{"id":24605,"date":"2020-01-24T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/?p=24605"},"modified":"2020-01-24T20:40:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T20:40:46","slug":"the-japanese-formula-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/ceo-life\/health\/the-japanese-formula-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Japanese formula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ikigai<\/em>\u00a0translates to \u201creason for being\u201d, and it\u2019s one of the most difficult things for anyone to find.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More than being a status or a certain level that is achieved,\u00a0<em>Ikigai\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0more about what puts a smile on your face when you wake up in the morning and keeps you motivated, thus requiring a deep reflection into your wants and needs in all areas of life.<\/p>\n<p>Pursuing your\u00a0<em>I<\/em><em>kigai<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/ikigai-japanese-life-philosophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to My Modern Met<\/a>, is meant to be a challenge that combines commitment, patience, and an importante sense of self-acknowledgment. So where to start? Ask yourself , questions, just as you would if you were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/career-questions-to-ask-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changing careers<\/a>. Start with the basic questions outlined in the\u00a0<em>ikigai<\/em>\u00a0diagram below and then hone in specifically from there.\u00a0The\u00a0<em>I<\/em><em>kigai<\/em>\u00a0philosophy, which goes back to the Heian period (794 to 1185 AD), can also be applied to a hobby or how you spend your time in retirement. It can evolve over time as our circumstances change, and most importantly,\u00a0<em>I<\/em><em>kigai<\/em>\u00a0doesn\u2019t mean that you need to be happy all the time, rathe than it\u00a0should be seen as a\u00a0pathway to navigate the difficult times, leading you where you\u2019d ultimately like to be.<\/p>\n<p>Remember,\u00a0<em>I<\/em><em>kigai<\/em>\u00a0isn\u2019t achieved overnight and isn\u2019t meant to add undue stress to your life. What it should do is remind you that there is more than just one area of life that needs to be considered in order to be a\u00a0well-rounded individual.\u00a0Most of all, listen to your instincts.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in reading up even more about this Japanese philosophy, try Ken Mogi\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2EUxcW4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>The Little Book of Ikigai<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ESDN3m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life\u00a0<\/em><\/a>by\u00a0Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki-200x178.jpg 200w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki-400x355.jpg 400w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki-500x444.jpg 500w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki-600x533.jpg 600w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iki.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ikigai\u00a0translates to \u201creason for being\u201d, and it\u2019s one of the  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":24607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1337],"tags":[80,99,1385,13,3123,1397],"class_list":["post-24605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-primezone","tag-business","tag-ceo","tag-ceo-northam","tag-health","tag-ikigai","tag-japan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24608,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24605\/revisions\/24608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}