Alignment. May our conversation, mindset, trauma healing, entrepreneurship, and self-awareness have inspired you to unleash your full potential, find your true purpose, and build the business and life of your dreams.

Key Takeaways:

"Ikigai" refers to the intersection of passion, mission, vocation, and profession." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Reflect on what makes you happy, what energizes you, what takes energy, what drains energy from you, and what you might be naturally very good at." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"You might have all of this skill set, but you might not want to get paid for it." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"The skills and abilities that you have right now will set you apart, and your unique strengths are the component of what the world needs and what you can get paid for what you can do." – Ale Wiecek Rojo

"Aligning with societal values ensures that your business idea resonates with the world around you." – Ale Wiecek Rojo