A few years ago I stumbled across the concept of Ikigai - a Japanese concept of understanding what gives us our sense of purpose and reason for living.

Your Ikigai is the sweet spot between what you love, what you’re great at, what the world wants and what the world is willing to pay for. Where that all coalesces is your Ikigai – that which makes life worth living…

How old were you when you stepped away from your heart’s calling?
I was just 21 - finishing up college… ready to step out into the world…

From the moment we enter this world, our little souls are being guided as to what is right and what is wrong. What we should and should not do - with our time, our bodies, our money.

Much of the guidance is well meaning… but all of it is directed through experienced adult eyes. Eyes that view the world through their own lens’ of experience, challenges, heartaches and dissapointments.

What is your heart whispering to you? And can you create a little space in your life to allow that whisper to be heard over the noise of every day life?

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The past year has been an interesting one indeed.

There I was ‘enjoying’ a successful start in a challenging new business venture with a good friend...