Known Associates

It's really odd how we always play it safe with the questions we ask when we first meet somebody

We never ask questions that require candid or vulnerable answers that will reveal anything about ourselves

If you want to be associated with an idea using a powerful shorthand is a good way of doing that

I do like a pie-chart and part of my identity is that I am sort of pie-curious

If you want to stand for something one of the best ways of doing that is to stand for one thing

If you are very lucky, you can operate at the centre of passion, mission, profession and vocation and that is a state of Ikigai

Ikigai is the japanese recipe for true fulfillement in life

I really like the idea of Ikigai because it confronts ideas to do with your professional and personal identity

I used the Ikigai model to ditch my secure employed job and embrace freelance lifestyle