Sense of Direction

Exploring the 47 Big Bold Beautiful Benefits Of Ikigai

Audio narration by David Marlow

artwork by David Marlow @2023

🌀Ikigai is experiencing your essence and purpose in harmony with whatever you do.

• What does that mean in practical terms?

• What does it look like?

• How do I get there?

I’ve created the 47 Big Bold Beautiful Benefits Of Ikigai to answer those questions.

Today I launch a series on all 47 beginning with…Sense of Direction

Many individuals struggle with a lack of clarity or focus in life, resulting in challenges when it comes to making crucial decisions. They experience indecisiveness, a sense of being lost, a lack of progress in personal or career development, and a feeling of being trapped.

Understanding your Ikigai provides a clear sense of direction.

Your Ikigai, once clear, becomes core to your essence, your being and doing.

It's a guide, like a North Star and incredible things start to fall into place.

You naturally reframe your focus and energy; doors begin to open that you didn't even know existed.

Leading to…

• Clarity

• Focus

• Decisiveness

• Progress

• Peace

Applying the lessons of Personal Kaizen here are three small things you can do today to move closer to having that Ikigai sense of direction.

1. Post a sticky note with a personal goal on your bathroom mirror.

2. Read one page of an inspirational book daily.

3. Write one sentence about your dream life.

While these seem small they represent an easily achievable step toward living out your Ikigai.

Try one of them today.

Going Deeper

In addition to the ‘small’ steps, there are some practical ways to help you make decisions and get a sense of where you should be going.

Here is a tool I’ve used for decades to help thousands of people make solid decisions.

It is called a PMI or Plus, Minus, Interesting

Decision-making can be complex, but sometimes the simplest approaches yield the most effective results.

The PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) process is a prime example. In this post, I delve deeper into why the PMI process works and how it sets itself apart from conventional decision-making techniques.

It is a deceptively simple process of separately listing the pluses of a decision, the minuses, and anything interesting.

PMI by DEM

Listing them separately takes the emotional connection to the items out and opens your mind to uncover valuable insights that go beyond a traditional pros and cons list.

Breaking down decisions into three distinct categories—plus, minus, and interesting—allows you to focus on key factors without getting overwhelmed by emotion, excessive details, or subjective biases.

Benefits:

• Balancing Emotional and Rational Factors

• Weighing Importance and Relevance

• Uncovering Hidden Possibilities

I’ve used this to help people make literal life-and-death decisions!

Give it a try. Today could be the beginning of a new sense of direction for you.

🌱Remember, every day is a fresh start.

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