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Clarify Your Purpose in Life, You’ll Live longer

You can earn so much more than you think by following this Japanese secret to a long and happy life.

If you ’ve struggled with a certain lack of purpose, you may be interested in finding how others did find their reason for living.

For example, if you are sure that writing is your purpose in life and you are already doing it, be happy. Whether your work is being already paid or not, you already have so much more to earn out of it?

For many, taking the best-paid job offers could be a real dream come true. Even if you feel that the job offer is not fully fit for you, getting a great job in today’s competitive job market is something great, right?

However, settling for a job may not be the best thing to do if you feel you have much more to give to the world.

After all, you owe it to yourself to find purpose in your life.

Wouldn’t everyone want to find life’s purpose for which to be always grateful, having a chance of showing the best skills out there, be enthusiastic about it, and feeling also useful to the world when doing it?

Ideally, you would like to be able to serve your purpose during your entire life.

The Japanese secrets for a long and happy life seem to be finding your purpose. The Japanese philosophy, Ikigai is explained in the international bestseller book Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life.

According to Ikigai, after you find your reason for being, the one that makes you jump out of bed in the morning, you have enough reasons to live every single day of your life joyful and meaningful.

It’s the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is closely linked to living longer.

Moreover, National Geographic reporter Dan Buettner even suggested that Ikigai may be one of the reasons for the longevity of the Japanese people.

So, according to this philosophy, discovering your Ikigai helps you live healthier, longer, and happier.

The Ikigai book guides us through some simple questions to help us find what our Ikigai is. Among a few other rules on how to live in peace and balance, answering the below questions can help you to find your Ikigai.

What do you love to do?

What are you good at?

What can you be paid for now?

What does the world need and you can offer?

As you see, these are basic simple questions. Not to be confused with:

What do I love and is easy to do? What I am good at and I can easily find work for? What can I be paid for and reach financial freedom faster with? What does my Employer need?

Spot the difference, as nuances do matter!

Finding the reason to live does not equal easy money, pleasing our Employer, or attaining financial wealth. It is more than that. You don’t need only to add value to the organization you work for, you need to add value to the world.

Finding your reasons to live implies getting back to the basics, returning to the fundamental aspects of life, returning to yourself.

Its all about finding what makes you joyful, what sets you apart, identifying what fits your skills best and you can make a living from.

The secret to a long and happy life is in finding and doing what you enjoy, so you can become grateful to give through your unique contribution something back to the world.

Becoming a master in finding your purpose seems to be the secret of a long and happy life.

I hope you are living a life of purpose so you can make each day meaningful and fulfilling, filled with happiness, gratitude, and personal growth.

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